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Structair: ann an àite-obrach

Structure: in a workplace

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