¿De qué trabajas?

¿De qué trabajas?(
deh
 
keh
 
trah
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bah
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hahs
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
1.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
(informal)
(second person singular)
a. What do you do for work?
Voy a hacerte algunas preguntas. ¿De qué trabajas? - Soy bióloga, pero ahora estoy desempleada.I'm going to ask you some questions. What do you do for work? - I'm a biologist, but I'm unemployed right now.
b. What do you do for a living?
Pareces un tipo interesante. ¿De qué trabajas?You sound like an interesting guy. What do you do for a living?
c. What kind of work do you do?
¿De qué trabajas? - Trabajo en una agencia de publicidad.What kind of work do you do? - I work for an advertising agency.
d. What do you do?
Me llamo Bill. - Encantada. ¿De qué trabajas, Bill?My name's Bill. - Nice to meet you. What do you do, Bill?
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