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.

Όχι, δεν είμαι φοιτητής. Είμαι επενδυτής. (Óhi, den íme fititís. Íme ependitís.)

Όχι, δεν είμαι δασκάλα. Είμαι φοιτήτρια. (Óhi, den íme daskála. Íme fitítria.)

Όχι, δεν είμαι δάσκαλος. Είμαι μηχανικός. (Óhi, den íme dáskalos. Íme mihanikós.)

Όχι, δεν είμαι νοσοκόμα. Είμαι γιατρός. (Óhi, den íme nosokóma. Íme yatrós.)

Όχι, δεν είμαι φοιτήτρια. Είμαι δασκάλα. (Óhi, den íme fitítria. Íme daskála.)

Όχι, είμαι μπαρίστα. (Óhi, íme barísta.)

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

Όχι, είμαι μπαρίστα. (Óhi, íme barísta.)

"No, I’m a barista."

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

Here by simply answering Όχι (Óhi), "no," there’s no need to say δεν είμαι μπαρίστα (den íme barísta), "I’m not a barista."

This pattern is

Όχι, είμαι ACTUAL OCCUPATION. (Óhi, íme actual occupation)

"No, I'm ACTUAL OCCUPATION."

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

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