mi profesión
/mi pɾofesjon/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "my profession" is mi profesión.
This phrase refers to the type of work a person is trained for or performs as a career. While you can use mi profesión to describe your career, you can also use the verb phrase Soy… (I am…) to state what you do for a living in both formal and informal situations.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the possessive adjective mi (my) and the noun profesión (profession).
How does it change in a sentence?
When naming a specific profession, remember that gender agreement is common. For example, the word for doctor is médico for males and médica for females.
How do you pronounce it?
/mi pɾofesjon/
Did you know?
- The word profesión shares an ancestral root with the English word 'confess'. Both stem from the Latin 'profiteri', which means 'to declare openly' or 'to affirm'.
- In Spanish, you do not use the indefinite article 'a' when stating mi profesión. While an English speaker says 'I am a doctor', a Spanish speaker says Soy médico, as adding un can imply you are just one of many or not a true professional.
- While English uses 'profession' for many roles, Spanish maintains a sharp social and linguistic divide between profesión for academic careers and oficio for manual trades.
Examples in context
- Mi profesión y mi arte es vivir.Living is my profession and my art.This sentence demonstrates how to use mi profesión to describe one's life's work and art.Tatoeba #893670 by Shishir, translation #895828 by pauldhunt
- Soy médicoI am a doctor
- Soy el señor López, abogado de profesión.I am Mr. López, a lawyer by profession.
- Me llamo Ana García, doctora de profesión.My name is Ana García, a doctor by profession.
- Yo soy médico de profesión.I am a doctor by profession.
- Mi nombre es Luisa Fernández y soy ingeniera.My name is Luisa Fernández, and I am an engineer.
- soy programador de softwareI am a software programmer
- Amo mi profesión.I love my profession.
- No puedo hablar de mi profesión aquí.I cannot talk about my profession here.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking at a coffee shop.
- Elena¿Te gusta tu trabajo actual?Do you like your current job?
- DanielSí, estoy muy orgulloso de mi profesión.Yes, I am very proud of my profession.
- ElenaQué bueno, Daniel.That is good, Daniel.
- DanielGracias, Elena.Thank you, Elena.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mi, profesión, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
