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Now, have a look at the sentence below, where both the adjective and the noun are in the nominative case: The irregular verb to go, to walk – iść in the imperfective form and pójść in the perfective form – is used so frequently that memorising all its past tense forms is the best plan. Table 2-11 shows the past tense conjugation of the imperfective iść (eesh’ch’) as szedłem, szedłeś, on szedł (she-dwem she-dwesh’ on shedw) (I was going/walking, you were going/walking, he was going/walking) and so on. I present its perfective version pójść (pooysh’ch’) in Table 2-12.

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Polish has three types of conjugation. Each type has a separate set of endings. Try to learn one example for each type by heart so that when you come across a new verb, you can conjugate it correctly even if woken up in the middle of the night. Each conjugation takes its name from the endings of the first (ja) and second (ty) person singular. Hence, the conjugation in Table 2-4 is called the -m/-sz type. It’s based on the verb czytać (chih-tach’) (to read). The second part covers 11 short and engaging stories (listed separately in this article’s storybook section). The third part contains over 1,000 essential phrases that will come in handy when you visit Poland. The distinction between oni (o-n’ee) and one (o-ne) (both meaning they) is pretty straightforward: oni (o-nee) – they meaning a mixed group or a male group one (o-ne) – they meaning a female group, a group of children or a group of objects państwo (pan’-stfo) – formal, Mr X and Mrs X, or ladies and gentlemen Examples using the verb być (bihch’): Kto/Co to jest? (kto/co to yest) (Who/what is this?) To jest . . . (to yest) (This is . . .) Jestem zmȩczony/zmȩczona (yes-tem zmen-cho-nih/zmen-cho-na) (I’m tired) – male/female Pani Smuga jest z Polski (pa-nee smoo-ga yest spol-skee) (Mrs Smuga is from Poland) To nie jest mój samochód (to n’ye yest mooy sa-mo-hoot) (That’s not my car) and two or three kisses on alternate cheeks. It might sometimes be awkward when you want to kiss twice and the other person three times, or the other way around. Don’t worry if it happens to you. Just smile. The same rule applies between friends, though in the case of two Polish male friends a handshake or simple cześć (chesh’ch’) will do. Formal situations are similar to those in Western Europe, where a simple handshake with everyone in the room is sufficient. A man should always wait for a woman to extend her hand first. And if you are a woman meeting a Polish man from an older generation, don’t be surprised or even offended if he bows slightly to kiss your hand – doing so is a sign of respect from a perfect gentleman. Polish Courses in London for more Advanced Students - Polish your Polish with our Above Beginner Courses - all levels but complete beginners. Expand your vocabulary and learn even more endings!

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moj e dzieci (“my children”) – a nonmasculine plural noun with the appropriate form of the pronoun mój / “my” Avenue is spelt aleja (al.) (a-le-ya) when followed by a singular name and you see Aleje (Al.) (a-le-ye) when the name is in plural. Don’t worry too much about it, though. Just follow the spelling on maps and road signs. The slash (/) is pronounced as either przez (pshes) (slash/through) or mieszkania (mye-shka-n’ya) (flat) which is indicated by m.

Polish is a West Slavic language, which is spoken by approximately 50 million people worldwide. Besides of Poland, there are large polish speaking communities in Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Lithuania, Great Britain, the Ukraine, the USA and Russia. After Russian, Polish is the second most spoken slavic language in the world. Polish Verbs is, without a doubt, one of the best books to learn Polish, if you’re fully committed to learning one of the most crucial parts of its grammar. There are 30 lessons that vary between reading and conversation. This 2 nd edition has been rewritten with added material plus graphics and even songs. It’s a little dated (published in 1983) but the language and lessons remain relevant and helpful. If you already mastered Polish grammar, or at least have a good grasp of the rules, but need a vocabulary boost, this one’s for you. The answer may be positive: Tak, ona jest z Francji (tak o-na yest sfran-tsyee) (Yes, she’s from France); or negative: Nie, ona nie jest z Francji. Jest z Kanady (n’ye o-na n’ye yest sfran-tsyee yest ska-na-dih) (No, she’s not from France. She’s