Vocabulary List
acteur/actrice = actor
artiste (m/f) = artist
athlète (m/f) = athlete
boulanger/boulangère = baker
boucher = butcher
charpentier = carpenter
caissier/caissière = cashier
fonctionnaire (m/f) = civil servant
cuisinier/cuisinière = cook
dentiste (m/f) = dentist
médecin = doctor
électricien/électricienne = electrician
ingénieur = engineer
pompier = firemanle
journaliste (m/f) = journalist
avocat/avocate = lawyer/barrister
ouvrier/ouvrière = manual worker
femme de ménage = maid
infirmier/infirmière = nurse
peintre = painter
pharmacien/pharmacienne = pharmacist/chemist
pilote (m/f) = pilot
plombier = plumberle
policier/policière = police officer
homme politique/femme politique = politician
réceptionniste (m/f) = receptionist
chercheur/chercheuse = researcher
secrétaire (m/f) = secretary
étudiant/étudiante = student
professeur = professor/teacher
enseignant/enseignante = teacher
serveur/serveuse = waiter/waitress
écrivain/écrivaine = writer
gérant/gérante = manager
mécanicien/mécanicienne = mechanic
How to say…
Je suis professeur de français = I’m a French teacher.
Mon père est médecin. = My father is a physician.
Elle est musicienne. = She is a musician.
But an article is needed in other constructions:
Je cherche un plombier. = I’m looking for a plumber.
C’est un écrivain. = He is a writer.
