In this deck, you'll learn how to talk about work in German. We'll cover everything from discussing your profession and experience to handling everyday conversations with colleagues and supervisors.

To ask someone formally what they do for a living, you say 'Was sind Sie von Beruf?'. To answer, you can say 'Ich bin' followed by your profession, for example, 'Ich bin Lehrer'. Another common way is to say 'Ich arbeite als', meaning 'I work as'. For example, 'Ich arbeite als Ingenieur'.

To talk about your work experience, you can use the Perfekt tense. For example, to say where you've worked, you can use 'Ich habe bei...' followed by the company name. To describe your responsibilities, you can say 'Ich war verantwortlich für...' followed by the task.