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How to Say ‘Do you work for this company?’ in Italian

Lei lavora per questa azienda?

LAY lah-VOH-rah pehr KWEH-stah ah-dzyen-dah

[LAY lah-VOH-rah pehr KWEH-stah ah-dzyen-dah]

🇮🇹 In Italy: With strangers at a professional event, Lei is the safe default whatever their age. Wait for them to suggest tu before switching.

Phrase Breakdown

Lei lavora

LAY lah-VOH-rah

You work (formal)

'Lei' is the formal 'you' and takes the third-person verb 'lavora'. The stress falls on la-VO-ra.

Example

Lei lavora qui?

Do you work here?

Words in this phrase

Lei

[LAY]

you (formal)

Polite form of addressing someone directly.

Example

Questo regalo è per Lei.

This gift is for you.

lavora

[lah-VOH-rah]

do you work / he-she works

From the verb 'lavorare'; depending on context it can mean 'you work' in formal speech or 'he/she works.'

Example

Al networking event chiedo: "Lavora" qui da molto tempo?

At the networking event I ask: "Do you work" here for a long time?

per questa azienda?

pehr KWEH-stah ah-dzyen-dah

for this company?

Raise your voice at the end to make it a question. In 'azienda' the 'z' sounds like 'dz'.

Example

Lavori per questa azienda?

Do you work for this company?

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

questa

[KWEH-stah]

this

Points to a specific company being discussed or present at the event.

Example

Chiedo informazioni su "questa" impresa durante l'evento.

I ask for information about "this" business during the event.

azienda

[ah-dzyen-dah]

company

A business or organization; useful when asking about workplace experience and culture.

Example

Vorrei sapere di più sull'"azienda" e sui suoi valori.

I would like to know more about the "company" and its values.

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