Welcome back to Business English Pod for our final lesson on modismos de inglés de negocios relacionado con la comida.

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve looked at a lot of different Modismos ingleses connected to food. It should be no surprise that so many expressions are related to eating and drinking. Después de todo, we do it three times a day, or more. Food is not just a necessity, it’s a big part of life and culture.

When you’re looking at idioms, it’s important to remember that they are fixed expressions where the words don’t have a literal meaning. So when you hear that someone is “in a pickle,” you have to understand that there’s no actual pickle. It just means that someone’s in a difficult situation. You have to figure it out from the context, because there’s not really an obvious connection between pickles and difficult situations.

En la lección, we’ll rejoin a conversation between three colleagues. Jessie has been trying to convince Luke and Ben to join her in starting a business together. Hoy, we’ll hear them talking about the possible challenges of running their own business.

Preguntas de escucha

1. What example does Ben give of a possibly difficult business situation?
2. What does Jessie say is one important benefit of running your own business?
3. According to Jessie, what is necessary for people to have a good business partnership?

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Bienvenido de nuevo a Pod de inglés de negocios! In today’s lesson we’re going to take another look at Modismos ingleses relacionado con la comida.

What do you think when someone says that another person is “out to lunch?” Por supuesto, it might mean that the person is actually out of the office, at a restaurant, eating a nice sandwich. But it might have nothing to do with actually eating. “Out to lunch” can mean acting crazy, not paying attention, or not understanding reality. En otras palabras, “out to lunch” is an English idiom.

An idiom is any expression where one thing actually means something else, like when “out to lunch” means crazy. English has a huge variety of idioms for every situation. And many of those idioms are related to food. Some are related to meals, como “to put food on the table” y “to sing for your supper.” And others are related to specific foods, como “cool as a cucumber” y “small potatoes.” Learning idioms like these is a great way to improve your English.

En la lección de hoy, we’ll continue listening to a conversation among three colleagues. Jessie has just told Luke and Ben about her idea to start a business. She wants them to consider joining her in the new venture. Durante su discusión, they use many English idioms related to food.

Preguntas de escucha

1. After saying he likes Jessie’s idea, what does Ben say he’s concerned about?
2. How does Luke feel about managing people?
3. What does Jessie think about the fact that they are always talking about how bad their workplace is?

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Bienvenido de nuevo a Business English Pod para la lección de hoy sobre modismos de inglés de negocios relacionado con la comida.

La comida es una parte importante de la vida y la cultura.. E incluso cuando no estamos comiendo, o hablando de comida, se cuela en nuestra conversación en forma de modismos. ¿A qué me refiero cuando digo “modismo?” Me refiero a expresiones especiales donde una cosa en realidad significa otra.. Por ejemplo, tenemos el modismo “volverse loco,” que no tiene nada que ver con los plátanos. Significa “volverse loco.”

El inglés tiene modismos que provienen de alimentos específicos., como los plátanos, manteca, tocino, y pan. También tenemos Modismos ingleses que provienen de las comidas o usan la palabra “alimento” sí mismo. Algunos de estos modismos describen personas y actividades., mientras otros describen situaciones, relaciones, e ideas. Aprender a utilizar estos modismos puede ser de gran ayuda. “sazonar” tu conversación en ingles.

En la lección de hoy, escucharemos una conversación entre tres compañeros de trabajo: Jessie, lucas, y ben. Están discutiendo su situación laboral general y la idea de Jessie de iniciar su propia empresa.. Durante su discusión, Usan muchos modismos útiles relacionados con la comida..

Preguntas de escucha

1. ¿Cómo se sintió Ben al trabajar con Ian??
2. ¿Por qué Luke dice que no está dispuesto a quejarse con Ian sobre su forma de trabajar??
3. ¿Por qué dice Luke que Jessie siempre está estresada??

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