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 different shapes:
circle – okrąg or koło
square – kwadrat
diamond – romb
rectangle – prostokąt
triangle – trójkąt
heart – serce
star – gwiazda
oval – owal
I’m attaching video with pronunciation, as well as describing shapes of some items using these common shapes.
Ten talerz jest okrągły – This plate is round
Ten talerz jest w kształcie okręgu – This plate is in the shape of the circle
Ta płyta jest kwadratowa – This cd is square
Ta płyta jest w kształcie kwadratu – This cd is in the shape of the square
Ten znak poczty ma kształt rombu – This post office sign has the shape of the diamond
Ten pilot jest prostokątny – This remote is rectangular
Ten pilot jest w kształcie prostokąta – This remote is in the shape of the rectangle
Ten kamień jest owalny – This stone is oval
Ten kamień jest w kształcie owalu – This stone is in the shape of the oval
Ta rozgwiazda jest w kształcie gwiazdy – This starfish is in the shape of the star
To pudełko jest w kształcie serca – This box is in the shape of the heart
Ta linijka jest trójkątna – This ruler is trangular
Ta linijka jest w kształcie trójkąta – This ruler is in the shape of the triangle
Please let me know if you have questions.
Do następnego razu… (Till next time…)
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My name is Kasia Scontsas. I grew near Lublin, Poland and moved to Warsaw to study International Business. I have passion for languages: any languages! Currently I live in New Hampshire. I enjoy skiing, kayaking, biking and paddle boarding. My husband speaks a little Polish, but our daughters are fluent in it! I wanted to make sure that they can communicate with their Polish relatives in our native language. Teaching them Polish since they were born was the best thing I could have given them!
I have been writing about learning Polish language and culture for Transparent Language’s Polish Blog since 2010.
Comments:
Kevin Goess:
Those videos are really helpful, thanks for posting them.
Bob @ HealthyMeansYou:
I like the video. It’s very, very helpful.
Keep up the good work Kasia.
Thanks!
Magda Nadolny:
Thank you ever so much for the spoken version. Mostly people speak so fast that beginners just despair. Thank you again.
Comments:
Kevin Goess:
Those videos are really helpful, thanks for posting them.
Bob @ HealthyMeansYou:
I like the video. It’s very, very helpful.
Keep up the good work Kasia.
Thanks!
Magda Nadolny:
Thank you ever so much for the spoken version. Mostly people speak so fast that beginners just despair. Thank you again.