Charla de pasillo (programadores): A ver si…
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B1 goal: recognize "A ver si…" as a soft wish/plan. Roughly like: "hopefully…", "let’s see, maybe…".
Hallway chat (devs):
– A ver si cerramos el bug hoy.
– Ojalá. Si no, vamos a ver mañana con QA.
"A ver si + presente" = soft hope/plan. E.g.: "me estoy moviendo a ver si sale algo" (I’m making moves to see if something comes up). Useful to ask for things: "A ver si me envías el informe, ¿vale?"
"Ojalá + subjuntivo" = strong wish. Real-life example: "ojalá un bot hiciera mi curro" (office/AI joke: "I wish a bot did my job"). Use it without asking the other person to do anything.
"A ver…" and "Vamos a ver…" = to look/think before deciding. Example: "A ver ese pupo…" (doctor speaking). In a team you often hear "vamos a darle caña" (let’s go for it / let’s get down to it).
Cultural tip: in Spain it sounds friendlier to soften things: "A ver si lo vemos luego" (Let’s see if we can look at it later). On Slack and in hallway chat, avoid direct orders. Polite, but effective.
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