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
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Was | What | Interrogative pronoun |
| machst | do | Verb (machen) in 2nd person singular |
| du | you (informal) | Personal pronoun (nominative) |
| beruflich | professionally / for a living | Adverb |
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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)