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How do you say "What is your job?" in Korean?
직업이 뭐예요?
jigeobi mweoyeyo?
In Korean, "What is your job?" is 직업이 뭐예요?.
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Pronunciation
Say 'jee-guh-bee mwuh-yay-yo' with 'jigeobi' as the job subject and 'mweoyeyo' as what it is.
Writing and usage
직업이 뭐예요 uses the job word 직업 with the contraction 뭐 (what) and 예요 (it is).
Example sentence
직업이 뭐예요?
What is your job?
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How to remember 직업이 뭐예요?
Jigeobi is your occupation. Mwuh asks what it is, shortened from mueoseyo.
Related words
- What do you like? 무엇을 좋아해요? mueoseul joahaeyo?
- What do you want? 무엇을 하고 싶어요? mueoseul hago sipeoyo?
- What don't you want? 무엇을 하고 싶지 않아요? mueoseul hago sipji anayo?
- What is the temperature on Friday? 금요일 기온이 어때요? geumyoil gioni eottaeyo?
- What is the temperature on Saturday? 토요일 기온이 어때요? toyoil gioni eottaeyo?
- What is the temperature on Thursday? 목요일 기온이 어때요? mokyoil gioni eottaeyo?
- What is the temperature on Tuesday? 화요일 기온이 어때요? hwayoil gioni eottaeyo?
- What is the weather on Sunday? 일요일 날씨가 어때요? ilyoil nalssiga eottaeyo?
- Where are you from? 어디에서 왔어요? eodieseo wasseoyo?
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Questions about 직업이 뭐예요?
How do you say "What is your job?" in Korean?
In Korean, "What is your job?" is 직업이 뭐예요?. It is a noun.
How is 직업이 뭐예요? written in Korean?
직업이 뭐예요 uses the job word 직업 with the contraction 뭐 (what) and 예요 (it is).
How is 직업이 뭐예요? used in a sentence?
Use 직업이 뭐예요? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 직업이 뭐예요? (What is your job?).
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"What is your job?" in other languages
- Japanese 仕事は何ですか？ (shigoto wa nan desu ka ？)
- Chinese 你的工作是什么? (nǐ de gōng zuò shì shén me ?)
- Spanish ¿Cuál es tu trabajo?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿En qué trabajas?
- French Quel est ton travail ?
- German Was ist dein Beruf?
- Italian Qual è il tuo lavoro?
- Russian Кем ты работаешь? (kem ty rabotaešʹ?)
- Greek Τι δουλειά κάνεις; (ti dhulia kanis)
- Arabic أنت شغال إيه؟ (inta shaghghael 'ieeh)
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