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"Maid" is a noun which is often translated as "la criada", and "housekeeper" is a noun which is often translated as "el ama de llaves". Learn more about the difference between "maid" and "housekeeper" below.
maid(
meyd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la sirvienta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They fired the maid due to her lack of punctuality.Despidieron a la sirvienta debido a su falta de puntualidad.
c. la muchacha (F) (Caribbean) (Mexico) (Panama)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Panama
Ask the maid to change the sheets.Pide a la muchacha que cambie las sábanas.
d. la mucama (F) (Southern Cone)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She got a job as a maid for a wealthy family.Ella consiguió empleo como mucama para una familia adinerada.
e. la empleada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
When was the last time you gave the maid a raise?¿Cuándo fue la última vez que le dio un aumento a la empleada?
f. la empleada doméstica (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Sarah worked as a maid for a few years in order to pay for college.Sarah trabajó como empleada doméstica por algunos años para pagar la universidad.
housekeeper(
haus
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per
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el ama de llaves (F) (in a house)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The housekeeper gave the maids the sheets for the master bedroom.El ama de llaves entregó las sábanas del dormitorio principal a las sirvientas.
b. la gobernanta (F) (in a hotel)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The housekeeper learned that one of the guests of the hotel had lost a ring.La gobernanta fue informada de que uno de los huéspedes del hotel había perdido un anillo.
a. el señor de la limpieza (M), la señora de la limpieza (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I need to hire a new housekeeper who can work full-time.Necesito contratar a una nueva señora de la limpieza que pueda trabajar a tiempo completo.
b. la mucama (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I couldn't manage without a housekeeper because I do very long hours.Yo no sobreviría sin una mucama porque trabajo muy largas horas.
c. la sirvienta (F) (old-fashioned)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Let's go out for lunch so the housekeeper can clean uninhibited.Vámonos a comer fuera de casa para que la sirvienta pueda limpiar sin estorbos.
