la job
🇨🇦 French slang from Québec
What does “la job” mean?
job, work (feminine in Quebec)
Example
“J’ai une nouvelle job au centre-ville.”
I have a new job downtown.
Good to know
France says "le job" or "le boulot".
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
💼 Work
The textbook way to say it: le travail
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- câler maladeto call in sick
- un shifta work shift
- bûcherto work hard, to slog
- le chômageunemployment benefits (EI)
- faire du temps supplémentaireto do overtime
- la payepayday, the paycheck
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