ser professor

to be a teacher

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phrase Common #2,862

to be a teacher Used to talk about being a teacher as a profession or role. The feminine form is “ser professora.” In Portuguese, professions are commonly used without an article after ser.

PO: Ela sempre quis ser professora.

EN: She always wanted to be a teacher.

Para ser professor é necessário ter muita paciência e amor pela profissão.

To be a teacher, one needs a lot of patience and love for the profession.

Eu forço você a ser professor?

Am I forcing you to be a teacher?

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

Já pensou em ser professor?

Have you ever thought about becoming a teacher?

Meu sonho é ser professor.

My dream is to be a teacher.

Tom sempre quis ser professor.

Tom always wanted to be a teacher.

Eu vou ser professor.

I am going to be a teacher.

Tom queria ser professor.

Tom wanted to be a teacher.

Tom quer ser professor.

Tom wants to be a teacher.

Tom não queria ser professor.

Tom didn't want to be a teacher.

Eu gostaria de ser professor em vez de engenheiro.

I would rather be a teacher than an engineer.

Gostaria de ser professor.

I would like to be a teacher.

Ele gostaria de ser professor de arte.

He would like to be an art teacher.

Estou orgulhoso de ser professor.

I am proud to be a teacher.

Estou orgulhoso por ser professor.

I am proud to be a teacher.

Eu estou orgulhoso por ser professor.

I am proud to be a teacher.

Eu queria ser professor de piano.

I wanted to be a piano teacher.

Ele diz que quer ser professor.

He says he wants to be a teacher.

Tom disse que queria ser professor.

Tom said he wanted to be a teacher.

Eu gosto de ser professor.

I enjoy being a teacher.

Ele queria muito ser professor de espanhol.

He really wanted to be a Spanish teacher.

Tom gostaria de ser professor de arte.

Tom would like to be an art teacher.

O meu sonho é ser professor.

My dream is to be a teacher.

Depois da faculdade, quero ser professor.

After college, I want to be a teacher.

— Suzume (2022)

Tom deseja ser professor.

Tom wants to be a teacher.

Eu queria ser professor.

I wanted to be a teacher.

Tenho orgulho de ser professor.

I am proud to be a teacher.

Eu preferiria ser professor a engenheiro.

I would rather be a teacher than an engineer.