| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| Imagine two men who are sitting next to each other on a plane and start talking. |
| Let's see how this dialogue goes. |
| Είστε φοιτητής; |
| (íste fititís?) |
| Are you a student? |
| Όχι, δεν είμαι φοιτητής. Είμαι επενδυτής. |
| (Óhi, den íme fititís. íme ependitís.) |
| No, I'm not a student. I'm an investor. |
| As you might have noticed, there are two different sentence patterns here. |
| One for stating what you are and another for what you are not. |
| Let's focus on how to express what you do. |
| Είμαι [OCCUPATION]. |
| (Íme [OCCUPATION].) |
| I’m a(n) [OCCUPATION]. |
| Now, Let's look at some other examples. |
| Είμαι δάσκαλος. |
| (Íme dáskalos.) |
| I'm a teacher. |
| Όχι, δεν είμαι μηχανικός. |
| (Óhi, den íme mihanikós.) |
| No, I'm not an engineer. |
| Είμαι γιατρός. |
| (Íme yatrós.) |
| I'm a doctor. |
| Όχι, δεν είμαι νοσοκόμος. |
| (Óhi, den íme nosokómos.) |
| No, I'm not a nurse. |
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