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How do you say "salary" in Spanish (Latin America)?
el salario
In Spanish (Latin America), "salary" is el salario.
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Pronunciation
Try EHL sah-LAH-rreeoh for "el salario," tapping a single quick r if one shows up and keeping the stress on the second-to-last part.
Grammar notes
el salario is masculine. Its plural is salarios.
Example sentence
Ella gana un buen salario en su trabajo.
She earns a good salary at her job.
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How to remember el salario
Link it in your mind to how "salario" looks almost like the English word "salary" itself, since Spanish borrowed the same Latin root, so the meaning should stick fast.
Related words
- currency la moneda
- coin la moneda
- income los ingresos
- expense el gasto
- profit la ganancia
- tax el impuesto
- invoice la factura
- payment el pago
- exchange rate Tipo de cambio
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Questions about el salario
How do you pronounce el salario?
Try EHL sah-LAH-rreeoh for "el salario," tapping a single quick r if one shows up and keeping the stress on the second-to-last part.
Is el salario masculine or feminine?
el salario is masculine. el salario is masculine. Its plural is salarios.
How is el salario used in Spanish (Latin America)?
el salario is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Ella gana un buen salario en su trabajo. (She earns a good salary at her job.).
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