Professions Flashcards
Un giornalista/una giornalista
A m journalist/ a f journalist
Most words for professions ending in -ta don’t change
Un dentista/una dentista
A m dentist/a f dentist
Most words for professions ending in -ta don’t change
Un fotografo/una fotografa
A m photographer / a f photographer
Un attore / un’attrice
A m actor/ a f actor
If a noun describing a male ends in -toro the feminine form ends in -trice
Un pittore/una pittrice
A m painter/ a f painter
Most words for professions ending in -ta don’t change
Un scrittore/una scrittrice
A m writer/ a f writer
Il professore/la professoressa
The m teacher/a f teacher
Certain nouns describing males ending in -e have female forms ending in -essa
Un studente/una studentessa
A m student/ a f student
Certain nouns describing males ending in -e have female forms ending in -essa
Un cantante/ una cantante
A m singer/ a f singer
Many nouns ending in -e can refer to either m or f
Un guida/una guida
A m guide/a f guide
A few nouns that are feminine refer both to men and women
Un cuoco/una cuoca
A m cook/ a f cook
Il re/ la Regina
The king/ the queen
Il principe/ la principessa
The m prince/ the f princess
Un spia/una spia
A few nouns that are feminine refer both to men and women
l’infermiere/l’infermiera
A m nurse/ a f nurse
