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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hello and welcome to Polish Survival Phrases brought to you by PolishPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Poland. You will be surprised at how far a little Polish will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by PolishPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| Even though Poland joined the European Union in May of 2004, we still use Polish currency, which is called Złoty. |
| The Polish government predicts that Poland should be able to join Euroland in 2012, at the latest in 2013. |
| At the time of writing this, the exchange rate is 1 złoty to 0.301 US dollars and 1 US dollar to 3.32 złoty. It's also 1 złoty to 0.22 euro and 1 euro to 4.47 złoty. |
| The currency includes ten-, twenty-, fifty-, one hundred-, and two hundred-złoty bills; one-, two-, five-, ten-, twenty-, and fifty-groszy; and one-, two-, and five-złoty coins. |
| There are one hundred groszy in one złoty. |
| The abbreviation for złoty is zł and for grosz is gr. |
| Before we start learning how to say prices in Polish, we have to mention one very important thing. As we said before, we have złoty and grosz. |
| These two words will have different forms depending on the number. |
| Let's have a look at złoty first. |
| [Złoty Form] |
| 1 |
| złoty |
| 2, 3, 4 |
| złote |
| 5-21 |
| złotych |
| 22, 23, 24 |
| złote |
| 25-31 |
| złotych |
| 32, 33, 34, etc. |
| złote |
| If the price is one zł, you will say jeden złoty. |
| The form złoty does not appear in any other number. |
| For example, if you have prices where there is two zł, three zł, four zł, twenty-two zł, twenty-three zł, twenty-four zł, or any other combination with two, three, or four (note, this rule does not apply to twelve, thirteen, or fourteen), you should say dwa złote or siedemdziesiąt trzy złote. Any other numbers, including twelve, thirteen, and fourteen, will use the form złotych. |
| What about the forms of grosz. |
| [Grosz Form] |
| 1 |
| grosz |
| 2, 3, 4 |
| grosze |
| 5-21 |
| groszy |
| 22, 23, 24 |
| grosze |
| 25-31 |
| groszy |
| 32, 33, 34, etc. |
| grosze |
| The same rules apply to grosz. |
| Now let's practice how to say prices in Polish. |
| Let's start with 1.29 zł. It's jeden złoty i dwadzieścia dziewięć groszy. |
| This is very straightforward. |
| First, we say the number of złoty, then złoty. Secondly, note that the two numbers are separated by the conjunction i, which means "and." So before i, you always have złoty, and after i, you have groszy. Finally, we say the number of groszy. Jeden złoty i dwadzieścia dziewięć groszy. |
| When something costs jeden złoty, you don't even have to say jeden ("one"). If you say złoty by itself, you'll be perfectly fine. As we mentioned before, we can only use the form złoty with the number one. |
| Now let's try to say 53.11 zł. It's going to be pięćdziesiąt trzy złote i jedenaście groszy. |
| Please note the appropriate forms of złote and groszy. |
| What about 55.12 zł. It's pięćdziesiąt pięć złotych i dwanaście groszy. Again, please have a look at the forms of złotych and groszy in this example as opposed to the previous one. |
| There is also an easier way of giving the price, but it's not as popular as the one we just introduced. |
| You can simply say złoty dwadzieścia dziewięć. We used złoty instead of jeden złoty, and we omitted the word groszy. |
| So złoty dwadzieścia dziewięć is the equivalent of saying "złoty twenty-nine." |
| Let's have one more example. |
| Let's try 4.99, zł Cztery dziewięćdziesiąt dziewięć, or the longer version: Cztery złote i dziewięćdziesiąt dziewięć groszy. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. |
| You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so powodzenia, which means “good luck” in Polish. |
| "One złoty and twenty-nine groszy." - Jeden złoty i dwadzieścia dziewięć groszy. |
| Jeden złoty i dwadzieścia dziewięć groszy. |
| Jeden złoty i dwadzieścia dziewięć groszy. |
| "Twenty-nine złoty." - Złoty dwadzieścia dziewięć. |
| Złoty dwadzieścia dziewięć. |
| Złoty dwadzieścia dziewięć. |
| "Four złoty and ninety-nine groszy." - Cztery złote i dziewięćdziesiąt dziewięć. groszy |
| Cztery złote i dziewięćdziesiąt dziewięć. groszy |
| Cztery złote i dziewięćdziesiąt dziewięć. groszy |
| "Four ninety-nine." - Cztery dziewięćdziesiąt dziewięć. |
| Cztery dziewięćdziesiąt dziewięć. |
| Cztery dziewięćdziesiąt dziewięć. |
| All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by PolishPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
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