Unit 181 Guidebook: describe work issues, use relative pronouns

KEY PHRASES

Describe work issues

¿Han aumentado las ventas este mes?
Have sales increased this month?
No, hemos tenido muchas dificultades este mes.
No, we have had many difficulties this month.
Ha sido inútil intentar mejorar las ventas.
Trying to improve sales has been useless.
Vamos a necesitar el esfuerzo de todos.
We're going to need everyone's effort.
¿Te han dado un aumento en el trabajo?
Have they given you a raise at work?
No, tengo malas noticias, ¡me despidieron!
No, I have bad news, they fired me!
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Let's talk about Pronouns!

In English, we can say the movie that I saw, or just the movie I saw. In Spanish, you always have to keep that!​​

​​Este es el libro que compré.

With people, you can use que or quien/quienes. With things, you have to use que.

​​la película que vi​
el niño de quien hablé
​la niña que vi