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You arrive for a job interview: what to say in Spanish
You arrive for a job interview.
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How it's done. You arrive on time in neat clothes; greet with a handshake and say Encantado/a; answer politely and clearly; you may ask about schedule and conditions.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Buenos días. Pase, por favor. Siéntese.Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs. PAH-seh, por fuh-BOR. SYAYN-teh-seh.
Good morning. Come in, please. Sit down.
They might also say:
Hola, adelante. Tome asiento.
OH-luh, uh-deh-LAHN-teh. TOH-meh uh-SYAYN-toh.
Hello, come in. Take a seat.
YOU REPLY
Buenos días. Encantado.
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs. Ayn-kahn-TAH-doh.
Good morning. Pleased to meet you.
THEY SAY
Igualmente. Cuénteme algo sobre usted.Ee-goo-uhl-MAYN-teh. Koo-AYN-teh-meh AHL-goh SOH-breh oos-TED.
Likewise. Tell me something about yourself.
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YOU REPLY
Soy de Ucrania y llevo seis meses en España.
Soy deh Oo-KRAH-nyuh ee YEH-boh says MEH-ses en Es-PAH-nyuh.
I'm from Ukraine and I've been in Spain for six months.
THEY SAY
Muy bien. ¿Y dónde ha trabajado antes?Mooy byayn. Ee DOHN-deh uh truh-buh-KHAH-doh AHN-tes?
Very good. And where have you worked before?
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YOU FINISH
En un restaurante, durante dos años.
En oon res-tow-RAHN-teh, doo-RAHN-teh dos AH-nyos.
In a restaurant, for two years.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
Pase
PAH-seh
verb
come in, go ahead
favor
fuh-BOR
noun
favour
Siéntese
SYAYN-teh-seh
verb
sit down
Encantado
Ayn-kahn-TAH-doh
adjective
pleased to meet you
26 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Todavía no hablo bien español.
Toh-duh-BEE-uh noh AH-bloh byayn es-puh-NYOL.
I don't speak Spanish well yet.
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