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laburo
🇦🇷 Spanish slang from Argentina
What does “laburo” mean?
job, work
Example
“Mañana tengo laburo temprano.”
I have work early tomorrow.
Good to know
From Italian 'lavoro'. Verb: laburar.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
💼 Work
The textbook way to say it: trabajo
Heard in a conversation
Sunday asado
Agus Che, ¿qué hacen el finde? Se viene asado en lo de Juan el domingo 🔥
hey what are you all up to this weekend? asado at Juan's on sunday 🔥
Vale Uf, ¡me re copa! Pero tengo laburo hasta las dos 😩 Llego después.
ahh I'm so in!! but I've got work till 2 😩 I'll come after
Agus Dale, tranqui. El asado arranca tipo tres, ponele, jaja.
sure, no stress. the asado kicks off around 3, more or less haha
💼 How other countries say “job, work”
- 🇲🇽 chambaMexico
- 🇪🇸 curroSpain
- 🇨🇴 camelloColombia
- 🇨🇱 pegaChile
- 🇨🇺 pinchaCuba · Verb: pinchar (to work).
- 🇵🇪 chambaPeru · Same as in Mexico.
More from Argentina
- changaodd job, gig
- laburanteworker, someone who works hard for a living
- yugarlato slog, to work really hard
- rajarto fire someone; also to clear off
- en negrooff the books (paid cash, no contract)
- ñoquighost employee: paid, but never shows up
- a fullflat out, swamped; or at full blast
- chehey, dude
Songs from Argentina
- Lamento Boliviano · Enanitos VerdesLevel A2
- Color Esperanza · Diego TorresLevel A2
- De Música Ligera · Soda StereoLevel B1
- Adán y Eva · Paulo LondraLevel B1
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