Polish

Basics

Click a topic below to see the grammar goals and conversational goals for each chapter.

• Greetings, Gratitude, Goodbyes
  

  Basics

  Greetings, Gratitude, Goodbyes

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Express Gratitude
  • Greet People
  • Make Small Talk with Strangers
  • Say Goodbye

  • Learn About Adjectives
  • Learn About the Omission of Subjects
  • Use the Verb Być
• Do You Speak English?
  

  Basics

  Do You Speak English?

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask / Tell If Someone Speaks a Language
  • Ask / Tell Where Someone is From
  • Get Someone's Attention

  • Get Exposed to "Wh..." Questions
  • Practice Using the Verb Być
  • Structure Formal and Informal Questions
  • Understand and Use Personal Pronouns
  • Use Negation
• What is Your Name?
  

  Basics

  What is Your Name?

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask Someone's Name
  • Become Familiar with Names
  • Introduce Yourself
  • Respond to Introductions
  • Say That You Are Not Someone or Something

  • Form Introductions Using Two Structures
  • Learn About the Verb mieć
  • Use Personal Pronouns on , ona , and ono
• Excuse me, Where Is The Bus Stop?
  

  Basics

  Excuse me, Where Is The Bus Stop?

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask for Directions
  • Express Gratitude for Help
  • Get Help Finding Places Using a Map
  • Identify Important Places and Facilities Around Town
  • Understand Directions as They Are Given to You

  • Form Imperatives and Polite Requests with Proszę + Infinitive
  • Form Simple Yes/No Questions and More Wh- Questions
  • Form the Past Tense and Practice the Present Tense of Być
  • Use Adjectives and Adjectival Nouns
  • Use Personal Pronouns in the Dative Case
• How Much is It?
  

  Basics

  How Much is It?

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Count Up To 99
  • Deal with Currency
  • Inquire About Availability of the Items in Stores
  • Negotiate Basic Transactions at Stores

  • Form Plural Nouns
  • Learn About Nominative and Accusative Plural Nouns
  • Learn the Demonstrative Adjectives ta, ten, to, te
  • Understand and Use the Direct Object
  • Understand the Use of Masculine and Feminine Nouns
• At the Restaurant
  

  Basics

  At the Restaurant

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Order Meals and Drinks
  • Understand the Basics of Polish Food Culture
  • Use Common Words and Phrases Used at Polish Restaurants

  • Form Nouns in Dative, Genitive, and Accusative Cases
  • Understand Imperfective and Perfective Verbs
  • Use Adjectives in Relation to Masculine, Feminine, and Neutral Nouns
  • Use the Subjunctive Form of chciałby, chciałbyś
• At the Store
  

  Basics

  At the Store

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Express Desire to Try On/Buy Something
  • Say that You Like/Dislike Something
  • Use Common Words and Phrases Used While Shopping

  • Get Acquainted With the Future Tense
  • Learn How to Use the Modal Verb powinien
  • Learn Personal Pronouns in the 3rd Person Accusative
  • Practice Using Genitive, Accusative and Instrumental Cases
  • Use Demonstratives in Singular and Plural Forms
• Getting Help
  

  Basics

  Getting Help

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Accept/Decline Help
  • Ask for/Offer Help
  • Ask/Tell What Trouble One Is In
  • Gain Knowledge of Emergency Services

  • Form the Past Tense
  • Practice Adverbs and Imperatives
  • Practice Using Adjectives in the Accusative case
  • Practice Using Future Tense
  • Use the Verb musieć
• What's Written Here?
  

  Basics

  What's Written Here?

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask and Answer How Good or Bad Your Pronunciation Is
  • Ask and Answer What a Written Word or Phrase Says
  • Give and Respond to a Compliment
  • Request Someone to Repeat and Slow Down

  • Get Exposed to the Comparative
  • Learn How to Use Adverbs
  • Practice Using Adjectives
  • Use the Locative Case
• How Do You Say It in Polish?
  

  Basics

  How Do You Say It in Polish?

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask and Tell How To Say Something
  • Ask For and Give Instructions
  • Describe an Object
  • Describe the Weather

  • Create Complex Sentences
  • Learn About Polish Pronunciation
  • Practice Sounds of the Letters and Words
  • Use Multiple Adjectives