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.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Russian“.

People & Professions in Russian

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People

EnglishRussianRussian
(Romanization)		Russian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
human (being) / personчеловек
мужчина		cheloviek
muzhchina		cheloviek
muzhchina
people / humansлюдиliudiliudi
womanженщинаzhenshchinazhenshchina
manмужчинаmuzhchinamuzhchina
childребёнокrebionokrebionok
girlдевушкаdievushkadievushka
boyпарень
пацан		parien’
patsan		parien’
patsan

Professions

EnglishRussianRussian
(Romanization)		Russian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
professionпрофессияprofiessiyaprofiessiya
employee / workerрабочийrabochiyrabochiy
clerk / officialкассир
сотрудник		kassir
sotrudnik		kassir
sotrudnik
colleagueколлегаkollegakollega
pensioner / retireeпенсионерpensionierpensionier
unemployed person / jobseekerбезработныйbiezrabotnyybiezrabotnyy
doctorврачvrachvrach
journalistжурналистzhurnalistzhurnalist
engineerинженерinzhenierinzhinier
bossначальникnachal'niknachal'nik
directorдиректорdirektordirektor
managerменеджерmienedzhermienejer
secretaryсекретаршаsekretarshasekretarsha
driverводительvoditiel’voditiel’
farmerфермерfiermierfiermer
bakerбулочныйbulochnyybulochnyy
salesman (m), saleswoman (f)продавец
торговлец		prodaviets
torgovliets		prodaviets
torgovlieths
nurseмедсестраmedsiestramiedsiestra
policeman (m), policewoman (f)полицейский, полицейская
милиционер, милиционерша		politseiskiy (m), politseiskaya (f)
militsionier (m), militsioniersha (f)		politseiskiy, politseiskaya
militsionier, militsioniersha
cook / chefповарpovarpovar
teacher (m), female teacher (f)учитель, учительницаuchitiel’ (m), uchitiel’nitsa (f)uchitiel’, uchitiel’nitsa
shoemaker [Sg]сапожникsapozhniksapozhnik
shoemakers [Pl]сапожникиsapozhnikisapozhniki
watchmaker [Sg]часовщикchasovshchikchasovshchik
watchmakers [Pl]часовщикиchasovshchikichasovshchiki

Work & Application

EnglishRussianRussian
(Romanization)		Russian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) workработатьrabotat’rabotat’
work / jobработаrabotarabota
workplaceрабочее местоrabochieye miestorabochieye miesto
employment / occupationработаrabotarabota
officeконтора
офис
бюро		kontora
ofis
biuro		kontora
ofis
biuro

factoryзавод
фабрика		zavod
fabrika		zavod
fabrika
construction siteстройкаstroikastroika
salaryзарплатаzarplatazarplata
(to) earnзарабатывать
заработать		zarabatyvat’
zarabotat’		zarabatyvat’
zarabotat’
(to) look for a jobискать работуiskat’ rabotuiskat’ rabotu
(to) find a jobнайти работуnaiti rabotunaiti rabotu
job interviewинтервьюintervyuintervyu
CVрезюмеreziumereziume
educationобразованиеobrazovaniyeobrazovaniye
experienceопытopytopyt

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