Colloquial Polish: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Polish as it is written and spoken today.
Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Polish in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Colloquial Polish is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout.
Key features include:
A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar
An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises
Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations
Helpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in Poland
An overview of the sounds of Polish
Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Polish is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Polish.
Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
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Neil Howard, an English businessman, arrives in Wrocław to visit a Polish computer company. He is met at the airport by the company’s representatives, Stefan Wolski and Ewa Wilk.
STEFAN
Przepraszam, czy pan Howard?
NEIL
Słucham?
STEFAN
Pan Neil Howard?
NEIL
Tak, jestem Neil Howard.
STEFAN
Dzień dobry. Nazywam się Stefan Wolski, a to jest pani Ewa Wilk.
NEIL
Bardzo mi miło.
STEFAN
Excuse me, (are you) Mr Howard?
NEIL
Pardon?
STEFAN
Mr Neil Howard?
NEIL
Yes, I’m Neil Howard.
STEFAN
Hello. My name’s Stefan Wolski, and this is (Miss) Ewa Wilk.
NEIL
Very nice to meet you.
Dialogue 2
Cześć! Hi! (Audio 1:21)
Two friends meet in the street. They’re both in a hurry.
AGNIESZKA
Cześć, Jacek!
JACEK
Cześć, Agnieszka!
AGNIESZKA
Co słychać?
JACEK
Nic nowego, a co u ciebie?
AGNIESZKA
Wszystko w porządku, dziękuję.
JACEK
No to do zobaczenia.
AGNIESZKA
No to cześć. Do jutra.
AGNIESZKA
Hi, Jacek!
JACEK
Hi, Agnieszka!
AGNIESZKA
How are things?
JACEK
Nothing new, and how are things with you?
AGNIESZKA
Everything’s fine, thanks.
JACEK
Be seein...
Table of contents
Cover Page
Half Title Page
The Colloquial Series
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
About this book
Abbreviations
Map of Poland
The letters and sounds of Polish
1 Dzień Dobry. Nazywam Się ... Hello. My Name's ...
2 Czy Jest Tu Gdzieś Blisko Hotel? Is there a Hotel Around here?
3 Jak Spędzam Wolny Czas How I Spend My Free Time
4 Życzymy Miłego Pobytu We Wish you a Pleasant Stay
5 Mówienie W Obcym Języku Speaking a Foreign Language
6 Idziemy do Kina We're Going to the Cinema
Revise and Consolidate 1
7 Muszę Kupić Parę Rzeczy I must Buy a Couple of Things
8 W Mieście In Town
9 Kolacja W Domu Dinner at Home
10 Czy Mogę Panu Zadać Kilka Pytań? Can I Ask you a Few Questions?
11 Co Się Stało? What Happened?
12 Dobrze, Że Pana Widzę! Just the Person I want to see!
Revise and Consolidate 2
13 Czy Może Mi Pani Pomóc? Can you Help me?
14 Nie Przeszkadzaj Mi! Don't Bother me!
15 Nie Mam w Czym Chodzić I've got Nothing to Wear
16 Co Byś Zrobił, Gdybyś ...? What would you do if you ...?
17 Wyszła Za Mąż Za Francuza She Married a Frenchman
18 Jak Dobrze, Że Już Wróciłaś! How Good to see you Back!
