How to Say ‘What does your dad do?’ in Traditional Chinese
你爸爸做什麼工作？
nǐ bà bà zuò shén me gōng zuò
[Ni bah-bah zuò shén me gōng zuò]
Phrase Breakdown
你爸爸
nǐ bà bà
your dad
爸爸 (bàba) means 'dad'. The second 爸 is light. 的 is dropped before family members.
你爸爸在家嗎？
Is your dad home?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[Ni]
your
Indicating possession by the person being referred to.
你的杯子在這裡。
Your cup is here.
爸爸
bà bà
[bah-bah]
dad; father
An informal and common word for “father” or “dad.”
我爸爸很高。
My dad is very tall.
做什麼工作？
zuò shén me gōng zuò
what does (he) do for work?
做什麼工作 (zuò shénme gōngzuò) asks about someone's job.
你媽媽做什麼工作？
What does your mom do for work?
Words in this phrase
做
zuò
[zuò]
to do
To carry out an action or task.
他喜歡做運動。
He likes to do exercises.
什麼
shén me
[shén me]
what
A pronoun used to ask about something.
這是什麼？
What is this?
工作
gōng zuò
[gōng zuò]
job
A paid position of regular employment.
她的工作主要是一位老師。
Her job is mainly as a teacher.
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