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Let’s look at some more examples.
Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.
Jak się mówi po polsku "book"?
Mówi się "książka."
Jak się mówi po polsku "pen"?
Mówi się "długopis."
Jak się mówi "bag"?
Mówi się "torba."
Jak się mówi po polsku "pencil"?
Mówi się "ołówek."
Jak to się nazywa?
To się nazywa "książka."
Jak to się nazywa?
Did you notice how I used a different sentence pattern?
Jak to się nazywa?
What [do] you call this?
Jak to się nazywa? literally, "How this [does] one call," but it translates as “What [do] you call this?”
First is jak, translating as "what" here. Jak.
Next is to, “this.” To. To.
Following this is się nazywa, literally “one calls,” but translates as “you call.” Się nazywa.
First is się, "one.” Się.
Next is nazywa, "calls." Nazywa. Nazywa.
Nazywa is from the verb nazywać, meaning “to be called. Nazywać.
Note: po polsku, “in Polish,” may be omitted if understood from context.
All together, Jak to się nazywa? Literally, “What this one calls,” but translates as“What [do] you call this?”Jak to się nazywa?
This is a very useful pattern for using Polish to learn Polish.
Remember this phrase. You’ll need it later in the lesson.
The response would be as follows,
“This is called a book.”To się nazywa “książka”.
To się nazywa “książka,” Literally, “This one calls book,” but translates as “It’s called a book.” To się nazywa “książka”.

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