Basic Polish in 15 Days: Work and jobs and Free time
Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Work and jobs and Free time, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 9: Work and jobs and Free time
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Question 1 of 20
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Answer: C. I work at a school.
Pracuję means I work, and w szkole means at a school. A shop is sklep, an office is biuro.
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Question 2 of 20
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Answer: A. masz
Mieć is irregular. With ty (informal you), the form is masz.
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Question 3 of 20
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Answer: B. mają
With oni (they), mieć becomes mają.
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Question 4 of 20
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Answer: C. nauczycielką
After jest, a job changes its ending. For a woman, -a becomes -ą: nauczycielką. Nauczycielem is the form for a man.
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Question 5 of 20
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Answer: D. Jestem lekarzem.
After jestem, add -em to a man's job: lekarz becomes lekarzem. Lekarką is the form for a woman.
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Question 6 of 20
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Answer: C. Pracuję jako kucharz.
After jako (as), use the basic form of the job: jako kucharz. Jak means like, which changes the meaning.
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Question 7 of 20
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Answer: B. in an office
Biuro is an office, so w biurze means in an office. At home is w domu.
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Question 8 of 20
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Answer: D. waitress
Ola says Jestem kelnerką: I am a waitress. She works in a restaurant (w restauracji).
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Marek: Gdzie pracujesz?
Ola: Pracuję w restauracji. Jestem kelnerką. -
Question 9 of 20
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Answer: B. in an office
He says Pracuję w biurze: I work in an office. He is an IT specialist (informatyk) and works Monday to Friday.
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Jestem informatykiem. Pracuję w biurze od poniedziałku do piątku.
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Question 10 of 20
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Answer: D. Tuesday to Saturday
The ad says od wtorku do soboty: from Tuesday to Saturday. The restaurant is looking for a cook.
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Question 11 of 20
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Answer: A. I like swimming.
Lubię means I like, and pływać means to swim.
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Question 12 of 20
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Answer: D. lubisz
With ty (informal you), lubić becomes lubisz.
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Question 13 of 20
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Answer: D. na
For musical instruments use grać na: gram na gitarze.
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Question 14 of 20
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Answer: C. w
For sports and games use grać w: gram w tenisa, gram w szachy.
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Question 15 of 20
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Answer: A. kawy
After nie (not), the thing changes its ending: Lubię kawę, but Nie lubię kawy.
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Question 16 of 20
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Answer: C. I love
Uwielbiam is stronger than lubię. It means I love: Uwielbiam muzykę.
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Question 17 of 20
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Answer: D. Lubię grać w szachy.
The question asks what you like doing in your free time, so you name a hobby: I like playing chess.
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Question 18 of 20
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Answer: A. He rides his bike.
Piotr plays football on Saturday (w sobotę), and on Sunday (w niedzielę) jeżdżę na rowerze: I ride my bike.
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Ewa: Co robisz w weekend?
Piotr: W sobotę gram w piłkę nożną, a w niedzielę jeżdżę na rowerze. -
Question 19 of 20
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Answer: C. cooking
The speaker likes reading and swimming, ale nie lubię gotować: but I don't like cooking.
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Lubię czytać i pływać, ale nie lubię gotować.
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Question 20 of 20
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Answer: C. the piano
Marta writes gram na pianinie: I play the piano. Instruments use grać na.
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