horario de trabajo
/oɾaɾjo de tɾabaxo/from spelling rules
The phrase 'work schedule' in Spanish is horario de trabajo.
Horario de trabajo refers to the set of hours and days that a person is required to work. You may also use the phrase horario laboral to express the same concept. In many professional contexts, native speakers often shorten the phrase to just horario when the context of work is already established.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase horario de trabajo is composed of horario (schedule or timetable) and de trabajo (of work).
How do you pronounce it?
/oɾaɾjo de tɾabaxo/
Did you know?
- The word trabajo comes from a Latin root 'tripālium', which referred to a three-fold tool or instrument used for heavy labor.
- In Spain, the horario de trabajo often includes a siesta, which is a long midday break that extends the overall workday well into the evening.
- In certain professional environments in Spanish-speaking cultures, the horario is flexible enough that arriving a few minutes late is socially acceptable.
Examples in context
- Mi horario de trabajo es de lunes a viernesMy work schedule is from Monday to Friday
- ¿Cuál es su horario laboral?What is your work schedule?
- Trabajo una jornada laboral de ocho horasI work an eight-hour workday
- Mi jornada laboral es bastante largaMy workday is quite long
- Mi horario de trabajo es de los martes a los sábadosMy work schedule is from Tuesdays to Saturdays
- El horario laboral es de 8 a 12 y de 2 a 6The work schedule is from 8 to 12 and from 2 to 6
- Mi horario laboral es nocturnoMy work schedule is during the night
- ¿A qué hora comienzas tu jornada laboral?What time do you start your workday?
- Mi horario de trabajo es de nueve a cinco.My work schedule is from nine to five.
- Mi horario de trabajo es muy pesado.My work schedule is very heavy.
- ¿Puedo cambiar mi horario de trabajo?Can I change my work schedule?
- El horario de trabajo es de lunes a viernes.The work schedule is from Monday to Friday.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are discussing their professional lives during a coffee break.
- Daniel¿Cuál es tu nuevo horario de trabajo, Elena?What is your new work schedule, Elena?
- ElenaEs de nueve a cinco todos los días.It is from nine to five every day.
- DanielEso suena como un buen horario de trabajo.That sounds like a good work schedule.
- ElenaSí, estoy muy feliz con él.Yes, I am very happy with it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, horario, trabajo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
