Family Members & Their Jobs
Learn occupation vocabulary and how to talk about each family member's job.
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Vocabulary
- 仕事（しごと） (仕事): job/work
- 会社員（かいしゃいん） (会社員): office worker
- 医者（いしゃ） (医者): doctor
- 看護師（かんごし） (看護師): nurse
- 先生（せんせい） (先生): teacher
- 主婦（しゅふ） (主婦): housewife
- 公務員（こうむいん） (公務員): civil servant
- エンジニア (エンジニア): engineer
- 忙しい（いそがしい） (忙しい): busy
- 優しい（やさしい） (優しい): kind/gentle
In-lesson practice
- Family Members & Their Jobs — Exercises (5 questions)
Related JLPT N5 quizzes
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 38 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 37 (7 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 36 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 35 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 34 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 33 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 32 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 31 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 30 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 29 (7 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 28 (5 questions)
- JLPT N5 – Listening Exercise 27 (5 questions)
Frequently asked questions
- What does 「仕事（しごと）」 mean in this lesson?
- job/work
- What does 「会社員（かいしゃいん）」 mean in this lesson?
- office worker
- What does 「医者（いしゃ）」 mean in this lesson?
- doctor
- What does 「看護師（かんごし）」 mean in this lesson?
- nurse
- What does 「先生（せんせい）」 mean in this lesson?
- teacher
- What does 「主婦（しゅふ）」 mean in this lesson?
- housewife
- What does 「公務員（こうむいん）」 mean in this lesson?
- civil servant
- What does 「エンジニア」 mean in this lesson?
- engineer
- What does 「忙しい（いそがしい）」 mean in this lesson?
- busy
- What does 「優しい（やさしい）」 mean in this lesson?
- kind/gentle
- 「父は＿＿です。」(engineer)
- エンジニア means 'engineer'.
- 「母は忙し＿＿、優しいです。」
- い-adjective connecting form drops い and adds くて.
- 「兄＿＿会社員です。」(also)
- も means 'also/too', replacing は or が.
- 「主婦」の正しい意味は?
- 主婦（しゅふ） means 'housewife'.
- 「姉は先生です。」の意味は?
- 先生（せんせい） means 'teacher'.