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| INTRODUCTION |
| Betsey:Hello everyone and welcome back to to PolishPod101.com. This is Beginner series, season 1, lesson 22, How Often Do You Go to the Gym in Poland? Iโm Betsey. |
| Joanna:And Iโm Joanna. |
| Betsey:In this lesson youโll learn how to express frequency. |
| Joanna:The conversation takes place in the park. |
| Betsey:Itโs between Ewa and Jan. |
| Joanna:Theyโre friends, so theyโll be using informal Polish. |
| Betsey:Letโs listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| (1 time natural native speed) |
| Jan:Jak czฤsto chodzisz na siลowniฤ? |
| Ewa:Oj, rzadko. Dlaczego pytasz? |
| Jan:Bo ja chodzฤ codziennie, niestety bez rezultatรณw. |
| Ewa:Nie przesadzaj. ลwietnie wyglฤ dasz. |
| Jan:Dziฤki. |
| Alisha: Letโs hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Jan:Jak czฤsto chodzisz na siลowniฤ? |
| Ewa:Oj, rzadko. Dlaczego pytasz? |
| Jan:Bo ja chodzฤ codziennie, niestety bez rezultatรณw. |
| Ewa:Nie przesadzaj. ลwietnie wyglฤ dasz. |
| Jan:Dziฤki. |
| Alisha: Now letโs hear it with the English translation. |
| (At the gym.) |
| Betsey(At the gym.) |
| Jan:Jak czฤsto chodzisz na siลowniฤ? |
| Betsey:How often do you go to the gym? |
| Ewa:Oj, rzadko. Dlaczego pytasz? |
| Betsey:Oh, rarely. Why do you ask? |
| Jan:Bo ja chodzฤ codziennie, niestety bez rezultatรณw. |
| Betsey:Because I go every day, unfortunately without results. |
| Ewa:Nie przesadzaj. ลwietnie wyglฤ dasz. |
| Betsey:Don't exaggerate. You look great. |
| Jan:Dziฤki. |
| Betsey:Thanks. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Betsey:Can you tell us some more about sport in Poland, Joanna. In general, are Poles fit? |
| Joanna:Itโs sad to admit, but we arenโt. Most Poles donโt exercise on a daily, or even weekly basis. |
| Betsey:Arenโt Poles aware of how to have healthy lifestyles? |
| Joanna:They are aware, but instead of being active and having a balanced diet, most people choose supplements and sleeping. |
| Betsey:That doesnโt sound very active! |
| Joanna:No, it doesnโt! About 25% of Poles donโt work out at all, but those who do work out, do it around two to three times a week. |
| Betsey:That sounds much better! What are some motivations for Poles to do exercise? |
| Joanna:In most cases itโs health problems, or the will to lose weight. |
| Betsey:Okay, and with that, itโs time to move on to the vocabulary. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Betsey:Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| :The first word we shall see is Joanna:jak czฤsto [natural native speed] |
| Betsey:how often |
| Joanna:jak czฤsto [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Joanna:jak czฤsto [natural native speed] |
| :Next Joanna:siลownia [natural native speed] |
| Betsey:gym |
| Joanna:siลownia [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Joanna:siลownia [natural native speed] |
| :Next Joanna:dlaczego [natural native speed] |
| Betsey:why |
| Joanna:dlaczego [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Joanna:dlaczego [natural native speed] |
| :Next Joanna:codziennie [natural native speed] |
| Betsey:every day |
| Joanna:codziennie [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Joanna:codziennie [natural native speed] |
| :Next Joanna:niestety [natural native speed] |
| Betsey:unfortunately |
| Joanna:niestety [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Joanna:niestety [natural native speed] |
| :Next Joanna:bez [natural native speed] |
| Betsey:without |
| Joanna:bez [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Joanna:bez [natural native speed] |
| :Next Joanna:rezultat [natural native speed] |
| Betsey:result |
| Joanna:rezultat [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Joanna:rezultat [natural native speed] |
| :Next Joanna:pytaฤ [natural native speed] |
| Betsey:to ask |
| Joanna:pytaฤ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Joanna:pytaฤ [natural native speed] |
| :Next Joanna:przesadzaฤ [natural native speed] |
| Betsey:to exaggerate |
| Joanna:przesadzaฤ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Joanna:przesadzaฤ [natural native speed] |
| :And last Joanna:wyglฤ daฤ [natural native speed] |
| Betsey:to look |
| Joanna:wyglฤ daฤ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Joanna:wyglฤ daฤ [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
| Betsey:Let's have a closer look at the usuage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| Joanna:The first word is โsiลowniaโ |
| Betsey:Meaning โgymโ |
| Joanna:The Polish noun โsiลowniaโ means a place where we can exercise using various machines. Exercising on them usually requires some strength and the word โsiลowniaโ is related to that. |
| Betsey:how do you say โstrengthโ in Polish, then? |
| Joanna:Itโsโsiลaโ, the word from which the noun โsiลowniaโ derives. |
| Betsey:Okay, whatโs the next word? |
| Joanna:โprzesadzaฤโ |
| Betsey:โexaggerateโ |
| Joanna:When Jan was complaining about not being fit, Ewa said - โnie przesadzajโ |
| Betsey:โdonโt exaggerateโ |
| Joanna:itโs one of the most common ways of using this word. |
| Betsey:Are there any others? |
| Joanna:Yes, thereโs one more meaning of this verb. |
| Betsey:Whatโs that? |
| Joanna:โto replant, repotโ when youโre talking about replacing the soil in a potted plant |
| Betsey:Wow! Iโd never expect that meaning! Can you give us a sample sentence with this meaning? |
| Joanna:Sure! for example - โdzisiaj przesadzam kwiatyโ |
| Betsey:โToday Iโm replanting my flowersโ |
| Joanna:And finally, โprzesadzaฤโ can also mean โto overdoโ. |
| Betsey:What a versatile word! Okay, weโve learned a lot about this new vocabulary, so itโs time to get to the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
| Betsey:In this series weโve talked a lot about different kinds of leisure activities. In this lesson, youโre going to learn to talk about how often you do things. |
| Joanna:The best way to ask about frequency in Polish is - โjak czฤstoโ. |
| Betsey:Which means โhow oftenโ in English. |
| Joanna:In the dialogue, Jan used this question to ask Ewa about her visits to the gym. He said โHow often do you go to the gym?โ |
| Joanna:โJak czฤsto chodzisz na siลowniฤ?โ |
| Betsey:Letโs go through the components of this question. |
| Joanna:First we had โjak czฤstoโ |
| Betsey:Which literally means โhow oftenโ |
| Joanna:...then there was the verb โchodziszโ, which is the second person form of the verb โchodziฤโ. |
| Betsey:Meaning โto goโ |
| Joanna:...and lastly โna siลowniฤโ... |
| Betsey:...which means โto the gymโ. |
| Joanna:If you want to ask about a different activity, just change the ending. |
| Betsey:Give us an example, please! |
| Joanna:โJak czฤsto chodzisz do kina?โ |
| Betsey:โHow often do you go to the movies?โ |
| Joanna:The most important part of this kind of question is definitely โjak czฤstoโ |
| Betsey:โhow oftenโ |
| Joanna:Listeners, please repeat after me - โjak czฤstoโ |
| Betsey:[pause] โhow oftenโ |
| Joanna:So whenever someone asks you this kind of question, itโs best to use some adverbs, to specify the frequency of your activities. |
| Betsey:Letโs go through possible adverbs, one by one. Weโll start with the English, then Joanna will give you the Polish, and then you can repeat after her. |
| Betsey:First - โalwaysโ |
| Joanna:โzawszeโ |
| Betsey:[pause] โoftenโ |
| Joanna:โczฤstoโ |
| Betsey:[pause] โeverydayโ |
| Joanna:โcodziennieโ |
| Betsey:[pause] โusuallyโ |
| Joanna:โzwykleโ |
| Betsey:[pause] โsometimesโ |
| Joanna:โczasamiโ |
| Betsey:[pause] โrarelyโ |
| Joanna:โrzadkoโ |
| Betsey:[pause] โneverโ |
| Joanna:โnigdyโ |
| Betsey:[pause] In the dialogue, Ewa used the adverb โrarelyโ to answer Janโs question. |
| Joanna:โrzadkoโ |
| Betsey:Letโs get a few sample sentences, for example, with โrarelyโ. |
| Joanna:โRzadko jem rano ลniadanieโ |
| Betsey:โI rarely eat breakfast in the morningโ |
| Joanna:Now letโs take the adverb - โsometimesโ - โczasamiโ - โCzasami sลucham muzyki w samochodzieโ |
| Betsey:โI sometimes listen to music in my carโ |
| Joanna:And lastly letโs try โalwaysโ - โzawszeโ - โMรณj brat zawsze narzekaโ |
| Betsey:โMy brother always complainsโ |
| Joanna:Listeners, why not practice making more sentences like this by yourself? |
| Betsey:In lesson 20, we introduced two motion verbs - โto goโ and โto go by means of transportationโ |
| Joanna:โiลฤโ and โjechaฤโ |
| Betsey:In the lesson notes, youโll find information about two additional motion verbs, which are - |
| Joanna:โchodziฤโ |
| Betsey:โto goโ, โto walkโ |
| Joanna:and โjeลบdziฤโ |
| Betsey:โto go by means of transportationโ, โto rideโ. |
| Joanna:Now, youโre probably wondering what the difference is between these, since all of the verbs can be translated in English as โto goโ. |
| Betsey:I was just thinking that! |
| Joanna:Well, the answer is very easy. If you go somewhere โnowโ or โtodayโ, then youโll use the first set of verbs - โiลฤโ and โjechaฤโ. And if you go somewhere regularly, as a kind of routine, then you will use the second set of verbs - โchodziฤโ and โjeลบdziฤโ. |
| Betsey:So many words to learn! |
| Joanna:I know, but remember - practice makes perfect! |
| Betsey:That just about does it for this lesson.Thanks for listening, everyone, and weโll see you next time! |
| Joanna: Do widzenia. |
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