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Beginner · scenario 20 of 84

Talk about your job

Tell someone what you do for a living.

The situation You're meeting someone new. Tell them what you do for work.

The dialogue

  1. 你好！你​做​什么​工作？

    nǐhǎo! nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò?

    Hello! What do you do for work?

  2. 我​是​程序员。你​呢？

    wǒ shì chéngxùyuán. nǐ ne?

    I'm a programmer. How about you?

  3. 我​是​老师。

    wǒ shì lǎoshī.

    I am a teacher.

  4. 你​的​工作​忙​吗？

    nǐ de gōngzuò máng ma?

    Is your work busy?

  5. 很​忙，你​呢？

    hěn máng, nǐ ne?

    Very busy, and you?

  6. 我​的​工作​不​忙。

    wǒ de gōngzuò bù máng.

    My work is not busy.

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