Vocabulary - work and workplaces
Vocabulary
Describing other people’s work
Mon père est agent de police. - My father is a police officer.
Ma mère travaille à son compte. - My mother is self-employed.
Ma grand-mère était boulangère. - My grandmother was a baker.
Ma sœur est informaticienne. - My sister is a computer scientist.
Mon amie est mécanicienne et elle adore son métier. - My friend is a mechanic and she loves her job.
Mes parents sont tous les deux professeurs. - My parents are both teachers.
Future plans
Je rêve de devenir professeur(e). - I dream of becoming a teacher.
Je veux être coiffeur/coiffeuse. - I want to be a hairdresser.
Je veux être plombier et travailler à mon compte. - I want to be a plumber and work for myself.
lI faut adorer les animaux pour devenir vétérinaire. - You have to love animals to become a vet.
J’ai décidé que je serai avocat. - I have decided that I’ll be a lawyer.
Mon emploi de rêve est dessinateur. - My dream job is a designer.
Part-time jobs and work experience
Mon premier boulot était serveur. - My first job was as a waiter.
Je travaille à mi-temps comme vendeuse. - I work part-time as a saleswoman.
Cette année, je vais faire un stage en entreprise. - This year I will do work experience in a company.
J’ai besoin d’un petit boulot. - I need a part-time job.
Je cherche un emploi avec des heures flexibles. - I am looking for a job with flexible hours.
Vous avez des postes en ce moment ? - Do you have any positions right now?
Jobs, articles and gender
An 'A', 'an' and 'the'. isn’t needed when talking about jobs. For example:
Je suis serveur. – I am a waiter.
Some jobs change their spelling depending on the person’s Nouns in French or Spanish are classified into two groups: masculine or feminine. Each noun therefore has a 'gender'.:
Il est agriculteur. / Elle est agricultrice. – He/She is a farmer.
Some jobs stay the same:
Il est médecin. / Elle est médecin. – He/She is a doctor.
There is more information about using articles when talking about jobs in the nouns and articles study guide.
Question
Where do they work? Match the job titles with the workplaces.
| 1.le médecin | A.le tribunal |
| 2.le/la professeur(e) | B.le garage |
| 3.l’avocat(e) | C.l’hôpital |
| 4.le maçon | D.le commissariat de police |
| 5.le/la mécanicien(ne) | E.le collège |
| 6.l’agent de police | F.le chantier de construction |
| 1.le médecin |
| A.le tribunal |
| 2.le/la professeur(e) |
| B.le garage |
| 3.l’avocat(e) |
| C.l’hôpital |
| 4.le maçon |
| D.le commissariat de police |
| 5.le/la mécanicien(ne) |
| E.le collège |
| 6.l’agent de police |
| F.le chantier de construction |
| 1.le médecin - doctor | A.l’hôpital - hospital |
| 2.le/la professeur(e) - teacher | B.le collège - school |
| 3.l’avocat(e) - lawyer | C.le tribunal - court |
| 4.le maçon - builder | D.le chantier de construction – building site |
| 5.le/la mécanicien(ne) - mechanic | E.le garage - garage |
| 6.l’agent de police - police officer | F.le commissariat de police – police station |
| 1.le médecin - doctor |
| A.l’hôpital - hospital |
| 2.le/la professeur(e) - teacher |
| B.le collège - school |
| 3.l’avocat(e) - lawyer |
| C.le tribunal - court |
| 4.le maçon - builder |
| D.le chantier de construction – building site |
| 5.le/la mécanicien(ne) - mechanic |
| E.le garage - garage |
| 6.l’agent de police - police officer |
| F.le commissariat de police – police station |
