Remote Work

1. Datti in coworking en vischinanza?

   Is there a coworking space nearby?

   Usage

   Asks where a shared office is, for working while travelling

   Grammar Note

   Coworking is a masculine loanword. Composed sentence; native review recommended

2. Pudais Vus dar a mai il pled-clav dal WLAN, per plaschair?

   Could you give me the WiFi password, please?

   Usage

   Asks staff for the internet password in a café or coworking space

   Grammar Note

   Pled-clav is masculine and means password (literally a key word). Wi-Fi is called WLAN and treated as masculine. The polite Vus is capitalized. Composed sentence; native review recommended

3. Èsi il WLAN spert avunda per conferenzas da video?

   Is the WiFi fast enough for video calls?

   Usage

   Checks before a video meeting whether the connection is fast enough

   Grammar Note

   Avunda is the adverb enough and comes after the adjective. Conferenza da video is a video conference. Composed sentence; native review recommended

4. Datti in lieu quiet u ina cabina privata?

   Do you have a quiet area or private booth?

   Usage

   Asks for a quiet spot, for concentrating or taking a call

   Grammar Note

   Lieu is masculine and cabina is feminine, so the adjectives differ (quiet / privata). Composed sentence; native review recommended

5. Poss jau lavurar qua tut il di?

   Can I work here all day?

   Usage

   Checks whether you may stay and work for a long time, for example in a café

   Grammar Note

   Tut il di means all day long. Composed sentence; native review recommended

6. Jau stoss stampar / scannar in document.

   I need to print / scan a document.

   Usage

   Says you need to print or scan a work document

   Grammar Note

   The first person of stuair (must) is jau stoss. "I need to" can also be avair basegn da…. Composed sentence; native review recommended

7. Datti ina bischla da contact sper quest plaz?

   Is there a power outlet near this seat?

   Usage

   Asks whether a socket is near your seat, to charge a laptop

   Grammar Note

   Bischla da contact is the electrical socket. Plaz is masculine and means a seat or place. Composed sentence; native review recommended

8. Jau hai ina sesida en lingia a las [ura].

   I have an online meeting at [time].

   Usage

   Mentions an upcoming online meeting, as a lead-in to asking for a quiet seat or equipment. Replace the brackets with a time

   Grammar Note

   Sesida is feminine and means a meeting. En lingia means online. Times are a las + number (for example a las diesch). Composed sentence; native review recommended

9. Quant custa ina carta dal di / in abunament mensil?

   What is the price for a day pass / monthly membership?

   Usage

   Asks the price of a day pass and of a monthly plan at a coworking space

   Grammar Note

   Carta dal di is a day ticket; abunament mensil is a monthly subscription. Abunament is masculine. Composed sentence; native review recommended

10. Datti in pult aut per lavurar en pe?

    Is there a standing desk available?

    Usage

    Asks for a desk where you can work standing up

    Grammar Note

    Pult aut is the term for a standing desk. En pe means on foot or standing. Composed sentence; native review recommended

11. Po ins fittar in biro privat per in di?

    Do you offer a private day office?

    Usage

    Asks whether a private office can be rented for a single day

    Grammar Note

    Biro is masculine and means an office. Composed sentence; native review recommended

12. L'internet è memia plaun. Datti ina colliaziun pli sperta?

    The internet is too slow — is there a faster connection?

    Usage

    Asks for a faster connection when the internet is too slow to work

    Grammar Note

    Plaun means slow. Spert (fast) becomes sperta to agree with the feminine colliaziun. Composed sentence; native review recommended

13. Jau vuless cumprar ina carta SIM cun datas per la lavur.

    I'd like to buy a SIM card with data for work.

    Usage

    Says you want to buy a data SIM for work

    Grammar Note

    Carta SIM is a SIM card. Datas is the plural of data; lavur is feminine and means work. Composed sentence; native review recommended

14. Èsi quest plaz liber?

    Is this seat available?

    Usage

    Asks whether a seat is free before sitting down

    Grammar Note

    Liber means free or vacant; the opposite is occupà (taken). Composed sentence; native review recommended

15. Datti ina cabina da telefon quieta per telefonar?

    Is there a phone booth or quiet call room?

    Usage

    Asks for a small quiet room where you can take work calls

    Grammar Note

    Quiet becomes quieta with the feminine cabina. Cabina da telefon is the term for a phone booth. Composed sentence; native review recommended

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