Quick answer
¿A qué te dedicas?
What do you do for a living? — asked far more often than “¿Cuál es tu trabajo?”
The words
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el trabajo | the job, work |
| la empresa | the company |
| el jefe | the boss |
| el compañero | the colleague |
| la reunión | the meeting |
| el sueldo | the salary |
| el horario | the schedule |
| la jornada completa | full time |
| media jornada | part time |
| el contrato | the contract |
| las vacaciones | the holidays |
| la entrevista | the interview |
| el currículum | the CV |
| teletrabajar | to work from home |
| la baja | sick leave |
The phrases you will actually say
¿A qué te dedicas?What do you do?
Trabajo en una empresa de software.I work at a software company.
Estoy en una reunión.I am in a meeting.
¿Podemos hablar mañana?Can we talk tomorrow?
Estoy de vacaciones.I am on holiday.
Worth knowing
Spanish office hours run late — a 4 pm meeting is normal, and lunch at 2 pm is standard.
Practice
Practise your work and jobs words
0/8 matched — tap a Spanish word, then its translation
Check yourself
Someone asks “¿A qué te dedicas?”. They want to know: