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Professions in Russian

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In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨PROFESSIONS¨ in Russian.

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The titles of many professions sound in Russian almost the same way as in English.

For example: Russian language has

• Программист, Банкир, Инженер, Администратор, Менеджер...

If you compare them with their english analogues:

• Programmer, Banker, Engeneer, Administrator and Manager one can sees that them are similar.

But other professions titles are different like : Официант as Waiter, Тренер as Coach, Художник as Artist.

Vocabulary

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ENGLISH	PRONUNCIATION ENGLISH	RUSSIAN	PRONUNCIATION BRAZILIAN	PORTUGUESE
The lawyer	ah dih vah kaht	Адвокат	ad va cat	O advogado
The engineer	ihn zheh neer	Инженер	in je niir	O engenheiro
The programmer	prah grah meest	Программист	pra gra miist	O programador
The administrator	ah dih mih nihs trah tahr	Администратор	a di mi nis tra tar	O administrador
The manager	meh nih zhehr	Менеджер	me ni jer	O gerente
The seller	prah dah vyehts	Продавец	pra da viets	O vendedor
The salesman	prah dah vyehts	Продавец	pra da viets	O vendedor
The actor	ahk tehr	Актер	ak ter	O ator
The mechanician	myeh hah nihk	Механик	mie Ha nik	O mecânico
The public prosecutor	gah sou dahrst vyeh nee ahb vih nih tyehl	Государственный обвинитель	ga su darst vie nii ab vi ni tieL	O promotor público
The architect	you rihst	Юрист	iu rist	O arquiteto
The musician	mou zuh kahnt	Музыкант	mu zâ kant	O músico
The secretary	seh kreh tahr	Секретарь	se cre tar	A secretária
The banker	bahn keer	Банкир	ban kiir	O banqueiro
The waiter	ah fih tsih ahnt	Официант	a fi tsi ant	O garçom
The taxi-driver	tahk sihst	Таксист	ta ki cist	O taxista
The librarian	bih blih ah tyeh kahr	Библиотекарь	bi bli a tie car	O bibliotecário
The hairdresser	pah rihk mah hyehr	Парикмахер	pa rik ma Hier	O cabeleireiro
The barber	tsih rih ou neek	Цирюльник	tsi ri u niik	O barbeiro
The accountant	boor gahl tehr	Бухгалтер	bur gaL ter	O arquiteto
The singer	pih vyehts	Певец	pi viets	O cantor
The office-cleaner	ou bahr shihk oh fih sah	Уборщик офиса	u bar chik o fi sa	O limpador de escritório
The vet	vyeh teh rih nahr	Ветеринар	vie te ri nar	O veterinário
The translator	pih rih voh chihk	Переводчик	pi ri vo tchik	O tradutor
The artist	ihs poh nih tehl	Исполнитель	is po no teL	O artista
The painter	hou dohzh neek	Художник	Hu doj niik	O pintor
The driver	vah dih tyel	Водитель	vah dih tieL	O motorista
The writer	pih sah tyehl	Писатель	pi sa tieL	O escritor
The miner	shahr tyehr	Шахтер	char tier	O mineiro
The doctor	dohk tohr	Доктор	dok tor	O médico
The cook	poh vahr	Повар	po var	O cozinheiro
The seamstress	shih vee yah	Швея	chi vii ia	A costureira
The designer	dih zah ih nyehr	Дизайнер	di zai nier	O designer
The politician	pah lih tihk	Политик	pah lih tik	O político
The economist	ih kah nah meest	Экономист	i ca na mist	O economista
The director	dih rehk tahr	Директор	di rek tar	O diretor
The postman	poht tah lyohn	Почтальон	pot ta lion	O carteiro
The jeweller	you veh leer	Ювелир	iu ve liir	O joalheiro
The journalist	zhour nah leest	Журналист	jur na list	O jornalista
The teacher	ou chih tyehl	Учитель	u tchi tieL	A professora
The lawyer	you reest	Юрист	iu riist	O advogado

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Small test

Below on the 2 pictures you can see the titles of some Russian professions and one small test.