This lesson is part of the course(s):
Business French – An Introduction
Business French – How To Ask People What They Do
In this lesson, we take a closer look at the formulation of questions asking people what they do professionally and how answers can be constructed.
Watch the video as many times as you need, until you feel you can give the French translations as we go!
Review Vocabulary
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Vocabulary from the Video (Parts 1 and 2)
Part 1:
| What do you do in life? | [showhide type = ‘links1′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]Qu’est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?[/showhide] |
| What job do you do? | [showhide type = ‘links2′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]Qu’est-ce que vous faites comme travail?[/showhide] |
| What’s your profession? | [showhide type = ‘links3′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]Quel est votre profession?[/showhide] |
| I am a dentist. (m/f) | [showhide type = ‘links4′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]Je suis dentiste.[/showhide] |
| I work as an engineer. (f) | [showhide type = ‘links5′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]je travaille comme ingénieure.[/showhide] |
Part 2:
| He is a mechanic. | [showhide type = ‘links6′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]Il est mécanicien.[/showhide] |
| She works as an accountant. | [showhide type = ‘links7′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]Elle travaille comme notaire.[/showhide] |
| He is a builder. | [showhide type = ‘links8′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]Il est constructeur.[/showhide] |
| She is a plumber. | [showhide type = ‘links9′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]Elle est plombière.[/showhide] |
| He works as a graphic designer. | [showhide type = ‘links10′ more_text=’Show’ less_text=’Hide’]Il travaille comme créateur graphique.[/showhide] |
Go Deeper
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Give It a Go!
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French Quiz – Business French Introduction – Asking People What They Do
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