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.
Tu travailles aujourd'hui ?
Are you working today?
Words in this phrase
Tu
[tyoo]
you
An informal singular pronoun used to address one person directly.
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.
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.
Dans quel domaine travailles-tu ?
In which field do you work?
Words in this phrase
dans
[dahn]
in
A preposition introducing a field, place, or context.
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.
Tu travailles dans quel domaine exactement ?
What field exactly do you work in?
domaine
[doh-MEN]
field / area
A professional area, specialty, or sector.
Tu travailles dans quel domaine quand tu rencontres des clients ?
What field do you work in when you meet clients?
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