Verb "to want"...

chcieć- to want

Chcę...- I want...

Chcesz...- You want...

Nie chcę...- I don't want...

Nie chcę iść...- I don't want to go...

Nie chcę iść do kina.- I don't want to go to the cinema.

Nie chcę iść do kina dzisiaj. - I don't want to go to the cinema today.

Nie chcę iść do kina dzisiaj wieczorem. - I don't want to go to the cinema tonight.

Nie chcę iść do kina dzisiaj wieczorem, bo jestem chora.- I don't want to go to the cinema tonight, because I'm ill.

Czy chcesz...?- Do you want...?

Czy chcesz iść do kina?- Do you want to go to the cinema?

Czy chcesz iść do kina ze mną?- Do you want to go to the cinema with me?

Dlaczego nie chcesz iść do kina ze mną?- Why don't you want to go to the cinema with me?

Chcę podróżować.- I want to travel.

Please let me know: what do you want?:) Today or tomorrow or 

in your life... I'm waiting for your comments in Polish:)

Listen, listen and again... listen!

I was trying  to convince you how important is listening while learning new language in that post: http://lubiejezykpolski.blogspot.com/2014/09/radio.html

I've decided to find the websites where you can not only listen Polish, but also watch Polish programmes which are currently popular on TV. I didn't try to choose anything ambitious, I tried to choose programmes which you can somehow understand without understanding the Polish language. This way, learning Polish would be more fun for you! 

Let's start:

1) UGOTOWANI

http://ugotowani.tvn.pl/odcinki-online,7 

Only if you love cooking and good food!

2) KUCHENNE REWOLUCJE

http://kuchennerewolucje.tvn.pl/odcinki-online,10
Chef Magda Gessler is invited by the owners to spend a 4 days with a failing restaurant in an attempt to revive the business. It is the Polish version Britain's "ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares" and America's "Kitchen Nightmares". 

3) PERFEKCYJNA PANI DOMI

http://perfekcyjna.tvn.pl/odcinki-online,5

A reality show based on British version "The Perfect Housewife".
In each episode, two housewives are introduced who have difficulties running their home efficiently. Małgorzata Rozenek (the host) helps them by giving tips. After one week, their homes are revisited and one of the two housewives will be crowned as the Perfect Housewife.

4)  TOP MODEL

http://topmodel.tvn.pl/odcinki-online,4

It is a fashion-themed reality television show, a modeling competition whose winner receive a contract with a major modeling agency. 

5) THE VOICE OF POLAND

  http://voice.tvp.pl/wideo/odcinki/final-17971082/

X FACTOR

 http://xfactor.tvn.pl/odcinki-online,4 

I'm sure those programmes you all know very well!

6) MASTER CHEF

http://player.pl/programy-online/masterchef-odcinki,996/ 

Competitive cooking reality show, open to amateur and home chefs.

6) For those whose level of Polish is more advanced:

20m2 ŁUKASZA

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=20m+%C5%82ukasza

Online talk- show. The interviews with Polish famous people. 

One of the episode below:

7) And finally the website: http://zalukaj.tv/ where you can find lots of movies and series in Polish (some of them are with subtitles, some of them with dubbing). Choose whatever you like and enjoy! Maybe you would like to search there for the movie you have already seen and watch it again, but in Polish?

Famous Polish people: Anja Rubik

 

  Anja Rubik jest polską modelką. Urodziła się w 1983 roku. Ma 1,79cm. Karierę modelki rozpoczęła     w wieku 15 lat. Uczestniczyła w kampaniach reklamowych marek: Valentino, Versace, Elie Saab, Dior, Chloé, Dolce& Gabbana i wielu innych.

Obecnie jest jedną z najbardziej popularnych polskich modelek.

modelka (f), model (m)- a model

urodzić się- to be born

kariera- a career

rozpocząć- to start

uczestniczyć- to take part

kampania reklamowa- an advertising campaig

w wieku- at the age 

marka- a brand

obecnie- currently

While watching Anja's photos, let's repeat the clothes vocabulary:

 

płaszcz- a coat

koszula- a shirt

pasek- a belt

dżinsy- jeans

 

bluzka- a blouse/ a top

spódnica- a skirt

szpilki- high heels

 

koszula- a shirt

spodnie- trousers

buty- shoes

 sukienka- a dress

Basic adjectives

How many Polish adjectives you've already known?

mały- duży (small- big)

piękny, ładny- brzydki (beautiful, pretty- ugly)

czysty- brudny (clean- dirty)

szybki- wolny (fast- slow)

szczęśliwy- smutny (happy- sad)

dobry- zły (good- bad)

zdrowy- chory (healthy- ill)

interesujący- nudny (interesting- boring)

mądry- głupi (clever- stupied)

wysoki- niski (tall- short)

gruby- chudy/ szczupły (fat- thin/ slim)

drogi- tani (expensive- cheap)

stary- młody/ nowy (old- young/ new)

długi- krótki (long- short)

Remember that you can use 3 diffrent endings for each Polish adjective.

If you decribe a feminine noun (all with the ending -a), the adjective should end with -a as well, e.g.

mała kawa (a small coffee)

szczęśliwa dziewczyna (a happy girl)

interesująca książka (an interesting book)

If you describe a neutral noun (with the ending: -o or -e or -um), the adjective should end with -e, e.g. 

małe piwo (a small beer)

szczęsliwe dziecko (a happy child)

If you decribe a masculine noun (all the rest), the adjective should end with -y or -i (after k,g), e.g.

mały sok (small juice)

szczęśliwy chłopak (a happy boy)

wysoki chłopak (a tall boy)

dobry dzień (a good day)

All adjectives given in dictionary are masculine, so you should remember to change the ending when you decsribe feminine or neutral noun!

From: www.mariamat.republika.pl

The most important Polish Christmas words!

Wigilia means Christmas Eve. It is very special and important day in Poland (24th December).The Wigilia feast begins at the appearance of the first star (pierwsza gwiazdka).The family starts with the breaking of the opłatek. Everyone at the table shares a piece with each family member.

Opłatek

What we usually eat at that day?

Barszcz czerwony (beetroot soup) with uszka (kind of ravioli).

barszcz czerwony

There is no meat served, but fish... karp (a carp).

Karp

All together, it should be 12 dishes according to the tradition.

 The supper is  followed by the exchange of gifts (a gift- prezent).

Christmas Eve ends with Pasterka, the Midnight Mass at the local church.

So will you remember the meaning of all those words?

Wigilia, pierwsza gwiazdka, opłatek, barszcz, uszka, karp, prezent, pasterka


WESOŁYCH ŚWIĄT!

10 verbs

Learn or repeat 10 Polish verbs:

1. rozmawiać (to talk)

Często rozmawiam z moją siostrą. (I often talk to my sister.)

2. biegać (to run)

Nie lubię biegać, bo jestem leniwa. (I don't like running, because I'm lazy.)

3. podróżować (to travel)

Kocham podróżować! (I love travelling!)

4. oglądać (to watch)

Czy często oglądasz telewizję? (Do you often watch TV?)

5. jeść (to eat)

 Co lubisz jeść? (What do you like eating?)

 6. pożyczać (to borrow; to lend) 

Nie lubię pożyczać pieniędzy. (I don't like borrowing money.)

7. inspirować (to inspire)

Kto cię inspiruje? (Who inspires you?)

8. myśleć (to think)

O czym myślisz? (What are you thinking about?)

9. mieć nadzieję (to hope)

Mam nadzieję, że mnie kochasz. (I hope that you love me.)

10. spać (to sleep)

Kocham spać długo. (I love sleeping long.)