3.2.1

Jobs

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Les Types d'Emploi - Types of Job

When you are talking about jobs in French you do not need 'un' or 'une'. You use 'je veux, je voudrais or j'espère' followed by 'être' to say what you would like to be.

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Acteur/actrice - actor/actress

  • Je veux être actrice.
    • I want to be an actress.
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Avocat, avocate - lawyer

  • Je voudrais être avocat.
    • I would like to be a lawyer.
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Chanteur, chanteuse - singer

  • J'espère devenir chanteuse.
    • I hope to become a singer.
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Chauffeur de taxi - taxi driver.

  • Je veux être chauffeur de taxi.
    • I want to be a taxi driver.
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Coiffeur, coiffeuse - hairdresser

  • Je voudrais être coiffeuse.
    • I want to be a hairdresser.
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Comptable - accountant

  • J'espère devenir comptable.
    • I hope to become an accountant.
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Designer de jeux-vidéos - video game designer

  • Je veux être designer de jeux-vidéos.
    • I want to be a video game designer.

Les Types d'Emploi - Types of Job

When you are talking about jobs in French you do not need 'un' or 'une'. You use 'je veux, je voudrais or j'espère' followed by 'être' to say what you would like to be.

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Directeur/directrice de magasin - shop manager

  • Je veux être directrice de magasin.
    • I want to be a shop manager.
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Footballeur - footballer

  • Je voudrais être footballeur.
    • I would like to be a footballer.
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Infirmier, infirmière - nurse

  • J'espère devenir infirmière.
    • I hope to become a nurse.
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Ingénieur - Engineer.

  • Je veux être ingénieur.
    • I want to be an engineer.
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Journaliste - journalist

  • Je voudrais être journaliste.
    • I want to be a journalist.
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Médecin - doctor

  • J'espère être médecin.
    • I hope to be a doctor.
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Professeur, professeure - teacher

  • Je veux être professeur.
    • I want to be a teacher.

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1Identity & Culture

2Areas of Interest

3Study & Employment

4Common Tenses

4.1Present Tense

4.2Perfect Tense

4.3Imperfect Tense

4.4Imperfect vs Perfect

4.5Future Tense

5Advanced Tenses

6Extra Grammar

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