Lesson 2 - Occupations

Question 1

How do you say Student/Students?

Answer 1

Student = Umunyeshuri [oo-moon-yeh-shoo-ree]

Students = abanyeshuri [ah-bahn-yeh-shoo-ree]

Question 2

How do you say worker/workers?

Answer 2

Worker = Umukozi

Workers = abakozi

Question 3

How do you say colleague/colleagues

Answer 3

Colleague = Uwo mukorana [oo-woh moo-koh-rah-nah]

Colleague = abo mukorana [oo-woh moo-koh-rah-nah]

Question 4

How do you say Unemployed person/people

Answer 4

Unemployed person = Umushomeri

Unemployed people = abashomeri

Question 5

How do you say director/directors and Chief/chiefs?

Answer 5

Director = Umuyobozi [oo-moo-yoh-boh-zee]

Directors = abayobozi [oo-moo-yoh-boh-zee]

Question 6

How do you say Secretary/Secretarys?

Answer 6

Secretary = Umunyamabanga [oo-moon-yah-mah-bahn-gah]

Secretarys = abanyamabanga [ah-bahn-yah-mah-bahn-gah]

Question 7

Teacher/Teachers (Kazi is female teacher)

Answer 7

Teacher = Umwarimu (kazi) [oo-mwah-ree-moo]

Teachers = abarimu(kazi) [ah-bah-ree-moo]

Question 8

Doctor/Doctors

Answer 8

Doctor = Umuganga [oo-moo-gahn-gah]

Doctors = abaganga [ah-bah-gahn-gah]

Question 9

Male Nurse/ Male nurses

Answer 9

Male nurse = Umuforomo [oo-moo-foh-roh-moh]

Male Nurses = abaforomo [ah-bah-foh-roh-moh]

Question 10

female nurse/ female nurses

Answer 10

Female nurse = Umuforomo kazi [oo-moo-foh-roh-moh Kah-zee]

Female Nurses = abaforomo kazi [ah-bah-foh-roh-moh kah-zee]

Question 11

Player/Players

Answer 11

Player = Umukinnyi [oo-moo-keen-yee]

Players = abakinnyi [ah-bah-keen-yee]

Question 12

Merchant/Merchants

Answer 12

Merchant = Umucuruzi [oo-moo-choo-roo-zee]

Merchants = abacuruzi [ah-bah-choo-roo-zee]

Question 13

Healer/Healers

Answer 13

Healer = Umuvuzi [oo-moo-voo-zee]

Healers = abavuzi [ah-bah-voo-zee]

Question 14

Farmer/Farmers

Answer 14

Farmer = Umuhinzi [oo-moo-heen-zee]

Farmers = abahinzi [ah-bah-heen-zee]

Question 15

Barber/Barbers

Answer 15

Barber = Umwogoshi [oom-woh-go-shi]

Barbers = abogoshi [ah-boh-go-shee]

Question 16

Architect/architects

Answer 16

Architect = Umwubatsi [oom-woo-bah-tsee]

Architects = abubatsi [ah-boo-bah-tsee]

Question 17

Engineer/Engineers

Answer 17

Engineer = Umwenjeniyeri [oom-wen-jeh-nee-yeh-ree]

Engineers = abenjeniyeri [ah-ben-jeh-nee-yeh-ree]

Question 18

Tailor/Tailors

Answer 18

Tailor = Umudozi [oo-moo-doh-zee]

Tailors = abadozi [ah-bah-doh-zee]

Question 19

Artist/Artists

Answer 19

Artist = Umuhanzi [oo-moo-hahn-zee]

Artists = abahanzi [ah-bah-hahn-zee]

Question 20

Musician/Musicians

Answer 20

Musician = Umucuranzi [oo-moo-choo-rahn-zee]

Musicians = abacuranzi [ah-bah-choo-rahn-zee]

Question 21

Singer/Singers

Answer 21

Singer = Umuririmbyi [oo-moo-ree-reem-byee]

Singers = abaririmbyi [ah-bah-ree-reem-byee]

Question 22

Police Officer/Police Officers

Answer 22

Police Officer = Umupolisi [oo-moo-poh-lee-see]

Police Officers = abapolisi [ah-bah-poh-lee-see]

Question 23

Accountant/Accountants

Answer 23

Accountant = Umucungamutungo [oo-moo-choong-gah-moo-toon-goh]

Accountants = abacungamutungo [ah-bah-choong-gah-moo-toon-goh]

Question 24

Lawyer/Lawyers

Answer 24

Lawyer = Umwunganizi [oom-woon-gah-nee-zee]

Lawyers = abunganizi [ah-boon-gah-nee-zee]

Question 25

Judge/Judges

Answer 25

Judge = Umucamanza [oo-moo-chah-mahn-zah] Judges = abacamanza [ah-bah-chah-mahn-zah]

Question 26

Priest/Priests

Answer 26

Priest = Umupadiri [oo-moo-pah-dee-ree] Priests = abapadiri [ah-bah-pah-dee-ree]

Question 27

Nun/Nuns

Answer 27

Nun = Umubikira [oo-moo-bee-kee-rah] Nuns = ababikira [ah-bah-bee-kee-rah]

Question 28

Guard/Guards

Answer 28

Guard = Umuzamu [oo-moo-zah-moo] Guards = abazamu [ah-bah-zah-moo]

Question 29

Worker/Workers

Answer 29

Worker = Umukozi [oo-moo-koh-zee] Workers = abakozi [ah-bah-koh-zee]

Question 30

Writer/Writers

Answer 30

Writer = Umwanditsi [oom-wahn-deet-see] Writers = abanditsi [ah-bahn-deet-see]

Question 31

Journalist/Journalists

Answer 31

Journalist = Umunyamakuru [oo-moon-yah-mah-koo-roo] Journalists = abanyamakuru [ah-bahn-yah-mah-koo-roo]

Question 32

Server/Servers

Answer 32

Server = Umuseriveri [oo-moo-seh-ree-veh-ree] Servers = abaseriveri [ah-bah-seh-ree-veh-ree]

Question 33

Driver/Drivers

Answer 33

Driver = Umushoferi [oo-moo-shoh-feh-ree] Drivers = abashoferi [ah-bah-shoh-feh-ree]

Question 34

Mechanic/Mechanics

Answer 34

Mechanic = Umukanishi [oo-moo-kah-nee-shee] Mechanics = abakanishi [ah-bah-kah-nee-shee]

Question 35

What is the word for "to do/to work"

Answer 35

gukora [Goo-koh-rah]

Question 36

Translate "What do you do?"

Answer 36

Ukora iki? [oo-koh-rah ee-kee]

Question 37

When someone asks you what you do and you respond, how do you ask what do you do back to them?

Answer 37

Wowe ukora iki ?

Question 38

Translate: I do/ I work

Answer 38

Nkora [n-koh-rah]

Question 39

Translate: you work /you do

Answer 39

Ukora [oo-koh-rah]

Question 40

Translate: we work/ we do

Answer 40

Dukora [doo-koh-rah]

Question 41

Translate: You (plural) work

Answer 41

Mukora [moo-koh-rah]

Question 42

Translate: They work

Answer 42

Bakora [bah-koh-rah]

Question 43

Translate: I do not work /I do not have a job

Answer 43

Sinkora [seen-koh-rah]

Question 44

Translate: You do not work

Answer 44

Ntukora [n-too-koh-rah]

Question 45

Translate: He/She does not work

Answer 45

Ntakora [n-tah-koh-rah]

Question 46

Translate: we do not work

Answer 46

Ntidukora [n-tah-koh-rah]

Question 47

Translate: You (plural) do not work

Answer 47

Ntimukora [n-tee-moo-koh-rah]