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You ask about salary: what to say in Spanish
You ask about salary.
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How it's done. Salary is quoted bruto (before tax) or neto (take-home); often per year or month; ask ¿Es bruto o neto?Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
¿Cuál es el sueldo? ¿Es bruto o neto?
Koo-AHL es el soo-EL-doh? Es BROO-toh oh NEH-toh?
What is the salary? Is it gross or net?
THEY SAY
Mil doscientos euros netos al mes.Meel dos-SYAYN-tos EH-oo-ros NEH-tos ahl mes.
One thousand two hundred euros net a month.
They might also say:
Son mil doscientos netos, en catorce pagas.
Sohn meel dos-SYAYN-tos NEH-tos, en kuh-TOR-seh PAH-guhs.
It's twelve hundred net, in fourteen payments.
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YOU REPLY
¿Y se paga a final de mes?
Ee seh PAH-guh uh fee-NAHL deh mes?
And is it paid at the end of the month?
THEY SAY
Sí, el último día del mes.See, el OOL-tee-moh DEE-uh del mes.
Yes, on the last day of the month.
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YOU FINISH
Muy bien. Me interesa el puesto.
Mooy byayn. Meh een-teh-REH-suh el poo-ES-toh.
Very good. I'm interested in the job.
THEY SAY
Estupendo. Le llamaremos para la entrevista.Es-too-PAYN-doh. Leh yuh-muh-REH-mos PAH-ruh lah ayn-treh-BEES-tuh.
Great. We'll call you for the interview.
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This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
es
es
verb
is
sueldo
soo-EL-doh
noun
salary
bruto
BROO-toh
adjective
gross
neto
NEH-toh
adjective
net
euros
EH-oo-ros
noun
euros
netos
NEH-tos
adjective
net (plural)
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?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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