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How to Say ‘What do you do here?’ in French

Vous faites quoi ici ?

voo FET kwah ee-see

[voo FET kwah ee-see]

🇫🇷 In France: Among new colleagues this is a friendly, everyday way to ask about someone's role. It's relaxed but still polite thanks to vous.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous faites

voo FET

You do

This is the polite or plural form of 'faire'. Say it as 'vou fèt'.

Example

Vous faites du sport ?

Do you play sports?

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?

faites

[FET]

do (you do)

Form of 'faire' used with 'vous'.

Example

Que faites-vous ce soir ?

What are you doing tonight?

quoi ici ?

kwah ee-see

what here?

'Quoi' is 'what' placed at the end, which is typical of spoken French. Say 'kwa-i-si'.

Example

Tu fais quoi ici ?

What are you doing here?

Words in this phrase

quoi

[kwah]

what

Question word for 'what', often placed at the end in casual speech.

Example

Tu manges quoi ?

What are you eating?

ici

[ee-see]

here

This place or location.

Example

Restons ici pour un moment.

Let's stay here for a while.

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