if it weren't for my job, i'd go live with you right now

Question

Hello, english is my first language but I have many relatives in ecuador and they only speak spanish. i wanted to say this to one of them the other day but couldn't figure it out. i was wondering how you would say:

if it weren't for my job, i'd go live with you right now.

help please =)

Answer 1

I agree with Nick, Andrea. Bienvenida al foro.

'Si no fuera por mi trabajo, iría a vivir contigo ahora mismo/ya mismo/sin esperar más?

You can use any of these suggestions. Nick was right.

Answer 2

How literal do you want it?

Si no fuera por mi trabajo, ya habría salido para vivir contigo.

hmmm, ¿y si ponemos un verbo? tse, tse, tse.....

Answer 3

I agree with Nick, Andrea. Bienvenido al foro.

Answer 4

Hello, english is my first language but I have many relatives in ecuador and they only speak spanish. i wanted to say this **to one of them **the other day but couldn't figure it out. i was wondering how you would say:

if it weren't for my job, i'd go live with you right now.

help please =)

How literal do you want it?

Si no por mi trabajo, ya habría salido para vivir contigo.

Answer 5

Also, I think this works: "Si no fuera por mi trabajo, iría a vivir con Uds." I assume that your addressing yourself towards a group of people, so I used Uds. But "contigo" also works if you're addressing one person.