To work in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: tra-ba-JAR

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Opposites

Jugar – Trabajar (to Play – to Work)

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trabajar info.

Tips to remember the word “trabajar”:
– Associate the word with its English counterpart “to work” by noting that both words start with a “t.”
– Think of the “jar” in “trabajar” as a “jar” of efforts you put into your work.
– You can use mnemonic devices like imagining yourself working hard to “fill a jar” (trabajar) with accomplishments.

Explanations:
– “Trabajar” is the Spanish infinitive meaning “to work” and it refers to the act of performing a job, task, or duty.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Laborar” can also mean “to work” in a more formal context.
– “Emplearse” is often used when referring to having a job or being employed.

Conjugations of “trabajar”:
– Infinitive: trabajar (to work)
– Present indicative:
– yo trabajo (I work)
– tú trabajas (you work, singular familiar)
– él/ella/usted trabaja (he/she/you work, singular formal)
– nosotros/nosotras trabajamos (we work)
– vosotros/vosotras trabajáis (you work, plural familiar)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes trabajan (they/you work, plural formal)
– Past indicative (preterite):
– yo trabajé (I worked)
– tú trabajaste (you worked)
– él/ella/usted trabajó (he/she/you worked)
– nosotros/nosotras trabajamos (we worked)
– vosotros/vosotras trabajasteis (you worked)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes trabajaron (they/you worked)
– Future indicative:
– yo trabajaré (I will work)
– tú trabajarás (you will work)
– él/ella/usted trabajará (he/she/you will work)
– nosotros/nosotras trabajaremos (we will work)
– vosotros/vosotras trabajaréis (you will work)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes trabajarán (they/you will work)
– Imperfect (for actions that were ongoing in the past):
– yo trabajaba (I was working)
– tú trabajabas (you were working)
– él/ella/usted trabajaba (he/she/you were working)
– nosotros/nosotras trabajábamos (we were working)
– vosotros/vosotras trabajabais (you were working)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes trabajaban (they were working)

Examples of sentences using “trabajar”:
– Necesito trabajar para ganar dinero. (I need to work to earn money).
– Mi padre trabaja en una oficina. (My father works in an office).
– El año que viene, trabajaré en el extranjero. (Next year, I will work abroad).
– Cuando era joven, trabajaba todos los días. (When I was young, I worked every day).
– Si tuvieran la oportunidad, trabajarían más horas. (If they had the opportunity, they would work more hours).

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