It can't be fun to work here on a day like today

Question

I think "A que no te diviertas trabajar aquí de momento" or "voy a que no te diviertas trabajar aquí de momento" or "apuesto que no se divierta trabajar aquí de momento" but I wonder if I wanted to say something other than "de momento" or if I wanted to say "¿parece que no estaría divertido trabajar aquí ahora cuando el sitio está tan ocupado como hoy, que me cuentas amigo?" Are they all right? Gracias

Answer 1

No debe ser muy divertido trabajar aquí un día como este.

Your sentences:

"A que no es divertido trabajar aquí en este momento" or

"Diría que no te divierte trabajar aquí en este momento" or

"Apuesto a que no es divertido trabajar aquí en este momento"

"no parece que sea muy divertido trabajar aquí ahora, con tanto trabajo/tanta gente como hay hoy, ¿no?"

Wow all my attempts were wrong? Dang it. - jeezzle, Sep 26, 2010

Answer 2

I have to suggest a few things (especially orthographical issues).

¿A que no te diviertes trabajando aquí de momento?

A question like this cannot be formulated in subjunctive, because it is designed as a confirmation of your declaration. In English you could say "working", but this is not a gerund here, so it is translated as a Spanish gerundio, since it describes how things happen. Finally, "de momento" is used when you are expecting to see whether things change, as in "for the moment" or "so far".

"voy a que no te diviertas trabajar aquí de momento"

I am that you don't have...???? I fail to see what you were trying to say here.

"¿parece que no estaría divertido trabajar aquí ahora cuando el sitio está tan ocupado como hoy, que me cuentas amigo?"

How is that a question anyway? The first part sounds like a statement:

Parece que no sería muy divertido trabajar aquí mientras hay tanto trabajo como hoy, ¿no?

(that's the first suggestion I could think of. Cogumela has many others)

I can't tell whether other natives really say "amigo" at the end of every sentence, but to me it sounds like a foreigner trying to sound cool using a foreign word just to show off (don't take it bad). I mean, how often do you say in English "This place looks pretty busy today, don't you think, friend?"

To be honest they usually the sentence with "eh guey" but I don't feel confident doing that. I'm not really sure how I would say "eh buddy, eh pal" like we do in English. Also, I like...... - jeezzle, Sep 26, 2010

Parece que no sería muy divertido trabajar aquí mientras hay tanto trabajo como hoy, ¿no? It rings nicely. - jeezzle, Sep 26, 2010

I say "eh pal" all the time. Nice day today, eh pal. Nice weather, eh buddy? But then this is Texas and we are all extra friendly, including the Mexican Americans that I know. We call female strangers sweetheart and darling, and male strangers pal & bud. - jeezzle, Sep 26, 2010