Friday, August 17, 2007

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

Thursday, August 16, 2007

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

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

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

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

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

Monday, August 13, 2007

Ch 3 p.25 Some useful plural words

English
Polish
Gender
Pronunciation
Menomic

trousers
spodnie
pl.
SPOD ńe
A SPUD Never makes good TROUSERS.

shorts
szorty
pl.
SHOR ti
Only a SHORTY can wear SHORTS.

scissors
nożyczki
pl.
no ZHICH kee
NO STITCH so KEEN can be cut with a scissors.
birthday
urodziny

n
oo ro DźHEE ni
OO, RO DNEY’S BIRTHDAY is today.
holiday
wakacje
pl.
va KATS ye
There are VAcant COTS YEs because everyone is on VACATION.

twins
bliźnięta
pl.
bleeźh ńAN ta
BLEACH NAN Til her hair is white so that she will look like her TWIN.

stairs
schody
pl.
SKHO di
SCOLD DILlon for cluttering up the STAIRS again.

door
drzwi
n
DZHVEE
DoeS VIctor like the new DOOR?

What is English for?
  • spodnie
  • szorty
  • nożyczki
  • urodziny
  • wakacje
  • bliźnięta
  • schody
  • drzwi

What is Polish for:

  • trousers
  • shorts
  • scissors
  • birthday
  • holiday
  • twins
  • stairs
  • door

© 2007 by KGW

Monday, August 6, 2007

Ch 3, p.24 Some useful Polish prepositions usually followed by the Genitive Case

English
Polish
Pronunciation
Menomic

far away
daleko
da LE ko
DAd LEt gO when you got to FAR AWAY.

from
od
od
That’s ODD, I thought you were FROM here.

without
bez
bes
It’s BESt to be WITHOUT some things.

near
blisko
BLEES ko
It’s sheer BLISS COming NEAR the lake on a hot day.

far from
daleko od
da LE ko od
FAR FROM DALI COnes look ODD.

next to
obok
O bok
Look for it NEXT TO the “O” BOoK.


How do you say in English?

  1. daleko
  2. od
  3. bez
  4. blisko
  5. daleko od
  6. obok

How do you say in Polish?

  1. far away
  2. from
  3. without
  4. near
  5. far from
  6. next to

These prepositions are usually followed by the Genitive Case.

How do you say in English?

  1. Dom jest daleko.
  2. Dziewczyna ma sweter od matki.
  3. Chłopiec ma dom bez łazienki.
  4. Mysz jest blisko domu.
  5. Kurtyna daleko od okna.
  6. Ogród jes obok lustra.

How do you say in Polish?

  1. The house is far away.
  2. The girl has a sweater from mother.
  3. The boy has a house without a bathroom.
  4. The mouse is near the house.
  5. The curtain is far from the window.
  6. The garden is next to the mirror.

© 2007 by KGW