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How do you say "what do you do" in Spanish?
¿Qué haces?
In Spanish, "what do you do" is ¿Qué haces?.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce '¿Qué haces?' with clean, flat vowels, the accent mark shows exactly which syllable carries the stress, and don't forget to say any z or soft c as a th sound, the Castilian way. Also, any h stays completely silent.
Grammar notes
¿Qué haces? is a phrase used the same way as its English equivalent.
Example sentence
what do you do
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Questions about ¿Qué haces?
How do you pronounce ¿Qué haces??
Pronounce '¿Qué haces?' with clean, flat vowels, the accent mark shows exactly which syllable carries the stress, and don't forget to say any z or soft c as a th sound, the Castilian way. Also, any h stays completely silent.
Is ¿Qué haces? formal or casual?
¿Qué haces? is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is ¿Qué haces? used in Spanish?
¿Qué haces? is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (what do you do).
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