how to write what do you do for a living
how can i write what do you for a living in Spanish for female and male?
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Welcome to the forum.
Can you add on your profile your level of English and Spanish? From your question, I assume advanced or fluent in English and beginner in Spanish.
It is only a guide. If you are very new to a language it makes sense to give an answer in a language you know well.
If you choose to answer a question then others may look at your profile to see how much reliance to place on your answer.
My Spanish is probably upper intermediate but all you need to know is I am not a novice but I am a native English speaker who can be relied on for answers there.
If you want to add your gender and country where you are based that is helpful. I am from the UK so am sometimes stumped by Americanisms!
There is a translation function on this site which is good for basic translations
It helps if we know are you asking someone in person or writing it down? How formal do you want it to be?
The obvious one is to use the verb dedicarse ¿a qué se dedica usted?
It is polite/ formal and usted covers male or female.
Will you understand the answer?
There are other possibilities including searching the site for other answers as it is bound to have been asked before.
I agree with Mardle, but not about the part "You can just use the verb 'hacer' with Qué. This is the equivalent of what do you do?"
The translation is correct, but it doesn´t mean: What do you do for a living? We ask this when we want to know what someone is doing at the time of asking.
How about " A qué se dedica?"
How about: "¿Cuál es su trabajo/profesión?"
