How to Say ‘Do you work for this company?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Usted trabaja en esta empresa?
oos-TEHD trah-BAH-hah en EHS-tah em-PREH-sah
[oos-TEHD trah-BAH-hah en EHS-tah em-PREH-sah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: At a career event, use usted with recruiters and strangers by default. Let them switch to tú first.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Usted trabaja
oos-TEHD trah-BAH-hah
Do you work
'Usted' is the formal 'you'. 'Trabaja' is stressed on 'ba': tra-BA-ja. Raise your intonation for the question.
¿Usted trabaja aquí?
Do you work here?
Words in this phrase
Usted
[oos-TEHD]
you (formal)
“Usted” is the respectful form of “you,” often appropriate with a mother-in-law or father-in-law.
Esto es para usted, señora.
This is for you, ma’am.
trabaja
[trah-BAH-hah]
you work (formal)
Form of 'trabajar' (to work) used with usted, él or ella.
¿Usted trabaja los sábados?
Do you work on Saturdays?
en esta empresa?
en EHS-tah em-PREH-sah
at this company?
'Esta' means 'this' (feminine), matching 'empresa'. Link the sounds: en-ES-ta em-PRE-sa.
Llevo dos años en esta empresa.
I've been at this company for two years.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in / at
Used to show location.
El valet está en la entrada principal hoy.
The valet is at the main entrance today.
esta
[EHS-tah]
this
A demonstrative adjective used with feminine singular nouns.
Esta semana te mando un correo para dar seguimiento.
This week I’ll send you an email to follow up.
empresa
[em-PREH-sah]
company
Refers to the organization, business, or employer being discussed.
Su Empresa parece tener una cultura muy colaborativa.
Your company seems to have a very collaborative culture.
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