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INTRODUCTION
Gabriella: Hello everyone and welcome back to PolishPod101.com. This is Absolute Beginner, season 1, lesson 14, Headbanging to Polish Heavy Metal. I’m Gabriella.
Joanna: And I’m Joanna.
Gabriella: In this lesson you'll learn how to talk about your hobbies.
Joanna: This conversation takes place in the park.
Gabriella: It’s between Gosia and Alex.
Joanna: The speakers are friends, so they’ll be using informal Polish.
DIALOGUE
Gosia: Jakie masz hobby, Alex?
Alex: Moje hobby to gry komputerowe i heavy metal.
Gosia: Ja też lubię metal!
Alex: Jakie ty masz hobby?
Gosia: Moje hobby to fotografia i taniec.
Gabriella: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
Gosia: Jakie masz hobby, Alex?
Alex: Moje hobby to gry komputerowe i heavy metal.
Gosia: Ja też lubię metal!
Alex: Jakie ty masz hobby?
Gosia: Moje hobby to fotografia i taniec.
Gabriella: Now let’s hear it with the English translation.
Gosia: Jakie masz hobby, Alex?
Gosia: What are your hobbies, Alex?
Alex: Moje hobby to gry komputerowe i heavy metal.
Alex: My hobbies are computer games and death metal.
Gosia: Ja też lubię metal!
Gosia: I like metal too!
Alex: Jakie ty masz hobby?
Alex: What are your hobbies?
Gosia: Moje hobby to fotografia i taniec.
Gosia: My hobbies are photography and dance.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Gabriella: In the dialogue, Alex mentioned death metal. Is this music very popular in Poland?
Joanna: It’s quite popular yes, and it’s getting more so these days! Poland is also quite well known for its metal abroad.
Gabriella: What bands exactly?
Joanna: For sure Vader, which play death metal. They’re well known to people who are into this kind of music.
Gabriella: Can you tell us more about that group?
Joanna: They were formed in 1983 and are often called the “Polish Slayer”, since they were precursors of death metal on the Polish scene
Gabriella: Does their name have any connection to the Star Wars’ Darth Vader?
Joanna: Yes! Their name comes from that character.
Gabriella: What are some interesting facts about them?
Joanna: They’re the only death metal band to sell 10,000 copies of a demo. Also they have played concerts in most European countries and also Japan, Peru, Mexico, Colombia, Nepal and Venezuela
Gabriella: ...places that not many bands go to!
Joanna: (laughs) That’s true, but I guess there are fans there!
VOCAB LIST
Gabriella: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
The first word we shall see is...
Joanna: Mieć [natural native speed]
Gabriella: have
Joanna: Mieć [slowly - broken down by syllable] Mieć [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Joanna: Moje [natural native speed]
Gabriella: my
Joanna: Moje [slowly - broken down by syllable] Moje [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Joanna: Gra [natural native speed]
Gabriella: game
Joanna: Gra [slowly - broken down by syllable] Gra [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Joanna: Komputer [natural native speed]
Gabriella: computer
Joanna: Komputer [slowly - broken down by syllable] Komputer [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Joanna: Też [natural native speed]
Gabriella: also, too
Joanna: Też [slowly - broken down by syllable] Też [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Joanna: Lubić [natural native speed]
Gabriella: to like
Joanna: Lubić [slowly - broken down by syllable] Lubić [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Joanna: Ty [natural native speed]
Gabriella: you
Joanna: Ty [slowly - broken down by syllable] Ty [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Joanna: Hobby [natural native speed]
Gabriella: hobby
Joanna: Hobby [slowly - broken down by syllable] Hobby [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Joanna: Taniec [natural native speed]
Gabriella: dance
Joanna: Taniec [slowly - broken down by syllable] Taniec [natural native speed]
Gabriella: And last...
Joanna: Fotografia [natural native speed]
Gabriella: photography
Joanna: Fotografia [slowly - broken down by syllable] Fotografia [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Gabriella: Let's take a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. Joanna, what’s the first word?
Joanna: ‘fotografia’
Gabriella: “photography”
Joanna: The noun ‘fotografia’ has two meanings, the first one was used in the dialogue.
Gabriella: what’s the other one?
Joanna: “photograph” or in other words “picture”
Gabriella: but only the one taken by camera.
Joanna: Polish has quite a few words for the word “photograph”. First we have ‘fotografia’, then ‘zdjęcie’
Gabriella: which can be translated as the English “picture”
Joanna: And the more colloquial one - ‘fota’ or ‘fotka’
Gabriella: Equivalent to the English ‘pic’, as in a photo
Joanna: Another word I want to introduce to you is the noun ‘taniec’
Gabriella: “dance”
Joanna: If we talk about someone whose job is dancing, here again we have different versions for noun when it comes to gender
Gabriella: and so “male dancer” is
Joanna: ‘tancerz’
Gabriella: and “female dancer” is
Joanna: ‘tancerka’
Gabriella: There are many kinds of dances - can you give us a few examples?
Joanna: Of course! Let’s start with ‘taniec towarzyski’
Gabriella: “ballroom dance”
Joanna: Another example could be - ‘taniec ludowy’
Gabriella: “folk dance”
Joanna: The last word to talk about in this vocabulary section is - ‘hobby’
Gabriella: The same as the English “hobby”!
Joanna: Yes, exactly! There is no specific Polish word for hobbies, so we use the English one. There’s a very interesting fact about that word.
Gabriella: I’m all ears!
Joanna: In Polish, it’s form is always singular. It makes no difference whether you are talking about one specific hobby or several hobbies - it’s always just ‘hobby’.
Gabriella: Remember that, listeners! And now, let’s move on to the grammar.
GRAMMAR POINT
Gabriella: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about your hobbies.
Joanna: Finally something more pleasant, than memorizing Polish numerals, right Gabriella?
Gabriella: [laughter] You’re so right!
Joanna: Does everybody remember how to conjugate the verb ‘być’?
Gabriella: meaning “to be”
Joanna: I hope so, because we will need it to ask about someone’s hobby.
Gabriella: How does it sound?
Joanna: ‘Jakie masz hobby?’
Gabriella: “What are your hobbies?”
Joanna: We start off with the neuter pronoun ‘jakie’
Gabriella: here it means “what”
Joanna: then the verb ‘masz’, the second person singular form of the verb ‘mieć’
Gabriella: meaning “you have”
Joanna: and at the end the neuter noun ‘hobby’
Gabriella: in English “hobbies”
Joanna: We mentioned that in the vocabulary section. In Polish, ‘hobby’ doesn’t change its form. Whether you’re talking about one or many, it’s always the same form - ‘hobby’
Gabriella: Let’s hear the question once more
Joanna: ‘jakie masz hobby?’
Gabriella: “what are your hobbies?”
Joanna: Answering the question is also very easy. All you need to know is 4 simple words! In the dialogue, Alex said - ‘moje hobby to gry komputerowe’
Gabriella: Let’s break down this sentence.
Joanna: It starts with ‘moje’
Gabriella: meaning “my”
Joanna: then there is the noun ‘hobby’, followed by ‘to’
Gabriella: which is the equivalent of the English “is”
Joanna: and lastly something we really like, let’s say ‘gry komputerowe’
Gabriella: “computer games”
Joanna: Of course if you have more than one hobby, you can list a few or link two of them with ‘i’
Gabriella: meaning “and”
Joanna: ‘Moje hobby to gotowanie i muzyka’
Gabriella: “My hobbies are cooking and music”
Joanna: Gabriella, what’s your hobby?
Gabriella: Hmm...reading books!
Joanna: Okay, so if Gabriella was a good student she would say in Polish - ‘moje hobby to czytanie książek’
Gabriella: “My hobby is reading books”
Joanna: Great! Now you can ask and talk about your hobbies!
Gabriella: In the lesson notes, you will find more examples and a list of hobbies to practice with in Polish.

Outro

Gabriella: Okay, that’s it for this lesson.
Joanna: We hope you enjoyed this lesson, and join us for the next one!
Gabriella: Yes, so be sure to check the lesson notes and we’ll see you next time!
Joanna: [Polish for bye]
Gabriella: Thanks for listening, bye!

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