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How to Say ‘And what do you do?’ in Italian

E tu cosa fai?

eh too KO-sa fahy

[eh too KO-sa fahy]

💬 Usage Tip: tu is usually dropped, since the verb fai already shows who you mean. Adding it here puts the stress on "you" when turning the question back: "and what about you?"

Phrase Breakdown

E tu

eh too

And you

Use this to turn the question back to someone. Say 'eh too'.

Example

E tu, come stai?

And you, how are you?

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

[too]

you

Informal singular pronoun used when speaking directly to one person.

Example

E tu, in che settore lavori?

And you, what field do you work in?

cosa fai?

KO-sa fahy

what do you do?

'Fai' sounds like 'fye'. Raise your voice at the end.

Example

Cosa fai stasera?

What are you doing tonight?

Words in this phrase

cosa

[KO-sa]

What

Used to specify something unknown.

Example

Dire cosa vuoi vedere.

Say what you want to watch.

fai

[fahy]

you do / are doing

Second person singular of 'fare' (to do).

Example

Cosa fai stasera?

What are you doing tonight?

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