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How to Say ‘And what do you do to improve that?’ in Spain Spanish

¿Y qué hace para mejorar eso?

ee keh AH-seh PAH-rah meh-hoh-RAR EH-soh

[ee keh AH-seh PAH-rah meh-hoh-RAR EH-soh]

💬 Usage Tip: para followed by a verb in its basic form means "in order to". For example, para aprender means "to learn".

Phrase Breakdown

¿Y qué hace

ee keh AH-seh

And what do you do

'Hace' is the formal 'you do' (usted). The 'h' is silent, so say 'A-ce'. 'Qué' sounds like 'ke' and carries stress.

Example

¿Y qué hace los fines de semana?

And what do you do on weekends?

Words in this phrase

[ee]

and

A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.

Example

Busco una cultura cercana y humana.

I’m looking for a culture that is close and human.

qué

[keh]

what

An interrogative word used to ask for information or clarification.

Example

¿Qué tipo de cultura valoras en una empresa?

What type of culture do you value in a company?

hace

[AH-seh]

do (you, formal)

Form of hacer for usted/él/ella meaning does or do.

Example

¿Qué hace usted los fines de semana?

What do you do on weekends?

para mejorar eso?

PAH-rah meh-hoh-RAR EH-soh

to improve that?

'Para' plus an infinitive means 'in order to'. 'Mejorar' is 'to improve': the 'j' is a strong throaty sound and the stress falls on the end, me-jo-RAR. 'Eso' means 'that'.

Example

Estudio para mejorar mi español.

I study to improve my Spanish.

Words in this phrase

para

[PAH-rah]

in order to

Preposition expressing purpose before an infinitive.

Example

Vengo para hablar contigo.

I'm coming in order to talk to you.

mejorar

[meh-hoh-RAR]

to improve

Infinitive meaning to make something better.

Example

Leo para mejorar mi vocabulario.

I read to improve my vocabulary.

eso

[EH-soh]

that

A demonstrative pronoun used to refer to an idea, comment, or thing previously mentioned.

Example

Eso es justo lo que busco en la cultura de una empresa.

That is exactly what I look for in a company's culture.

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