Newbie - Explaining Your Job

(A1649)

A:

你是做什么的？

nˇı sh`ı zu `o sh ´enme de?

What do you do?

B:

我是老师。你呢？

w ˇo sh`ı l ˇaosh¯ı. nˇı ne?

I’m a teacher. You?

A:

我是医生。你喜欢你的工作吗？

w ˇo sh`ı y¯ısh ¯eng. nˇı xˇıhuan nˇı de g ¯ongzu `o ma?

I’m a doctor. Do you like your job?

B:

是的。我很喜欢。

sh`ı de. w ˇo h ˇen xˇıhuan.

Yes. I really like it.

Key Vocabulary

你

nˇı

you

是

sh`ı

to be

做

zu `o

to do

什么

sh ´enme

what

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我

w ˇo

I

老师

l ˇaosh¯ı

teacher

你呢

nˇı ne

’how about you’

医生

y¯ısh ¯eng

doctor

喜欢

xˇıhuan

to like

你的

nˇı de

your

工作

g ¯ongzu `o

job

吗

ma

[indicates a question]

是的

sh`ı de

yes

很

h ˇen

very

Supplementary Vocabulary

经理

j¯ınglˇı

manager

老板

l ˇaob ˇan

boss

工程师

g ¯ongch ´eng-
sh¯ı

engineer

设计师

sh `ej`ısh¯ı

designer

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律师

l ¨u`

ush¯ı

lawyer

职员

zh´ıyu ´an

office worker

公

司

g ¯ongs¯ı

company

学生

xu ´esheng

student

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