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"Task" is a noun which is often translated as "la tarea", and "chore" is a noun which is often translated as "el quehacer". Learn more about the difference between "task" and "chore" below.
task(
tahsk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (job)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
chore(
chor
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el quehacer (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).
Finish your homework, then do your chores.Acaba la tarea y luego haz los quehaceres.
d. la tarea rutinaria (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).
The children help with some of the chores around the house.Los niños ayudan con algunas de las tareas rutinarias de la casa.
2. (colloquial) (tedious task)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la lata (F) (colloquial)
(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 commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Washing the car is such a chore that I prefer to pay someone else to do it.Lavar el coche es tanta lata que prefiero pagarle a otra persona para que lo haga.
