What's Your Job? : Expanding Your korean Vocabulary ( i'm a teacher . i'm a police)

Expand your Korean vocabulary:

What's your job?

🔘What's your job?

🔘I'm a teacher

🔘I'm a police

Korean expression "What's your job?" 

직업이 뭐예요? jig eop i mwo yeyo

Word Analysis:

직업 ( jig eop ):

 meana job or occupatiob

이 (i):

 Subject marker, connecting 직업 jig eop (job) as the subject in the phrase

 직업이. jig eop i

뭐 (mwo):

 Means "what."

예요 (yeyo):

 A polite form of 이다 i da  (to be), making the sentence respectful and polite.

So, 직업이 뭐예요? jig eop i mwo yeyo  translates to "What's your job?" and is used to ask

 someone about their occupation.

Korean expression : "I'm a teacher."

저는 선생님이에요. jeo neun seon saeng nim ie yo

Word Analysis:

저는 (jeoneun):

 저 jeo is the polite form of I or me, and 는 is a topic marker that emphasizes the subject.

선생님 (seon saeng nim): 

Means "teacher." It is also an honorific title used respectfully.

이에요 (ieyo):

 A polite ending form of 이다  i da (to be), which makes the sentence polite and complete. It functions similarly to am/is/are in English.

So, 저는 선생님이에요. translates to "I'm a teacher." This expression is used to describe one’s profession politely.

Korean expression : ".I'm a police " 
저는 경찰 이에요. jeo neun gyeong chal ie yo

Word Analysis:

저는 (jeoneun):

 저 jeo is the polite form of I or me, and 는 is a topic marker indicating the subject.

경찰 (gyeong chal):

 Means police or police officer."In Korean, 경찰 gyeong chal is often used to refer to a police officer.

이에요 (ieyo):

 A polite form of 이다 i da

 (to be), completing the sentence politely.

So, 저는 경찰이에요. translates to I'm a police officer. This expression is used to politely describe one’s occupation.

Listen to the voice🔔🔔

conclusion

The question "What's your job?" 직업이 뭐예요? (   is the most common way to ask about

someone's job, 

but the Korean expression can be used in various ways depending

on the situation or formality. 

It is the most basic Korean phrase, so you should understand it and use it.