| Term | Definition |
| eleve | a student (elementary or secondary school) |
| ecolier/iere | a student (elementary school) |
| etudiant/e | a student (university) |
| instituteur/trice | a teacher (elementary school) |
| professeur | a teacher/professor (secondary school or university) |
| matiere | subject |
| les lettres | humanities |
| la litterature | literature |
| une langue | a language |
| la philosophie | philosophy |
| les disciplines scientifiques | sciences/scientific disciplines (includes math) |
| le calcul | calculus |
| les beaux-arts | fine arts |
| l'art dramatique | drama |
| les disciplines sociales | social disciplines/social sciences |
| la geographie | geography |
| les sciences economiques | economics |
| les sciences politiques | political science |
| la psychologie | psychology |
| les etudes professionnelles | professional schools |
| la comptabilite | accounting |
| un/e comptable | accountant |
| l'informatique | computer science/computing |
| informaticien/ienne | software engineer/computer scientist |
| La gestion des enterprises | business administration |
| un homme/une femme d'affaires | businessman/woman |
| Le droit | law |
| avocat/e | lawyer |
| La medecine | medicine |
| medecin/femme-medecin | doctor |
| chirurgien/ienne | surgeon |
| La pharmacie | pharmacy |
| pharmacien/ienne | pharmacist |
| le medicament | medication |
| La chirurgie dentaire | dentistry/dental surgery |
| un/e dentiste | dentist |
| secher | to cut (class) |
| redoubler | to repeat (a grade) |
| une retenue ou une colle | detention |
| passer un controle | to take a test (in school) |
| reussir a un controle | to pass a test (in school) |
| echouer a un controle | to fail a test (in school) |
| rater un controle | to flunk a test |
| se presenter a un examen | to sit for a test (university) |
| recevoir a un examen (p.c.) | to pass a test (university) |
| recaler a un examen (p.c.) | to fail a test (university) |
| un courtier/un agent de change | stock trader |
| representant/e | sales rep. |
| caissier/iere | cashier |
| une femme a foyer | housewife |