Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Zabawki i gry Posted by Kasia on Oct 13, 2011
Do you remember toys and games you played with when you were little? I do. Most of them were different then toys nowadays, but few simple toys and games have never changed… Kids still have dolls (lalki, singular – lalka) and teddy bears (misie, singular – misio). I used to love them and my little…
Rodzaje rowerów, pojazdów kołowych Posted by Kasia on Oct 12, 2011
You’ll make the most of your bicycling experience if you choose the right kind of equipment. Your bike should fit your needs, interests and fitness. Before we make a purchase, we consider a few factors such as the type of riding we will do and the kind of bike that will suit that riding. So…
What is your hobby? Posted by Kasia on Oct 11, 2011
What’s your favorite hobby? What’s that one thing you are especially interested in? Is it music? Is it painting? Is it reading? Is it sports? You could be gifted with a talent that is your special interest today. Well, it could be your profession tomorrow! Yes, hobbies can shape up into becoming careers, and hobbies…
Samochody Posted by Kasia on Oct 10, 2011
Today I wanted to talk about different types of cars and how to name them in Polish. In today’s blog we will talk only about cars (I will have another blog with trucks ready soon) which we call in Polish samochody osobowe (or you can just say samochody/samochód). Most Poles have either sedan (sedan) or…
Kształty Posted by Kasia on Sep 29, 2011
A lot of times when you want to describe how something looks like, you use names of different shapes. Of course not only shapes, you also use colors and many other words. Today I wanted to talk about most common shapes and how to properly use this words in the object description. Let’s name few…
Professions – getting a job Posted by Kasia on Sep 28, 2011
When you decide to move to another country yo may have to look for a job and talk to someone about your job experience. This vocabulary should help you with that. I’m also attaching video with pronunciation. Work, job – praca Retired – na emeryturze Retirement – emerytura Pension – renta Salary – wynagrodzenie Unemployed…
Names of different countries in Polish Posted by Kasia on Sep 27, 2011
As you know, some country names are spelled and pronounced different in Polish and English. Here is a list of some countries with Polish and English version, as well as the nationality names for male, female and for plural. In Polish language we write all adjectives related to the nationality with the lower cases (not…