Jobs

しごと

shigoto

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しごと shigoto job, work noun しごとはたのしいです。 Shigoto wa tanoshii desu. Work is fun.
いしゃ isha doctor noun あのひとはいしゃです。 Ano hito wa isha desu. That person is a doctor.
しゅふ shufu housewife, househusband noun Someone who looks after the home and family. しゅふはたいへんです。 Shufu wa taihen desu. Being a homemaker is hard work.
だいがくいんせい daigakuinsei graduate student noun だいがくいん (daigakuin), graduate school, + せい (sei). あのがくせいはだいがくいんせいです。 Ano gakusei wa daigakuinsei desu. That student is a graduate student.

Kero asks people about their jobs.

Some job words end in し (shi): かんごし (kangoshi) is a nurse. かいしゃいん (kaishain), an office worker, ends in いん (in).

Kero: べんごしですか。 Bengoshi desu ka. Are you a lawyer?

You: はい、べんごしです。 Hai, bengoshi desu. Yes, I am a lawyer.

～し・～いん ...shi, ...in a person who does ...

Some job words end in し (shi): かんごし (kangoshi), a nurse, and べんごし (bengoshi), a lawyer. かいしゃいん (kaishain), an office worker, is かいしゃ (kaisha), a company, + いん (in).
- かんごし kangoshi nurse
- べんごし bengoshi lawyer
- かいしゃいん kaishain office worker
かんごし kangoshi nurse noun あのひとはかんごしです。 Ano hito wa kangoshi desu. That person is a nurse.
べんごし bengoshi lawyer noun あのひとはべんごしですか。 Ano hito wa bengoshi desu ka. Is that person a lawyer?
かいしゃいん kaishain office worker noun かいしゃ (kaisha), a company, + いん (in). わたしはかいしゃいんです。 Watashi wa kaishain desu. I am an office worker.