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How to Say “I Work as a Teacher” in Turkish

The usual way to say “I work as a teacher” in Turkish is Öğretmen olarak çalışıyorum. It is neutral: safe in almost any situation. Below are 4 alternatives, how to reply, an example dialogue and the grammar behind it.

In Turkish

Öğretmen olarak çalışıyorum

Literally
“as a teacher I am working”
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Neutralsafe in almost any situation

How Öğretmen olarak çalışıyorum is built

  1. öğretmenteacher
  2. olarakas (being)
  3. çalış-ıyor-umI am working
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Other ways to say “I work as a teacher”

  • ÖğretmenimNeutral

    “I’m a teacher”

    The most common answer.

  • Bir okulda öğretmenimNeutral

    “I’m a teacher at a school”

    With a place.

  • Serbest çalışıyorumNeutral

    “I’m self-employed”

    Freelance.

  • EmekliyimNeutral

    “I’m retired”

    Emekli = retired.

How to reply

  • Ne güzel! Hangi branş?

    How nice! Which subject?

Example dialogue

  1. A

    Ne iş yapıyorsunuz?

    What do you do?

  2. B

    Öğretmen olarak çalışıyorum, İngilizce öğretiyorum.

    I work as a teacher; I teach English.

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“I work as a teacher” in Turkish: FAQ

How do you say “I work as a teacher” in Turkish?

The most common way is Öğretmen olarak çalışıyorum (literally “as a teacher I am working”), which is neutral: safe in almost any situation. You will also hear Öğretmenim (“I’m a teacher”): the most common answer.

How do you reply to Öğretmen olarak çalışıyorum?

Typical replies are Ne güzel! Hangi branş? (“How nice! Which subject?”).

What does each part of Öğretmen olarak çalışıyorum mean?

öğretmen = teacher; olarak = as (being); çalış-ıyor-um = I am working. Olarak (as) follows the noun: öğretmen olarak, gönüllü olarak (as a volunteer).

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