Jobs and professions in Italian
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Sign up for freeBeing able to tell which is your own job is necessary, as it is a quite common conversation topic.
Among adult people, it is one of the very first things you learn when you get acquainted with someone.
Lesson outline
Hide- 1.List of jobs in Italian (driver, policeman,...)
- 2.Jobs vocabulary in Italian
- 3.Daily dialogues
- 4.Exercises
- 4.1.Exercise on jobs and professions in Italian - Drag text
- 4.2.Exercise on jobs and professions in Italian - Flashcards
- 4.3.Exercise on jobs and professions in Italian - Fill in the blanks
- 4.4.Exercise on jobs vocabulary in Italian - Drag text
- 4.5.Exercise on jobs vocabulary in Italian - Fill in the blanks
- 4.6.Dialogue about jobs in Italian - Fill in the blanks
List of jobs in Italian (driver, policeman,...)
Let's see a list of the main jobs in Italian.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| l'agente di viaggi | the travel agent |
| l'architetto | the architect |
| l'artista | the artist |
| l'attore | the actor |
| l'autista | the driver |
| l'avvocato | the lawyer |
| il ballerino | the dancer |
| il banchiere | the banker |
| il barbiere | the barber |
| il barista | the barman |
| il bibliotecario | the librarian |
| il cameriere | the waiter |
| il cantante | the singer |
| la casalinga | the housewife |
| il cassiere | the cashier |
| il chirurgo | the surgeon |
| il commesso | the shop assistant |
| il contadino | the farmer |
| il cuoco | the cook |
| il dentista | the dentist |
| il dirigente | the manager |
| il dottore/il medico | the doctor |
| l'elettricista | the electrician |
| il falegname | the carpenter |
| il fotografo | the photographer |
| il fruttivendolo | the greengrocer |
| il giornalista | the journalist |
| il giudice | the judge |
| la guida turistica | the tourist guide |
| l'idraulico | the plumber |
| l'impiegato | the employee/ the office worker |
| l'imprenditore | the businessman |
| l'infermiere | the nurse |
| l'ingegnere | the engineer |
| l'insegnante/il maestro | the teacher |
| il macellaio | the butcher |
| il marinaio | the sailor |
| il meccanico | the mechanic |
| il militare | the soldier |
| il minatore | the miner |
| il modello | the model |
| il muratore | the mason |
| il musicista | the musician |
| l'operaio | the factory worker |
| il panettiere | the baker |
| il parrucchiere | the hairdresser |
| il pescatore | the fisher |
| il pescivendolo | the fishmonger |
| il pilota | the pilot |
| il poeta | the poet |
| il politico | the politician |
| il poliziotto | the policeman |
| il pompiere / il vigile del fuoco | the fireman |
| il postino | the postman |
| lo psichiatra | the psychiatrist |
| lo psicologo | the psychologist |
| il redattore | the editor |
| il regista | the film director |
| il sarto | the tailor |
| lo scienzato | the scientist |
| lo scrittore | the writer |
| lo segretario | the secretary |
| il tassista | the taxi driver |
| il traduttore | the translator |
As their English equivalents, dottore and medico are often used interchangeably. However, students who accomplished their PhD are only called "dottore".
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Jobs vocabulary in Italian
In Italian, both job and work translates as lavoro.
A synonym of lavoro is professione. It is used in official and formal contexts (i.e. documents, contracts, ...).
Let's see some useful vocabs and sentences to talk about your job.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| Che lavoro fai? | What do you do for a living? |
| Quale è la sua professione? | Which is your profession? |
| Ti piace il tuo lavoro? | Do you like your job? |
| Sì, mi piace il mio lavoro | Yes, I like my job |
| No, non mi piace il mio lavoro | No, I don't like my job |
| Sono un operaio | I am a factory worker |
| Lavoro come giornalista | I work as a journalist |
| Lavoro in televisione | I work in television |
| Lavoro con i bambini | I work with kids |
| Lavoro per una casa editrice | I work for a publisher house |
| Ho un lavoro part-time | I have a part-time job |
| Ho un lavoro full-time | I have a full-time job |
| Sono disoccupato | I'm unemployed |
| Sono senza lavoro | I'm out of work |
| Sono in pensione | I'm retired |
| Sono un lavoratore autonomo | I'm self-employed |
| Sono socio di uno studio legale | I'm a partner in a law firm |
| Lavoro in un ufficio | I work in an office |
| Lavoro in una banca | I work in a bank |
| Lavoro in una fabbrica | I work in a factory |
| Sto facendo un tirocinio | I'm doing an intership / I'm training to be... |
| Sono un tirocinante | I'm a trainee |
| assumere | to assume |
| l'azienda | the company |
| il capo | the boss |
| il collega | the colleague |
| la cassa integrazione | the redundancy pay |
| il contratto di lavoro | the employment contract |
| il contratto a tempo indeterminato | the open-ended contract |
| il contratto a tempo determinato | the fixed-term contract |
| il colloquio di lavoro | the job interview |
| dimettersi | to resign |
| essere in malattia | to be off sick |
| fare carriera | to have a successful career |
| fare domanda di lavoro | to apply for a job |
| licenziare | to fire |
| l'offerta di lavoro | the job offer |
| le qualifiche | the qualifications |
| il salario | the salary |
| scioperare | to go on strike |
| lo sciopero | the strike |
| il sindacato | the trade union |
| lo stipendio | the wage |
| il volontario | the volunteer |
Daily dialogues
Take a look at the following dialogue about jobs and employment.
| Italian | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Luisella | Ho visto che quell'azienda sta cercando una segretaria. Ti interessa? | I saw that company is looking for a secretary. Are you interested in? |
| Gessica | Sì, sono disoccupata da tre anni e quel lavoro sarebbe perfetto. Faccio subito domanda. | Yes, I've been unemployed for three years and that job would be perfect. I will immediately apply. |
| Luisella | Anche Luisa ha fatto domanda, ma non l'hanno assunta. In ogni caso, lo stipendio sarebbe stato troppo basso. | Luisa applied for this job too, but she has not been hired. Anyway, the wage would have been too low. |
| Gessica | Ho capito, io ci proverò lo stesso. A me piace lavorare in ufficio e non sarebbe un problema. L'importante è non restare senza lavoro. | I got it, I will try in any case. I like working in an office and it would not be a problem. The important thing is not staying out of work. |
| Luisella | Bene, sono contenta. Spero che riconosceranno le tue qualifiche e il contratto di lavoro sarà buono. | Good, I'm happy. I hope that they will recognize your qualifications and that the employment contract will be good. |
Exercises
- Exercise on jobs and professions in Italian - Drag text
- Exercise on jobs and professions in Italian - Flashcards
- Exercise on jobs and professions in Italian - Fill in the blanks
- Exercise on jobs vocabulary in Italian - Drag text
- Exercise on jobs vocabulary in Italian - Fill in the blanks
- Dialogue about jobs in Italian - Fill in the blanks
Exercise on jobs and professions in Italian - Drag text
Exercise on jobs and professions in Italian - Flashcards
Exercise on jobs and professions in Italian - Fill in the blanks
Exercise on jobs vocabulary in Italian - Drag text
Exercise on jobs vocabulary in Italian - Fill in the blanks
Dialogue about jobs in Italian - Fill in the blanks
Exercises
- Exercise on jobs and professions in Italian - Drag text
- Exercise on jobs and professions in Italian - Flashcards
- Exercise on jobs and professions in Italian - Fill in the blanks
- Exercise on jobs vocabulary in Italian - Drag text
- Exercise on jobs vocabulary in Italian - Fill in the blanks
- Dialogue about jobs in Italian - Fill in the blanks