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How to Say ‘What's your experience?’ in Portuguese

Qual é a sua experiência?

kwahl eh uh SOO-ah ish-peh-ree-EN-syuh

[kwahl eh uh SOO-ah ish-peh-ree-EN-syuh]

💬 Usage Tip: sua is the polite "your", and it matches the thing owned, experiência, not you. Compare o seu nome "your name".

Phrase Breakdown

Qual é

kwahl eh

What is

'Qual' (which/what) links smoothly into 'é' (is): 'KWA-lé'.

Example

Qual é o seu nome?

What is your name?

Words in this phrase

Qual

[kwahl]

what / which

Question word; used before 'é' to ask 'what is' about a specific property.

Example

Qual é o teu nome?

What is your name?

[eh]

Form of the verb 'ser' used to identify or state something.

Example

É meu interesse conhecer melhor a empresa.

It is my interest to get to know the company better.

a sua experiência?

uh SOO-ah ish-peh-ree-EN-syuh

your experience?

'A sua' is the formal 'your', used before a feminine noun. In 'experiência', the first 's' sounds like 'sh': 'ish-pe-ri-EN-sia'.

Example

Gosto da sua experiência.

I like your experience.

Words in this phrase

[uh]

the

Feminine singular definite article, meaning 'the'.

Example

A empresa parece aberta a novas ideias.

The company seems open to new ideas.

sua

[SOO-ah]

your (formal)

Possessive used with 'o/a' to say 'your' politely; feminine form.

Example

A sua máscara é bonita.

Your mask is pretty.

experiência

[ish-peh-ree-EN-syuh]

experience

Knowledge or practice gained over time, e.g. at work.

Example

Tenho experiência em vendas.

I have experience in sales.

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