Le Le professiprofessi

onioni

i mestierii mestieriil lavoroil lavoro

la professionela professione A “professione” is a life-time A “professione” is a life-time

career; it usually requires a career; it usually requires a college degree (la laurea) plus college degree (la laurea) plus some additional training. It is some additional training. It is NOT just a “job” let’s say while NOT just a “job” let’s say while you are in high school or you are in high school or college to earn some spending college to earn some spending cash.cash.

il mestiereil mestiere A “mestiere” is a full time job and A “mestiere” is a full time job and

one which may last for a life-time. one which may last for a life-time. Unlike the “professione,” Unlike the “professione,” in Italyin Italy it does NOT require a college it does NOT require a college degree. Being a fireman or a degree. Being a fireman or a policeman or a construction policeman or a construction worker would be examples of a worker would be examples of a “mestiere.”“mestiere.”

il lavoroil lavoro This is just a job, like you, as a high This is just a job, like you, as a high

school student might have. It may be school student might have. It may be “tempo pieno”“tempo pieno” (full time) or “part (full time) or “part time.” This would be the equivalent of time.” This would be the equivalent of someone in Italy who works in someone in Italy who works in McDonald’s or you working in an McDonald’s or you working in an animal hospital, on a golf course, animal hospital, on a golf course, check out person in a grocery store, or check out person in a grocery store, or a life-guard are a few examples.a life-guard are a few examples.

il dottoreil dottore

(il) (il) la dirigentela dirigente

l’infermiere / l’infermiere / l’infermieral’infermiera

l’avvocatol’avvocato

la commessala commessa

l’ingegnerel’ingegnere

il cameriere / la il cameriere / la camerieracameriera

il musicistail musicista

il fotografoil fotografo

lo scienziato

lo psicologolo psicologo

il pompiereil pompiere

la veterinariala veterinaria

il giornalistail giornalista

l’attore / gli l’attore / gli attoriattori

l’attrice l’attrice le attricile attrici

l’architettol’architetto

il poliziottoil poliziotto

l’assistente l’assistente socialesociale