Learn the key pattern to talk about your occupation
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| Let's take a closer look at the conversation. |
| Do you remember how Mark asks, |
| Mark Lee: "Are you a student?" |
| Mark Lee: ¿Eres estudiante? |
| First is eres, which means "are," as in "you are." Eres (enunciated). Eres. |
| Note: eres is a shortened form of tú eres, “you are.” In Spanish, tú, “you” is often omitted as it is understood. |
| Eres comes from the verb ser, meaning "to be." Ser. |
| Next is estudiante, "student." Estudiante (enunciated). Estudiante. |
| In Spanish, all nouns have grammatical gender and are either singular or plural. Estudiante is masculine and singular. |
| All together, it’s ¿Eres estudiante? "Are you a student?" ¿Eres estudiante? |
| Now, let's take a closer look at the response. |
| Do you remember how Angel says, |
| "No, I'm not a student. I'm an investor." |
| Ángel Salazar Almonte: No, no soy estudiante. Soy inversionista. |
| First is no, "no." No (enunciated). No. |
| It answers Mark's yes-or-no question, "Are you a student?" ¿Eres estudiante? |
| After this, Angel specifies that he is not a student. No soy estudiante."I'm not a student." No soy estudiante. |
| First is no, meaning "not" here. No. |
| Next is soy. "[I] am." Soy (enunciated). Soy. |
| Note: soy is a shortened form of yo soy. In Spanish, the yo, "I," is usually omitted as it is understood. |
| Soy is from the verb ser, meaning "to be." Ser. |
| Together, no soy, literally means "not [I] am." But it translates as "I'm not." No soy. |
| Next is estudiante. "Student." Estudiante. |
| All together, No soy estudiante. "I'm not a student." No soy estudiante. |
| Angel then tells Mark his actual occupation. Soy inversionista. "I'm an investor." Soy inversionista. |
| First is soy. "[I] am." Soy. |
| Next is inversionista. "Investor." Inversionista (enunciated). Inversionista. |
| Inversionista is a masculine singular noun. |
| Together, Soy inversionista. "I’m an investor." Soy inversionista. |
| All together, No, no soy estudiante. Soy inversionista. |
| "No, I'm not a student. I'm an investor." |
| No, no soy estudiante. Soy inversionista. |
| The pattern is |
| No, no soy {occupation}. Soy {actual occupation}. |
| "No, I'm not {occupation}. I'm {actual occupation}." |
| No, no soy {occupation}. Soy {actual occupation}. |
| Imagine you’re Emma López, a student. |
| Ángel Salazar asks you if you’re a "teacher." The word for a female "teacher" is maestra. Maestra (enunciated). Maestra. |
| Say |
| "No, I'm not a teacher. I'm a student." |
| Ready? |
| Emma López: No, no soy maestra. Soy estudiante. |
| Emma López: "No, I'm not a teacher. I'm a student." |
| Emma López: No, no soy maestra. Soy estudiante. |
| In Spanish, some occupations have the same word for both genders. For example, estudiante. |
| estudiante |
| estudiante. |
| However, much of the time, words will differ depending on gender. In general, nouns that end in -o tend to be masculine, while nouns that end in -a tend to be feminine. |
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