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Business French – An Introduction

Business French – What Are Some Common Professions Called in French?

Welcome to the Business French course.

To start us off, here is a list of ten common professions, with the male and female versions. You’ll notice not all jobs have two versions and sometimes the word is the same.

Watch the video as many times as you need, until you feel you can give the French translations as we go!

Review Vocabulary

Review the words from this video:

Vocabulary from the Video (Parts 1 and 2)

Part 1:

accountant	Show le comptable, la comptable
architect	Show l’architecte
builder	Show le constructeur, la constructrice
dentist	Show le dentiste, la dentiste
director	Show le directeur, la directrice

Part 2:

doctor	Show le médecin, la médecin
electrician	Show l’électricien, l’électricienne
engineer	Show l’ingénieur, l’ingénieure
estate agent	Show l’agent immobilier, l’agente immobilière
graphic designer	Show le créateur graphique, la créatrice graphique

Go Deeper

If you want to expand your knowledge about this topic, explore any materials below.

French Professions Vocabulary: How to Talk About Jobs and Work in French

Learn essential French profession vocabulary, how to talk about jobs in French, and key grammar…

Give It a Go!

If you’d like to test your knowledge of what you’ve learned so far, you can select from any quizzes or activities below.

French Quiz – Business French Introduction – Common Professions

A quiz to test your knowledge of names for common professions in French.

Launch

Congratulations! You’ve reached the end of this topic.