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So if you hear someone say something like Tengo mucha faena hoy.
It basically means I have a lot of work today or I have so many things to do today.
También tenemos la palabra tajo, which, apart from being one of Spain's most important rivers, el tajo, is also a slang word for work.
This one, I would say, is a bit more colloquial than the other, so if someone say estoy en el tajo, this probably doesn't mean that they're swimming in the river Tajo, but that they're simply at work.
Vale, so we've seen some slang words related to work used in Spain, but what about the rest of the Spanish-speaking world?
You may be wondering.
Well, let's see a couple of examples from other countries.
Por ejemplo, en México you'll hear the word chamba a lot, which also means work.
And similarly, you can also use the verb chambear.
You can say things like Prefiere chambear desde casa, which means he or she prefers to work from home.
O si estĂĄs en Argentina, oirĂĄs la palabra laburo.
Exactly, in Argentina you'll hear the slang word laburo, which again means work, but also the verb laburar, which means to work.
As you can see, there are plenty of options for you to choose from, but don't worry, no matter which slang word you prefer to use, you'll be understood across the Spanish-speaking world.
Ahora, vamos a una pequeña diferencia cultural que me gustarĂa compartir con ustedes.
Soy español y en España la gente no suele preguntar, ¿qué haces para vivir tan pronto como encuentras a alguien?
AsĂ que vivo en Escotland ahora y en mi experiencia, cada vez que encuentro a alguien nuevo aquĂ, la pregunta, ÂżquĂ© haces para trabajar?,
Tiene que ser una de las primeras cosas que me preguntan, y debo decir que siempre es un poco de sorpresa para mĂ.
No es que en España no preguntemos lo que alguien hace para vivir cuando nos conocimos, pero usualmente viene un poco mĂĄs tarde, una vez que has construido algĂșn relato con la persona.
Pero no te preocupes, es totalmente bien preguntarle a alguien qué trabajas, qué haces para vivir o para trabajar, al principio, si quieres, eso es totalmente bien.
And finally, I couldn't finish this video without mentioning Curro.