Russian Vocabulary: Professions in Russian
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There is a large list to learn the main professions in Russian Language. However, the following list will help you to learn the most common. You will also find the pronunciation of each Russian word.
Professions in Russian
| Professions - Профессии - Professii | ||
| English | Russian | Pronunciation |
| accountant | бухгалтер | buhgalter |
| actor | актер | akter |
| actress | актриса | aktrisa |
| artist | артист | artist |
| architect | архитектор | arhitektor |
| baker | Бейкер | Byeĭker |
| butcher | мясник | myasnik |
| businessman | бизнесмен | biznesmen |
| carpenter | плотник | plotnik |
| cashier | кассир | kassir |
| chef | шеф-повар | shef-povar |
| cleaning lady | уборщица | uborshchitsa |
| dentist | дантист | dantist |
| doctor | врач | vrach |
| economist | экономист | ekonomist |
| engineer | инженер | inzhener |
| electrician | электрик | elektrik |
| employee | сотрудник | sotrudnik |
| journalist | журналист | zhurnalist |
| lawyer | юрист | yurist |
| maid | горничная | gornichnaya |
| manager | менеджер | menedzher |
| mechanic | механик | mehanik |
| nurse | медсестра | medsestra |
| pediatrician | педиатр | pediatr |
| plumber | водопроводчик | vodoprovodchik |
| police officer | полицейский | politsyeĭskiĭ |
| receptionist | секретарь в приемной | sekretarʹ v priemnoĭ |
| salesman | продавец | prodavets |
| secretary | секретарь | sekretarʹ |
| student | студент | student |
| surgeon | хирург | hirurg |
| teacher | учитель | uchitelʹ |
| therapist | терапевт | terapevt |
| waiter/waitress | официант / официантка | ofitsiant / ofitsiantka |
| writer | писатель | pisatelʹ |
Examples:
My cousin is an accountant.
моя кузина бухгалтера.
moya kuzina buhgaltera.
My brother is an architect.
Мой брат архитектора.
Moĭ brat arhitektora.
My friend's uncle is an engineer.
дядя моего друга является инженер.
dyadya moego druga yavlyaet·sya inzhener**.
