English
Jobs and Workplaces
Updated Oct 28, 2026
Describe common jobs and where people work.
What you’ll learn
Describe common jobs and where people work.
ពិពណ៌នាមុខរបរ និងទីកន្លែងធ្វើការ។
Meaning and use
A job is a countable position; work is usually uncountable when naming activity or employment generally. Use a or an when naming a singular profession after be. A workplace is where someone works; office is one kind of workplace, not a synonym for every job.
Job រាប់បាន ប៉ុន្តែ work ជាសកម្មភាពទូទៅមិនរាប់បាន។ ពេលប្រាប់មុខរបរឯកវចនៈក្រោយ be ត្រូវប្រើ a/an។
Key words and phrases
| Word or phrase | Meaning and use |
|---|---|
| teacher (noun) | គ្រូបង្រៀន — a teacher at a school |
| farmer (noun) | កសិករ — a rice farmer |
| driver (noun) | អ្នកបើកបរ — a bus driver |
| nurse (noun) | គិលានុបដ្ឋាក / គិលានុបដ្ឋាយិកា — a nurse at a clinic |
| shop assistant (noun phrase) | បុគ្គលិកលក់ — a helpful shop assistant |
| engineer (noun) | វិស្វករ — an engineer |
| colleague (noun) | មិត្តរួមការងារ — my colleague |
| office (noun) | ការិយាល័យ — work in an office |
Examples
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My sister is an engineer.
បងស្រីខ្ញុំជាវិស្វករ។
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He works as a bus driver.
គាត់ធ្វើការជាអ្នកបើកឡានក្រុង។
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My colleagues are friendly.
មិត្តរួមការងារខ្ញុំរួសរាយ។
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I am looking for a job.
ខ្ញុំកំពុងស្វែងរកការងារមួយ។
Everyday conversation
Dara: What do you do?
Maly: I am a teacher.
Dara: Where do you work?
Maly: At a school near the market.
Common mistakes
| Instead of | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| She is engineer. | She is an engineer. | A singular profession takes an article; engineer begins with a vowel sound. |
| I have many works today. (general tasks) | I have a lot of work today. | Work is uncountable in this general meaning. |
Practice
Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.
សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។
- Complete: He is ___ nurse.
- Which means a person you work with?
- Correct: I am looking for a work.
Answers and explanations
Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ
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a
Nurse is a singular countable profession.
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colleague
A colleague shares a work context.
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I am looking for a job.
Job is the countable employment position; work has no a here.
Quick recap
- Use a/an for a singular profession.
- Distinguish a job from work.
- Learn workplace and role vocabulary together.