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How to Say ‘You want to change jobs’ in Mexican Spanish

Quiere cambiar de trabajo

KYEH-reh kahm-BYAHR deh trah-BAH-hoh

[KYEH-reh kahm-BYAHR deh trah-BAH-hoh]

💬 Usage Tip: Use cambiar de plus a singular noun with no "a" or "the": cambiar de casa "to move house". English says "jobs" in the plural, but Spanish keeps trabajo singular.

Phrase Breakdown

Quiere cambiar

KYEH-reh kahm-BYAHR

You want to change / He or she wants to change

'Quiere' plus an infinitive. Say: KYE-re kam-BYAR.

Example

Quiere cambiar de casa.

She wants to move house.

Words in this phrase

Quiere

[KYEH-reh]

you want (formal)

Formal 'usted' form of 'querer', used politely with customers.

Example

¿Usted quiere azúcar?

Do you want sugar?

cambiar

[kahm-BYAHR]

to change

Verb meaning to switch or modify.

Example

Quiero cambiar la fecha.

I want to change the date.

de trabajo

deh trah-BAH-hoh

jobs

'Cambiar de' plus a noun means to switch that thing. Say: de tra-BA-ho.

Example

Busco otro tipo de trabajo.

I'm looking for another kind of job.

Words in this phrase

[deh]

(no direct translation)

Used after 'cambiar' to mean switching one thing for another.

Example

Voy a cambiar de casa.

I'm going to move house.

trabajo

[trah-BAH-hoh]

work / job

Can refer to a job, profession, or professional work.

Example

Tu trabajo en esa empresa suena muy innovador.

Your work at that company sounds very innovative.

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