How to Talk About Your Occupation - Examples and Variations

Master how to talk about your occupation with the key pattern

Also Appears In: Can Introduce Yourself Level 1.1 Can Do Korean

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Let's look at some more examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

아니요, 학생이 아니에요. 투자가예요. (A-ni-yo, hak-saeng-i a-ni-e-yo. Tu-ja-ga-ye-yo.)

아니요, 학생이 아니에요. 투자가예요.

아니요, 선생님이 아니에요. 학생이에요. (A-ni-yo, seon-saeng-nim-i a-ni-e-yo. Hak-saeng-i-e-yo.)

아니요, 선생님이 아니에요. 학생이에요.

아니요, 선생님이 아니에요. 엔지니어예요. (A-ni-yo, seon-saeng-nim-i a-ni-e-yo. En-ji-ni-eo-ye-yo.)

아니요, 선생님이 아니에요. 엔지니어예요.

아니요, 간호사가 아니에요. 의사예요. (A-ni-yo, gan-ho-sa-ga a-ni-e-yo. Ui-sa-ye-yo.)

아니요, 간호사가 아니에요. 의사예요.

아니요, 학생이 아니에요. 선생님이에요. (A-ni-yo, hak-saeng-i a-ni-e-yo. Seon-saeng-nim-i-e-yo.)

아니요, 학생이 아니에요. 선생님이에요.

아니요, 바리스타예요. (A-ni-yo, ba-ri-seu-ta-ye-yo.)

아니요, 바리스타예요.

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

아니요, 바리스타예요. "No, I am a barista." 아니요, 바리스타예요.

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

Here by simply answering 아니요 (a-ni-yo), "no," there's no need to say 학생이 아니에요, "I'm not a student."

This pattern is

아니요 (A-ni-yo), {actual occupation ending in consonant} 이에요 (i-e-yo).

아니요 (A-ni-yo), {actual occupation in vowel} 예요 (ye-yo).

"No. I'm {actual occupation}."

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

아니요, {occupation ending in consonant}이 아니에요

아니요, {occupation ending in vowel}가 아니에요.

"No, I'm not {occupation}."

{actual occupation ending in consonant}이에요.

{actual occupation in vowel}예요.

"I'm {actual occupation}."

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