Post date: Oct 7, 2015 3:54:17 AM
To ask and tell what job people do:
——你做什么工作?
Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò?
What do you do?
——我是记者。你呢?
Wǒ shì jì zhě.Nǐ ne?
I am a journalist. And you?
——我是汉语老师。
Wǒ shì hàn yǔ lǎoshī.
I am a Chinese teacher.
记者 jìzhě journalist
老师 lǎoshī teacher
To ask and tell where people work:
——你在哪儿工作?
Nǐ zài nǎr gōngzuò?
Where do you work?
——我在一家媒体公司工作。你呢?
Wǒ zài yì jiā méitǐ gōngsī gōngzuò. Nǐ ne?
I work in a media company. How about you?
——我现在不工作,我是学生。
Wǒ xiànzài bù gōngzuò,wǒ shì xuésheng.
I don’t work at present. I am a student.
To ask whether people work:
——您现在工作吗?
Nín xiànzài gōngzuò ma?
Do you work now?
——我现在退休了,不工作了。
Wǒ xiànzài tuìxiū le,bù gōngzuò le.
I was teacher before. Now I am retired now.
—— 您以前做什么工作?
Nín yǐqián zuò shénme gōngzuò?
—— 我以前是英语老师。
Wǒ yǐqián shì yīngyǔ lǎoshī.
I was English teacher.
现在 xiànzài now; at present; today
以前yǐqián before; previously
退休 tuì xiū to retire
英语 yīng yǔ English