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Lesson 14: What's your job in Vietnamese

Summary: Knowing someone’s job makes the conversation easier because it gives you topics to discuss. Let’s learn how to ask “What’s your job?” in Vietnamese and practice with your local friends.

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Learn Vietnamese Lesson 14 - What’s Your Job In Vietnamese

1. Vocabulary about jobs in Vietnamese

Job in Vietnamese

Nghề

Do/work in Vietnamese

Làm

Teacher in Vietnamese

Giáo viên

Business owner in Vietnamese

Người kinh doanh

Programmer in Vietnamese

Lập trình viên

Cook in Vietnamese

Đầu bếp

Doctor in Vietnamese

Bác sĩ

Taxi driver in Vietnamese

Tài xế

Delivery man in Vietnamese

Người giao hàng


Here are some of the most popular jobs in Vietnam. Read more about “Jobs in Vietnamese” to find your specific job if it’s not listed here.

2. Question about job in Vietnamese

2.1. What’s your job in Vietnamese

Question:

Vietnamese: [Pronoun] + làm + nghề + ?
1 2 3 4
English: What + job + [do/does] + [I/ you/ he/ etc.] + do?
4 3 1 2

The word-for-word translation of that question is “What job do you do?”, but that means “What’s your job?” in English.

Answer:

Vietnamese: [Pronoun] + + + [job]
1 2 3
English: [I/ You/ He/ etc.] + [am/ are/ is] + [a/an] + [job]
1 2 3

Examples:

Vietnamese English
Chị làm nghề ?
⇒ Chị giáo viên.
What’s your job?
⇒ I’m a teacher.
Chú ấy làm nghề ?
⇒ Chú ấy tài xế.
What’s his job?
⇒ He’s a driver.

Quiz 1: How to ask what Andy’s dad job is in Vietnamese?


Quiz 2: How should Andy answer about Andy’s dad job in Vietnamese?


2.2. Are you [job] in Vietnamese

Question:

Vietnamese: [Pronoun] + + phải là + [job] + không?
1 2 3
English: [Am/ Is/ Are] + [I/ you/ he / etc.] + [job]?
2 1 3

Answer:

- Yes

Vietnamese: Phải. + [Pronoun] + + [job].
1 2
English: Yes, + [I/ you/ etc.] + [am/ is/ are].
1 2

- No

Vietnamese: Không. + [Pronoun] + không + phải là + [job].
1 2 3
English: No, + [I/ you/ etc.] + [am/ is/ are]. + [not].
1 3 2

Note: Instead of using a negative sentence to say that you’re not someone, you can simply answer "no" and state who you are. See the examples below for more details.

Examples:

Vietnamese English
Chị của bạn phải là bác sĩ không?
⇒ Phải. Chị ấy bác sĩ.
⇒ Không. Chị ấy không phải là bác sĩ.
Is your older sister a doctor?
⇒ Yes, she is.
⇒ No, she is not.
Bà ấy phải là đầu bếp không?
⇒ Phải. Bà ấy đầu bếp.
⇒ Không. Bà ấy không phải là đầu bếp./ Không. Bà ấy giáo viên.
Is she a cook?
⇒ Yes, she is.
⇒ No, she is not. / No, she is a teacher.
Các cô phải là giáo viên không?
⇒ Phải. Các cô giáo viên.
⇒ Không. Các cô đầu bếp.
Are you teachers?
⇒ Yes, we are.
⇒ No, we are cooks.

Quiz 3: How to ask if someone’s uncle is a doctor in Vietnamese?


Quiz 4: Choose the correct response for the question above.


2.3. And you in Vietnamese

Structure:

Vietnamese English
Còn + [pronoun]? And + [me/ you/ him/ etc.]?

Note: “Còn” doesn't mean "And"; it means "Also" or "Left/Remaining." When people say “Còn bạn?”, they mean they have answered about themselves and the rest (your answer) is now expected.

Examples:

Vietnamese English
Còn bạn/ anh/ chị? And you?
Còn anh ấy/ chú ấy? And him?
Còn chúng tôi? And us?

3. Dialog

Andy and Min conversation - Learn Vietnamese 30 Days
Vietnamese English
Andy Xin chào. Tên của bạn là gì? Hello. What’s your name?
Min Xin chào. Tên của tôi là Min. Còn bạn? Hello. My name’s Min. And you?
Andy Tôi là Andy. Rất vui được biết bạn! I’m Andy. Nice to meet you!
Min Rất vui được biết bạn. Bạn làm nghề gì? Nice to meet you too! What’s your job?
Andy Tôi là lập trình viên. Bạn là bác sĩ phải không? I’m a software developer. Are you a doctor?
Min Không, tôi không phải là bác sĩ. Tôi là giáo viên. No, I’m not. I’m a teacher.
Suki and Phong conversation - Learn Vietnamese 30 Days
Vietnamese English
Phong Xin chào. Cô là giáo viên của con phải không? Hello. Are you my teacher?
Suki Chào em. Phải, cô là giáo viên của em. Tên của em là gì? Hello. I’m your teacher. What’s your name?
Phong Em là Phong. Cô là cô Suki phải không? My name’s Phong. Are you Suki?
Suki Phải, cô là Suki. Rất vui được biết em! Yes, I’m. Nice to meet you!
Phong Rất vui được biết cô. Nice to meet you too.
Mrs. Van and Nam conversation - Learn Vietnamese 30 Days
Vietnamese English
Nam Xin chào. Tên của cô là gì? Hello, what’s your name?
Vân Tên của cô là Vân. Còn các con? My name’s Van. And you?
Nam Chúng con là Nam, Linh và Vy. Cô làm nghề gì? We are Nam, Linh and Vy. What do you do?
Vân Cô là chủ nhà hàng. Còn các con? I’m restaurant owner. And you?
Nam Con là tài xế và Linh là đầu bếp. I’m a taxi driver, and Linh’s a cook.

Let's continue our journey of learning Vietnamese every day with Learn Vietnamese 30 Days. In the upcoming lesson, we'll discover the names of countries in Vietnamese and learn how to ask where someone is from.


Cảm ơn, tạm biệt và hẹn gặp lại! (Thank you, goodbye and see you again!)

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