@itsnatalie I mean, the first and direct meaning of "qué es ella?" is "what is she?" but is there the meaning "what is her job?" in the second and indirect meaning?

itsnatalie

24 Jun 2018

English (US)
Spanish (Mexico)

@Armyveteran oh! I understand what you’re asking. Yes. “Que es Ella” can be the indirect meaning of asking someone what their job is. It is not very common, but can be used in a conversation. This is usually when someone assumes the other person knows they are talking about their job.

oopsehun

24 Jun 2018

Spanish (Mexico)
Spanish (Spain)
English (US) Near fluent

Oh sorry, I think it is used for that too sometimes (I never hear that expression in my daily life so I'm not really sure). I forgot lol sorry for my stupidity 😅😂

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Asere-t

24 Jun 2018

Spanish (Mexico)

No,
“What is her job?”
Means: cual es su trabajo

And “what is she”
Means: que es ella

So, those sentence are completly diferent

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qué es ella?

my text book says it means "what is her job?"
it sounds to me like "what is she?", does that sentence really have that meaning?

qué es ella?my text book says it means "what is her job?"it sounds to me like "what is she?", does that sentence really have that meaning? See a translation

@Armyveteran oh! I understand what you’re asking. Yes. “Que es Ella” can be the indirect meaning of asking someone what their job is. It is not very common, but can be used in a conversation. This is usually when someone assumes the other person knows they are talking about their job.

Yes

You’re right, it is saying “what is she”. If you want to ask what is her job, you would say “Cuál es su trabajo?”

@Armyveteran I’m not really sure what you’re trying to ask 😅 “Que es ella” means “what is she”. “Cual es su trabajo” means “what is her job”. That is the meaning. I hope this answers your question!

@Armyveteran oh! I understand what you’re asking. Yes. “Que es Ella” can be the indirect meaning of asking someone what their job is. It is not very common, but can be used in a conversation. This is usually when someone assumes the other person knows they are talking about their job.

Oh sorry, I think it is used for that too sometimes (I never hear that expression in my daily life so I'm not really sure). I forgot lol sorry for my stupidity 😅😂

No, “What is her job?”Means: cual es su trabajo And “what is she”Means: que es ellaSo, those sentence are completly diferent

qué es ella?

my text book says it means "what is her job?"
it sounds to me like "what is she?", does that sentence really have that meaning?

No,
“What is her job?”
Means: cual es su trabajo

And “what is she”
Means: que es ella

So, those sentence are completly diferent