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Lesson 14.56A1
Basic Jobs & Occupations
அடிப்படை தொழில்கள்
Naming your job is part of every self-introduction — and German, like Tamil, usually doesn't need an article in front of the profession itself.
Grammar Comparison
இலக்கண ஒப்பீடு
No article needed before a profession
German
Ich bin Lehrer. (I am a teacher — NOT 'Ich bin ein Lehrer')
Tamil
நான் ஆசிரியர். (I teacher — no article needed either, since Tamil has no articles at all)
German usually drops the indefinite article ein/eine when stating a profession after sein ('to be') — Ich bin Lehrer, not Ich bin ein Lehrer. This is one of the few places German's grammar simplifies down to Tamil's own habit, since Tamil never uses articles in the first place. Watch for the exception: the moment you add a describing adjective, the article returns — Ich bin ein guter Lehrer ('I am a good teacher').
Vocabulary
சொற்கள்
| German | Pronunciation | Tamil | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| der Lehrer / die Lehrerin | dair LAIR-er / dee LAIR-er-in | ஆசிரியர்āsiriyar | teacher |
| der Arzt / die Ärztin | dair ahrtst / dee AIRTS-tin | மருத்துவர்maruthuvar | doctor |
| der Student / die Studentin | dair shtoo-DENT / dee shtoo-DEN-tin | மாணவர்māṇavar | student |
| der Ingenieur / die Ingenieurin | dair in-jen-YER / dee in-jen-YER-in | பொறியாளர்poṟiyāḷar | engineer |
| Was bist du von Beruf? | vahs bist doo fon beh-ROOF | உன் தொழில் என்ன?un thoḻil eṉṉa? | What's your job? |