How to ask about jobs in Vietnamese

In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask and answer "What's your job?" in Vietnamese.

Also, you will know how to ask and answer related questions about the workplace.

If you don't know your job in Vietnamese yet, you can find your job here.

Asking about jobs

There are three ways to ask about jobs in Vietnamese:

1. S + làm gì?
2. S + làm nghề gì?
3. S + làm công việc gì?

Talking about your job

S + làm + job

(Subject) work as ...

S + là + job

(Subject) am/is/are ...

Where do you work?

To ask about work place, we can use these options:

1. S + làm ở đâu?
2. S + làm việc ở đâu?
3. S + đi làm ở đâu?

To answer, replace đâu with your workplace:

1. S + làm ở ...
2. S + làm việc ở ...
3. S + đi làm ở ...

How long have you worked there?

We can use bao lâu (how long) or lâu chưa.

• S (đã) làm việc ở đây bao lâu rồi?

  How long have you worked here?
• S (đã) làm việc ở đây lâu chưa?

  Have you worked here for a long time?

Practice

Try practicing the conversation below with a friend: