Spanish for English speakers House · Lesson 3

What's your job?

Ask about someone's job in Spanish — ¿A qué se dedica? (What does he/she do?) — and answer es enfermero (he's a nurse).

Conversation

  1. Lindo Lindo

    ¿A qué se dedica tu papá?

    What does your dad do?

    Tip: <se dedica> in this context it means <what he dos for a living>

  2. Cassian Cassian

    Es enfermero

    He is a nurse

    Tip: To describe a job you just need the verb <ser> to be + the job

  3. Lindo Lindo

    ¿Y tu mamá?

    What about your mum?

  4. Cassian Cassian

    Ella es una vendedora de flores

    She is a flower shop assistant

    Tip: <vendedora> is feminin. If it was masculin, it would be <vendedor>

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask 'what does he do for a living?' in Spanish?

¿A qué se dedica? (formal) or ¿En qué trabaja? = 'what does he do / what is his job?'.

How do job names work in Spanish?

Es + profession (no article): es enfermero (he's a nurse), es médico (he's a doctor), es maestra (she's a teacher).

Common Spanish jobs?

Enfermero/a (nurse), médico/a (doctor), profesor/a (teacher), abogado/a (lawyer), ingeniero/a (engineer), camarero/a (waiter).

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