Ch 1, p12 More Polish Animals

More Polish animals

English
Polish
Gender
Pronunciation
Menomic

parrot
papuga
f
pa POO ga
Imagine a parrot in a PAPOOSE going GA ga.

bull
byk
m
bik
Imagine a bull writing with a BIC pen.

pig
świnia
f
śHVYAN ńa
Imagine a SHoVed VAN NAmed pig.

gorilla
goryl
m
GO ril
Imagine a GORILla in a Polish zoo shouting “GO RIL!”

dolphin
delfin
m
DEL fin
Imagine DEL the Polish dolphin with his blue FIN.

How would you say in English?

• papuga
• byk
• świnia
• goryl
• delfin

How would you say in Polish?

• parrot
• bull
• pig
• gorilla
• dolphin

Grammar Note:
When noun and adjectives are together, the adjective usually comes before noun.

Practice:

Translate:

1. My pretty gorilla is there.
2. This is a tired rabbit.
3. This mouse is big.
4. This is a new fish.
5. My dog is old.


Answers:
1. Mój ładny goryl jest tam.
2. To (jest) zmęczony królik.
3. To mysz jest dobra. *
4. To nowa ryba.
5. Mój pies jest stary.

*Remember mysz (mouse) is feminine.

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