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How to Say ‘Do you work in marketing?’ in French

Vous travaillez dans le marketing ?

voo trah-vah-YAY dahn luh mar-kuh-TEENG

[voo trah-vah-YAY dahn luh mar-kuh-TEENG]

🇫🇷 In France: Asking about someone's line of work is a normal opener at a careers event. It lands fine here, though at a private dinner French people often ease into it more slowly.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous travaillez

voo trah-vah-YAY

You work / Do you work

Travailler means 'to work'. Travaillez sounds like 'tra-va-yé'.

Example

Vous travaillez ici ?

Do you work here?

Words in this phrase

Vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

travaillez

[trah-vah-YAY]

work / have been working

Verb asking about the person's job or employment at this place.

Example

À une fête de bureau, « Vous travaillez ici depuis longtemps ? » est une bonne question.

At an office party, “Have you worked here long?” is a good question.

dans le marketing ?

dahn luh mar-kuh-TEENG

in marketing?

The field of work. The voice rises at the end for the question.

Example

Il est dans le marketing.

He is in marketing.

Words in this phrase

dans

[dahn]

in; inside

Preposition indicating location within something.

Example

Dans un coin, elle reste immobile.

In a corner, she stays motionless.

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

marketing

[mar-kuh-TEENG]

marketing

The business field focused on promoting products, services, or brands.

Example

Dans le marketing digital, on utilise souvent les réseaux sociaux.

In digital marketing, people often use social media.

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