Poklici = Occupations

1. ELEMENTARY LEVEL

1.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a job = poklic, služba, delo
– work = delo
– to work = delati
– a factory = tovarna
– an office = pisarna
– a shop = trgovina
– a hospital = bolnišnica
– a restaurant = restavracija
– a doctor = zdravnik
– a nurse = medicinska sestra, medicinski tehnik
– a secretary = tajnica, tajnik
– a shop assistant = prodajalec
– a hairdresser = frizer
– a beauty parlour = lepotni salon
– a farmer = kmet
– a waiter* = natakar
– a cook = kuhar
– a chef = glavni kuhar
– a bank = banka
– a clerk = knjigovodja
– a postman = poštar
– a worker = delavec
– a labourer = fizični delavec
– a pilot = pilot
– a taxi/bus driver = voznik taksija/avtobusa
– a lorry driver** = voznik tovornjaka
– a sailor = mornar

* Ženska oblika samostalnika je »a waitress« (= natakarica).
** V ameriški angleščini se za tovornjak uporablja izraz »a truck« in za voznika tovornjaka »a truck driver«.

1.2. Phrases = Fraze

– I’m at work. = Na delu sem. (Sem v službi.)
– I have to go to work. = V službo/Na delo moram.
– I work at/from home. = Delam doma.
– I work in an office. = Delam v pisarni.
– What do you do (for a living)? = What’s your job? = S čim se ukvarjaš (po poklicu)?
– I have to make a living. = Zaslužiti moram dovolj za preživetje.

2. PRE-INTERMEDIATE and INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

2.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a profession = poklic*
– an occupation = zaposlitev**
– an engineer = inženir
– a mechanic = mehanik
– a carpenter = tesar
– an architect = arhitekt
– a firefighter = gasilec
– the fire brigade = gasilci (organizirana skupina gasilcev)
– a soldier = vojak
– the armed forces = oborožene sile (vojska)
– a police officer = policist
– the police force = policija določenega geografskega prostora
– a detective = detektiv
– a lawyer = pravnik
– an electrician = električar
– a plumber = vodovodni inštalater
– a bricklayer = zidar
– banking = bančništvo
– marketing = marketing
– advertising = oglaševanje
– a driving instructor = inštruktor vožnje
– a vet = veterinar
– a tailor = krojač
– a scientist = znanstvenik
– a career = kariera, poslovna pot

* Izraz »a profession« se nanaša predvsem na posameznikovo izobrazbo. Na primer: »He is a doctor by profession.« (= Po izobrazbi je zdravnik.)
** Izraz »an occupation« se nanaša predvsem na posameznikov naziv oziroma tip zaposlitve. Na primer: »My previous occupation was an assistant manager in a bank.« (= Prej sem bil zaposlen v banki kot pomočnik direktorja.)

2.2. Phrases = Fraze

– He is/works in banking. = Dela v bančništvu.

3. UPPER-INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED LEVEL

3.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– retail = prodaja na drobno
– wholesale = prodaja na veliko
– a stockbroker = borzni mešetar
– the stock market = borza
– a stock = delnica
– (a) tax = davek
– a boss = šef
– a supervisor = nadzornik
– a receptionist = receptor
– an adviser = svetovalec
– a manager = direktor, vodja, upravnik
– an accountant = računovodja
– freelance = neodvisen
– a window cleaner = čistilec oken
– a security guard = varnostnik
– an employee = uslužbenec
– to employ = zaposliti
– self-employed = samozaposlen
– employment = zaposlitev
– unemployment = nezaposlenost
– an employer = delodajalec
– a company = družba
– a business = delo, podjetje
– a firm = podjetje, firma
– an industry = industrija
– to hire = najeti
– to dismiss = to sack = to fire = odpustiti
– to quit = dati odpoved

3.2. Phrases = Fraze

– She is/works in retail. = Ukvarja se s prodajo na drobno.
– He’s a freelance writer. = Neodvisen pisatelj je.
– It’s good business. = Delo je donosno.
– They’ve started a business. = Ustanovili so podjetje.
– I work for a(n) computer/publishing/insurance/television company. = Delam za računalniško družbo/založbo/zavarovalniško družbo/televizijsko hišo.
– I work in the travel/motor/oil/film/entertainment industry. = Delam v potovalni agenciji/avtomobilski industriji/naftni industriji/filmski industriji/zabaviščni industriji.
– You are in my employ. = Zame delaš.
– I got the sack. = Odpustili so me.