How to Say ‘What do you do for a living?’ in Italian
Cosa fai nella vita?
koh-sah fai nel-lah vee-tah
[koh-sah fai nel-lah vee-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: An open question commonly used to learn about someone's profession.
Phrase Breakdown
Cosa fai
koh-sah fai
Words in this phrase
Cosa
[koh-sah]
What do you do
Inquires about someone's occupation or lifestyle.
Mi chiedi 'cosa fai nella vita?' e io rispondo.
You ask me 'what do you do in life?' and I reply.
fai
[fai]
do you do
Phrase used to ask about job or activities.
Che lavoro fai?
What work do you do?
Nella vita
nel-lah vee-tah
Words in this phrase
nella
[nel-lah]
in
Part of a question about life or career.
Puoi dirmi cosa fai nella vita?
Can you tell me what you do in life?
vita
[vee-tah]
life
Describes general living or career endeavor.
Nella vita sono un insegnante.
In life, I am a teacher.
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