Quick question regarding careers.

[xxblackxsatinxx.livejournal.com]

My teacher wrote down in my book what the jobs were, but I can't read her hand writing she was writing so fast.

So, if I say my mom works for the government... it's Моя мама работает в... (and I can't make out the word she used for government.)

And my dad... would be.. Папа работал в Министер све Оборо.. (I can't make out the rest of the word Оборо? Minister of Defense)

Спасибо!

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_alarih_/]

Моя мама работает в Правительстве.
Папа работал в Министерстве Обороны.

[parnisha-kn.livejournal.com]

my mom works for the government = Моя мама работает в правительстве

Папа работал в Министерстве Обороны (The Ministry of Defence)

[archaicos.livejournal.com]

Is it for the gov't like at NSA, IRS, etc or something more casual like at a public school?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_alarih_/]

ah yes, in case of something like school it will be "Моя мама - госслужащая"

[crimeanelf.livejournal.com]

Why don't you photograph or scan what she wrote? I'm sure someone will be able to read it. :)

[xxblackxsatinxx.livejournal.com]

I would if I wasn't at school. :P

[oryx_and_crake]

None of this is capitalized - правительство, министерство обороны.

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

Names of the ministries, departments etc. are never capitalized in Russian (unless it's a translation of Orwell's 1984 :-))