Occupation & Arrangements

Everybody has a job to do and coordinating job duties amongst specialists is one of the hallmarks of human society. There is one word that means occupation or profession in Hîsyêô: wêloi. As a verb, it requires some care with your sentence structure.

Translation challenge for "job" and "work"

Within a profession, one has various job duties or tasks, and these are often translated with the generic word for doing (tûu). There is no exact equivalent word for the English catch-all words "job" and "work".

If you are speaking of specialization and expertise, use wêloi.

If you are thinking of a task or a group of tasks (whether specific or not), use tûu.

Latin

ɽʋʄꜿɟʌ

aStK ulNfu

Arts & Entertainment

English	Hîsyêô	Literal Meaning
Actor	ônî  wêîlun  non	Show Behaver
Architect	foko  yôcno  îlê	Building plan maker
Comedian	ônî  yoûmok	The humorous one
Composer	foko  kontol	Music creator
Dancer	ônî  cifulo	The dancing one
Film producer	foko  non	Show creator
Painter / Artist	ônî  toswîl  kolowu	Art drawer
Photographer	ônî  sobis  yê  êfun  în  dêko	Recorder of viewable moments
Playwright	ônî  cukto  yê  non  kûnbî	Writer of stage shows
Singer	ônî  kontol  în  ôîtun	Vocal performer
TV anchor	ônî  hobîyô  non	TV announcer

Society & Business

English	Hîsyêô	Literal Meaning
Accountant	ônî  sobis  munî	Money recorder
Receptionist	ônî  wuîtsî  yê  yôcno  kon  monodo	Maintainer of the meeting plan
Salesperson	ônî ondô  yê  kôlmûdul	Preparer of purchases
Secretary	ônî  yoldûn  yê  umo  sonkon	A helpful one of an important person
Staff member	kukwon	Member / Worker
Stockbroker	ônî  wedo  yê  kûngîyo  xokôn	Exchanger of company units
Merchant	ônî  wedo  yê  conwêbo	Exchanger of goods

Industry & Trades

English	Hîsyêô	Literal Meaning
Appliance repairer	ônî  xîûfû  yê  culono	Fixer of machines
Carpenter	ônî  nomû	The wood one
Electrician	ônî  cingî	The electricity one
Engineer	ônî  ondo  yê  yôcno  kon  kôson	Preparer of construction plans
Handyman	ônî  xîûfû  yê  niwos	Fixer of houses
Mason	ônî  kôson  dîncî	Block builder
Mechanic	ônî  xîûfû  yê  oûtô	Fixer of cars
Painter (House)	ônî  wêko lôngi	Color applyer
Plumber	ônî  wuîtsî  yê  môkôfo  fecko	Maintainer of liquid pipes

Learning

English	Hîsyêô	Literal Meaning
Editor	ônî  xîûfû  yê  cukto	Fixer of text
Illustrator	ônî  toswîl  kon  conwêbo	Product-related drawer
Interpreter	ônî  dônûxin  yê  kôto	Conversion one of speech
Journalist	ônî  sobis  yê  sîkîn  sonkon	Recorder of important events
Novelist	ônî  cukto  yê  tômôs	Writer of books
Student	ônî  bêûdo	Learner
Teacher	foko  bêûdo	Make-learner
Writer	ônî  cukto	Writer

Nature & Food Service

English	Hîsyêô	Literal Meaning
Baker	ônî  bîek	Baker
Butcher	ônî  ondo  oksûn	Meat preparer
Brewer	ônî  ondo  yê  îskô  cûbû	Fermented drink preparer
Chef	ônî  ondo  yê  côûfon	Preparer of meals
Cook	ônî  côûfon	Cook
Farmer	ônî  lîun  yê  mokon	Nurturer/Grower of food
Pastry chef	ônî  bîek  cîbon  sûît	Sweet-related Fat-related Baker
Waiter / Waitress	ônî  cûdo  yê  côûfon  gubuyo	Provider of store meals

Government & Services

English	Hîsyêô	Literal Meaning
Civil servant	ônî  yoldûn  fîmôsyôs	Public helping one
Diplomat	ônî  hobîyô  yê  yôcno  bolutê	Announcer of foreign plans
Firefighter	ônî  môtô	The fire one
Judge	ônî  tûlokon	"Judger"
Police officer	ônî  cixîn	Enforcer
Politician	ônî  yundôû  yê  gonîso  fîmôsyôs	Guider of public opinion
Prosecutor	ônî  fohoso  yê  fûtsûn	Examiner of law
Soldier	ônî  oklumun	The attack one
Mail carrier	ônî  okôt  yê  lufono	Carryer of packages

Homes & Real Estate

English	Hîsyêô	Literal Meaning
Gardener	ônî  lîun  comen	Garden grower
Maid / Cleaner	ônî  mûfêû  yê  niwos	The clean one of residences
Real-estate agent	ônî  wedo  yê  niwos	Exchanger of houses

Medical

English	Hîsyêô	Literal Meaning
Patient	ônî  cîgîlsu	The treatment one
Dentist	ônî  cûdo  yê  cîgîlsu  hokôlî	Giver of tooth treatments
Doctor	ônî  cûdo  yê  cîgîlsu  solîlo	Giver of body treatments
Nurse	ônî  yoldûn  cîgîlsu	Treatment helpful one
Optician	ônî  cûdo  yê  cîgîlsu  gûêyû	Giver of eye treatment
Pharmacist	ônî  ondo  cîgîlsu	Treatment preparer
Nutritionist	ônî  cûdo  yê  yôcno  kon  mokon  sohoû	Giver of healthy eating plans
Psychiatrist	ônî  cûdo  yê  cîgîlsu  dûuncît	Giver of mind treatments
Psychologist	ônî  fohoso  yê  cîgîlsu  dûuncît	Examiner of mind treatments
Veterinarian	ônî  cûdo  yê  cîgîlsu  zonwul	Giver of animal treatments

Talking about Jobs

The word wêloi is a verb that means "to work [as]" which means that object of this transitive verb is the occupation. Therefor, to ask somebody their profession, just use the interrogative pronoun in place of object.

Latin

¿ nîmû  wêloi  zik? What is your occupation? (lit: You work as what?)

ɽʋʄꜿɟʌ

 ƨɟƶʄ  ʒʇʓɽȷ  ⱴ̑ȷ≈ What is your occupation? (lit: You work as what?)

aStK ulNfu

 nimu  welAj  zjK? What is your occupation? (lit: You work as what?)

When answering this question, you treat the profession description as the object of the verb (often times with a null subject).

Latin

( noyo)  wêloi  ônî  cingî. I am an electrician. (lit: I work as an elictricity one.)

( noyo)  wêloi  ônî  cûdo  yê  cîgîlsu  hokôlî. I am a dentist. (lit: I work as a giver of teeth treatments.)

ɽʋʄꜿɟʌ

( ƨɀ)  ʒʇʓɽȷ  ɽıƨɟ  ꞇ̃ȷꜿɟ: I am an electrician. (lit: I work as an elictricity one.)

( ƨɀ)  ʒʇʓɽȷ  ɽıƨɟ  ꞇʄʌ  ɀʇ  ꞇɟꜿ͊ɟɐʃ  ɂɔıʓɟ: I am a dentist. (lit: I work as a giver of teeth treatments.)

aStK ulNfu

( ny)  welAj  oni  cjNgi. I am an electrician. (lit: I work as an elictricity one.)

( ny)  welAj  oni  cud  ye  cigiLsr  hkoli. I am a dentist. (lit: I work as a giver of teeth treatments.)

If you want to ask where someone works, you can skip the theme and use a locative preposition.

Latin

¿ nîmû  wêloi  hoî  zik? Where do you work?

ɽʋʄꜿɟʌ

 ƨɟƶʄ  ʒʇʓɽȷ  ɂɽɟ  ⱴ̑ȷ≈ Where do you work?

aStK ulNfu

 nimu  welAj  hAi  zjK? Where do you work?

Arrangements & Meetings

Organizing schedules for work often involves specific verbs for meeting and planning.

Vocabulary

English	Hîsyêô	Literal Meaning
To Meet	xe  monodo
Meeting / Appointment	mozulis	(The meeting)
Plan / Arrangement	yôcno
Available / Free	în  monodo	Meetable
Busy / Occupied	xîyôcû	Have plans
To Change	xe  li  êo  bêsu	To make different
To Cancel	xe  nîltûgu	To stop / To end

Making an Appointment

To ask for a meeting, you usually ask about availability (în monodo) or time (wokût).

Latin

 nîmû  li  în  monodo  hoî  lono  uklo  ko? Are you available tomorrow?

 nûs  kôî  monodo  hoî  wokût  zik? At what time can we meet?

ɽʋʄꜿɟʌ

 ƨɟƶʄ  ʓȷ  ɽ̃ɟ  ƶƨʌ  ɂɽɟ  ʓƨ  ɽ̑ʃʓ  ɔ≈ Are you available tomorrow?

 ƨ́ʄ  ɔıɽɟ  ƶƨʌ  ɂɽɟ  ʒɔ̆ʄ  ⱴ̑ȷ≈ At what time can we meet?

aStK ulNfu

 nimu  lj  iN  mnd  hAi  ln  rKl  k? Are you available tomorrow?

 nuS  koi  mnd  hAi  wkuT  zjK? At what time can we meet?

Changing & Rescheduling

If plans change, use bêsu (change) or ondo (prepare/make) with a new time.

Latin

 noyo  buswen  xe  li  êo  bêsu  ôlê  monodo  nûs. I need to change our meeting.

 nûs  kôî  monodo  hoî  lono  bêsu  cî? Can we meet on a different day?

ɽʋʄꜿɟʌ

 ƨɀ  ʋ́ʃʒ̃ɿ  ɋɿ  ʓȷ  ɽʇɽ  ʋʇɐʃ  ɽıʓʇ  ƶƨʌ  ƨ́ʄ: I need to change our meeting.

 ƨ́ʄ  ɔıɽɟ  ƶƨʌ  ɂɽɟ  ʓƨ  ʋʇɐʃ  ꞇɟ≈ Can we meet on a different day?

aStK ulNfu

 ny  brSwqN  xq  lj  ea  besr  ole  mnd  nuS. I need to change our meeting.

 nuS  koi  mnd  hAi  ln  besr  ci? Can we meet on a different day?

Cancelling

To cancel, you "stop" (nîltûgu) the meeting.

Latin

 kûu  yûnlôn  noyo;  noyo  kûu  nîltûgu  monodo  onô. Forgive me (Sorry), I must cancel the meeting.

ɽʋʄꜿɟʌ

 ɔʄɽʃ  ɀ̃ʄʓ̃ı  ƨɀʭ  ƨɀ  ɔʄɽʃ  ƨ͊ɟcʄꜿʃ  ƶƨʌ  ɽƨı: Forgive me (Sorry), I must cancel the meeting.

aStK ulNfu

 kur  yuNloN  ny;  ny  kur  niLtugr  mnd  ano. Forgive me (Sorry), I must cancel the meeting.