How to Talk About Your Occupation - Examples and Variations

Learn how to talk about your occupation

Also Appears In: Can Introduce Yourself Can Do German for Absolute Beginners

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Let’s look at some more examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

Nein, ich bin kein Student. Ich bin Investor.

Nein, ich bin keine Lehrerin. Ich bin Studentin.

Nein, ich bin kein Lehrer. Ich bin Ingenieur.

Nein, ich bin keine Krankenschwester. Ich bin Ärztin.

Ich bin keine Studentin. Ich bin Lehrerin.

Nein, ich bin Barista.

Did you notice how the last speaker omits part of the response?

Nein, ich bin Barista. "No, I’m a barista." Nein, ich bin Barista.

When directly responding to someone's question, it’s often possible to omit part of the response.

Here by simply answering Nein, "no," there’s no need to say ich bin keine Studentin, "I’m not a student."

This pattern is

Nein, ich bin ACTUAL OCCUPATION.

"No, I'm ACTUAL OCCUPATION."

Remember this pattern. You’ll need it for the practice section.

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