Phrase guide

what's your job

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Inquires about the subject's current occupation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

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  • Arabic: مَا عَمَلُك؟ (mā ʕamaluk?) — what's your job?
  • Arabic: عَمَلَك ايه؟ (ʕamalak ēh?) — what's your job?
  • Arabic: عَمَلِك ايه؟ (ʕamalik ēh?) — what's your job?
  • Chinese Cantonese: 你做盛行? (nei5 zou6 sing6 hong4?) — what's your job?
  • Chinese Cantonese: 你做邊行? /你做边行? (nei5 zou6 bin1 hong4?) — what's your job?
  • Chinese: 汝做啥物頭路? /汝做啥物头路? (lí chòe sián-mih thâu-lō͘?) — what's your job?
  • Chinese: 汝作啥物頭路? /汝作啥物头路? (lí choh sián-mih thâu-lō͘?) — what's your job?
  • Chinese Mandarin: 你的工作是什麼? /你的工作是什么? (nǐ de gōngzuò shì shénme?) — what's your job?
  • Dutch: wat is uw baan? — what's your job?
  • Dutch: wat is je baan? — what's your job?
  • Dutch: wat is jouw baan? — what's your job?
  • Finnish: mitä teet työksesi? — what's your job?
  • French: quel est votre travail — what's your job?
  • French: quel est ton travail — what's your job?
  • Galician: en que traballas? — what's your job?
  • German: als was arbeiten Sie? — what's your job?
  • German: was machen Sie beruflich? — what's your job?
  • German: als was arbeitest du? — what's your job?
  • German: was machst du beruflich — what's your job?
  • Hindi: आपका काम क्या है? (āpkā kām kyā hai?) — what's your job?
  • Hungarian: mivel foglalkozik? — what's your job?
  • Hungarian: mivel foglalkozol? — what's your job?
  • Japanese: 仕事は何ですか (shigoto wa nan desu ka?) — what's your job?
  • Japanese: 仕事は? (shigoto wa?) — what's your job?
  • Kazakh: жұмысын қандай? (jūmysyn qandai?) — what's your job?
  • Kazakh: жұмысыныз қандай? (jūmysynyz qandai?) — what's your job?
  • Korean: 직업은 무엇입니까? (jigeob-eun mueosimnikka?) — what's your job?
  • Korean: 직업은 뭐예요? (jigeob-eun mwoyeyo?) — what's your job?
  • Low German: wat is Ehr Arbeit? — what's your job?
  • Low German: wat is dien Arbeit? — what's your job?
  • Persian: شغل شما چیست؟ (šoġl-e šomâ čist?) — what's your job?
  • Persian: شغلت چیست؟ (šoġlat čist?) — what's your job?
  • Polish: kim jesteś z zawodu? — what's your job?
  • Polish: gdzie pracujesz? — what's your job?
  • Portuguese: qual é o seu trabalho? — what's your job?
  • Russian: кака́я у вас рабо́та? (kakája u vas rabóta?) — what's your job?
  • Russian: кака́я у тебя́ рабо́та? (kakája u tebjá rabóta?) — what's your job?
  • Spanish: ¿cuál es su ocupación? — what's your job?
  • Swedish: vad är ditt jobb? — what's your job?
  • Tagalog: ano trabaho mo? — what's your job?
  • Tagalog: ano hanapbuhay mo? — what's your job?
  • Thai: งานของคุณอะไร (ngaan kŏng kun arai) — what's your job?
  • Ukrainian: яка́ у ва́с робо́та? (jaká u vás robóta?) — what's your job?
  • Ukrainian: яка́ у те́бе робо́та? (jaká u tébe robóta?) — what's your job?
  • Urdu: آپ کا کام کیا ہے؟ (āp kā kām kyā hai?) — what's your job?