AP Spanish Language & Culture · Unit 5: Contemporary Life

5.1 Daily Life, School & Work

Daily routine

El trabajo (work), el horario (schedule), la reunión (meeting), el empleo (job/employment), estudiar (to study), el examen (exam), la clase (class).

Time expressions

Todos los días (every day), a menudo (often), a veces (sometimes), temprano (early), tarde (late), la mañana / la tarde / la noche (morning/afternoon/night).

Telling time

Use ser: 'Es la una' (It's one o'clock), 'Son las dos' (It's two). Add y for minutes past, menos for minutes to: 'Son las tres y media' (3:30).

Key terms

el trabajo / el empleo: work / job (employment)
el horario: schedule
todos los días / a veces: every day / sometimes
Es la una / Son las dos: It's 1:00 / It's 2:00 (telling time with ser)
y media / y cuarto: half past / quarter past

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"La jornada laboral" is…

the workday
the salary
the weekend
the vacation

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A. Work.

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