A1Basics

Was machst du beruflich?

What do you do for a living? (informal)

In German

Was machst du beruflich?

Vass MAKST doo be-ROOF-lish?
🇬🇧 English
What do you do for a living? (informal)
🇪🇸 Español
¿A qué te dedicas?
🇮🇹 Italiano
Cosa fai di lavoro?

Sentence Breakdown

WordTranslationRole
WasWhatInterrogative pronoun
machstdoVerb (machen) in 2nd person singular
duyou (informal)Personal pronoun (nominative)
beruflichprofessionally / for a livingAdverb
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Grammar Point

Interrogative 'was', verb 'machen', informal address

Variations

Was ist dein Beruf?
What is your profession? (informal)
Welchen Beruf hast du?
Which profession do you have? (informal)

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