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What does ”sei un’impiegata?” means? If it means ”are you an employee” how come she answers ”No. Faccio la commessa in un negozio.”

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LukeFromRome profile picture LukeFromRomeNovember 2021
Careful with some slight difference : ”Sono impiegato” can mean simply I am employed, I am an employee. BUT sono un impiegato, means I am employed as (non better specified) office clerk
Phoenix5 profile picture Phoenix5November 2023
It means you are an employee, but you work in an office, not a shop
rickycom profile picture rickycomApril 2023

"Impiegata" is the feminine of "impiegato", they usually are used as "(office) clerk".

So the translation in English of the italian sentence would be:

-Are you a clerk?

-No, I work as a shop assistant (in a shop). Shop assistant =commessa (commessa being the feminine of commesso).

JulietteRM88 profile picture JulietteRM88April 2023
the employee usually works in an office