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"What do you do? (for work)" in Spanish: ¿A qué te dedicas?
¿A qué te dedicas?
What do you do for work is ¿A qué te dedicas? It asks about your job or main activity. Formal: ¿A qué se dedica?
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How to pronounce ¿A qué te dedicas?
Say it
ah KEH teh deh-DEE-kahs
/a ke te ðeˈði.kas/
ah KEH teh deh-DEE-kahs. Stress on KEH and DEE. Say ¿A qué te dedicas? in one breath.
"What do you do? (for work)" in Spanish: quick reference
| Spanish | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| ¿A qué te dedicas? | What do you do? Informal tu. | Informal tu. |
| ¿A qué se dedica? | What do you do? Formal usted. | Formal usted. |
| ¿A qué se dedican? | What do you (plural) do? Ustedes. | Ustedes. |
| ¿En qué trabajas? | What do you work in? Also common. | Also common. |
How to use ¿A qué te dedicas? in real life
- 1Networking coffee
¿A qué te dedicas, además de estudiar?
What do you do, besides studying?
Full ¿A qué te dedicas?
- 2Party intro
Oye, ¿a qué te dedicas en la empresa?
Hey, what do you do at the company?
¿A qué te dedicas? plus workplace.
- 3Hostel chat
¿A qué te dedicas en México?
What do you do in Mexico?
Travel context with te dedicas.
Mistakes English speakers make with ¿A qué te dedicas?
Incorrect: ¿A qué te dedicas vosotros?
Correct: ¿A qué se dedican ustedes?
Latin American Spanish uses ustedes, not vosotros.
Incorrect: What do you do?
Correct: ¿A qué te dedicas?
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Good to know
¿A qué te dedicas? is friendly job talk across Latin America. After ¿A qué te dedicas?, answers are often trabajo en… or soy…
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Meeting a friend's coworker
ChatPal
¿A qué te dedicas en la empresa?
What do you do at the company?
You
Diseño. ¿Y tú, a qué te dedicas?
Design. And you—what do you do?
ChatPal
Finanzas. ¿Nos vemos en el café?
Finance. See you at the café?
You
Dale, perfecto.
Sure, perfect.
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FAQ
Common questions about "What do you do? (for work)" in Spanish
Formal usted?
¿A qué se dedica?
I'm a student?
Soy estudiante.
More formal?
¿Cuál es su profesión?
Register tip?
¿A qué te dedicas? is casual; use se dedica with usted.
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