Andrés Reads His Monthly Pay in Murcia (A1)
At night in Murcia, Andrés wants his pay to cover rent and food. On the nómina he reads bruto and neto, and his extra pay is split across twelve months.
El salario mensual
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What you'll learn
Present tense and querer: salario, nómina, bruto and neto, without any prices or figures.
Andrés sits in his kitchen in Murcia with his nómina. He wants the rent paid and food until the next pay. He reads bruto and neto, sees tax and social security taken off, and his extra pay is spread over the year.
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el dinero que recibe una persona por su trabajo
newthe money a person receives for their work
Explains that salary is payment for work. "Recibir" = to receive.
Essential phrase for explaining what salary is.
el salario bruto y neto
newgross and net salary
"Bruto" = gross (before taxes), "neto" = net (after taxes).
Key distinction for understanding pay documents.
lo que realmente recibes en tu cuenta bancaria
newwhat you really receive in your bank account
Net salary is the amount that actually arrives in your account.
Important to understand gross vs net pay.
el salario mínimo interprofesional
newminimum wage
Spain sets a minimum wage that employers cannot go below.
Useful for discussing labor rights.
las pagas extras
newextra payments (beyond monthly salary)
Pagas extras are usually two payments per year: summer and Christmas.
Good to know you may receive additional payments.
llegar a fin de mes sin problemas
newto get to the end of the month without problems
Means having enough money until the next payday.
Useful financial planning expression.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Salary
el salario
salary
El salario — general term for work pay. Used in formal contexts.
Most important word of the article.
Gross salary
el sueldo bruto
gross salary (before taxes)
Bruto = gross, before deductions. The amount the employer announces.
Important to understand when discussing pay.
Net salary
el sueldo neto
net salary (after taxes)
Neto = net, after all deductions. The amount in your account.
This is the amount you use for budget planning.
Taxes
los impuestos
taxes
Impuestos — mandatory payments to the government. Deducted from salary.
Basic word for financial literacy.
Payslip
la nómina
payslip
La nómina — official document with your salary details. Shows all deductions.
You receive it monthly, important to know how to read it.
Overtime
las horas extras
overtime (hours beyond normal schedule)
Horas extras — work time beyond normal schedule. Paid additionally.
Good to know your rights regarding pay.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Present tense: -ar verbs
recibe
verb "recibir" in present, 3rd person singular
Regular -ar verb: recibir → recibe (él/ella/usted). "Recibir" = to receive.
Foundation for understanding present tense in Spanish.
Present tense: -er verbs
pagar
verb "pagar" in present tense
Regular -er verb: pagar → paga. "Pagar" = to pay.
Second group of regular verbs in Spanish.
Ser for definitions
El salario bruto es... El salario neto es...
using "ser" to define concepts
Ser (es) is used for definitions: what gross and net salary are.
Important for precisely explaining concepts.
Modal verb poder
Ningún empleador puede pagar menos
poder + infinitive to express possibility
Poder (can) + infinitive: puede pagar = can pay.
Useful for expressing permission and possibility.
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