Occupations Flashcards
(8 cards)
Professor
Le professeur – the professor (masculine, or general)
Pronunciation: luh proh-fess-EUR
✅ Used for both men and women in formal French (the word is masculine by default)
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La professeure – the professor (feminine, modern usage)
Pronunciation: lah proh-fess-EUR
✅ Feminine form, increasingly accepted (especially in Canada and formal writing)
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Les professeurs – the professors (plural, any gender)
Pronunciation: lay proh-fess-EUR
✅ Final -s is silent
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✅ Informal tip: You might hear “le prof / la prof” (shortened form), especially in everyday speech.
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Journalist
Le journaliste – the journalist (masculine)
Pronunciation: luh zhor-nah-LEEST
✅ For a man or masculine noun
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La journaliste – the journalist (feminine)
Pronunciation: lah zhor-nah-LEEST
✅ For a woman or feminine noun
✅ Same pronunciation as masculine
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Les journalistes – the journalists (plural, any gender)
Pronunciation: lay zhor-nah-LEEST
✅ Final -s is silent
Waiter
Le serveur – the waiter (masculine singular)
Pronunciation: luh sehr-VUHR
✅ Soft, guttural French “r” sounds at the end
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La serveuse – the waitress (feminine singular)
Pronunciation: lah sehr-VUHZ
✅ Final -se gives a “z” sound
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Les serveurs – the waiters (masculine plural)
Pronunciation: lay sehr-VUHR
✅ Final -s is silent; same as masculine singular
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Les serveuses – the waitresses (feminine plural)
Pronunciation: lay sehr-VUHZ
✅ Same as feminine singular; final -s silent
Doctor
Le docteur – the doctor (masculine singular)
Pronunciation: luh dok-TEUR
✅ Stress on the second syllable
✅ Soft r at the end
✅ Commonly used regardless of gender
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La docteure (less common) – the doctor (feminine singular)
Pronunciation: lah dok-TEUR
✅ Same pronunciation as masculine
✅ More modern/formal; often replaced by “le docteur” even for women
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Les docteurs – the doctors (plural)
Pronunciation: lay dok-TEUR
✅ Same pronunciation; final -s is silent
Chauffeur
Le chauffeur – the chauffeur / driver (masculine singular)
Pronunciation: luh shoh-FEUR
✅ ch pronounced like English “sh”
✅ Stress on the second syllable
✅ Soft French r at the end
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La chauffeuse – the chauffeur / driver (feminine singular)
Pronunciation: lah shoh-FEUZ
✅ Feminine form ends with -euse, pronounced “feuz” (like “fuhz”)
✅ Used for female drivers in formal/inclusive contexts
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Les chauffeurs / Les chauffeuses – the chauffeurs (plural)
Pronunciation:
• Masculine: lay shoh-FEUR
• Feminine: lay shoh-FEUZ
✅ Final -s is silent
✅ Liaison may make les sound like lay-shoh
Driver
Le conducteur – the driver (masculine singular)
Pronunciation: luh kon-dyook-TEUR
✅ Stress on the last syllable
✅ Soft r at the end
✅ con has a nasal sound
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La conductrice – the driver (feminine singular)
Pronunciation: lah kon-dyook-TREES
✅ Ends in -trice, pronounced “trees”
✅ Feminine form follows a typical pattern
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Les conducteurs / Les conductrices – the drivers (masculine / feminine plural)
Pronunciation:
• Masculine: lay kon-dyook-TEUR
• Feminine: lay kon-dyook-TREES
✅ Final -s is silent in both forms
✅ Liaison with les creates “lay” sound
Professional / occupation
Le métier – the profession / trade / occupation (masculine singular)
Pronunciation: luh meh-TYAY
✅ Stress on the second syllable
✅ Final -ier pronounced “yay”
✅ Often refers to a skilled trade or profession (e.g., carpenter, teacher)
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Les métiers – the professions / trades (masculine plural)
Pronunciation: lay meh-TYAY
✅ Same as singular; final -s is silent
Profession
La profession – the profession (feminine singular)
Pronunciation: lah pro-fess-YOHN
✅ ss is pronounced clearly, like in press
✅ tion pronounced “yohn”
✅ Stress on the last syllable
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Les professions – the professions (feminine plural)
Pronunciation: lay pro-fess-YOHN
✅ Final -s is silent
✅ Same pronunciation as singular
