Occupations

One of the first questions you will ask, and answer, in a new language is what someone does for a living. This set covers Portuguese job titles, building the occupations vocabulary you need to talk about work, careers, and the people you meet.

Portuguese Job Titles and Occupations

You will translate roles like médico (doctor), engenheiro (engineer), and professor (teacher), spanning offices, trades, shops, and public services. The largest set even tucks in the handy question O que você faz? (What do you do?), so you walk away able to actually ask about someone's work rather than only name jobs.

It is a natural pick whenever you are learning to describe friends, family, or your own line of work, and it covers a lot of common conversational ground.

How the quizzes work

Each quiz has around ten to sixteen words and takes about five minutes, so you can run one whenever you have a moment and repeat it until the titles arrive without hesitation.

Did you know?

Here is a welcome shortcut. A surprising number of these jobs sound close to their English versions, so words like arquiteto (architect), piloto (pilot), and jornalista (journalist) almost translate themselves once you catch the pattern. That gives most learners a real head start on the list.

One thing to keep an eye on, though, is that some titles shift their ending depending on who you are describing. A male teacher is a professor while a female teacher is a professora, so a single English word can map to more than one Portuguese form. Remembering that small change sidesteps a common slip.

How to get started

Begin with the everyday jobs you hear most, then branch into the more specialized roles. These free Portuguese quizzes are quick and interactive, an easy way to start talking about work and careers in Portuguese.