to make a living
Trabaja duro para ganarse la vida.
He works hard to earn a living.
You have to earn a living.
Es esto lo que hace un ingeniero para ganarse la vida?
Is this what an engineer does for a living?
— पीकू (2015)
Tom no sabe lo que hace Mary para ganarse la vida.
Tom doesn’t know what Mary does for a living.
El pan costaba mucho, aunque era pan negro; y no tenían cómo ganarse la vida.
The bread was expensive, even though it was brown bread, and they had no way to make a living.
Estoy hablando de ganarse la vida pescando tiburones.
I'm talking about making a living fishing for sharks.
Ganarse la vida como artista de mangas es casi imposible.
Making a living as a manga artist is almost impossible.
¿Es eso lo que hace para ganarse la vida?
Is that what you do for a living?
— Ballena Asesina (2026)
¿Qué hace tu padre para ganarse la vida?
What does your father do for a living?