How to Say ‘I have a business trip’ in Mexican Spanish
Tengo un viaje de trabajo
TEHN-go oon BYAH-heh deh trah-BAH-hoh
[TEHN-go oon BYAH-heh deh trah-BAH-hoh]
Phrase Breakdown
Tengo un viaje
TEHN-go oon BYAH-heh
I have a trip
'Tener un viaje' means 'to have a trip planned'. The 'j' in 'viaje' is a raspy 'h': VIA-he.
Tengo un viaje a Cancún.
I have a trip to Cancún.
Words in this phrase
Tengo
[TEHN-go]
I have
First-person form of 'tener'; used to say you have something, like a reservation.
Tengo una reservación para las ocho.
I have a reservation for eight o’clock.
un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
viaje
[BYAH-heh]
trip
A journey or travel.
El viaje fue largo.
The trip was long.
de trabajo
deh trah-BAH-hoh
for work / business
'De trabajo' describes the type of trip. Stress tra-BA-jo.
Es una comida de trabajo.
It's a business lunch.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
trabajo
[trah-BAH-hoh]
work
Refers to work, labor, or the workplace context.
En «cultura de trabajo», «trabajo» habla del entorno laboral.
In “work culture,” “trabajo” refers to the workplace environment.
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