--description--

In Spanish, many professions have masculine and feminine forms. A common pattern is:

The ending -o is often masculine and -a is often feminine. You'll learn more patterns as you continue practicing.

Mateo is mentioning a profession that analyzes large amounts of information to find patterns and help make decisions.

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

What profession is Mateo mentioning?

--answers--

Ingeniero de software

--feedback--

Mateo didn't mention a male software engineering.

Estratega de marketing

--feedback--

Mateo didn't mention a female Marketing Strategist.

Profesor de ciencias

--feedback--

Mateo didn’t mention a male Science Professor.

Científica de datos

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--explanation--

Científica de datos means "Data Scientist".

In Spanish, many professions change their ending depending on whether the speaker is female or male. For example:

• Científica de datos – Data scientist (feminine).

• Científico de datos – Data scientist (masculine).

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