This document provides a summary of a Spanish pocket reference guide for managers and supervisors. The guide includes common Spanish words, phrases, and translations to help communicate with Spanish-speaking partners. It covers topics like making small talk, survival basics, compliments, colors and numbers, key workplace vocabulary, general phrases, and safety. The guide is designed to allow managers to carry on simple conversations in Spanish in various workplace situations.

1. SPANISH POCKET
REFERENCE
GUIDEManagers &
Supervisors

2. Welcome Bienvenidos
This guide is designed to help you communicate more clearly with your Spanish-speaking
partners. It includes words and phrases that will allow you to carry on simple conversations in
Spanish, whether you are making a request, offering information or socializing.
Each section includes Spanish translations of words and phrases you may use every day, along with
their phonetic spellings to help you with pronunciation. Capitalized letters in the phonetic spellings
indicate where to place the accent/stress.
As in any language, there may be more than one way to express your message in Spanish;
this guide includes the most universal translations.
Enjoy the guide!
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3. CONTENTS
Making Small Talk 3
Survival Basics 5
Compliments 7
Colors / Numbers 8
Key Vocabulary 13
General Phrases 19
Hanging 21
Stockroom 23
Bulk Room / Sorts 26
Loading / Unloading 28
Safety 29
Hiring & Scheduling 32
Miscellaneous 38
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4. 3
MAKING SMALL TALK
makingsmalltalk
OH-lah
BWAY-nohs / DEE-ahs
BWAY-nahs / TAR-days
BWAY-nahs / NOH-chays
KOH-moh / tay / YAH-mahs
may / YAH-moh...
MOO-choh / GOO-stoh
KOH-moh / es-TAH / lah / fah-MEE-lee-ah
TEE-en-ess / NEEN-yohs
KOH-moh / say / YAH-mahn
KWAHN-tohs / AHN-yohs / TEE-eh-nen
Hello. Hola.
Good morning. Buenos días.
Good afternoon. Buenas tardes.
Good evening. Buenas noches.
What is your name? ¿Cómo te llamas?
My name is… Me llamo...
Pleased to meet you. Mucho gusto.
How’s the family? ¿Cómo está la familia?
Do you have any children? ¿Tienes niños?
What are their names? ¿Cómo se llaman?
How old are they? ¿Cuántos años tienen?
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5. 5
survivalbasics
SURVIVAL BASICS
Yes
No
I don’t understand.
Do you understand me?
Do you speak English?
I speak very little Spanish.
Sí
see
No
no
No comprendo.
no / kohm-PREN-doh
¿Me comprendes?
may / kohm-PREN-days
¿Hablas inglés?
AH-blahs / een-GLESS
Hablo poquito español.
AH-bloh / poh-KEE-toh / es-pahn-YOHL
Más despacio por favor.
mahs / day-SPAH-see-oh / pohr / fah-VOHR
Más rápido
mahs / RAH-pee-doh
Slower please.
Faster
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compliments
COMPLIMENTS
Thank you for your help. Gracias por tu ayuda. GRAH-see-ahs / pohr / too / ah-YOO-dah
The customer appreciates this. El cliente valora esto. ell / klee-EN-tay / vah-LOHR-ah / ES-toh
You’ve gone above and beyond. Has ido más allá. ahs / EE-doh / mahs / ah-YAH / GRAH-see-ahs
Thank you. Gracias.
Thanks for being a part of the team. Gracias por formar parte del equipo.
GRAH-see-ahs / pohr / for-MAHR / PAHR-tay / del / ay-KEY-poh
Excellent job. Excelente trabajo. ex-sell-EN-tay / trah-BAH-hoh
You got that done very quickly. Has finalizado rápidamente.
ahs / fee-nah-lee-SAH-doh / RAH-pee-dah-men-tay
Thank you for staying late. Gracias por quedarte hasta tarde.
GRAH-see-ahs / pohr / kay-DAHR-tay / AH-stah / TAHR-day
Thank you for coming in early. Gracias por llegar temprano. GRAH-see-ahs / pohr / yay-GAHR / tem-PRAHN-ohSAMPLE

7. COLORS / NUMBERS
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colors/numbers
Colors
Blue Azul ah-SOOL
Green Verde VAIR-day
Red Rojo ROW-hoh
Black Negro NAY-groh
Orange Anaranjado ah-nah-rahn-HAH-doh
White Blanco BLAHN-koh
Yellow Amarillo ah-mah-REE-yoh
Gray Gris grees
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8. KEY VOCABULARY
KeyVocabulary
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2-rod relay Carros de 2 niveles
3 points of contact 3 puntos de contacto
(Smith Driver System) (Manejo Smith)
Antifatigue mats Tapetes antifatiga
Aprons Mandiles
Baker pads Monturas acolchadas
Barcode Código de barras
Batch Lote
Bath towels Toallas de baño
Benefits Beneficios
Boiler Caldera
Boots Botas
Breakroom Comedor
KAH-rohs / day / dohs / nee-VEL-ays
trace / POON-tohs / day / kohn-TAHK-toh /
mah-NAY-hoh / Smith
tah-PAY-tays / ahn-tee-fah-TEE-gah
mahn-DEE-lays
mohn-TOO-rahs / ah-cohl-CHAH-dahs
KOH-dee-goh / day / BAH-rrahs
LOH-tay
toh-AH-yahs / day / BAHN-you
ben-ay-FEE-see-ohs
kahl-DAIR-ah
BOH-tahs
koh-may-DOHR
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GENERAL PHRASES
GeneralPhrases
Very quick. Muy rápido. MOO-ee / RAH-pee-doh
Very important. Muy importante. MOO-ee / eem-pohr-THAN-tay
Lot A, B, C Lote A, B, C LOH-tay / ah / bay / say
Did you clock in / out? ¿Has marcado la entrada ahs / mahr-KAH-doh / lah / en-TRAH-dah
/ la salida? / lah / sah-LEE-dah
You forgot to clock in / out. Olvidaste marcar la ohl-vee-DAH-stay / mahr-KAHR / lah /
entrada / la salida. en-TRAH-dah / lah / sah-LEE-dah
How’s your day going? ¿Cómo va tu día? KOH-moh / vah / too / DEE-ah
Do you need anything from me? ¿Necesitas algo de mí? nay-say-SEE-tahs / AHL-go / day / mee
How long will that take to finish? ¿Cuánto tiempo tardará eso KWAHN-toh / tee-EM-poh / tahr-dah-RAH / AY-soh
en terminarse? / en / tair-mee-NAHR-say
Can you stay late? ¿Puedes quedarte más tarde? PWAY-dace / kay-DAHR-tay / mahs / TAHR-day
Did you look at the reports? ¿Has mirado los reportes? ahs / mee-RAH-doh / lohs / ray-POHR-taysSAMPLE

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HANGING
Hanging
We need to press these. Tenemos que planchar estos. tay-NAY-mohs / kay / plahn-CHAR / AY-stohs
Send this to repair / mending. Envía a reparar / remendar. en-VEE-ah / ah / ray-pah-RAHR / ray-men-DAHR
Did we hang the specials? ¿Colgamos los especiales? kohl-GAH-mohs / lohs / ay-spay-see-AH-lays
Button the top button. Abrocha el botón de arriba. ah-BROH-chah / ell / boh-TOHN / day / ah-REE-bah
Where is batch_____ ? ¿Dónde está el lote_____? DOHN-day / ay-STAH / ell / LOH-tay
We need to hang _____. Tenemos que colgar_____. tay-NAY-mohs / kay / kohl-GAHR
Is this a special / quick turn? ¿Esestoespecial/trabajorápido? es / AY-stoh / ay-spay-see-AHL / trah-BAH-hoh /
RAH-pee-doh
There’s a missing button. Falta un botón. FAHL-tah / oon / boh-TOHN
We need to rewash. Tenemos que lavar otra vez. tay-NAY-mohs / kay / lah-VAHR / OH-trah / vace
Make sure the zippers work. Asegúrate de que los Ah-say-GOO-rah-tay / day / lohs
cierres funcionen. / see-AIR-ace / foon-see-OH-nen
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11. STOCKROOM
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Stockroom
I need a: Necesito un / una: nay-say-SEE-toh / oon / OON-ah
a. shirt _____. a. camisa_____ . kah-MEE-sah
b. pants _____. b. pantalones_____ . pahn-tah-LOHN-ays
c. jacket _____. c. chamarra_____ . cha-MAH-rrah
d. coveralls _____. d. coveroles_____ . koh-vair-OH-lays
e. lab coat _____. e. bata de laboratorio _____ . BAH-tah / day / lah-bohr-ah-TOHR-ee-oh
Sizes
Small Chico CHEE-koh
Medium Mediano May-dee-AHN-oh
Large Grande GRAHN-day
XL Extra grande AYK-strah / GRAHN-day
XXL Extra extra grande AYK-strah / AYK-strah / GRAHN-day
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12. BULK ROOM / SORTS
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BulkRoom/Sorts
Arethere_____intheshoptowels? ¿Hay _____ en las toallas de taller?
eye / ______ / en / lahs / toh-AH-yahs / day / tah-YAIR
holes agujeros ah-goo-HAIR-ohs
tears roturas roh-TOO-rahs
fraying deshilachado dace-ee-lah-CHAH-doh
worn thin desgastado dace-gah-STAH-doh
stains manchas MAHN-chahs
silicone silicona see-lee-KOHN-ah
metal shavings virutas de metal vee-ROO-tahs / day / meh-TAHL
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LOADING / UNLOADING
Loading/Unloading
Have we loaded route ____? ¿Hemos cargado la ruta____? AY-mohs / kahr-GAH-doh / lah / ROO-tah
Is it loaded / unloaded? ¿Está cargado o descargado? ay-stah / kahr-GAH-doh / oh / dace-kahr-GAH-doh
We need to load / unload Tenemos que cargar/descargar tay-NAY-mohs / kay / kahr-GAHR / dace-kahr-GAHR /
route _____. la ruta_____. lah / ROO-tah
Please pull in truck Por favor mete el camión pohr / fah-VOHR / MAY-tay / ell / kah-mee-OHN
number _____. número _____. / NOO-mair-oh
Please pull out truck Por favor saca el camión pohr / fah-VOHR / SAH-kah / ell / kah-mee-OHN
number _____. número_____. / NOO-mair-oh
Perfectly loaded truck. Camión perfectamente cargado. kah-mee-OWN / pair-feck-tah-MEN-tay / kahr-GAH-doh
Any shortages? ¿Hay algún producto faltante? eye / ahl-GOON / proh-DUKE-toh / fahl-TAHN-tay
Late garments? ¿Ropa tarde? ROH-pah / TAHR-day
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Safety
SAFETY
Push, don’t pull. Empuja, no jales. em-POO-hah / no / HAH-less
Where is your PPE – Personal Protective Equipment?
¿Dónde está tu equipo de protección personal (PPE)?
DOHN-day / ay-STAH / too / ay-KEY-poh / day / pro-teck-see-OHN / pair-soh-NAHL
Lift with your legs. Levanta con las piernas. lay-VAHN-tah / kohn / lahs / pee-AIR-nahs
Our emergency evacuation meeting area is_____ .
Nuestro punto de encuentro en caso de emergencia es _____ .
noo-AY-stroh / POON-toh / day / en-KWAYN-troh / en / KAH-soh / day / ay-mair-HENCE-see-ah / es
Our severe weather shelter area is_____ .
Nuestro refugio para clima severo es _____ .
noo-AY-stroh / ray-FOO-hee-oh / PAH-rah / KLEE-mah / say-VAIR-oh / es
Where are your … gloves, safety glasses?
¿Dónde están tus guantes y anteojos de seguridad?
DOHN-day / ay-STAHN / toos / GWAN-tays / ee / ahn-tay-OH-hohs / day / say-goo-ree-DAHD
Emergency exits are located ______ . Las salidas de emergencia están ______ .
lahs / sah-LEE-dahs / day / ay-mair-HENCE-see-ah / ay-STAHN
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Call if … Llama si ... YAH-mah / si
you are going to be late. vas a llegar tarde. vahs / ah / yay-GAHR / TAHR-day
you can’t work. no puedes trabajar. no / PWAY-dess / trah-bah-HAHR
Can you work… ¿Puedes trabajar ... PWAY-dess / trah-bah-HAHR
early? más temprano? mahs / tem-PRAHN-oh
for __________ (name)? por _________ ? pohr
longer? hasta más tarde? AH-stah / mahs / TAHR-day
Can you provide proper ¿Tienes identificación?
identification? TEE-en-ess / ee-den-tee-fee-kah-see-OHN
Do you want days or nights? ¿Quieres días o noches?
key-AIR-ess / DEE-ahs / oh / NOH-chays
HIRING & SCHEDULING
Hiring&Scheduling
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The Months
January enero eh-NAIR-oh
February febrero feh-BRAIR-oh
March marzo MAHR-soh
April abril ah-BREEL
May mayo MY-oh
June junio HOON-ee-oh
July julio HOO-lee-oh
August agosto ah-GOH-stoh
September septiembre sehp-tee-EM-bray
October octubre oak-TOOH-bray
November noviembre no-vee-EM-bray
December diciembre dee-see-EM-bray
Miscellaneous
MISCELLANEOUS
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