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What do you do for work? in Korean 🇰🇷


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What do you do for work? 무슨 일 하세요?
How to say “What do you do for work?” in Korean? “무슨 일 하세요?”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “무슨 일 하세요?” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on What do you do for work? in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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"무슨 일 하세요?" breaks down as follows:

• "무슨" means "what" or "what kind of" and is used as a modifier before a noun.
  Romanization: musun

• "일" means "work" or "job."
  Romanization: il

• "하세요?" is the polite form of the verb "하다" (to do). In this context, it implies "do" in the sense of "what do you do?"
  Romanization: haseyo

Tip: Think of the structure as "What kind-of (무슨) + work/job (일) + do (하세요)?" This pattern helps you ask about someone’s occupation in a polite manner.

Alternate ways to ask "What do you do for work?" include:

• "직업이 뭐예요?"
  Romanization: jigeobi mwoyeyo?
  Meaning: "What is your occupation/job?"

• "어떤 일을 하세요?"
  Romanization: eoddeon il haseyo?
  Meaning: "What kind of work do you do?"

• "무슨 일을 하세요?"
  Romanization: musun il haseyo?
  A slightly longer form that explicitly links "what" with "work."

Each of these variations is polite and can be used depending on the context.

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