Profesiones y oficios

​Cognados

One great thing about most "profesiones" in Spanish is that...they are cognates. It is easy for you to figure out the meaning in English if you pay close attention.

Do you still have any questions about what a conate is?​

(for example)​

Él es un doctor.

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Cognados

All these were examples of cognates.

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They are easy to remember. ​

​If you are still having problems with cognates, what do you think could be a good strategy to study them?

How do you ask what someone does for a living?

​Take notes as you go.

​How do we talk about professions?

Notice how simple the answers are​; verb in the first person + a noun.

Enseño ​español.

Soy profesora.​

​Trabajo en educación.

Soy maestra. ​

​¿Cómo respondes?

¿Qué haces?​

¿A qué te dedicas?

​¿En qué trabajas?

​¿Cuál es tu profesión?

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¿Qué preguntas haces?