Lesson 2 – What do you do in life?
Lesson 2 – What do you do in life?
French in 30: Communicate in daily life, even if you're not confident.
Module 0 - The French appetizer: Start speaking French today, step by step
Module 0 - The French appetizer: Start speaking French today, step by step
Module 1 - Talk first, perfect later
Module 1 - Talk first, perfect later
Module 2 - Talk without freezing
Module 2 - Talk without freezing
Module 3 - Build Solid Grammar Basics
Module 3 - Build Solid Grammar Basics
Module 4 - Say It, Sound Right
Module 4 - Say It, Sound Right
Module 5 - [LOCKED: Complete Modules 1-4 to Unlock]
Module 5 - [LOCKED: Complete Modules 1-4 to Unlock]
Le Grand Exam
Le Grand Exam
Getting to Know You: Job and Life
This lesson gives you the tools to answer a very common question when you meet someone and to reply in a way that sounds natural.
1. The Main Question
Que faîtes-vous dans la vie ? /Vous faîtes quoi dans la vie ? → What do you do for a living? (formal)
Tu fais quoi dans la vie ? → What do you do for a living? (informal)
Tu fais quoi comme métier ? → What's your job? (informal)
2. How to Reply Naturally
Here are several ways to answer, depending on your situation. It's more natural than just giving a simple job title.
Je suis [ton métier]. → I am a [your job].
Ex: Je suis ingénieur. → I am an engineer.
Je travaille dans le / la [ton domaine]. → I work in [your field].
Ex: Je travaille dans l'informatique. / Je travaille dans le marketing. → I work in IT. / I work in marketing.
Je travaille pour une entreprise qui s'appelle... → I work for a company called...
Je travaille chez ... → I work at...
Ex: Je travaille pour une entreprise de logiciels. → I work for a software company.
Je suis à mon compte. / Je suis en freelance. → I'm self-employed. / I'm a freelancer.
Je suis au chômage / Je cherche un travail. → I'm unemployed. / I'm looking for a job.
Je suis étudiant(e). → I am a student.
Je suis étudiant(e) en [ton domaine]. → I am a [your field] student.
Ex: Je suis étudiant en droit. → I am a law student.
Ex: Je suis étudiante en marketing. → I am a marketing student.
Je suis en stage. → I'm doing an internship.
Ex: Je suis en stage de journalisme. → I am a journalism intern.
Ex: Je fais un stage de plomberie. → I'm doing a plumbing internship.
Je suis à la retraite / Je suis retraité(e). → I'm retired.
3. Mini dialogue
— Tu fais quoi dans la vie ? → Hey! What do you do for a living?
— Moi, je suis à mon compte. Je développe des sites web. Et toi ? → I'm a freelancer. I develop websites. And you?
— C'est intéressant ! Je suis étudiant en marketing. → That's interesting! I'm a marketing student.
— Ah, super ! → Oh, that's great!
👉 After this lesson, you can:
Answer the question "What do you do for a living?" more completely.
Talk about your job, your field, or your studies.
Use simple small talk to keep the exchange going.
Repetition is key to learning a language. By reviewing the same words and phrases, you will truly memorize them. So if you see certain phrases come back in this course, that's completely normal. This is how you will make your French usage automatic and natural.
Tu veux continuer, je sais ... Continuons !