Portuguese Phrase
Que tipo de artesanato você faz?
Meaning
The speaker is asking the listener what kind of handmade crafts they create. It can refer to anything from pottery and weaving to jewelry or woodwork.
When to use
Use this question when you meet an artisan at a market, during a hobby‑sharing conversation, or when you want to learn more about someone's creative work.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Quetipodeartesanatovocêfaz?
Que (interrogative)
Used to ask 'what' or 'which' in a question; it triggers inversion or intonation for a question.
tipo de + noun
The pattern 'tipo de' means 'type of' and is followed by a noun in singular.
artesanato (noun)
Means 'craft' or 'handicraft'; it is a masculine singular noun.
você (subject pronoun)
Second‑person singular pronoun; often omitted in informal speech but kept for clarity.
faz (verb fazer)
Present‑tense 2nd person singular of 'fazer' (to do/make).
Question intonation
In spoken Portuguese the sentence ends with a rising intonation; the written question mark is optional in informal chat.
🗨In Conversation
Que tipo de artesanato você faz?
What kind of crafts do you make?
Eu faço cerâmica e bordado à mão.
I make pottery and hand‑embroidery.
✕Common Mistakes
Que tipo de artesanato você fazes?
The verb 'fazer' conjugates as 'faz' for the pronoun 'você'; 'fazes' is used with 'tu' in Portugal.
Que tipo de artesanatos você faz?
After 'tipo de' the noun stays singular; the plural would change the meaning.
Que tipos de artesanato você faz?
When using 'tipo' the correct form is singular: 'Que tipo de...'.
↔Alternatives
Qual é o seu artesanato?
What is your craft?
Que tipo de trabalhos manuais você produz?
What kind of handmade work do you produce?
Você trabalha com que tipo de artesanato?
What type of crafts do you work with?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, 'artesanato' covers a rich tradition of regional crafts – from the colorful lace of Ceará to the wooden carvings of Minas Gerais. When asking about someone's work, it’s polite to show genuine interest and, if appropriate, compliment the skill involved.