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"Salary" is a noun which is often translated as "el salario", and "paycheck" is a noun which is often translated as "el cheque de la paga". Learn more about the difference between "salary" and "paycheck" below.
salary(
sah
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luh
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ri
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el salario (M)
(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).
The job has a salary of $60,000 per year.El trabajo tiene un salario de $60,000 por año.
paycheck(
pey
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chehk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el cheque de la paga (M)
(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).
I don't need to pick up my paycheck anymore because I have direct deposit.Ya no necesito recoger mi cheque de la paga porque tengo depósito directo.
a. el sueldo (M)
(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).
Being a dentist isn't the most exciting work, but I can't complain about the paycheck.Ser dentista no es el trabajo más emocionante, pero no me puedo quejar del sueldo.
