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Estonian Jobs

This is a list of jobs in Estonian. This will help you describe what you do for a living. It is especially useful when introducing yourself.

Doctor: arst
Policeman: politseinik
Teacher: õpetaja
Businessman: ärimees
Student: õpilane
Singer: laulja
Engineer: insener
Artist: kunstnik
Actor: näitleja
Actress: näitlejanna
Nurse: medõde
Translator: tõlkija

These examples will help you answer the question "What do you do?" or "What do you do for a living?". Note how the personal pronouns are used with the nouns in this sentence.

I'm looking for a job: Otsin tööd
I'm an artist: Olen kunstnik
He is a policeman: Ta on politseinik
She is a singer: Ta on laulja
I'm a new employee: Olen uus töötaja
I have a long experience: Mul on pikaajaline kogemus

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