What do you do?
Hilal just asked if you're a cook, and you froze like he asked for your bank PIN.
Save me from this interrogationThe words — What do you do?
Six jobs, one glove, zero chill. Let's meet the cast of Unit 5.
MeaningA nurse! I'm a nurse.
간호사는 병원에서 일해요. 저는 간호사가 아니에요.
The nurse works at the hospital. I'm not a nurse.
Meaningcook / chef
힐랄 씨는 요리사예요? 저는 요리사가 아니에요.
Is Hilal a chef? I'm not a chef.
Meaningshop assistant
아니요, 힐랄 씨는 요리사가 아니에요. 점원이에요! 점원은 가게에서 일해요.
No, Hilal isn't a chef. He's a shop assistant! The shop assistant works at the store.
Meaningstudy
누줌 씨는 학교에서 공부해요. 저는 학생이 아니에요.
Nujoom studies at school. I'm not a student.
Meaningwork as a nurse
저는 간호사로 일해요. 병원에서 일해요.
I work as a nurse. I work at the hospital.
MeaningI'm not a student
저는 학생이 아니에요. 간호사로 일해요. 병원에서 일해요.
I'm not a student. I work as a nurse. I work at the hospital.
Watch out — What do you do?
You already met 로 riding shotgun on 카드로 (by card). So 간호사로 일해요 must mean... working BY MEANS OF a nurse? Like the nurse is a tool?
간호사로 일해요간호사로 일해요 = "I work as a nurse." The same 로 you know from 카드로 (by card) attaches to a JOB to mean "as/in the role of" — swap the job and the pattern holds: 요리사로 일해요, 점원으로 일해요.
The scene — What do you do?
Hilal is visiting for the day, and Zeeza has decided to interview everyone like a job fair just started in the living room.
- 힐랄 씨, 학생이에요?Hilal, are you a student?
- 저는 학생이 아니에요. 간호사로 일해요.I'm not a student. I work as a nurse.
- 병원에서 일해요?You work at a hospital?
- 네, 병원에서 일해요.Yes, I work at a hospital.
- 좋아요! 다음은 누줌 씨예요.Great! Next up, Nujoom.
- 사마 씨! 힐랄 씨는 요리사예요?Sama, your turn — is Hilal a chef?
The idea — What do you do?
저는 학생이 아니에요 means 'I'm not a student' — 이 after a consonant like 학생, 가 after a vowel like 간호사 or 의사.
Next time someone asks what you do, you can correct them properly instead of just shaking your head.
Questions about What do you do?
How do you say 'I'm a nurse' in Korean?
You say 저는 간호사예요 (jeoneun ganhosayeyo), meaning 'I'm a nurse.'
How do you say 'I work as a nurse' in Korean?
You say 간호사로 일해요 (ganhosaro ilhaeyo). The particle 로 attaches to a job to mean 'as/in the role of'.
How do you say 'I'm not a student' in Korean?
You say 저는 학생이 아니에요 (jeoneun haksaengi anieyo), meaning 'I'm not a student.'
What is 'shop assistant' in Korean?
'Shop assistant' is 점원 (jeomwon), as in 점원이에요 ('He's a shop assistant').
You've seen the idea. Now make it stick.
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- Hear it and choose
- Fill the idea in from memory
- Say it after the voice
- …and more, adapted to you