French A1.5 Listening Practice: First Profession Sentence
Listen to a A1 French dialogue about first profession sentence, with audio, transcript, and grammar notes for language learning.
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A1.5
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A short French listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 1: add one être sentence to the identity toolkit while keeping the subject clear.
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1. Hélène · Teacher
Welcome! Today we will learn how to state your profession in French using 'je suis'. Let's listen to this quick conversation.
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2. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Bonjour ! Je suis professeur.
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3. Mathieu · Native Speaker 2
Ah ! Tu es professeur ?
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4. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui. Et toi ?
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5. Mathieu · Native Speaker 2
Je suis artiste.
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6. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Ah, elle est artiste !
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7. Hélène · Teacher
Let's break that down. First, Native Speaker 1 said: 'Je suis professeur.' This means 'I am a teacher.' In French, you put your job directly after 'je suis' without adding 'a' or 'an'.
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8. Étienne · Student
So I don't need to say 'un' or 'une' before my profession?
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9. Hélène · Teacher
That's right! You simply say 'je suis' followed by the profession, like 'je suis professeur'.
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10. Hélène · Teacher
Next, Native Speaker 2 asked 'Tu es professeur?' meaning 'Are you a teacher?' Here, 'tu es' means 'you are'. At the end, Native Speaker 1 said 'Elle est artiste', which means 'She is an artist.'
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11. Étienne · Student
How do I say 'he is' if I want to talk about someone else?
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12. Hélène · Teacher
Just use 'il est'. So 'il est professeur' means 'he is a teacher', and 'elle est artiste' means 'she is an artist'.
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