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, bookkeeperBusfahrer / -in OGG / OGGBusdriver 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.