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Business French – An Introduction

Business French – More Common Professions in French

Here is a list of ten more common professions, with the male and female versions. Again, 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:

hairdresser	Show le coiffeur, la coiffeuse
mechanic	Show le mécanicien, la mécanicienne
nurse	Show l’infirmier, l’infirmière
plumber	Show le plombier, la plombière
postman, postwoman	Show le facteur, la factrice

Part 2:

receptionist	Show le réceptionniste, la réceptionniste
sales representative	Show le vendeur, la vendeuse
solicitor	Show le notaire, la notaire
surgeon	Show le chirurgien, la chirurgienne
vet	Show le vétérinaire, la vétérinaire

Go Deeper

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Give It a Go!

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French Quiz – Business French Introduction – More Common Professions

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

Launch

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