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Arbeit & Beruf
Jobs, professions, and workplace vocabulary
Nouns in German have grammatical gender. Watch for the color-coded articles:
to start / to begin
📝 Ich fange um 9 Uhr an.
I start at 9 o'clock.
💡 Tip: Separable verb, synonym of beginnen
unemployed
📝 Er ist arbeitslos.
He is unemployed.
💡 Tip: Without work
to stop / to finish
📝 Ich höre um 17 Uhr auf.
I finish at 5 PM.
💡 Tip: Separable verb
to begin / to start
📝 Die Arbeit beginnt um 8 Uhr.
Work begins at 8 o'clock.
💡 Tip: Irregular verb
busy / employed
📝 Ich bin heute sehr beschäftigt.
I'm very busy today.
💡 Tip: Can mean busy or employed
the office
📝 Ich arbeite im Büro.
I work in an office.
💡 Tip: Workplace
the doctor (male)
📝 Ich gehe zum Arzt.
I go to the doctor.
💡 Tip: Medical doctor
the profession / the occupation
📝 Was ist Ihr Beruf?
What is your profession?
💡 Tip: More formal than Job
the boss (male)
📝 Mein Chef ist nett.
My boss is nice.
💡 Tip: Masculine form
the hairdresser (male)
📝 Ich gehe zum Friseur.
I go to the hairdresser.
💡 Tip: Also 'der Frisör'
the engineer (male)
📝 Er ist Ingenieur bei BMW.
He is an engineer at BMW.
💡 Tip: Technical profession
the job
📝 Ich suche einen Job.
I'm looking for a job.
💡 Tip: English loan word, informal
the waiter
📝 Der Kellner bringt das Essen.
The waiter brings the food.
💡 Tip: Restaurant server
the cook / the chef (male)
📝 Der Koch arbeitet im Restaurant.
The chef works in the restaurant.
💡 Tip: Professional cook
the colleague (male)
📝 Mein Kollege ist sehr freundlich.
My colleague is very friendly.
💡 Tip: Weak noun: den Kollegen (Akkusativ)
the teacher (male)
📝 Mein Lehrer ist sehr gut.
My teacher is very good.
💡 Tip: Same form for plural
the mechanic (male)
📝 Der Mechaniker repariert mein Auto.
The mechanic repairs my car.
💡 Tip: Vehicle repair
the police officer (male)
📝 Der Polizist hilft uns.
The police officer helps us.
💡 Tip: Weak noun
the programmer (male)
📝 Er arbeitet als Programmierer.
He works as a programmer.
💡 Tip: IT profession
the student (male)
📝 Ich bin Student.
I am a student.
💡 Tip: University student, weak noun
the salesperson (male)
📝 Der Verkäufer hilft mir.
The salesperson helps me.
💡 Tip: In shops and stores
the work / the job
📝 Ich gehe zur Arbeit.
I go to work.
💡 Tip: Can mean work or the job itself
the doctor (female)
📝 Die Ärztin untersucht mich.
The doctor examines me.
💡 Tip: Feminine form
the boss (female)
📝 Meine Chefin heißt Frau Müller.
My boss is called Ms. Müller.
💡 Tip: Feminine form
the company
📝 Die Firma ist groß.
The company is big.
💡 Tip: Business organization
the hairdresser (female)
📝 Meine Friseurin macht gute Arbeit.
My hairdresser does good work.
💡 Tip: Also 'die Frisörin'
the engineer (female)
📝 Sie ist Ingenieurin.
She is an engineer.
💡 Tip: Feminine form
the waitress
📝 Die Kellnerin nimmt die Bestellung auf.
The waitress takes the order.
💡 Tip: Feminine form
the cook / the chef (female)
📝 Die Köchin macht leckeres Essen.
The chef makes delicious food.
💡 Tip: Feminine form
the colleague (female)
📝 Ich arbeite mit meiner Kollegin zusammen.
I work together with my colleague.
💡 Tip: Feminine form
the nurse (female)
📝 Die Krankenschwester ist sehr nett.
The nurse is very nice.
💡 Tip: Hospital nurse
the teacher (female)
📝 Die Lehrerin erklärt die Grammatik.
The teacher explains the grammar.
💡 Tip: Feminine form
the police officer (female)
📝 Die Polizistin kontrolliert die Autos.
The police officer checks the cars.
💡 Tip: Feminine form
the student (female)
📝 Sie ist Studentin.
She is a student.
💡 Tip: Feminine form
the salesperson (female)
📝 Die Verkäuferin ist sehr freundlich.
The salesperson is very friendly.
💡 Tip: Feminine form
to search / to look for
📝 Ich suche eine Arbeit.
I'm looking for a job.
💡 Tip: Job hunting
to earn
📝 Ich verdiene 3000 Euro im Monat.
I earn 3000 euros per month.
💡 Tip: Earning money