Polish For Dummies

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The best approach to learning irregular verbs is to memorise the first two forms and what type of conjugation they belong to. Try to do so as soon as you come across them. It’s cool to dream big but learning a language also requires being honest with oneself. Polish is notorious for being one of the most formidable languages to learn. Polish for Dummies is exactly what it says on the cover. Great for beginners, it provides a comprehensive overview of the language, its grammar, basic vocabulary and sentence structure. Each of these cases has its own set of declension rules that determine how a word changes within a sentence. These changes vary based on a word’s part of speech. In addition, changeable parts of speech have gender and number, adding another layer to the rules.

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I can recommend this one, which has a book and a CD. Some people find it useful to have a phonetic guide in their audio course books but this one doesn’t have one. However, I’d say that’s a good thing as I’m personally against writing out any foreign languages phonetically. You’re supposed to memorise the sound, rather than how to write out the sound, right? Since perfective verbs express completed actions (either in the past or in the future), they cannot logically exist in the present tense. If something is still in the process of being completed (in the past, present or future), it’s expressed by imperfective verbs. You form a perfective verb in a couple of ways: By adding a prefix to the imperfective form: • czytać – przeczytać (chih-tach’ pshe-chih-tach’) (to read) • pisać – napisać (pee-sach’ na-pee-sach’) (to write) • pić – wypić (peech’ vih-peech’) (to drink) By changing the stem: • kupować – kupić (koo-po-vach’ koo-peech’) (to buy) • pomagać – pomóc (po-ma-gach’ po-moots) (to help) Sometimes, you see two completely different verbs: Aside from the tables, the book also features puzzles, self-tests, and other challenges designed to instill a deeper understanding of Polish verbs. There are also lots of examples, plus indexes listing nearly 2,300 verbs.Another way to tell is by looking at the sentence structure. As we mentioned earlier, Polish has a relatively flexible sentence structure. However, there are some rules:

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Use the personal pronoun together with the verb when you mention two contrasting facts about two separate things. This book covers practical words used in real-life conversations, mostly related to social scenarios, food, transportation, and shopping. While in no way comprehensive, the vocabulary is relevant. You can even impress locals if you manage to say colloquial phrases, which this book has plenty of. In this part . . . This part focuses on everyday situations in which you may find yourself if you’re living in Poland or dealing with your Polish-speaking friends. The chapters in this part hone your small-talk skills and take you on shopping and dining excursions as well as explaining how to enjoy yourself the Polish way. Sprinkled throughout are cultural titbits that introduce you to people, places and things that are important in Polish culture.Polish: A Comprehensive Guide does a great job of covering all the important aspects of Polish grammar through thorough and clear explanations. This book contains real patterns of use in contemporary Polish. About the Author Daria Gabryanczyk has been teaching Polish literature and Polish as a foreign language for almost a decade. She holds an MA in Polish Language and Literature from the University of Łódź. Daria is a teacher and an examiner for the Ministry of Defence Language Examinations Board and the University of Westminster. She has worked as a language teacher for the European High Commission, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom Environmental Law Association and University College, London. Daria provides Polish Business Etiquette and Culture Training for Businesses. She is also an author of the Polish Easy Readers series and runs a school of Polish in London. Pronouncing Voiced and Silent Consonants Sometimes some letters are pronounced differently than as described in the previous sections. Welcome to Polish! The difference in pronunciation is because consonants slightly change their personality when surrounded by other consonants. For instance, you learned that w is pronounced as v as in w Gdańsku (vgdan’-skoo) (in Gdansk). However: w Polsce (fpol-stse) (in Poland) Notice that w is pronounced here as its silent equivalent f. What you’re dealing with here are voiced and silent consonants. This little book has some great tips on how to sound like a ‘real Pole’. It’s a book for beginners and it mainly focuses on developing the learner’s speaking and writing skills. It’s practical and interactive. I’d say it’s a great accompanying book if you’ve already got something that focuses on the intricacies of Polish grammar, or if you’ve got a Polish friend/tutor who can explain such questions to you. Making informal introductions When meeting a new friend, a child or a teenager, you may find the following expressions handy if you want to start a conversation, especially if your name is Anna. If that’s not your name, substitute your own whenever you see Anna: Mam na imiȩ Anna (mam na ee-mye an-na) (My first name is Anna) Jestem Anna (yes-tem an-na) (I’m Anna) Jak masz na imiȩ? (yak mash na ee-mye) (What’s your [first] name?) A ty? (a tih) (And you/and your name?) Miło ciȩ poznać (mee-wo ch’ye poz-nach’) (Nice to meet you) Miło mi (mee-wo mee) (Nice to meet you) – a shorter version Mnie również (mn’ye roov-n’yesh) (Nice to meet you, too)