To work in Spanish 🇪🇸

in English	in Spanish	S
to work	trabajar

How to say “to work” in Spanish? “Trabajar”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “trabajar” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to work in Spanish like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

Spanish Sentences with the Word “To work”

Spanish sentence with “trabajar”	English translation for trabajar	S
Su padre ha tenido que trabajar	His father has had to work
Era bueno que no trabajara	It was good that she did not work
¿Hubieras preferido trabajar en las noches?	Would you have preferred to work nights?
Les ofrecí trabajar conmigo.	I offered them to work with me.
Te sugerí que no trabajaras esta semana.	I suggested you not work this week.
¿Tú querías que él trabajara contigo?	Did you want him to work with you?

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Pronunciation

normal speech: tra-ba-JAR

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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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