Back to learning Polish - 7 words to study this week.

Just got back from Poland. Went to Warsaw then Krakow for 3 nights. Survival polish was all I had. Got to practice a little and people there were patient with my efforts. I got real good at saying "gin dobry pan/pani". and "Sh-pra-sham Pan/Pani, Chi pan/pani moovi po angelsku?" A lot of times I just pointed to the word such as "ostatni" in my guidebook.

I need to know more words so have decided to weekly post words along with words in my other target languages in relevant areas of the house. I just looked them up on google translate, so may not be totally correct as far as nuances in the language go. I figure reading the children's books I brought back from poland will help me fine tune the language

lodówka = refridgerator
zimno = cold (zima in slovak)
umywalka = sink
woda = water (voda in slovak)
gotować = to cook
gorący = hot
kurchenka - stove

PolishPod101

Well yesterday while driving around finished off Lessons 5&6 in pimsleurs polish. than before bed finally got around to checking out PolishPod101. Just did "survival phrases S1#1 Thank you!" I like the pdfs of lesson and the ability to download the mp3 files to my computer so I can review when I don't have internet access.

Back to studying Polish

Well I just finished listening to Michael Thomas foundation course. Now I am listening to Pimsleur Polish. I also have been studying phrase books and http://mowicpopolsku.com/ . I'd like to get back to writing my book but I may change direction on what I do. Maybe sound memory for basic phrases? Also read Benny the irish polygot and scott young on learning french. Very interesting.

Ch 4, p. 27 Asking Yes/ No questions with "Czy"

Grammar: By adding "Czy" in front of a sentence you can Ask Yes/No questions
Remember "to" means this, that or it.

Examples:
“To jest trawa” is “This is grass.”
“Czy to jest trawa?” is “Is this grass?”
“Nie, to nie jest trawa” is “No, this is not grass.”
“To jest kwiat.” is “This is a flower.”

Practice:

How do you say in English?

• Czy to jest drzewo?
• To jest róslina.
• Nie, to nie jest owoc.
• Czy to jest las?
• To jest góra.
• Nie, to jest rzeka.

How do you say in Polish?

• Is this a tree?
• This is a plant.
• No, this is not fruit.
• Is this a forest?
• This is a mountain.
• No, this is not a river.

© 2007 by KGW

Ch 4, p. 26 Outside in the Country Polish Words

English
Polish
Gender
Pronunciation
Menomic

flower
kwiat
m
kvyat
Imagine one KV YACHT of FLOWERs.

tree
drzewo
n
DZHE vo
Imagine an electrician called JEFF VOlt climbing a TREE

plant
roślina
f
rośh LEE na
Imagine a beautiful PLANT called ROSE LEE NA

fruit
owoc
m
O vots
Imagine FRUIT being tossed into O shaped VATS.

grass
trawa
f
TRA va
Remember not to TRA VEl on the GRASS

park
park
m
park
Imagine enjoying a polish PARK.

weather
pogoda
f
po GO da
Imagine in nice WEATHER that PAUl GO DAWdle

forest
las
m
las
Imagine that this is the LASt FOREST you will ever see.

mountain
góra
f
GOO ra
Imagine alternating your cheers GOO RAH on a MOUNTAIN.

river
rzeka
f
ZHE ka
Imagine you need to GEt KAle down by the RIVER.


What is English for:

• kwiat
• drzewo
• róslina
• owoc
• trawa
• park
• pogoda
• las
• góra
• rzeka

What is Polish for:

• flower
• tree
• plant
• fruit
• grass
• park
• weather
• forest
• mountain
• river

© 2007 by KGW

Ch 3, Polish/ English Wordlist

Polish -English -Gender -Pronunciation- Menomic

• bez- without- n/a -bes -It’s BESt to be WITHOUT some things.
• blisko -near -n/a -BLEES ko -It’s sheer BLISS COming NEAR the lake on a hot day.
• bliźnięta -twins -pl. -bleeźh ńAN ta -BLEACH NAN Til her hair is white so that she will look like her TWIN.
• bluzka -blouse -f -BLOOZ ka -Imagine a BLOUSE the color of the BLUE SKy.
• brat-brother -m -BRAT -Imagine your friend’s BROTHER is a really brat who eats all the BRATs.
• but -shoe -m -BOOT -Imagine calling your SHOE a BOOT
• chłopiec -boy -m -KHWO phets -Imagine the BOY yelling WOW PETS at the pet store
• córka -daughter -f -TSOOR ka -Imagine your DAUGHTER loves the CIRCUs.
• czapka -cap -f -CHAP ka -Imagine that a CHAP CAn wear your cap.
• daleko -far away -n/a -da LE ko -DAd LEt gO when you got to FAR AWAY.
• daleko od -far from -n/a -da LE ko od -FAR FROM DALI COnes look ODD.
• drzwi -door -n- DZHVEE -DoeS VIctor like the new DOOR?
• dziewczyna -girl -f -dźhev CHI na -Imagine a GIRL in DSHED in CHINA.
• i -and -n/a -ee -Imagine shrieking, EEk! AND there is a mouse!
• krawat- tie -m -KRA vat -Imagine calling your Polish TIE, a CRAVAT.
• matka -mother -f -MAT ka -Imagine your MOM saying “MAT CAn do that.”
• mąż -husband -m -mownsh- Imagine your HUSBAND, showing you the lawn MOWN SHort.
• nie -no -n/a- ńe -Imagine a sign saying NO riding in the caNYon.
• nie -not -n/a -ńe -Imagine that you’re NOT going fire the caNYon during the 4th of July.
• niemowię -baby -n -ńe MO vlan- Imagine the BABY saying NO MORE VAN.
• nożyczki -scissors -pl. -no ZHICH kee -NO STITCH so KEEN can be cut with a scissors.
• obok -next to -n/a -O bok -Look for it NEXT TO the “O” BOoK.
• od -from -n/a -od -That’s ODD, I thought you were FROM here.
• ojciec -father -m -OY ćhets -Imagine your DAD who loves chess crying out in joy, “OH CHESS” when he sees a chessboard.
• piżama -pajamas -f -pee ZAH ma- Imagine buying PAJAMAS from Poland
• płaszcz- coat -m -PWASHCH -Imagine asking the dry cleaner to please WASH CHarlie’s COAT.
• schody -stairs -pl. -SKHO di -SCOLD DILlon for cluttering up the STAIRS again.
• siostra- sister- f- śHOS tra- Imagine your SISTER, SO STROng, beating all the boys in arm wrestling.
• spódnica- skirt- f -spood ńEE tsa -Imagine wearing a SPUD NEATly SOwn on your SKIRT.
• spodnie -trousers -pl. -SPOD ńe -A SPUD Never makes good TROUSERS.
• sweter -sweater- m -SVE ter -Imagine wearing a Polish SWEATER.
• syn -son -m -SIN -Imagine your SON is more handsome than SIN.
• szorty -shorts -pl.- SHOR ti -Only a SHORTY can wear SHORTS.
• tak -yes- n/a -TAK -Imagine saying YES, I’d like listening to the clock going tick, TOCK, tick TOCK.
• urodziny -birthday -n -oo ro DźHEE ni -OO, RODNEY’S BIRTHDAY is today.
• wakacje- holiday -pl. -va KATS ye -There are VAcant COTS YEs because everyone is on VACATION.
• żona -wife -f -ZHO na -Imagine your WIFE named JOAN NAturally.

© 2007 by KGW

Ch 3 English/ Polish Wordlist

English - Polish - Gender - Pronunciation - Menomic

• and - i - n/a - ee - Imagine shrieking, EEk! AND there is a mouse!
• baby - niemowię - n - ńe MO vlan - Imagine the BABY saying NO MORE VAN.
• birthday - urodziny - n - oo ro DźHEE ni - OO, RODNEY’S BIRTHDAY is today.
• blouse - bluzka - f - BLOOZ ka - Imagine a BLOUSE the color of the BLUE SKy.
• boy - chłopiec -m - KHWO phets -Imagine the BOY yelling WOW PETS at the pet store
• brother -brat -m -BRAT -Imagine your friend’s BROTHER is a really brat who eats all the BRATs
• cap -czapka -f -CHAP ka -Imagine that a CHAP CAn wear your cap.
• coat -płaszcz -m -PWASHCH -Imagine asking the dry cleaner to please WASH CHarlie’s COAT.
• daughter -córka -f -TSOOR ka -Imagine your DAUGHTER loves the CIRCUs.
• door -drzwi -n -DZHVEE -DoeS VIctor like the new DOOR?
• far away -daleko -n/a -da LE ko -DAd LEt gO when you got to FAR AWAY.
• far from -daleko od -n/a -da LE ko od -FAR FROM DALI COnes look ODD.
• father -ojciec -m -OY ćhets -Imagine your DAD who loves chess crying out in joy, “OH CHESS” when he sees a chessboard.
• from -od -n/a -od -That’s ODD, I thought you were FROM here.
• girl -dziewczyna -f -dźhev CHI na -Imagine a GIRL in DSHED in CHINA.
• holiday -wakacje -pl. -va KATS ye -There are VAcant COTS YEs because everyone is on VACATION.
• husband -mąż -m -mownsh -Imagine your HUSBAND, showing you the lawn MOWN SHort.
• mother -matka -f -MAT ka -Imagine your MOM saying “MAT CAn do that.”
• near -blisko -n/a -BLEES ko -It’s sheer BLISS COming NEAR the lake on a hot day.
• next to -obok -n/a -O bok -Look for it NEXT TO the “O” BOoK.
• no -nie -n/a -ńe -Imagine a sign saying NO riding in the caNYon.
• not -nie -n/a -ńe -Imagine that you’re NOT going fire the caNYon during the 4th of July.
• pajamas -piżama -f -pee ZAH ma -Imagine buying PAJAMAS from Poland
• scissors -nożyczki -pl. -no ZHICH kee -NO STITCH so KEEN can be cut with a scissors.
• shoe -but -m -BOOT -Imagine calling your SHOE a BOOT
• shorts -szorty -pl. -SHOR ti -Only a SHORTY can wear SHORTS.
• sister -siostra -f -śHOS tra -Imagine your SISTER, SO STROng, beating all the boys in arm wrestling.
• skirt -spódnica -f- spood ńEE tsa- Imagine wearing a SPUD NEATly SOwn on your SKIRT.
• son -syn -m -SIN- Imagine your SON is more handsome than SIN.
• stairs -schody- pl. -SKHO di- SCOLD DILlon for cluttering up the STAIRS again.
• sweater- sweter -m -SVE ter- Imagine wearing a Polish SWEATER.
• tie- krawat- m- KRA vat- Imagine calling your Polish TIE, a CRAVAT.
• trousers- spodnie- pl.- SPOD ńe- A SPUD Never makes good TROUSERS.
• twins- bliźnięta- pl.- bleeźh ńAN ta- BLEACH NAN Til her hair is white so that she will look like her TWIN.
• wife- żona- f- ZHO na- Imagine your WIFE named JOAN NAturally.
• without- bez- n/a- bes- It’s BESt to be WITHOUT some things.
• yes- tak- n/a- TAK- Imagine saying YES, I’d like listening to the clock going tick, TOCK, tick TOCK.

© 2007 by KGW