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This is a list of jobs in Cantonese. This will help you describe what you do for a living. It is especially useful when introducing yourself.
| Doctor: 醫生 yīshēng |
Policeman: 警察 jǐngchá |
Teacher: 老師 lǎoshī |
Businessman: 商人 shāngrén |
| Student: 學生 xuéshēng |
Singer: 歌手 gēshǒu |
Engineer: 工程師 gōngchéngshī |
Artist: 藝術家 yìshùjiā |
| Actor: 男演員 nán yǎnyuán |
Actress: 女演員 nǚ yǎnyuán |
Nurse: 護士 hùshì |
Translator: 翻譯員 fānyì yuán |
These examples will help you answer the question "What do you do?" or "What do you do for a living?". Note how the personal pronouns are used with the nouns in this sentence.
| I'm looking for a job: 我搵緊工 wǒ wèn jǐn gōng |
I'm an artist: 我係一個藝術家 wǒ xì yīgè yìshùjiā |
| He is a policeman: 佢係一個警察 qú xì yīgè jǐngchá |
She is a singer: 佢係一個歌手 qú xì yīgè gēshǒu |
| I'm a new employee: 我係新嚟嘅員工 wǒ xì xīn lí kǎi yuángōng |
I have a long experience: 我有好多年經驗 wǒ yǒu hǎoduō nián jīngyàn |
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