Asking about work in Spanish
In Spanish, we use the verb trabajar (to work) in El Presente to say:
I work ..., You work... or What do you do?
Have a look:
You can omit the pronouns yo, tú, usted if you want:
Yo trabajo en una oficina. = Trabajo en una oficina.
Tú trabajas en un banco. = Trabajas en un banco.
Usted trabaja de contable. = Trabaja de contable.
If you want to make the sentences above questions, simply add the question marks and change the intonation:
If you want to ask someone what he/she does for a living, you can ask this way:
or you could use this slightly more formal question:
Remember:
Trabajo... I work...
Trabajas... / Trabaja... You work...
¿En qué trabajas / trabaja? What do you do?
¿A qué te dedicas / se dedica? What do you do?
Also remember:
Trabajo en [a place] = I work in...
Trabajo de/como [profession] = I work as a ...
See also:
- Not using un, una when giving people's professions in Spanish (zero article)
- Ser vs Estar in Spanish: Using ser in Spanish (not estar) to say what you do for a living
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