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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Polish Season 1, Lesson 12 - Asking What Someone is Doing. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question What are you doing? in Polish.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'What are you doing?' in Polish.
Marzena: [Normal] Co robisz?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'what'
Marzena: [Normal] co [Slow] co
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you are doing'
Marzena: [Normal] robisz [Slow] robisz
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'What are you doing?'
Marzena: [Slow] Co robisz? [Normal] Co robisz?
Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask a woman, 'What are you doing?'
Marzena: [Normal] Co pani robi?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'what'
Marzena: [Normal] co [Slow] co
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'ma'am, you’ to a woman
Marzena: [Normal] pani [Slow] pani
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you are doing'
Marzena: [Normal] robi [Slow] robi
Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What are you (to a woman) doing?'
Marzena: [Slow] Co pani robi? [Normal] Co pani robi?
Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I am studying.'
Marzena: [Normal] Uczę się.
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'I am studying.'
Marzena: [Normal] Uczę się. [Slow] Uczę się.
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I am studying.'
Marzena: [Slow] Uczę się. [Normal] Uczę się.
Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'Nothing special.'
Marzena: [Normal] Nic takiego.
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'nothing special'
Marzena: [Normal] nic takiego [Slow] nic takiego
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'Nothing special.'
Marzena: [Slow] Nic takiego. [Normal] Nic takiego.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Marzena: You would usually ask this question on the phone, when talking with your friend. This would usually imply that you want to invite your friend to do something together or ask him or her to do something for you if they happen to be free.

Outro

Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!

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