A1Basics
Was machen Sie beruflich?
What do you do for a living? (formal)
In German
Was machen Sie beruflich?
Vass MAKH-en Zee be-ROOF-lish?
🇬🇧 English
What do you do for a living? (formal)
🇪🇸 Español
¿A qué se dedica usted?
🇮🇹 Italiano
Cosa fa di lavoro?
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Was | What | Interrogative pronoun |
| machen | do | Verb (machen) in 3rd person plural (formal) |
| Sie | you (formal) | Personal pronoun (nominative) |
| beruflich | professionally / for a living | Adverb |
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Grammar Point
Interrogative 'was', verb 'machen', formal address
Variations
Was ist Ihr Beruf?
What is your profession? (formal)
Welchen Beruf haben Sie?
Which profession do you have? (formal)