How to Say ‘What do you do?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Qué haces?
keh AH-ses
[keh AH-ses]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: At a career event, [¿Qué haces?] often means [What do you do for work?], not literally what you're doing right now. It sounds natural and conversational, but with a more formal tone you could ask about their area or role instead.
Phrase Breakdown
Qué
[keh]
What do you do?
A question to inquire about someone's job or activities.
En la reunión de la industria, siempre preguntan '¿Qué haces?' para conocerse.
At the industry meeting, they always ask 'What do you do?' to get to know each other.
Haces?
AH-ses
Words in this phrase
haces
[AH-ses]
What do you do?
A question to inquire about someone's job or activities.
En la reunión de la industria, siempre preguntan '¿Qué haces?' para conocerse.
At the industry meeting, they always ask 'What do you do?' to get to know each other.
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