Small Talk at Work in Spain
Chat with Spanish colleagues about weekends, lunch, football and the next long weekend.
Spanish offices run on small talk: the mid-morning coffee down at the bar, lunch around two, often a menú del día, and endless chat about the finde and the next puente. These cards follow one week in a Madrid office, from Monday's coffee to Friday's goodbyes.
- 1
¡Buenos días! ¿Qué tal el finde?
Morning! How was the weekend?
- 2
Tranquilo, la verdad, me lo tomé con calma.
Pretty quiet, to be honest. I just took it easy.
- 3
¿Hiciste algo chulo?
Did you get up to anything fun?
- 4
Fui al pueblo de mis suegros.
I went to my in-laws' village.
- 5
Todavía estoy medio dormido, necesito un café.
I'm still half asleep, I need a coffee.
- 6
¿Bajamos a tomar un café a las once?
Shall we go down for a coffee at eleven?
- 7
¿Hoy comes de menú o has traído táper?
Are you having the set lunch today or did you bring a lunchbox?
- 8
Vaya semanita, estoy reventado.
What a week, I'm wiped out.
- 9
¿Tienes planes para el puente?
Have you got plans for the long weekend?
- 10
Estamos pensando en ir a la playa si aguanta el tiempo.
We're thinking of going to the beach if the weather holds.
- 11
¿Qué tal vas con el proyecto nuevo?
How are you getting on with the new project?
- 12
Ni me hables, estamos hasta arriba.
Don't even get me started, we're swamped.
- 13
¿Viste el partido anoche?
Did you watch the match last night?
- 14
A mí el fútbol no me va mucho, la verdad.
I'm not really into football, to be honest.
- 15
Aquí dentro hace un frío que pela.
It's absolutely freezing in here.
- 16
¿Quién ha puesto el aire tan fuerte?
Who's turned the air con up so high?
- 17
Bueno, me voy, ¡nos vemos el lunes!
Right, I'm off. See you Monday!
- 18
¡Que pases buen finde!
Have a good weekend!
- 19
Enhorabuena por el ascenso, te lo mereces.
Congratulations on the promotion, you deserve it.
- 20
A ver si un día quedamos para tomar algo después del curro.
We should grab a drink after work some day.