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Coffee Break Spanish
How Spanish speakers really talk about work

So, Curro, apart from meaning work, was also the name of the mascot for the 1992 World Expo that took place in Sevilla.

Coffee Break Spanish
How Spanish speakers really talk about work

I used to have a stuffed toy of Curro when I was little and I absolutely loved him.

Coffee Break Spanish
How Spanish speakers really talk about work

Muy bien, estupendo.

Coffee Break Spanish
How Spanish speakers really talk about work

Entonces, antes de acabar, hagamos un pequeño resumen, a short summary.

Coffee Break Spanish
How Spanish speakers really talk about work

So, now you know that curro is a slang word for work used in Spain, but it's also the 1992 Expo mascot.

Coffee Break Spanish
How Spanish speakers really talk about work

You've also learned derived words such as the verb «currar», which means «to work», and «currante», «worker» or «hard worker», depending on the context.

Coffee Break Spanish
How Spanish speakers really talk about work

You know that in México people use «chamba» for «work» or the verb «chanbear» to say «to work».

Coffee Break Spanish
How Spanish speakers really talk about work

And in Argentina you'll hear laburo, work, or the verb laburar, to work.

Coffee Break Spanish
How Spanish speakers really talk about work

And finally, you've picked up a cultural difference about asking people what they do for a living when you meet them.

Coffee Break Spanish
How Spanish speakers really talk about work

Pues eso es todo por mi parte.

Coffee Break Spanish
How Spanish speakers really talk about work

¿A qué estås esperando?

Coffee Break Spanish
How Spanish speakers really talk about work

Bueno, pues muchas gracias por haberme escuchado y hasta la prĂłxima.

Coffee Break Spanish
How Spanish speakers really talk about work

AdiĂłs y happy coffee breaking.

L'After Foot
GĂ©nĂ©ration After du 02 mars – 21h/22h

Bonjour tout le monde, bonsoir.

L'After Foot
GĂ©nĂ©ration After du 02 mars – 21h/22h

AprĂšs, ce n'est pas la faute des joueurs.

L'After Foot
GĂ©nĂ©ration After du 02 mars – 21h/22h

Pour moi, celui qui mérite le moins son salaire dans ce groupe, c'est notre ami Pondoglia qui mange depuis 10 ans sur un match de Ligue des Champions qu'il a fait à Arsenal.

L'After Foot
GĂ©nĂ©ration After du 02 mars – 21h/22h

Il fait deux matchs par an en Corée.

L'After Foot
GĂ©nĂ©ration After du 02 mars – 21h/22h

Il est champion d'Espagne.

L'After Foot
GĂ©nĂ©ration After du 02 mars – 21h/22h

D'accord, c'est bien pour lui.

L'After Foot
GĂ©nĂ©ration After du 02 mars – 21h/22h

Écoutez Pablo.