Spanish for the Office and Workplace
Working in a Spanish-speaking environment — or even just talking about your job with Spanish-speaking friends — requires a specific set of vocabulary that most courses skip entirely. This guide covers the words and phrases you actually need for office life, from your desk setup to navigating meetings.
Office Supplies and Equipment
Let's start with the physical stuff around you at work. Even if your job is mostly digital, you'll still need to ask for a pen or find the printer at some point.
In Spain, "computer" is el ordenador. In Latin America, it's la computadora. Both are perfectly correct — just use whichever matches the region you're in or learning for.
Job Titles and Roles
Whether you're introducing yourself at a conference or reading job listings, you need to know these titles. Most job titles in Spanish have masculine and feminine forms — just swap the -o/-a ending.
Learn from Your Home Screen
Vocabito puts Spanish words on your Home Screen with pronunciation, example sentences, and audio — so you learn without even opening the app.
Meetings and Communication
Meetings are where office vocabulary gets real. You need words for scheduling, participating, and following up — and ideally you want to sound professional doing it.
Practice These Words in Vocabito
Flashcards, widgets, and daily reminders to make Spanish stick.
Common Workplace Phrases
These are phrases you'd actually hear (or need to say) during a normal workday. They cover everything from asking for help to wrapping up a meeting.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you say "meeting" in Spanish?
A meeting is la reunión or la junta (more common in Mexico). A formal business meeting might also be called una conferencia. To say "I have a meeting," say "Tengo una reunión."
What is the difference between "trabajo" and "empleo"?
El trabajo is the general word for work or a job — it covers everything from the concept of working to your actual position. El empleo is more formal and refers specifically to employment or a job position. Think of trabajo as "work" and empleo as "employment."
How do you write a professional email in Spanish?
Start with "Estimado/a..." (Dear...) for formal emails, or "Hola" for casual ones. Close with "Atentamente" (Sincerely) or "Un saludo cordial" (Kind regards). Always use usted instead of tú when writing to superiors or people you don't know well.
How do you say "deadline" in Spanish?
The most common translations are la fecha límite (literally "limit date") and el plazo (the term/deadline). You might hear "El plazo es el viernes" (The deadline is Friday) or "¿Cuál es la fecha límite?" (What's the deadline?).