fare (+ professione o mestiere)
Today’s Parola del Giorno is the expression fare + professione/mestiere, which means to be something.
When using fare with a profession/career, you need to use the definite article!
In Italian, to say what one does or to ask what one does makes use of the verb fare.
See the expression below:
[audio:https://paroladelgiorno.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Fare-Un-Lavoro.mp3|titles=fare(un lavoro)]Da bambino volevo fare il medico ma, dopo che a scuola abbiamo studiato biologia e abbiamo dovuto dissezionare un animale, ho deciso di fare l’ingeniere!
Growing up I wanted to be a doctor, but after we studied biology at school and had to dissect an animal, I decided to be an engineer!
Other useful expressions:
Che lavoro fai? = What do you do? What’s your job?
Faccio il professore = I am a teacher.
Faccio il ragioniere = I am an accountant.