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Spanish dialogue with translation · B1 · 18 lines

Cuando estoy nerviosa, hablo demasiado When I'm nervous, I talk too much

Comic · 18 panels

Panel 1 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “Good morning again, Ana. I'm Silvia Vidal, from human resources. Please have a seat (formal).”
  1. Entrevistadora

    Buenos días otra vez, Ana: soy Silvia Vidal, de recursos humanos. Siéntese, por favor.

    Good morning again, Ana. I'm Silvia Vidal, from human resources. Please have a seat (formal).

Panel 2 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “Good morning. Excuse me, earlier, in the waiting room, I talked too much: I didn't know who you were (formal).”
  1. Ana

    Buenos días. Perdone, antes, en la sala de espera, he hablado demasiado: no sabía quién era usted.

    Good morning. Excuse me, earlier, in the waiting room, I talked too much: I didn't know who you were (formal).

Panel 3 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “It's OK: I liked what you told me. Tell me, why are you interested in this opening? (formal)”
  1. Entrevistadora

    No pasa nada: lo que me ha contado me ha gustado. Dígame, ¿por qué le interesa esta vacante?

    It's OK: I liked what you told me. Tell me, why are you interested in this opening? (formal)

Panel 4 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “I saw the job ad on your website. What I like most is that here people work with clients from many countries (formal).”
  1. Ana

    Vi la oferta de trabajo en su página web. Lo que más me gusta es que aquí se trabaja con clientes de muchos países.

    I saw the job ad on your website. What I like most is that here people work with clients from many countries (formal).

Panel 5 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “That's right. Tell me about your education: where did you study? (formal)”
  1. Entrevistadora

    Así es. Hábleme de su formación: ¿dónde hizo sus estudios?

    That's right. Tell me about your education: where did you study? (formal)

Panel 6 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “In my country, where I studied languages and got my degree. Now I work part-time at a small company, where I've been for a year.”
  1. Ana

    En mi país, donde estudié idiomas y obtuve el título. Ahora trabajo media jornada en una empresa pequeña, donde llevo un año.

    In my country, where I studied languages and got my degree. Now I work part-time at a small company, where I've been for a year.

Panel 7 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “Very good. And what are your competencies? (formal)”
  1. Entrevistadora

    Muy bien. ¿Y cuáles son sus competencias?

    Very good. And what are your competencies? (formal)

Panel 8 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “The competition? Sorry, I don't understand. Do you mean the other companies? (formal)”
  1. Ana

    ¿La competencia? Perdone, no entiendo. ¿Se refiere a las otras empresas?

    The competition? Sorry, I don't understand. Do you mean the other companies? (formal)

Panel 9 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “No, no. What I want to know is what you can do: your knowledge, your skills (formal).”
  1. Entrevistadora

    No, no. Lo que quiero saber es qué sabe hacer usted: sus conocimientos, sus habilidades.

    No, no. What I want to know is what you can do: your knowledge, your skills (formal).

Panel 10 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “Now I understand. I speak English and Spanish, I'm organized, and I like working in a team. That's my strong point (woman speaking).”
  1. Ana

    Ahora sí lo entiendo. Hablo inglés y español, soy organizada y me gusta trabajar en equipo. Ese es mi punto fuerte.

    Now I understand. I speak English and Spanish, I'm organized, and I like working in a team. That's my strong point (woman speaking).

Panel 11 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “And your weak point? (formal)”
  1. Entrevistadora

    ¿Y su punto débil?

    And your weak point? (formal)

Panel 12 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “When I'm nervous, I talk too much. You've already seen it in the waiting room (woman speaking, formal).”
  1. Ana

    Cuando estoy nerviosa, hablo demasiado. Usted ya lo ha visto en la sala de espera.

    When I'm nervous, I talk too much. You've already seen it in the waiting room (woman speaking, formal).

Panel 13 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “That's true. And for you, what's the most important thing in a job? (formal)”
  1. Entrevistadora

    Eso es verdad. Y para usted, ¿qué es lo más importante en un trabajo?

    That's true. And for you, what's the most important thing in a job? (formal)

Panel 14 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “The important thing for me is the people I work with: you learn a lot from a good team.”
  1. Ana

    Lo importante para mí son las personas con quienes trabajo: de un buen equipo se aprende mucho.

    The important thing for me is the people I work with: you learn a lot from a good team.

Panel 15 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “As for the schedule, it's full-time, but flexible: there are two days of remote work a week. When could you start? (formal)”
  1. Entrevistadora

    En cuanto al horario, es jornada completa, pero flexible: hay dos días de teletrabajo a la semana. ¿Cuándo podría incorporarse?

    As for the schedule, it's full-time, but flexible: there are two days of remote work a week. When could you start? (formal)

Panel 16 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “I'm available starting next month.”
  1. Ana

    Estoy disponible a partir del mes que viene.

    I'm available starting next month.

Panel 17 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “Perfect. There are more candidates, so we'll call you next week. It's been a pleasure (to a woman, formal).”
  1. Entrevistadora

    Perfecto. Hay más candidatos, así que la llamaremos la semana que viene. Ha sido un placer.

    Perfect. There are more candidates, so we'll call you next week. It's been a pleasure (to a woman, formal).

Panel 18 of 18 for “When I'm nervous, I talk too much”: “The pleasure is mine. Thank you very much for your time (formal).”
  1. Ana

    El placer es mío. Muchas gracias por su tiempo.

    The pleasure is mine. Thank you very much for your time (formal).

Grammar for this text

Lo que means "what, the thing that": lo que me ha contado — what you've told me; lo que quiero saber es… — what I want to know is….

Donde without an accent links a sentence to a place: en mi país, donde estudié idiomas; una empresa pequeña, donde llevo un año — a small company, where I've been for a year (llevar + time, unit 1). In a question it has an accent: ¿dónde hizo sus estudios?

Con quienes — "with whom": las personas con quienes trabajo — the people I work with. There are several people, so it's quienes.

Lo importante — the important thing; lo más importante — the most important thing.

Competencia means both "competition" (la competencia — the other companies) and "skill, competence" (sus competencias — what a person can do). Ana heard the first meaning.

Obtuve el título — I got my degree: obtuve is from obtener (to get, to obtain). The verb is built on tener, so its forms are the same: tuve → obtuve.

At a job interview people use usted: siéntese, dígame and hábleme are usted commands with the pronoun attached at the end (unit 12). La llamaremos — we'll call you: here la means "you" (a woman you call usted).

Words and grammar of the unit: Talk about yourself at a job interview.

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