Learn how to ask "What are you doing?"
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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 |
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| 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! |
9 Comments
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Cześć Mark Marsden,
Thank you for posting.
"Studiuję" is used only when referring to (1) university, (2) various studies (science, for example), or (3) very careful "studying" something (peruse, pore, pore over).
Hope that helps!
Best,
Hanna
Team PolishPod101.com
Which of these phrases is correct to say "I am studying": Uczę się or Studiuję- Dzeinkue (sorry I know it's without the accent put I can't input it here
Cześć Mumtaj,
Thanks for posting.
Saying "nie lubić" requires using the noun in Genitive case.
Nie lubię grzybów.
Nominative: grzyb - singular, grzyby - plural
The 2nd sentence is incorrect as well, because you used the noun "tęcza" as it is in Nominative case, while you have to use its Locative case, which is "tęczy".
Siedzę na tęczy.
Hope that helps.
Best,
Hanna
Team PolishPod101.com
Is the following correct ?
1) Nie lubie grzyb (I dislike mushrooms)
2) Siedze na tecza (I sit on a rainbow)
Cześć Anirudh
Japoński nie jest trudny! Kiedy zrozumiesz podstawy, nauka jest łatwa, przyjemna i bardzo ciekawa :)
Pozdrawiam serdecznie,
Hanna
Team PolishPod101.com
Witaj Pani ,?
Czy japonski jest trudny ?
Cześć Anirudh,
Uczysz się arabskiego, słuchając lekcji z polskiego?
Jesteś zdolny! :)
Pozdrawiam,
Hanna
Team PolishPod101.com
Witaj ,
Teraz uczę się arabskiego.