"what's your job" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=what's your job?}} what's your job?
  1. Inquires about the subject's current occupation. Related terms: what do you do?, what do you do for a living?, where do you work? Translations (what's your job?): مَا عَمَلُك؟ (mā ʕamaluk?) (Arabic), عَمَلَك ايه؟ (ʕamalak ēh?) [Egyptian-Arabic, addressee-masculine] (Arabic), عَمَلِك ايه؟ (ʕamalik ēh?) [Egyptian-Arabic, addressee-feminine] (Arabic), 你做盛行? (nei⁵ zou⁶ sing⁶ hong⁴?) (Chinese Cantonese), 你做邊行? (Chinese Cantonese), 你做边行? (nei⁵ zou⁶ bin¹ hong⁴?) (Chinese Cantonese), 你的工作是什麼? (Chinese Mandarin), 你的工作是什么? (nǐ de gōngzuò shì shénme?) (Chinese Mandarin), wat is uw baan? [formal] (Dutch), wat is je baan? [informal] (Dutch), wat is jouw baan? [informal] (Dutch), mitä teet työksesi? (Finnish), quel est votre travail [formal] (French), quel est ton travail [familiar] (French), en que traballas? (Galician), als was arbeiten Sie? [formal] (German), was machen Sie beruflich? (German), als was arbeitest du? [familiar] (German), was machst du beruflich (German), आपका काम क्या है? (āpkā kām kyā hai?) (Hindi), mivel foglalkozik? [formal] (Hungarian), mivel foglalkozol? [informal] (Hungarian), 仕事は何ですか (shigoto wa nan desu ka?) (Japanese), 仕事は? (shigoto wa?) (english: plain) (Japanese), жұмысын қандай? (jūmysyn qandai?) [informal] (Kazakh), жұмысыныз қандай? (jūmysynyz qandai?) [formal] (Kazakh), 직업은 무엇입니까? (jigeob-eun mueosimnikka?) (Korean), 직업은 뭐예요? (jigeob-eun mwoyeyo?) (Korean), wat is Ehr Arbeit? [German-Low-German, formal] (Low German), wat is dien Arbeit? [German-Low-German, informal] (Low German), شغل شما چیست؟ (šoğl-e šomâ čist?) (Persian), شغلت چیست؟ (šoğlat čist?) [informal] (Persian), kim jesteś z zawodu? (Polish), gdzie pracujesz? (Polish), qual é o seu trabalho? (Portuguese), кака́я у вас рабо́та? (kakája u vas rabóta?) [formal] (Russian), кака́я у тебя́ рабо́та? (kakája u tebjá rabóta?) [informal] (Russian), ¿cuál es su ocupación? (Spanish), vad är ditt jobb? (Swedish), งานของคุณอะไร (ngaan kŏng kun arai) (alt: add ครับ (kráp) (male speaker) or คะ (ká) (female speaker) to the end to make the question more polite) (Thai), яка́ у ва́с робо́та? (jaká u vás robóta?) [formal] (Ukrainian), яка́ у те́бе робо́та? (jaká u tébe robóta?) [informal] (Ukrainian), آپ کا کام کیا ہے؟ (āp kā kām kyā hai?) (Urdu)

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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "nǐ de gōngzuò shì shénme?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
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          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "word": "mitä teet työksesi?"
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          "sense": "what's your job?",
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          "sense": "what's your job?",
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          "sense": "what's your job?",
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "āpkā kām kyā hai?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "word": "आपका काम क्या है?"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
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          "sense": "what's your job?",
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          "roman": "shigoto wa nan desu ka?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shigoto wa?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "word": "仕事は?"
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          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jūmysyn qandai?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "жұмысын қандай?"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jūmysynyz qandai?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
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          "word": "жұмысыныз қандай?"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jigeob-eun mueosimnikka?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "word": "직업은 무엇입니까?"
        },
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jigeob-eun mwoyeyo?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "word": "직업은 뭐예요?"
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          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
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            "German-Low-German",
            "formal"
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          "word": "wat is Ehr Arbeit?"
        },
        {
          "code": "nds-de",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
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            "informal"
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          "word": "wat is dien Arbeit?"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šoğl-e šomâ čist?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "word": "شغل شما چیست؟"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šoğlat čist?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "tags": [
            "informal"
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          "word": "شغلت چیست؟"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "word": "kim jesteś z zawodu?"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "word": "gdzie pracujesz?"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "word": "qual é o seu trabalho?"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kakája u vas rabóta?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
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          "word": "кака́я у вас рабо́та?"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kakája u tebjá rabóta?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "кака́я у тебя́ рабо́та?"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "word": "¿cuál es su ocupación?"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "word": "vad är ditt jobb?"
        },
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          "alt": "add ครับ (kráp) (male speaker) or คะ (ká) (female speaker) to the end to make the question more polite",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "ngaan kŏng kun arai",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "word": "งานของคุณอะไร"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "jaká u vás robóta?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "яка́ у ва́с робо́та?"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "jaká u tébe robóta?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "яка́ у те́бе робо́та?"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "āp kā kām kyā hai?",
          "sense": "what's your job?",
          "word": "آپ کا کام کیا ہے؟"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "note": "công việc của bạn là gì? (generic, replace bạn with the appropriate pronoun)",
          "sense": "what's your job?"
        }
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      "roman": "mā ʕamaluk?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "مَا عَمَلُك؟"
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      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "你做盛行?"
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      "sense": "what's your job?",
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nǐ de gōngzuò shì shénme?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "你的工作是什么?"
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      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "en que traballas?"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
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      "word": "als was arbeiten Sie?"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "was machen Sie beruflich?"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "आपका काम क्या है?"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
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      "roman": "shigoto wa nan desu ka?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "仕事は何ですか"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "plain",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shigoto wa?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "仕事は?"
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      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jūmysyn qandai?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
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      "word": "жұмысын қандай?"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jūmysynyz qandai?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
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      "word": "жұмысыныз қандай?"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jigeob-eun mueosimnikka?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "직업은 무엇입니까?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jigeob-eun mwoyeyo?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "직업은 뭐예요?"
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      "sense": "what's your job?",
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        "formal"
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    },
    {
      "code": "nds-de",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "wat is dien Arbeit?"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šoğl-e šomâ čist?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "شغل شما چیست؟"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šoğlat čist?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "شغلت چیست؟"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "kim jesteś z zawodu?"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "gdzie pracujesz?"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "qual é o seu trabalho?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kakája u vas rabóta?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "кака́я у вас рабо́та?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kakája u tebjá rabóta?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "кака́я у тебя́ рабо́та?"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "¿cuál es su ocupación?"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "vad är ditt jobb?"
    },
    {
      "alt": "add ครับ (kráp) (male speaker) or คะ (ká) (female speaker) to the end to make the question more polite",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ngaan kŏng kun arai",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "งานของคุณอะไร"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "jaká u vás robóta?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "яка́ у ва́с робо́та?"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "jaká u tébe robóta?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "яка́ у те́бе робо́та?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "āp kā kām kyā hai?",
      "sense": "what's your job?",
      "word": "آپ کا کام کیا ہے؟"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "note": "công việc của bạn là gì? (generic, replace bạn with the appropriate pronoun)",
      "sense": "what's your job?"
    }
  ],
  "word": "what's your job"
}

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