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How to Say ‘What field do you work in?’ in French

Tu travailles dans quel domaine ?

tyoo trah-VYE dahn kel doh-MEN

[tyoo trah-VYE dahn kel doh-MEN]

🇫🇷 In France: With new professional contacts, tu can feel too familiar unless the event has a very casual startup feel. In many French networking settings, people would more safely begin with vous.

Phrase Breakdown

Tu travailles

tyoo trah-VYE

You work / You're working

Informal way to ask or state that someone works; here it begins a question.

Example

Tu travailles aujourd'hui ?

Are you working today?

Words in this phrase

[tyoo]

you

An informal singular pronoun used to address one person directly.

Example

Tu travailles dans quel domaine après tes études ?

What field do you work in after your studies?

travailles

[trah-VYE]

work

From travailler; used to ask about someone's job or activity.

Example

Tu travailles dans quel domaine en ce moment ?

What field do you work in at the moment?

Dans quel domaine

dahn kel doh-MEN

In which field / area

Used to ask about someone's professional field or sector.

Example

Dans quel domaine travailles-tu ?

In which field do you work?

Words in this phrase

dans

[dahn]

A preposition introducing a field, place, or context.

Example

Tu travailles dans quel domaine depuis l'année dernière ?

What field have you worked in since last year?

quel

[kel]

which / what

Used in questions to ask for a category or type.

Example

Tu travailles dans quel domaine exactement ?

What field exactly do you work in?

domaine

[doh-MEN]

field / area

A professional area, specialty, or sector.

Example

Tu travailles dans quel domaine quand tu rencontres des clients ?

What field do you work in when you meet clients?

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