Spanish Word of the Day
trabajar
/tra-ba-JAR/ • verb — 5th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to work (perform labor, tasks, or be employed)
Examples
- Trabajo en una oficina en el centro.
(I work in an office downtown.) - Necesito trabajar en mi proyecto esta tarde.
(I need to work on my project this afternoon.) - Mi hermano trabaja como profesor en una escuela.
(My brother works as a teacher at a school.)
Synonyms
- laborar
- ejercer
- currar
Use trabajar to talk about doing paid work, tasks, or effort (e.g., trabajar en un proyecto). It's a regular -ar verb. 'Laborar' is a more formal synonym; 'currar' is informal/colloquial (Spain). For machines or devices, use 'funcionar' instead of 'trabajar'.
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