How to Talk About Your Occupation - Examples and Variations

Master how to talk about your occupation with the key pattern

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Let’s look at some more examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

Nie, nie jestem studentem. Jestem inwestorem.

Nie, nie jestem nauczycielką. Jestem studentką.

Nie, nie jestem nauczycielem. Jestem inżynierem.

Nie, nie jestem pielęgniarką. Jestem lekarką.

Nie, nie jestem studentem. Jestem nauczycielem.

Nie, jestem baristką.

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

Nie, jestem baristką. "No, I’m a barista." Nie, jestem baristką.

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

Here by simply answering Nie, "no," there’s no need to say nie jestem studentką, "I’m not a student."

This pattern is

Nie, jestem ACTUAL OCCUPATION.

"No, I'm ACTUAL OCCUPATION."

You should be aware of this pattern, but for this lesson, we'll use the pattern

Nie, nie jestem OCCUPATION. Jestem ACTUAL OCCUPATION.

"No, I'm not OCCUPATION. I'm ACTUAL OCCUPATION."

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