Wyzwanie. Dzień drugi: PEŁNIA

Dzień 2 - PEŁNIA (write a sentence with this word in the comments section below)

pełnia – fullness, also: full moon

pełnia życia – fullness of life
(to express ‘of’ we use genitive case, therefore ‘życie’ becomes ‘życia’)

żyj - imperative form of 'żyć' - to live

tak – in this case ‘tak’ means ‘as’

nigdy nie – remember that in Polish we have double negation

ja będę, ty będziesz – I will be, you will be – the future tense of ‘to be’

(I'm sorry posting your comments here has proven difficult. I'll try to work it out.)

Wyzwanie. Dzień pierwszy: TWARDY

Dzień 1 – TWARDY (write a sentence with this word in the comments section below)
Your sentence can be a very simple one. Write something that is relevant to you, if that's possible. If you're up for a bigger challenge, you may want to use forms such as 'najtwardszy' or use different cases. Have fun!

twardy / twarda / twarde – hard

 

Remember that gender of nouns and adjectives must agree:

twarde życie (neuter)

twardy człowiek (masculine)

twarda woda (feminine)

twardy – twardszy – najtwardszy = hard – harder – the hardest

To już jutro!

Your Polish language challenge starts tomorrow.
I can't wait for the moment when you read the article I have chosen for you and are able to understand it. It is a genuine article found on a website. I didn't amend anything, didn't grade any vocabulary. Some words are a bit more challenging but they are all quite common and useful in everyday communication, which will give you a lot of ready phrases to use when chatting with your Polish friends or family.

Here are the rules again:

      1.      Read the sentence / phrase out loud.

2.      Make sure you understand what it means. (I’ll be helping you with any tricky vocabulary and grammar.)

3.      Write a sentence using the selected word and post it here in the comments section below or on Facebook. (You can write as many sentences as you wish.)

4.      Say your sentence out loud. (You may want to check your pronunciation with a Polish friend or use Google Translate to hear it there.)

I am looking forward to reading your sentences!
Your Polish will have significantly improved by April. It's only a month! Perseverence is the key. Powodzenia!

You can do it!

Polish language challenge: March 2015

The challenge starts on 1^st March and lasts for 31 days.

Each day a new sentence or phrase will be posted on Facebook (HERE) and on this language blog. This sentence will contain a word or a short phrase and here is what you’re asked to do about it

1.      Read the sentence / phrase out loud.

2.      Make sure you understand what it means. (I’ll be helping you with any tricky vocabulary and grammar.)

3.      Write a sentence using the selected word. (You can write as many sentences as you wish.)

4.      Say your sentence out loud. (You may want to check your pronunciation with a Polish friend or use Google Translate to hear it there.)

I’d like to encourage you to actively participate in this challenge. Reading or listening will give you only passive knowledge. You must produce the language to be able to remember vocabulary and different structures. Without saying or writing things, you will most likely soon forget what you've read. It is best if the sentences you produce are relevant to you. This will increase the likelihood of you using them in real life conversations.

Everyday contact with Polish through commenting and saying your sentences out loud will develop into a habit. After 31 days you will not only learn 31 new words or phrases and see them in different contexts, but you’ll also be able to produce sentences using them.

What happens next? On 1^st April I will share with you a text in Polish. You’ll be able to read it without difficulties and have a discussion about it in Polish with your fellow challenge participants. I have designed this challenge for Elementary to Intermediate learners of Polish but learners at all levels are welcome to take part. I’d also like to encourage you to read sentences posted by others and to correct them in case there are any errors.

Zapraszam i powodzenia! J

Marzanna

Polish verbs: conjugation

12 miesięcy i 12 miast Polski

You can practise here Polish names of the months in Locative, twelve Polish cities in Genetive, and conjugation of the verb "jechać". Repeat after me.
Enjoy!

Żółć

Żółć to moje ulubione polskie słowo.