The job today

Question

There is a way of saying 'these are for the job' but I'm just not sure how to say it.

For instance, 'these forks are for the job tonight'...how would you say this?

Thanks

Victoria

Answer 1

And if the "job" is a party or event you can use fiesta/acto.

And if it is certain other one-time things obra might be the better word than "job".

Answer 2

Hello Vic,

You asked;

There is a way of saying 'these are for the job' but I'm just not sure how to say it. For instance, 'these forks are for the job tonight'...how would you say this?

That really depends on what you mean by the job???

We use the word job generally in English, but really what you are specifically referring to in this situation is infact a kind of social function, eg: a party or a social function

You would say: Estes tenedores son para una fiesta, (una recepción/reunión social) esta noche. = These forks are for a party (reception/social reunion) tonight.

I hope this helps

Answer 3

I believe that one would say:

"Estes tenedores son para el trabajo esta noche."

However, if the noun in the sentence is feminine, you'd change "Estes" to "Estas". For example:

Estas bolsas son para el trabajo esta noche.

Hope this helps.

I think it shoule be tenedores. - gringojrf, Jun 16, 2014

Oh yeah, my bad. - budmcq2, Jun 16, 2014

Answer 4

"For the job" could also be expressed as

para el evento o para la función