Occupations
Knowing how to talk about jobs and professions in French is one of the first things that makes real conversations feel natural.
1. Business
Do you know how to talk about careers and job titles in French? This quiz covers five essential French workplace occupations and challenges you to match each term to its English equivalent, fill in missing words, and translate complete sentences. It is the perfect starting point for beginners learning French vocabulary for work or travel.Watch out for directeur and chef: both can translate as "boss," but they are not interchangeable. Directeur is a formal job title with defined responsibilities, while chef is informal and simply means whoever is in charge.
5 questions
average score: 88% (all users)
2. Education & Arts
Five French occupations await you in this beginner-friendly vocabulary quiz: professeur, étudiant, artiste, acteur, and musicien. Match each French word to its English translation and start building your French occupations vocabulary from the ground up.One detail worth knowing: acteur refers specifically to a male actor, while the feminine form is actrice, with a completely different ending. By contrast, artiste stays the same for both men and women in French.
5 questions
average score: 100% (all users)
3. Healthcare
At the hospital, at the clinic, and at the pharmacy, you will need these five French words: médecin, infirmier, dentiste, pharmacien, and chirurgien. Match each French healthcare term to its English equivalent and build your French medical vocabulary.One useful distinction: médecin is the professional title for a qualified doctor in French, while docteur is an honorific that can apply to any doctorate holder, including dentists and pharmacists. The two are not interchangeable in formal contexts.
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average score: 100% (all users)
4. Trades
By the end of this quiz, you will know the French words for five skilled trades: agriculteur, charpentier, électricien, plombier, and mécanicien. Match each French word to its English translation and expand your French trades vocabulary.One detail worth knowing: plombier traces back to the Latin word for lead, because early water pipes were made from that metal. The word has nothing to do with plums.
5 questions
average score: 100% (all users)
5. Public Service
Do you know the French words for judge, lawyer, police officer, firefighter, and soldier? This French vocabulary quiz covers juge, avocat, policier, pompier, and soldat. Match each word to its English equivalent and add these essential French law and public service terms to your vocabulary.Worth a smile: avocat means both lawyer and avocado in French, and context usually makes it clear which one is on the table. And juge uses the same form for both men and women: a female judge is still juge, with only the article changing.
5 questions
average score: 99% (all users)
6. Other Roles
From the cockpit to the kitchen, this French vocabulary quiz covers five everyday occupations: cuisinier, journaliste, pilote, voleur, and serveur. Match each French word to its English translation and broaden your French occupations vocabulary.One detail worth knowing: in French, cuisinier is the general word for any cook, while chef refers specifically to the head of a kitchen. The two are not interchangeable in French, even though English often uses "chef" for any professional cook.
5 questions
average score: 99% (all users)
In this quiz set, you'll learn dozens of French words for occupations, from common roles like professeur (teacher) and médecin (doctor) to others like pilote (pilot), comptable (accountant), and chef (boss). These are words that come up all the time, whether you're meeting someone for the first time, catching up with a French-speaking friend, or watching a French film or TV show.
Each quiz is designed to build both your reading and listening skills, with words practiced in context so the meaning actually sticks. Sessions are short, around 5 minutes each, so they fit easily into a busy day, and you can go back and repeat any quiz whenever you want a refresher.