"Pracuję jako lekarz."

Translation: I work as a doctor.

[banana-boy]

It's important to use Ę, because it might change the meaning of the sentence: pracujĘ(I work) and pracujE(he/she/it works).

[X-l-n]

Is there any difference in pronunciation of these words?

[immery]

Not in the audio provided by Duolingo.

I wrote a bit about the pronounciation of ę today here https://www.duolingo.com/comment/12458434

[IanIanIanIan_]

Why is it not lekarzem?

[immery]

because it is a different structure. What you are thinking about is "Jestem lekarzem"= I am a doctor, you ussually need instrumental case after "jestem". Here you have Pracuję jako- and you use nominative "lekarz".

[yab401]

Thanks,
in the sentence: "ona pracuje jako modelka " is "modelKA" a nominative femenine?

[immery]

yes. "modelka" is feminine nominative. (and feminine -a ending nouns, end with -a only in singular nominative)

[yab401]

Dziękuję

[pdforbes86]

This is a really really bad recording.

[DeborahSutcliffe]

If I'm a cook, but I'm a perfectionist so I say "but I work like a doctor" do I still say it that way?

[Jellei]

"like a doctor" is almost the same, you just remove one letter: "jak lekarz".

[tczek]

Interesting, I must remember that.

[IonaMagnus]

What is the difference between 'jako' and 'jaki'? "Pracuję jako lekarz." "Pracuję jaki zwierzę."

[Jellei]

"jaki" undergoes declension through grammatical genders and cases, it means "what", "what [type/sort/kind] of", sometimes "what ... like".

"jako" doesn't undergo declension, it's mostly used in sentences like this one, "working as a [profession]". Also in let's say "Jako twój ojciec, nie pozwalam ci na to" (As your father, I don't allow you to do this).

[CalumVaughan]

Anyone else get mixed up with 'lekarz' and 'talerz'? Thought this said 'i work as a plate'

[edB4zK]

No, but thanks for the laugh :)

[dziwnymkotem]

Does this sound weird if a woman would say this? Or is "Pracuję jako lekarka" more correct?

[Jellei]

With many professions it's rather a subjective choice. Both "lekarz" and "lekarka" sound natural to my ear for a woman.

[Yola448704]

The word "lekarka" belongs to the informal language. The professional title, referring equally to males and females, is "lekarz", so any female doctor would most likely say:
Pracuję jako lekarz - I work as a doctor

When talking respectfully about a female doctor, you would most likely say:
(Ona/ Pani Nowak) Pracuje jako lekarz - She/ Ms. Nowak works as a doctor