How to Talk About Your Occupation - Vocabulary and Review

Learn how to talk about your occupation

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Lesson Transcript

Let's review the key vocabulary.

“Student.”

Студент. Студент. (Student)

Студентка. Студентка. (Studentka)

Учитель (Uchitel’). "Teacher." Учитель. Учитель.

инженер (inzhener). "Engineer." инженер. инженер.

“Nurse.”

Медбрат.. Медбрат. (Medbrat)

Медсестра.. Медсестра. (Medsestra)

Врач (Vrach). "Doctor." Врач. Врач.

Бариста (Barista). "Barista." Бариста. Бариста.

Let's review.

Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation.

Ready?

Do you remember the word for a male “investor?”

Инвестор (Investor).

And how Sergey says,

"I'm an investor."

Я инвестор (Ya Investor).

Do you remember the word for a male "student?"

Студент (Student).

And how to say "not?"

Не (Ne).

Do you remember how Sergey says,

"I'm not a student."

Я не студент (Ya ne student).

And how to say,

"No."

Нет (Net).

Do you remember how Sergey Svalov says,

"No, I'm not a student. I'm an investor."

Нет, Я не студент. Я инвестор. (Net, ya ne student. Ya investor.)

Do you remember how Mark Lee asks,

"Are you a student?"

Remember Mark uses formal Russian.

Вы студент (Vy student)?

Do you remember the word for a female “student?”

Студентка (Studentka).

And the word for "teacher?"

Учитель (Uchitel’).

Do you remember the word for "engineer?"

Инженер (Inzhener).

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