What kind of work is it?

Dè seòrsa obrach a th' ann?

We can ask someone about their work by asking, 'Dè seòrsa obrach a th' ann? '. In answering, we can use the same kind of sentence we used in section 1: 'S e … a …  

It's very useful to know the words neach (person) and luchd (people) to talk about jobs. On its own neach means 'person' but it is used in a range of job titles. Luchd can also indicate groups of people or plurals. 

In describing what kind of a person someone is we can also use neach: Dè seòrsa neach a th' ann? If you are using a sanas-dreuchd (job advert) to look for luchd-obrach (staff) you may be looking for a neachobrach gnìomhach (an industrious worker). 

And we saw and heard in the conversation 

Nì iomadh làmh an obair aotrom 

And if the luchd-obrach work together as a sgioba (team) we can say:  

And this neach-obrach is perhaps less suited to teamwork, being more of an neach-iomairt (entrepreneur): 

Let's hope you don't have to make use of these: 

Play with the sentences below. There are no wrong answers! 

Dè seòrsa neach-obrach a th' annta?