Phrase guide

I'm looking for a job

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Indicates that the speaker is looking for a job.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: unë kërkoj punë — I'm looking for a job
  • Arabic: أَنَا أَبْحَث عَن عَمَل (ʔanā ʔabḥaṯ ʕan ʕamal) — I'm looking for a job
  • Armenian: ես աշխատանք եմ փնտրում (es ašxatankʻ em pʻntrum) — I'm looking for a job
  • Basque: lan bila nabil — I'm looking for a job
  • Bulgarian: тъ́рся рабо́та (tǎ́rsja rabóta) — I'm looking for a job
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我在找工作 (wǒ zài zhǎo gōngzuò) — I'm looking for a job
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我要求職 /我要求职 (wǒ yào qiúzhí) — I'm looking for a job
  • Czech: hledám práci — I'm looking for a job
  • Dutch: ik zoek een baan — I'm looking for a job
  • Finnish: etsin työtä — I'm looking for a job
  • French: je cherche du travail — I'm looking for a job
  • French: je suis à la recherche d'un emploi — I'm looking for a job
  • Galician: busco traballo — I'm looking for a job
  • German: ich suche einen Job — I'm looking for a job
  • German: ich suche Arbeit — I'm looking for a job
  • Greek: ψάχνω για δουλειά (psáchno gia douleiá) — I'm looking for a job
  • Gujarati: હું નોકરી શોધું છું (hũ nokrī śodhũ chũ) — I'm looking for a job
  • Hebrew: אני מחפש/מחפשת עבודה (aní m'khapés/m'khapéset avodá) — I'm looking for a job
  • Hindi: मैं नौकरी ढूँढ रहा हूँ (ma͠i naukrī ḍhūṇḍh rahā hū̃) — I'm looking for a job
  • Hindi: मैं नौकरी ढूँढ रही हूँ (ma͠i naukrī ḍhūṇḍh rahī hū̃) — I'm looking for a job
  • Hungarian: munkát keresek — I'm looking for a job
  • Hungarian: állást keresek — I'm looking for a job
  • Indonesian: aku cari kerja — I'm looking for a job
  • Indonesian: aku cari jalur — I'm looking for a job
  • Italian: cerco lavoro — I'm looking for a job
  • Korean: 저는 일자리를 찾고 있습니다 (jeo-neun iljari-reul chat-go itseumnida) — I'm looking for a job
  • Macedonian: барам работа (baram rabota) — I'm looking for a job
  • Malay: saya mencari kerja — I'm looking for a job
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jeg er på utkikk etter jobb — I'm looking for a job
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jeg ser etter jobb — I'm looking for a job
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jeg ser etter arbeid — I'm looking for a job
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jeg søker arbeid — I'm looking for a job
  • Persian: من دنبال کار جدید هستم (man donbâl-e kâr-e jadid hastam) — I'm looking for a job
  • Polish: szukam pracy — I'm looking for a job
  • Portuguese: procuro trabalho — I'm looking for a job
  • Portuguese: procuro emprego — I'm looking for a job
  • Romanian: caut un loc de muncă — I'm looking for a job
  • Russian: я ищу́ рабо́ту (ja iščú rabótu) — I'm looking for a job
  • Russian: ищу́ рабо́ту (iščú rabótu) — I'm looking for a job
  • Serbo-Croatian: тражим посао — I'm looking for a job
  • Serbo-Croatian: tražim posao — I'm looking for a job
  • Slovak: hľadám prácu — I'm looking for a job
  • Spanish: busco trabajo — I'm looking for a job
  • Swedish: jag söker arbete — I'm looking for a job
  • Thai: ฉันกําลังมองหางาน (chan gam-lang mong-hăa ngaan) — I'm looking for a job
  • Turkish: iş arıyorum — I'm looking for a job
  • Ukrainian: шука́ю робо́ту (šukáju robótu) — I'm looking for a job
  • Vietnamese: tôi đang tìm một công việc — I'm looking for a job