People & Professions in German

Let’s talk about people, jobs and professions. These words and phrases will help you when talking about yourself and others, or when you’re planning to apply for a new job abroad.

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People
Professions
Work & Application
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People

English	German	Pronunciation (Audio)
human (being) / person	(der) Mensch (die) Person
people / humans	(die) Menschen (die) Leute
woman [Sg]	(die) Frau
women [Pl]	(die) Frauen
man [Sg]	(der) Mann
men [Pl]	(die) Männer
child [Sg]	(das) Kind
children [Pl]	(die) Kinder
girl [Sg]	(das) Mädchen
girls [Pl]	(die) Mädchen
boy [Sg]	(der) Junge
boys [Pl]	(die) Jungen

Professions

English	German	Pronunciation (Audio)
profession [Sg]	(der) Beruf
professions [Pl]	(die) Berufe
employee / worker [Sg]	(der) Angestellter (der) Arbeiter
employees / workers [Pl]	Angestellte (die) Arbeiter
clerk / official [Sg]	(der) Beamter
clerks / officials [Pl]	Beamte
colleague [Sg]	(der) Kollege
colleagues [Pl]	(die) Kollegen
pensioner / retiree [Sg]	(der) Pensionär (der) Rentner
pensioners / retirees [Pl]	(die) Pensionäre (die) Rentner
unemployed person / jobseeker [Sg]	(der) Arbeitsloser
unemployed persons / jobseekers [Pl]	Arbeitslose
doctor [Sg]	(der) Doktor
doctors [Pl]	(die) Doktoren
journalist [Sg]	(der) Journalist
journalists [Pl]	(die) Journalisten
engineer [Sg]	(der) Ingenieur
engineers [Pl]	(die) Ingenieure
boss [Sg]	(der) Chef
bosses [Pl]	(die) Chefs
director [Sg]	(der) Direktor
directors [Pl]	(die) Direktoren
manager [Sg]	(der) Manager
managers [Pl]	(die) Manager
secretary [Sg]	(der) Sekretär (m), (die) Sekretärin (f)
secretaries [Pl]	(die) Sekretäre (m), (die) Sekretärinnen (f)
driver [Sg]	(der) Fahrer (m), (die) Fahrerin (f)
drivers [Pl]	(die) Fahrer (m), (die) Fahrerinnen (f)
farmer [Sg]	(der) Bauer (m), (die) Bäuerin (f)
farmers [Pl]	(die) Bauern (m), (die) Bäuerinnen (f)
baker [Sg]	(der) Bäcker
bakers [Pl]	(die) Bäcker
salesman (m), saleswoman (f) [Sg]	(der) Verkäufer (m), (die) Verkäuferin (f)
salesmen (m), saleswomen (f) [Pl]	(die) Verkäufer (m), (die) Verkäuferinnen (f)
nurse [Sg]	(der) Krankenpfleger (m), (die) Krankenpflegerin (f)
nurses [Pl]	(die) Krankenpfleger (m), (die) Krankenpflegerinnen (f)
policeman (m), policewoman (f) [Sg]	(der) Polizist (m), (die) Polizistin (f)
policemen (m), policewomen (f) [Pl]	(die) Polizisten (m), (die) Polizistinnen (f)
cook / chef [Sg]	(der) Koch
cooks / chefs [Pl]	(die) Köche
teacher (m), female teacher (f) [Sg]	(der) Lehrer (m), (die) Lehrerin (f)
teachers (m), female teachers (f) [Pl]	(die) Lehrer (m), (die) Lehrerinnen (f)
shoemaker [Sg]	(der) Schuhmacher
shoemakers [Pl]	(die) Schuhmacher
watchmaker [Sg]	(der) Uhrmacher
watchmakers [Pl]	(die) Uhrmacher

Work & Application

English	German	Pronunciation (Audio)
(to) work	arbeiten
work / job	(die) Arbeit
workplace [Sg]	(der) Arbeitsplatz
workplaces [Pl]	(die) Arbeitsplätze
employment / occupation [Sg]	(der) Beruf
employments / occupations [Pl]	(die) Berufe
office [Sg]	(das) Büro
offices [Pl]	(die) Büros
factory [Sg]	(die) Fabrik
factories [Pl]	(die) Fabriken
construction site [Sg]	(die) Baustelle
construction sites [Pl]	(die) Baustellen
salary [Sg]	(das) Gehalt
salaries [Pl]	(die) Gehälter
(to) earn	verdienen
(to) look for a job	Arbeit suchen
(to) find a job	Arbeit finden
job interview [Sg]	(das) Bewerbungsgespräch (das) Vorstellungsgespräch
job interviews [Pl]	(die) Bewerbungsgespräche (die) Vorstellungsgespräche
CV [Sg]	(der) Lebenslauf
CVs [Pl]	(die) Lebensläufe
education	(die) Bildung (die) Ausbildung
experience [Sg]	(die) Erfahrung
experiences [Pl]	(die) Erfahrungen

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