Basic Polish in 30 Days: Work and jobs
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Work and jobs, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 17: Work and jobs
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Question 1 of 10
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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 10
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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 10
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Answer: B. mają
With oni (they), mieć becomes mają.
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Question 4 of 10
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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 10
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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 10
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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 10
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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 10
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Answer: D. waitress
Ola says Jestem kelnerką: I am a waitress. She works in a restaurant (w restauracji).
Transcript
Marek: Gdzie pracujesz?
Ola: Pracuję w restauracji. Jestem kelnerką. -
Question 9 of 10
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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 10
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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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