To ask who somebody is, simply change quid? (what?) to quis? (who?)
Quis est? Who is (s)he? The sentence has no word for (s)he; those words do exist, but the verb itself conveys that you are talking about a third person i.e. he or she, and context will determine whether you're talking about somebody male or female:
Agricola est. He is a farmer.
Discipulus est. He is a pupil.
Fīlius est. He is a son. (Can equally translate as 'He is my son' the word for 'my' omitted if it's generally understood that the person is referring to his / her own son.)
Medicus est. He is a doctor.
Nauta est. He is a sailor.
Nuntius est. He is a messenger.
Servus est. He is a slave.
Ancilla est. She is a maidservant.
Discipula est. She is a pupil.
Fīlia est. She is a daughter. (Can equally translate as 'She is my daughter' the word for 'my' omitted if it's generally understood that the person is referring to his / her own daughter.)
Look at the second image numbered 1-6 and practise saying who these people are.
Magistra est. She is a teacher.
Rēgīna est. She is a queen.
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