¿De qué trabaja?

¿De qué trabaja?
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. What does he do for work?
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
(masculine)
Me gusta tu amigo. ¿Es soltero? ¿De qué trabaja?I like your friend. Is he single? What does he do for work?
b. What does she do for work?
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
(feminine)
Emma estudió en una escuela de cine. - Ah, qué interesante. ¿De qué trabaja?Emma studied at a film school. - Oh, how interesting. What does she do for work?
c. What does he do for a living?
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
(masculine)
Papá, ¿te hablé ya de mi nuevo novio? - Sí, pero me contaste muy poco. ¿De qué trabaja?Dad, did I tell you about my new boyfriend? - You did, but you didn’t tell me very much. What does he do for a living?
d. What does she do for a living?
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
(feminine)
La protagonista de nuestro programa se pasa la vida viajando por el mundo. Y ustedes se preguntarán, "¿De qué trabaja?".The star of our show spends her life traveling around the world. And you may wonder, "What does she do for a living?"
2.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(second person singular)
a. What do you do for work?
Estudié derecho, pero nunca llegué a ejercer. - ¿De qué trabaja?I studied Law, but I never actually practiced. - What do you do for work?
b. What do you do for a living?
Necesito hacerle alguna pregunta más, señora González. ¿De qué trabaja? - Ahora mismo, estoy desempleada.I need to ask you a few more questions, Mrs. Gonzalez. What do you do for a living? - At the moment I'm unemployed.
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