How to Talk About Occupations in Spanish in Everyday Life - LSFB 059

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Learning Spanish for Beginners Podcast, session 59, How to Talk About Occupations in Spanish.

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Here it is one more time. spanishforyourjob.com/beginners. Okay, let's get started. In this guide, we will review a few easy ways to talk about your occupation in Spanish. Let's get started. Answering the question, what do you do for a living, is always one of the first things people ask when they meet someone. The easiest way to talk about your occupation is to use soy followed by your job title. Here are a few common examples. Soy estudiante. I am a student. Soy cajero. I am a cashier. Soy cajero. I am a female cashier. Soy cajero.

I am a female cashier. I am a female cashier. Notice how the ending changes, right? Cajero ending with an O is for a male cashier, and cajera ending with an A is for a female cashier. Here it goes again. Soy cajero. I am a male cashier. Soy cajera. I am a female cashier. Soy cajera. Next, we have a few more that have the male and female version. Here we go. Soy mesero. I am a male waiter. Soy mesero. Soy mesera. I am a waitress. Soy mesera. Soy trabajador de comida rápida. I am a male fast food worker. Soy. Trabajador de comida rápida.

Soy trabajadora de comida rápida. I am a female fast food worker. Soy trabajadora de comida rápida.

Soi enfermero. I am.

Soy enfermero.

Soy enfermera. I am a female nurse. Soy enfermera.

Soy representante de atención a clientes. I am a customer service representative. Soy representante de atención a clientes.

Soy representante de atención a clientes. I am a male doctor. Soy médico. Soy médica. I am a female doctor. Soi médica.

Soy ingeniero. I am a male engineer. I'm an engineer.

Soi ingeniera. I am a female engineer. Soy ingeniera, with an A at the end. If you want to ask someone what they do, you can use one of these questions. En qué trabajas? What do you do for work? En qué trabajas?

A qué te dedicas? What do you do for a living? A qué te dedicas? We have learned a few easy ways to talk about occupations in Spanish. By the way, if you would like to learn Spanish faster, by learning the 100 most common words in spoken Spanish, you can visit spanishforyourjob.com/commonwords, where you will find a list of the most common words used in spoken Spanish. To access the list of most common words, you can visit spanishforyourjob.com/commonwords.

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