How to Say ‘Engineering work’ in Japanese
エンジニアの仕事
enjinia no shigoto
[en-JEE-nee-ah noh shee-goh-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: Put の between two nouns and the first describes the second. Swap in a different job: デザイナーの仕事 "design work".
Phrase Breakdown
エンジニア
enjinia
[en-JEE-nee-ah]
engineer
Loanword from English for a technical professional.
兄はエンジニアです。
My older brother is an engineer.
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
Connects 'usual' to 'road.'
いつもの道を使いたいです。
I'd like to use the usual road.
仕事
shigoto
[shee-goh-toh]
work; job; occupation
仕事 can mean your occupation, your tasks, or work in general. Very common in self-introductions.
仕事は何ですか。
What is your job?
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