Everyone takes up a job to earn for themselves. In this lesson, you will learn about various jobs and what they are called in French.
1. Médecin
Meaning: a person with a medical degree whose job is to treat people who are ill or hurt
English: doctor
Example: Elle ne va jamais chez le médecin même si elle est malade. (She never goes to the doctor even if she is ill.)
2. Ingénieur
Meaning: a person whose job is to design or build machines, engines, or electrical equipment, or things such as roads, railways, or bridges, using scientific principles
English: engineer
Example: Mon frère est un ingénieur solaire. (My brother is a solar engineer.)
3. Fonctionnaire
Meaning: a person who works for local, state, or esp. the federal government
English: civil servant
Example: Mon père a été fonctionnaire pendant de nombreuses années. (My father was a civil servant for many years.)
4. Boulanger
Meaning: a person whose job is to make bread and cakes for sale, or to sell bread and cakes
English: baker
Example: Prenons les pâtisseries de mon ami qui est boulanger. (Let’s get pastries from my friend who is a baker.)
5. Plombier
Meaning: a person whose job is to supply and connect or repair water pipes, baths, toilets, etc.
English: plumber
Example: Le plombier a réparé le robinet en un rien de temps. (The plumber fixed the tap in no time.)
6. Pompier
Meaning: a man whose job is to stop unwanted fires from burning
English: fireman
Example: Le pompier a sauvé la vie de nombreuses personnes ce jour-là. (The fireman saved the lives of many people that day.)
7. Professeur
Meaning: to prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop
English: teacher
Example: Mon professeur de mathématiques nous a très bien expliqué les sommes.(My Maths teacher explained the sums to us very nicely.)
8. Avocat
Meaning: someone whose job is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them in court
English: Lawyer
Example: Elle voulait être avocate lorsqu’elle grandit. (She wanted to be a lawyer when she grew up.)
9. Infirmier
Meaning : (the title given to) a person whose job is to care for people who are ill or injured, especially in a hospital
English: nurse
Example: Il a pu récupérer si vite grâce à l’infirmière qui s’est occupée de lui. (He was able to recover so fast thanks to the nurse who looked after him.)
10. Charpentier
Meaning: a person whose job is making and repairing wooden objects and structures
English: carpenter
Example: Veuillez demander au charpentier de réparer ma chaise. (Please ask the carpenter to repair my chair. )
11. Gerant
Meaning : the person who is responsible for managing an organization
English: manager
Example: Elle est devenue la directrice de la banque très jeune. (She became the bank manager at quite a young age.)
12. Ecrivain
Meaning: a person who writes books or articles to be published
English: writer
Example: Je lui ai offert un livre écrit par son écrivain préféré. (I gifted her a book written by her favourite writer.)
13. Peintre
Meaning: someone who paints pictures
English: painter
Example: Elle veut devenir un peintre renommé. (She wants to become a renowned painter.)
14. Serveur
Meaning: a man whose job is to bring the food to customers at their tables in a restaurant
English: waiter
Example: Il a donné au serveur un bon pourboire pour ses services. (He gave the waiter a good tip for his services.)
15. Coiffeur
Meaning: a person who cuts people’s hair and puts it into a style, usually working in a special shop, called a hairdresser’s
English: hairdresser
Example: Elle se fait coiffer uniquement par son coiffeur préféré. (She gets her hair done only by her favourite hairdresser.)
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