How to Say ‘Well, Laura has a new job.’ in Spain Spanish
Pues Laura tiene trabajo nuevo.
pwes LOW-rah tee-EH-neh trah-BAH-ho nweh-voh
[pwes LOW-rah tee-EH-neh trah-BAH-ho nweh-voh]
💬 Usage Tip: Pues at the start works like "well" in English, giving you a moment before you share news. You'll hear it constantly in Spain.
Phrase Breakdown
Pues Laura tiene
pwes LOW-rah tee-EH-neh
Well, Laura has
'Pues' is a very common filler word meaning 'well', used to start an answer. Say it as one syllable: 'pwes'.
Pues Laura tiene razón.
Well, Laura is right.
Words in this phrase
Pues
[pwes]
well / then
Filler word used to draw a conclusion or react, like 'well' or 'so'.
Pues vamos al cine.
Well, let's go to the cinema.
Laura
[LOW-rah]
Laura
A common Spanish female first name.
Laura trabaja en recursos humanos.
Laura works in human resources.
tiene
[tee-EH-neh]
has
Tiene is from tener and expresses possession or availability.
El restaurante tiene rampa cerca de la puerta.
The restaurant has a ramp near the door.
trabajo nuevo.
trah-BAH-ho nweh-voh
a new job
The noun comes first and the adjective after it. Stress tra-BA-jo and NUE-vo.
Tengo trabajo nuevo.
I have a new job.
Words in this phrase
trabajo
[trah-BAH-ho]
job
The work that a person does regularly in order to earn money.
Perdí mi seguridad financiera cuando me despidieron de mi trabajo.
I lost my financial security when they fired me from my job.
nuevo
[nweh-voh]
new
Not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently.
Compré un coche nuevo.
I bought a new car.
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