ser profesor

to be a teacher

→ ser

phrase Common #3,020

to be a teacher Used to express being or becoming a teacher, depending on context. The noun profesor changes to profesora when referring to a woman.

SP: Desde niño, quería ser profesor de ciencias.

EN: Since I was a child, I wanted to be a science teacher.

Deberías ser profesor.

You should be a teacher.

Nunca quise ser profesor.

I never wanted to be a teacher.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Te preguntarán por qué quieres ser profesor.

They will ask you why you want to be a teacher.

Él decidió ser profesor.

He decided to become a teacher.

Creo que me gustaría ser profesor.

I think I’d like to be a teacher.

Me gusta ser profesor.

I like being a teacher.

No creo que tenga lo que se requiere para ser profesor.

I don't think I have what it takes to be a teacher.

Tom quiere ser profesor.

Tom wants to be a teacher.

Tom nunca me dijo la razón por la cual había decidido ser profesor.

Tom never told me the reason why he had decided to become a teacher.

Quiere ser profesor.

He wants to be a teacher.

Comencé a aprender inglés con el fin de ser profesor.

I started learning English in order to become a teacher.

No puedo ser profesor de gimnasia en este estado, ¿cierto?

I can't be a gym teacher in this state, right?

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Ser profesor de universidad había sido su sueño.

Being a university professor had been his dream.

No quiero ser profesor.

I don't want to be a teacher.

Tom quería ser profesor.

Tom wanted to be a teacher.

Me encanta ser profesor.

I love being a teacher.

Quiero ser profesor.

I want to be a teacher.

Disfruto ser profesor.

I enjoy being a teacher.

El sueño de Tom es ser profesor de colegio.

Tom's dream is to be a schoolteacher.

El objetivo de Tom es ser profesor.

Tom's goal is to become a teacher.

Mi sueño es ser profesor.

My dream is to be a teacher.

Su sueño era ser profesor de universidad.

His dream was to be a university professor.