Joy explains how to talk about jobs.
Let’s recap how we ask people about their job.
aig + mi | agam | have / at me |
aig + thu | agad | have / at you |
aig + e | aige | have / at him / it |
aig + i | aice | have / at her / it |
aig + sinn | againn | have / at us |
aig + sibh | agaibh | have / at you |
aig + iad | aca | have / at them |
We know to ask about other people’s jobs by using pronouns. Remember to use the correct prepositional pronoun.
Dè an obair a th’ aice?
What job does she have?
We can ask the same question using nouns and people’s names.
Dè an obair a tha aig do mhac?
What job does your son have?
Dè an obair a th’ aig do nighean?
What job does your daughter have?
Dè an obair a th’ aig Eilidh?
What job does Helen have?
To answer the question and say what our job is, use the prepositional pronouns annam, annad, etc.
ann + mi | annam | in me |
ann + thu | annad | in you |
ann + e | ann | in him / it |
ann + i | innte | in her / it |
ann + sinn | annainn | in us |
ann + sibh | annaibh | in you |
ann + iad | annta | in them |
‘S e dotair a th’ annam
I am a doctor
‘S e nurs a th’ annad
You are a nurse
‘S e neach-taic a th’ ann
He is an assistant
‘S e cunntasair a th’ innte
She is an accountant
We can now state what people’s jobs are in the same way but using nouns and people’s names.
‘S e neach-taic a th’ ann an Ruairidh
Derek is an assistant
‘S e cunntasair a th’ ann Eilidh
Helen is an accountant