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These two consonants, similarly to ć and ci, are soft and, despite different spellings, they sound exactly the same. Again, they are unfamiliar to the English tongue. When pronouncing ń and ni think of the English words onion or new. Throughout this book the soft ń and ni is presented as n’. I add an extra y to help you pronounce ni before a vowel and ee when ni forms a separate syllable. Read these examples: nie (n’ye) (no) koń (kon’) (horse) hiszpański (heesh’-pan’-skee) (Spanish) nisko (n’ee-sko) (low, down) You can read about the spelling rules for ń and ni in the ‘Ć and Ci’ section earlier in this chapter. This one was written by the legend, Oscar Swan. It does what it says on the cover. I would recommend this book to those learners who really want to understand the structure of the language before moving on to the more interactive aspects of language learning. kropka (krop-ka) (dot/full stop) myślnik (mihsh’l-n’eek) (dash) ukośnik (oo-kosh’-n’eek) (forward slash) podkre Our Polish Easy Readers - Enjoy reading in Polish! Our short stories will teach you new phrases, help you to improve your grammar with no need of real studying!

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Don’t use these questions with someone you see every day! Use them when you haven’t seen or spoken to your friend for some time and you have some catching up to do. And don’t be surprised when you hear a long-winded answer, because a Pole will take the question as an opportunity to talk about whatever has happened lately. And that means anything – no matter whether their news is good or bad, you’ll hear all about it! This little phrasebook will be more useful for someone who wants to learn a little bit of Polish just because they’re going on holiday to Poland. It’s not a comprehensive guide to the language but it is a great choice if you just want to get by in restaurants, hotels and places of interest.Often recommended for beginners, this covers all aspects of learning Polish – speaking, reading, writing, and listening. It covers grammar exhaustively, with specific chapters focusing on it while also being spread throughout the book. Use the personal pronoun together with the verb when you mention two contrasting facts about two separate things. Daria Gabryanczyk holds a degree in Teaching Modern Languages. She teaches Polish literature and Polish as a foreign language to schoolchildren, undergraduates and adults. Daria is a lecturer and an examiner for UK government institutions and London universities, as well as a publisher and a Polish Culture and Business trainer. She also runs a successful school of Polish - www.2ndLanguage.co.uk Sample chapters:

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Today, we’re going to help you familiarize yourself with the most important concepts of Polish grammar. You’ll discover special features of the Polish language that may not be present in your native language or other languages you know. If you were looking for a stepping stone to help you learn Polish grammar, you’ve found the place to be! Table of Contents Case refers to the role a noun, adjective or pronoun plays in a sentence. Many of these roles are crucial for everyday communication and this chapter takes you through them all. Polish has seven cases, both singular and plural, and each of them has a set of endings for each gender. (Chapters 5, 8 and 11 explain the endings of the accusative, instrumental and locative cases, respectively.) Irregular verbs All verbs ending in -eć in the infinitive – for example, mieć (myech’) (to have), rozumieć (ro-zoo-myech’) (to understand), chcieć (hch’yech’) (to want) and wiedzieć (vye-dj’yech’) (to know) – form the past tense in an unusual way. In every form except the masculine personal (plural), you change the -e- of the infinitive stem into -a- before an ending that starts with ł. Table 2-10 shows the conjugation of mie-ć (myech’) (to have), which makes the translation, I, you, he, she, it, we, you and they had. Polish has seven grammar cases, and more if you include the plural classes and gender modifiers. it is one of the biggest struggles for Polish language learners. This makes Jarosław Hajduk’s book an indispensable resource. Written by two long-time Polish teachers, Complete Polishaims to help readers acquire a solid understanding of Polish and be able to communicate confidently.Locative case Use this case to specify the position of an object or a person. The following prepositions help you to ‘locate’ the locative case: na (on, at, in): na plaży (na pla-zhih) (on the beach) o (about, at [time]): o karierze (o ka-rye-zhe) (about a career), o pierwszej (o pyer-fshey) (at 1 a.m.) po (around, along, after [time]): po parku (po par-koo) (around the park), po piątej (po pyon-tey) (after 5 a.m.) przy (near, close to, by): przy oknie (pshih o-kn’ye) (by the window) w (in, inside): w Polsce (fpol-stse) (in Poland) Where to Go from Here Discovering a new language is all about jumping in and giving it a try (no matter how bad your pronunciation is at first). So make the leap! Never feel at all ashamed when speaking Polish! All your attempts to speak even just a few words will be much appreciated and any language mistakes or cultural faux pas easily forgotten by Poles. What counts is you making an effort to learn and speak the language. Of course, the better your Polish, the more impressed your Polish friends, family or business partners will be. Geared towards learners who are going to Poland for holidays or business trips, the Easy Learning Polishaudio course introduces key vocabulary useful in important situations. The narrators guide listeners through 12 chapters of useful phrases and common day-to-day scenarios. The book uses the ALARM system (Approved Learning Automatic Remembering Method). You will study words that are previously introduced and explained, increasing recall in the process. The book also starts with low-level stories then gradually increases in difficulty.

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On mieszka/Ona mieszka w Paryżu (on myesh-ka/o-na myesh-ka fpa-rih-zhoo) (He lives/She lives in Paris.) If you keep talking about the same person/object (in other words, the subject in the next few sentences remains the same), you don’t need to repeat the personal pronoun in each sentence (another difference from English). To jest Maria (to yest ma-rya) (This is Maria.) Ona jest z Polski (o-na yest spol-skee) (She’s from Poland.) Mieszka w Krakowie (myesh-ka fkra-ko-vye) (She lives in Kraków) – omit the pronoun ona here. Jest wysoka i sympatyczna (yest vih-so-ka ee sihm-pa-tihch-na) (She is tall and nice) – omit ona again. Podcasts are another great way to hear how Polish is spoken. They are also easy to listen to while you are on the go or completing other tasks. Some include additional learning material like transcripts and practice activities. PolishPod101, Real Polish, and Learn Polish Podcast have hundreds of episodes that will help you master listening and pronunciation. Due to the slavic roots of Polish language, most Polish words can not be derived from central european languages. Polish loan words originate from Latin, Greek, Middle High German, Old Czech, in younger history from English, French, German, Ukrainian, Belarussian and Turkish languages.Speaking English in Poland Although young Poles are eager to learn foreign languages, with English widely spoken in bigger cities, the foreign languages spoken by the older generation are Russian or German (the latter particularly popular in the west of the country). If you want to practise your Polish, your best bet is to go to a small town or village and simply enjoy being surrounded by Poles and the Polish language. Polish For Dummies may come in handy! Languages are full of quirks that may trip you up if you’re not prepared for them. This icon points to discussions of these weird grammatical rules. 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) The entries are arranged by topic, with words and phrases for every imaginable scenario. Even if you previously didn’t speak a word of Polish, you can easily build your own sentences. At the very least, you can form imperfect but corrigible sentences.