This seems to be saying "That your job." Why don't you say, "What is your job?" as "Que es trabajas?"
Kim
Kim
En que trabajas.
2kimgray
December 16, 2016
Dan-H24
December 17, 2016
I think the more literal translation of this phrase is, "in what do you work?", which is another way of asking what your job is.
the-hefay
December 17, 2016
2kimgray, notice in lesson 1.5 that the question ¿En qué trabajas? is "qué" with a tilde. This means "what" as opposed to "that."
stepchook
February 24, 2017
Which is the more common expression when it comes to asking someone what they do for a living? "¿Qué haces?" or "¿En qué trabajas?"
Steven-W15
February 24, 2017
- ¿En qué trabajas?
- ¿A qué te dedicas?
¿Qué haces? I think would be too ambiguous.
- ¿A qué te dedicas?
¿Qué haces? I think would be too ambiguous.
stepchook
February 24, 2017
Lesson 1.5 has both ¿En qué trabajas? and ¿Qué haces?
I agree that the latter might be a bit ambiguous but I was really just trying to figure out whether it is used much in everyday speech.
I agree that the latter might be a bit ambiguous but I was really just trying to figure out whether it is used much in everyday speech.
Dan-H24
February 24, 2017
I agree with Steven that ¿Qué haces? could be too ambiguous and you would more likely be asked in the other forms. Although, I see no reason why a conversation could not go:
Person 1: Tengo que ir a trabajar más temprano en la mañana.
Person 2: ¿Oh...qué haces?
Not only is the context clear from the conversation, it avoids repeating a form of trabajar.
Person 1: Tengo que ir a trabajar más temprano en la mañana.
Person 2: ¿Oh...qué haces?
Not only is the context clear from the conversation, it avoids repeating a form of trabajar.
stepchook
February 24, 2017
Qué bien. Gracias por tu ayuda.