How to Say ‘What area do you work in now?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿En qué área trabajas ahora?
en keh AH-reh-ah trah-BAH-hahs ah-OH-rah
[en keh AH-reh-ah trah-BAH-hahs ah-OH-rah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Using [trabajas] is friendly and informal. At career events in Mexico, many people start a bit more formally with [usted], especially with older contacts or recruiters.
Phrase Breakdown
En
[en]
in
Introduces the field or area being asked about.
En la charla, pregunto «En qué área trabajas ahora».
In the conversation, I ask “In what area do you work now?”
qué
[keh]
what
Used in questions to request specific information.
Con «qué» inicio una pregunta profesional.
With “what,” I begin a professional question.
área
[AH-reh-ah]
area; field
Means a work field, sector, or specialty.
Su «área» es diseño digital.
Their “field” is digital design.
Trabajas ahora
trah-BAH-hahs ah-OH-rah
You work now / are you working now
A question about someone’s current job or present professional situation.
¿Trabajas ahora en una empresa?
Do you work at a company now?
Words in this phrase
trabajas
[trah-BAH-hahs]
you work
Second person singular of the verb “trabajar,” used when asking about employment.
Le pregunto «trabajas» en recursos humanos o en operaciones.
I ask, “do you work” in human resources or in operations.
ahora
[ah-OH-rah]
now; currently
Indicates the person’s present job situation.
Quiero saber dónde trabaja «ahora».
I want to know where he or she works “now.”
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