Spanish ............................................Prounounce
It................................English
.......................................................(Emphasis
on bold-faced syllable)
Some professions and trades:
doctor.................................. dohk-tohr ...........................doctor
abogado ...............................ah-boh-gah-doh .................lawyer
profesor (a) ..........................pro-feh-sohr ......................professor
maestro (a) ...........................mah-ess-troh .....................teacher
ministro............................... mee-nees-troh ....................minister
escritor................................ ess-kree-tohr
......................writer
dependiente .........................deh-pen-deen-teh ................clerk
enfermera (o) ......................enn-fehr-meh-rah ................nurse
agricultor .............................ah-gree-kool-tohr
................farmer
secretaria (o) ........................seh-kreh-tah-ree-ah
.............secretary
peluquero (a) .......................peh-loo-keh-roh ..................barber
ama de casa ........................ah-mah deh kah-sah
............housewife
conserge .............................kohn-sair-heh ......................janitor
policía .................................poh-lee-see-ah......................policeman
¿Cual es su profesión? ..........kwahl ess soo pro-feh-see-on?
..........What is your profession?
or ¿En que trabaja usted? .......en keh trah-bah-hah
oo-sted?............. What kind of work do you do?
Soy ministro de una iglesia.... soy mee-nees-troh de oo-nah............
I am a minister of a church.
................................................ee-gleh-see-ah