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"Maid" is a noun which is often translated as "la criada", and "servant" is a noun which is often translated as "el criado". Learn more about the difference between "maid" and "servant" 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.
servant(
suhr
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vuhnt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (occupation)
a. el criado (M), la criada (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 can't afford to pay a servant to do the housework for me.No puedo permitirme un criado que me haga las tareas domésticas.
b. el sirviente (M), la sirvienta (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).
My grandparents had a servant in their house who made the best cookies I've ever had.Mis abuelos tenían un sirviente que hacía las galletas más ricas que me he comido.
a. el servidor (M), la servidora (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).
The soldiers were faithful servants of the cause.Los soldados eran fieles servidores de la causa.
