trabajando
/tɾabaxando/from spelling rules
The English word 'working' is translated into Spanish as trabajando.
trabajando is the present continuous form of the verb trabajar, which means 'to work'.
Meaning: functioning (adj)
Which one should you use?
Use funcionar instead of trabajar when describing whether a machine, system or device is 'working' or 'functioning'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
The word chamba is used as a colloquial alternative to trabajo in Latin America, particularly in Mexico or Peru.
How does it change in a sentence?
trabajando is the gerund of the verb trabajar and is used to form continuous tenses.
How do you pronounce it?
/tɾabaxando/
Did you know?
- The colloquial word for work, chamba, is believed by some historians to come from the English word 'chamber', referring to the rooms where laborers worked in the 19th century.
- In certain regions, the term currar is used to describe 'working', a term frequently heard in Spain but rarely used in the Americas.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, the phrase estoy trabajando can be used as a polite social shield to avoid an unwanted conversation or a request for a favor.
Examples in context
- Voy a estar trabajando.I'll be working.This sentence shows how to use trabajando to express a future continuous action.Tatoeba #2476432 by hayastan, translation #2247684 by CK
- Tom está trabajando allí.Tom is working there.This sentence shows how to use trabajando to describe someone's current location while working.Tatoeba #2498820 by Shishir, translation #2273641 by CK
- Yo estaba trabajando allí.I was working there.This sentence shows how to use trabajando to describe a past continuous action.Tatoeba #12941658 by stebnbr, translation #11440234 by Agestur
- Estoy trabajando en mi oficina.I am working in my office.
- Hemos estado laborando en este proyecto durante semanas.We have been working on this project for weeks.
- Hoy tengo mucha chamba en la oficina.I have a lot of work in the office today.
- Estoy trabajando en mi jardín.I am working in my garden.
- Ellos están laborando en la fábrica.They are working in the factory.
- Tenemos mucho trabajo por hacer.We have a lot of work to do.
- Me encanta mi trabajo como profesor.I love my job as a teacher.
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Example conversation
Maria and Javier are looking at a broken printer.
- MaríaJavier, ¿está trabajando la impresora?Javier, is the printer working?
- JavierNo, creo que no está trabajando.No, I think it is not working.
- MaríaYa está trabajando ahora, mira.It is working now, look.
- Javier¡Qué bueno que ya está trabajando!How great that it's working now!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
