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)
Related
Enjoy your meal, everyone!
Guten Appetit zusammen!
GOO-ten AH-peh-teet tsoo-ZAM-men!
Get home safely! (informal)
Komm gut nach Hause!
KOM GOOT nach HOW-zeh!
Good to meet you. (formal)
Schön, Sie zu treffen.
Shoen, Zee tsoo TREFF-en
What do you do for a living? (informal)
Was machst du beruflich?
Vass MAKST doo be-ROOF-lish?
I wish you a nice day. (formal)
Ich wünsche Ihnen einen schönen Tag.
Ish VUEN-shee EE-nen EYE-nen SHOE-nen TAHK.
I wish you a nice day. (informal)
Ich wünsche dir einen schönen Tag.
Ish VUEN-shee deer EYE-nen SHOE-nen TAHK.