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How to Say ‘And where did you work before?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿Y dónde trabajabas antes?

ee DOHN-deh trah-bah-HAH-bahs AHN-tehs

[ee DOHN-deh trah-bah-HAH-bahs AHN-tehs]

Phrase Breakdown

¿Y dónde

ee DOHN-deh

And where

'Y' (and) starts a follow-up question. 'Dónde' has an accent because it's a question word. Say ee-DON-de.

Example

¿Y dónde vives?

And where do you live?

Words in this phrase

[ee]

and

A conjunction used to join words or ideas.

Example

«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».

“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”

dónde

[DOHN-deh]

where

Question word asking about place; has an accent in questions.

Example

¿Dónde vives?

Where do you live?

trabajabas antes?

trah-bah-HAH-bahs AHN-tehs

did you work before?

'Trabajabas' is the imperfect tense, used for ongoing past work. Say tra-ba-HA-bas AN-tes.

Example

¿Qué estudiabas antes?

What did you study before?

Words in this phrase

trabajabas

[trah-bah-HAH-bahs]

you used to work

Imperfect past of 'trabajar' for informal 'you'; describes ongoing past work.

Example

¿Trabajabas los sábados?

Did you use to work on Saturdays?

antes

[AHN-tehs]

before

Adverb of time; used with 'de' before a verb or noun.

Example

Llámame antes de salir.

Call me before leaving.

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