Business Words - Palabras de negocios

Beginner Spanish · Business communication

Business Spanish

Business Spanish becomes useful when you can explain what a company does, talk about its products or services, discuss a project with a client, and ask about contracts, budgets, and deadlines.

Your next small win: describe a company, ask about products and services, talk about a project, and handle basic client and contract questions.

Start with the business

Core Business Vocabulary

These words give you a practical base for talking about companies, clients, and what a business provides.

negocio
Business
empresa
Company
cliente
Client / customer
producto
Product
servicio
Service
empleado / empleada
Employee

Name four business words

Say “company, client, product, and service” in Spanish.

More business vocabulary
proveedor / proveedora
Supplier
venta
Sale
proyecto
Project
contrato
Contract

Explain what a company does

Companies, Products, and Services

These questions help you learn what a company does and what it offers.

¿A qué se dedica la empresa?
What does the company do?
La empresa ofrece servicios de tecnología.
The company offers technology services.
¿Qué productos venden?
What products do you sell?
Vendemos productos para empresas.
We sell products for companies.
¿Qué servicios ofrecen?
What services do you offer?
Trabajamos con clientes internacionales.
We work with international clients.

Useful phrase: ¿A qué se dedica...? is a common way to ask what a person or company does professionally.

Learning about a company

A
¿A qué se dedica la empresa?
What does the company do?
B
Ofrecemos servicios para pequeñas empresas.
We offer services for small businesses.
A
¿También venden productos?
Do you also sell products?
B
Sí, tenemos varios productos para nuestros clientes.
Yes, we have several products for our clients.

Ask about a company

Ask what the company does, what products it sells, and what services it offers.

Talk about work in progress

Projects and Deadlines

Use these phrases to ask how a project is going and when it needs to be completed.

¿Cómo va el proyecto?
How is the project going?
El proyecto va bien.
The project is going well.
Estamos trabajando en un proyecto importante.
We are working on an important project.
¿Cuál es la fecha límite?
What is the deadline?
La fecha límite es el viernes.
The deadline is Friday.
Tenemos que terminarlo antes del viernes.
We have to finish it before Friday.

Useful chunk: ¿Cómo va...? asks how something is progressing. Tenemos que + infinitive expresses something the group has to do.

Checking a project

A
¿Cómo va el nuevo proyecto?
How is the new project going?
B
Va muy bien, pero tenemos mucho trabajo.
It's going very well, but we have a lot of work.
A
¿Cuál es la fecha límite?
What is the deadline?
B
Tenemos que terminarlo antes del viernes.
We have to finish it before Friday.

Check a project

Ask how the project is going and what the deadline is, then say that it must be finished before Friday.

Discuss the business arrangement

Contracts and Budgets

These phrases help you talk about a contract or project budget without needing specialized legal or financial vocabulary.

Necesitamos revisar el contrato.
We need to review the contract.
¿Cuándo podemos firmar el contrato?
When can we sign the contract?
Vamos a firmar el contrato mañana.
We're going to sign the contract tomorrow.
¿Cuál es el presupuesto para este proyecto?
What is the budget for this project?
Tenemos un presupuesto para el proyecto.
We have a budget for the project.
El cliente quiere trabajar con nosotros.
The client wants to work with us.

Language only: this section teaches basic communication about contracts and budgets. It does not explain contract terms, legal rights, investment decisions, or financial strategy.

Discussing a contract

A
El cliente quiere trabajar con nosotros.
The client wants to work with us.
B
Perfecto. Necesitamos revisar el contrato.
Perfect. We need to review the contract.
A
¿Cuándo podemos firmar el contrato?
When can we sign the contract?
B
Podemos firmarlo la próxima semana.
We can sign it next week.

Discuss a project agreement

Say that the contract needs to be reviewed, ask when it can be signed, and ask about the project budget.

Business results vocabulary
ganancia / beneficio
Profit
pérdida
Loss
ingresos
Revenue / income
gasto
Expense
inversión
Investment

Lesson boundary: these terms are included for recognition. Detailed prices, spending, saving, payment methods, and personal financial decisions belong in other lessons.

Your turn · 8 quick questions

Practice: Business Spanish

Choose the answer that best fits each situation. Focus on companies, products, services, clients, projects, contracts, budgets, and deadlines.

Audio uses your device's Spanish text-to-speech voice. Listen to each phrase, then practice describing a company, discussing a project, and handling basic client and contract questions.