Bloggy Polish

Reading dates in Polish is not the easiest thing in the world. Have a look at our quick explanation, read and listen to the text about Polish history and you will see it's all doable :)

There are three basic situation:

1) w 1999 roku

(only year)

w tysiąc dziewięćset dziewięćdziesiątym dziewiątym roku

you keep first two words in Nominative (Mianownik) and last two you put into Locative (Miejscownik)

2) w 07.1981 roku

(month + year)

w lipcu tysiąc dziewięćset osiemdziesiątego pierwszego roku

put the month into Locative (Miejscownik), keep first two words of the year in Nominative (Mianownik) and last two you put into Genetive (Dopełniacz)

3) 10.09.1981 roku

(day + month + year)

dziesiątego września tysiąc dziewięćset osiemdziesiątego pierwszego roku

put the day, the month and last two numbers of the year into Genetive (Dopełniacz)

That's the theory. Now, listen to the text and see how it sounds

In this Bloggy Polish podcast for beginners we talk about some verbs in present tense and other useful things.

Here are some words to add to your Teach2000:

revision, review = powtórka

And now, revision, review. = A teraz – powtórka.

And now it’s time for revision. = A teraz czas na powtórkę.

I live in London. = Mieszkam w Londynie.

You live in London. = Mieszkasz w Londynie.

to read = czytać

I’m reading a paper. = Czytam gazetę.

He’s reading a text in the Internet. = On czyta tekst w Internecie.

They are reading a magazine. = Oni czytają magazyn.

to fall = padać

I’m exhausted. = Padam na nos.

It’s raining. = Deszcz pada.

It’s raining. = Pada.

Get lost! = Spadaj!

In this Bloggy Polish podcast for beginners we talk about grammatical genders in Polish.

When you learn a new noun in Polish, it’s good to remember what gender it is: męski (masculine), żeński (feminine) or nijaki (neuter). We put symbols in brackets to help you with that.

water = woda (ż)

mum = mama (ż)

coffee = kawa (ż)

tea = herbata (ż)

lemon = cytryna (ż)

computer = komputer (m)

phone = telefon (m)

boy, boy-friend = chłopak (m)

bread = chleb (m)

table = stół (m)

house, home = dom (m)

bus = autobus (m)

beer = piwo (n)

wine = wino (n)

question = pytanie (n)

breakfast = śniadanie (n)

chicken = kurczę (n)

centre = centrum (n)

time = czas (m)

In this Bloggy Polish podcast for beginners you will learn numbers up to 100.

Here are some words to add to your Teach2000 list:

30 = trzydzieści

40 = czterdzieści

50 = pięćdziesiąt

60 = sześćdziesiąt

70 = siedemdziesiąt

80 = osiemdziesiąt

90 = dziewięćdziesiąt

100 = sto

That’s too difficult. = To za trudne.

How old are you? = Ile masz lat?

I’m 26. = Mam 26 lat.

an apple = jabłko

You’re stupid. = Głupi jesteś

I think that… = Myślę, że…

In this Bloggy Polish podcast for beginners you'll learn lots of useful adjectives.

If you want to add them to you Teach200 lists here they are:

hungry = głodny, głodna

tired = zmęczony, zmęczona

beautiful = piękny, piękna

tall = wysoki, wysoka

handsome = przystojny

ugly = brzydki, brzydka

short (opposite to tall) = niski, niska

fat = gruby, gruba

slim = szczupły, szczupła

poor = biedny, biedna

rich = bogaty, bogata

old = stary, stara

young = młody, młoda

big = duży, duża

small = mały, mała

long = długi, długa

short (opposite to long) = krótki, krótka

What does it mean? = Co to znaczy?

In this Bloggy Polish lesson for beginners you'll learn the verb "to have" .

If you want some new phrases to add to your Teach2000, here they are:

To be or not to be. = Być albo nie być.

to have = mieć

I have = mam

I have a problem. = Mam problem.

I have some time. = Mam czas.

I don’t have much time. = Nie mam czasu.

you have = masz

Do you have a question? = Masz pytanie?

he has = on ma

He has a Polish girl-friend. = On ma polską dziewczynę.

she has = ona ma

She has a Polish boy-friend. = Ona ma polskiego chłopaka.

we have = mamy

We have a Polish lesson now. = Mamy teraz lekcję polskiego.

you have = macie

You have a nice house. = Macie ładny dom.

they have = oni mają, one mają

It's snowing in London and there is a powercut in our flat. What kind of spring is that?

Listen to our really depressed Bloggy Polish podcast for intermediate learners and revise your vocabulary related to weather, seasons of the year and complaining.

In this Bloggy Polish for beginners you'll learn the verb "to be".

Here is another list to add to your Teach2000:

to be = być

I am = jestem

you are = jesteś

he is = on jest

she is = ona jest

we are = jesteśmy

you are = jesteście

they are (masculine) = oni są

they are (feminine) = one są

ill = chory, chora

tired = zmęczony, zmęczona

hungry = głodny, głodna

a little bit = trochę

In this Bloggy Polish podcast for beginners you'll learn numbers 11 to 29.

In this Bloggy Polish podcast for intemediate learners we talk about Easter. Apparently Polish Easter traditions vary...