BLL German/Vocabulary/Professions
This table gives you both the male and the female forms of each profession. Often the female form can be deducted by just adding -in to the male one, e. g. "Schauspieler"(actor) becomes "Schauspielerin"(actress). Sometimes this addition precipitates a vowel change in the rest of the word, the -in replaces a few letters of the male word or the change is completely different. For those cases, I shall provide the full female profession name next to the male one.
| Professions (male/female) | ||
|---|---|---|
| German | Pronunciation | English |
| Angestellter / Angestellte | OGG / OGG | employee |
| Anwalt / Anwältin | OGG / OGG | lawyer |
| Apotheker / -in | OGG / OGG | pharmacist, chemist |
| Architekt / -in | OGG / OGG | architect |
| Arzt / Ärztin | OGG / OGG | physician, doctor |
| Bauer / Bäuerinm | OGG / OGG | farmer |
| Beamter / Beamtin | OGG / OGG | civil servant |
| Briefträger / -in | OGG / OGG | postman |
| Buchhalter / -in | OGG / OGG | accountant, bookkeeper |
| Busfahrer / -in | OGG / OGG | Busdriver |
| Bäcker / -in | OGG / OGG | baker |
| Chemiker / -in | OGG / OGG | chemist |
| Chirurg / -in | OGG / OGG | surgeon |
| Dachdecker / -in | OGG | roofer |
| Diätassistentin | OGG | Dietitian |
| Dekorateur / -in | OGG | decorator |
| Detektiv / -in | OGG / OGG | detective |
| DJ | OGG | DJ |
| Drucker / -in | OGG | Printer |
| Drogist / -in | OGG | pharmacist/druggist |
| Dermatologe / Dermatolgin | OGG / OGG | dermatologist |
| Dirigent / -in | OGG / OGG | conductor |
| Dompteur / -in | OGG / OGG | Animal Trainer |
| Dolmetscher / -in | OGG / OGG | Interpreter |
| Elektriker / -in | OGG / OGG | electrician |
| Fernfahrer / -in | OGG / OGG | long-distance truck driver |
| Feuerwehrmann / Feuerwehrfrau | OGG / | fire fighter |
| Fischer / -in | OGG / | fisher |
| Fleischer / -in | OGG / OGG | butcher |
| Fremdenführer / -in | OGG / OGG | tourist guide |
| Friseur / -in, Friseuse | OGG / OGG, OGG | hairdresser |
| Gärtner / -in | OGG / OGG | horticulturist |
| Handwerker / -in | OGG / OGG | craftsman |
| Hotelfachmann/Hotelfachfrau | hotel manager | |
| Ingenieur / -in | OGG / OGG | engineer |
| Journalist / -in | OGG, OGG / | journalist |
| Kaufmann / Kauffrau | OGG, OGG / | merchant, businessman |
| Kassierer / -in | OGG, OGG / | cashier |
| Krankenpfleger / Krankenschwester | OGG / OGG | male nurse, nurse |
| Kellner / -in | OGG / OGG | waiter / waitress |
| Koch / Köchin | OGG / OGG | cook |
| Lehrer / -in | OGG / OGG | teacher |
| Maler / -in | OGG / OGG | painter |
| Mathematiker / -in | OGG / OGG | mathematician |
| Mechaniker / -in | OGG / OGG | mechanic |
| Metzger / -in | OGG / | butcher |
| Musiker / -in | OGG / OGG | musician |
| Pastor / -in | OGG / OGG | priest |
| Pfarrer / -in | OGG / OGG | priest |
| Physiker / -in | OGG / OGG | physicist |
| Politiker / -in | OGG / OGG | politician |
| Polizist / -in | OGG / OGG | policeman, constable, police officer |
| Programmierer / -in | OGG / OGG | programmer |
| Psychiater / -in | OGG / OGG | psychiatrist |
| Putzfrau (male form unusual, use "Raumpfleger" instead,
neutral ”Reinigungskraft”) |
OGG / | cleaning woman (cleaning employee) |
| Rechtsanwalt / Rechtsanwältin | OGG / OGG | lawyer, attorney-at-law |
| Reporter / -in | OGG / OGG | reporter |
| Richter / -in | OGG / OGG | judge |
| Schauspieler / -in | OGG / OGG | actor/actress |
| Schriftsteller / -in | OGG / OGG | writer, author |
| Sekretär / -in | OGG / OGG | secretary |
| Sportler / -in | OGG / OGG | sportsman |
| Soldat / -in | OGG / OGG | soldier |
| Tierarzt / Tierärztin | OGG / OGG | veterinarian |
| Tänzer / -in | OGG / OGG | dancer |
| Verkäufer / -in | OGG / OGG | salesperson |
| Vertreter / -in | OGG / OGG | representative |
| Winzer / -in | OGG / OGG | winemaker |
| Zahnarzt / Zahnärztin | OGG / OGG | dentist |
| Übersetzer / -in | OGG / OGG | translator |
| Chef / -in | OGG / OGG | boss |
| Student / -in | OGG / OGG | student |
This list isn't exhaustive. Feel free to contribute more professions or sound files for the existing ones.