Je parle de mon métier avec mes amis.

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Breakdown of Je parle de mon métier avec mes amis.

• mon: my (before a masculine singular noun)
• l'ami: the friend
• avec: with

Questions & Answers about Je parle de mon métier avec mes amis.

Why is it parle de and not something like parle sur for “talk about”?

In French, when you say you are talking about a topic, you almost always use parler de:

• Je parle de mon métier. = I talk about my job.

The preposition de introduces the subject of conversation.
Parler sur exists but is rare and usually means something like “to speak on (a theme)” in a more formal or academic way, e.g. a conference:

• Il a parlé sur la pollution. = He gave a talk on pollution. (formal, specific context)

For everyday “talk about”, use parler de, not parler sur.

Why is it mon métier and not ma métier?

French nouns have grammatical gender. Métier is a masculine noun:

• un métier (a job, a trade, a profession)

Because it’s masculine and singular, you must use the masculine singular possessive:

• mon métier = my job

If it were a feminine noun (e.g. la profession), you’d use ma:

• ma profession = my profession

So the choice mon / ma / mes depends on the noun’s gender and number, not on the person who owns it.

What exactly does métier mean? How is it different from travail or job?