Jobs is the seventh skill in the German language tree on Duolingo. The skill has four lessons and teaches a few common occupations and how to talk about your job in German.
Tips & Notes[]
Getting -in to it![]
Because German has grammatical gender, the words for most occupations will change depending on the gender of the person. Many masculine ones end in -er, for instance (Kellner, Schauspieler, Lehrer) while their feminine equivalents end in -erin (Kellnerin, Schauspielerin, Lehrerin). In fact, -in at the end of an occupation is always feminine!
Dropping out?[]
When you say what kind of person someone is (for example, their occupation, their nationality, their role), in English we say someone is a something ("He is a professor). In German, this "a" usually disappears ("er ist Professor" instead of er ist ein Professor).
Mein, dein[]
Everything that you've learned about mein (my) is exactly the same for dein (like turning into deine for feminine nouns).
Pronunciation Tips[]
The "sh" sound in German is spelled sch but also words starting with sp and st have a hidden "sh" sound in them! That means Student sounds more like "shtu-dehnt."
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- der Kellner = the waiter
- die Kellnerin = the waitress
- der Schauspieler = the actor
- die Schauspielerin = the actress
- sie = she
- er = he
Lesson 2[]
- der Professor = the professor (m.)
- die Professorin = the professor (f.)
- was = what
- der Beruf = the occupation
- dein(e) = your
Lesson 3[]
- der Arzt = the doctor (m.)
- die Ärztin = the doctor (f.)
- der Freund = the friend, the boyfriend
- die Freundin = the friend, the girlfriend
- der Student = the student (m.)
- die Studentin = the student (f.)
Lesson 4[]
- der Lehrer = the teacher (m.)
- die Lehrerin = the teacher (f.)
- aber = but
- die Arbeit = the work
- interessant = interesting
- stressig = stressful
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/de/Jobs
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