Occupations

Question 1

Professor

Answer 1

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.
Would you like related school words like student or classroom next?

Question 2

Journalist

Answer 2

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