earn a living
I'm trying to make a living.
No tengo alternativa para ganarme la vida.
I have no other way to make a living.
— Fearless - Sin miedo (2006)
I'm just trying to make a living.
— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)
I work to earn a living.
I have to earn a living.
Estoy tratando de ganarme la vida, ¿de acuerdo?
I'm trying to make a living, okay?
— La sirena (2016)
Y prefiero dejar la escuela para ganarme la vida solo.
And I prefer to leave school to earn a living on my own.
— Los cuatrocientos golpes (1959)
I try to make a living.
Tengo derecho a ganarme la vida.
I have the right to earn a living.