"Han väljer ett yrke."

Translation: He is choosing a profession.

[earthmanbuck]

Are yrke/karriär/jobb interchangeable, or do they refer to specific things? I know in English "job" is more general than "career" or "profession," but "career" and "profession" are similar.

[Zmrzlina]

Yrke, jobb and arbete are largely interchangeable. Yrke is relatively rare today, but not at unheard of. Jobb is most common.

Karriär refers to a career, the long term development of a work.

[earthmanbuck]

Thanks! Sounds like they are each used in very much the same ways as their English counterparts.

[Wilhelm415731]

I put 'selects' a profession and it was counted wrong. Is 'select' not a synonym for choose or pick?

[sotnosen93]

To me, that more gives the impression of picking something off a list or something.

[person222222]

Could one substitute profession with "job" and/or "job field"

[sotnosen93]

"Job", sure. "Job field" I'd say is a bit of a stretch; I'd translate that as "arbetsområde".

[Jeanbean425734]

Can "career" be added as a translation of "yrke"?

[devalanteriel]

No, that's karriär.

[Jeanbean425734]

OK. Thank you! :D

[Smith276975]

why Y in Yrke pronounce like Yu rather than Yee ?

[AboodEleyan]

Han väljer ett yrke