Asking about Profession.

What do you do? Where do you work? These are two basic questions when meeting a person for the first time. It is very simple, only need to learn the use of the verb to do 做 (zuò) and the noun work/job 工作 (gōngzuò).




Question: What do you do?

你做什么工作?

Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò?

What do you do?

Answer

我是 + profession

我是老师

Wǒ shì lǎoshī

I am a teacher


The noun 工作 can also be used as the verb to work:

Question: Where do you work? 

你在哪儿工作?

Nǐ zài nǎr gōngzuò?

Where do you work?

Answer

我在 + place + 工作

我在学校工作

Wǒ zài xuéxiào gōngzuò

I work in a school

 

 

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