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What is the basis of the Polish alphabet?
What is the basis of the Polish alphabet?
Which of the following letters is native to Polish?
Which of the following letters is native to Polish?
How do you say 'goodbye' in Polish?
How do you say 'goodbye' in Polish?
What is the purpose of demonstrative pronouns in Polish?
What is the purpose of demonstrative pronouns in Polish?
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How many cases are there in Polish?
How many cases are there in Polish?
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What does the Polish phrase 'Jak masz na imię?' mean?
What does the Polish phrase 'Jak masz na imię?' mean?
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Study Notes
Alphabet and Pronunciation
- The Polish alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet with additional letters: ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź, ż
- Letters q, v, and x are not native to Polish, but are used in foreign words
- Polish pronunciation is generally phonetic, with each letter having a distinct sound
Basic Phrases
- Hello: Cześć (CHESH-tch)
- Goodbye: Żegnaj (ZHEG-nay)
- Thank you: Dziękuję (JEN-koo-yeh)
- Yes: Tak (TAHK)
- No: Nie (NYEH)
- Excuse me: Przepraszam (SHEH-prah-shahm)
- Sorry: Przepraszam (SHEH-prah-shahm)
Grammar Basics
- Polish has seven cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental, locative, and vocative
- Verbs conjugate according to tense, mood, and person
- Polish has no article, but uses demonstrative pronouns to indicate grammatical function
Introductions and Basic Questions
- What is your name?: Jak masz na imię? (YAHK MAHSH NAH ee-MYEH)
- My name is [name]: Nazywam się [name] (NAH-zee-vahm shay [name])
- Where are you from?: Skąd jesteś? (SKOOND YEH-steh)
- I am from [place]: Jestem z [place] (YEH-stehm z [place])
Numbers and Counting
- 1: jeden (YEH-den)
- 2: dwa (DVAH)
- 3: trzy (TZREE)
- 4: cztery (CHTEH-ree)
- 5: pięć (PYEN-tch)
- 6: sześć (SHEH-stch)
- 7: siedem (SHEH-dem)
- 8: osiem (OH-see-em)
- 9: dziewięć (JZHEH-vee-entch)
- 10: dziesięć (JZHEH-see-entch)
Food and Drink
- Water: woda (VOH-dah)
- Bread: chleb (KLEHB)
- Meat: mięso (MYEN-soh)
- Fruit: owoce (OH-voh-tseh)
- Coffee: kawa (KAH-vah)
- Tea: herbata (HER-bah-tah)
- Beer: piwo (PEE-voh)
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Learn the Polish alphabet, basic phrases, grammar rules, introductions, numbers, and vocabulary for food and drink. Improve your Polish language skills with this beginner's guide.
