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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to PolishPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 20 - Visiting a Friend in Poland. John here. |
| Marzena: Cześć. I'm Marzena. |
| John: In this lesson, you’ll learn about verbs of movement. The conversation takes place at home. |
| Marzena: It's between Mark and Ann. |
| John: The speakers are friends; therefore, they’ll speak informal Polish. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Marek: Witaj Aniu, jak to miło, że postanowiłaś nas odwiedzić! |
| Ania: Dziękuję bardzo za zaproszenie. |
| Marek: I jak minęła podróż. Czym przyjechałaś? |
| Ania: Właściwie to przyleciałam samolotem, było taniej niż przyjechać pociągiem. |
| Marek: A jak dostałaś się tutaj z lotniska? Nie mów, że przyszłaś na piechotę! |
| Ania: Nie, nie... Wzięłam taksówkę. |
| Marek: To dobrze, no nie stój tak w progu! Wejdź proszę, bo zmarzniesz! Już zima nadchodzi. |
| Ania: Dziękuję, gdzie mogę położyć płaszcz? |
| Marek: Ja się tym zajmę, a ty czuj się jak u siebie w domu. |
| John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Mark: Hi Ann, how nice (of you) that you decided to visit us. |
| Ann: Thank you for your invitation. |
| Mark: How was your trip? How did you get here? |
| Ann: Actually, I came by plane; it was cheaper than coming by train. |
| Mark: And how did you come here from the airport? Don't tell me that you came on foot! |
| Ann: Oh no, I took a taxi. |
| Mark: That's good. Do not stand like that in the doorway! Come in or you will freeze. The winter is coming. |
| Ann: Thank you, where can I put my coat? |
| Mark: I will do it and you make yourself at home. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| John: It was nice of Mark to invite Ann to his home. |
| Marzena: Yes, it was. I’m sure he’s happy that Ann was able to accept his invitation. |
| John: He was very hospitable when Ann arrived at his house. |
| Marzena: Poles are very well-known for their hospitality. |
| John: Is that so? |
| Marzena: Yes, there’s a well-known saying that a guest in a house means that God will come to that house. |
| John: That’s a nice saying! What can our listeners expect if they get invited to a Polish household? |
| Marzena: Well, you can expect plenty of food, drink, and the best tableware. |
| John: Poles really know how to treat a guest, it seems. |
| Marzena: Yes. People also set an extra place at Christmas dinner, in case someone hungry drops by unexpectedly. |
| John: How do we say “Poles are famous for their hospitality.” |
| Marzena: Polacy są słynni ze swojej gościnności. |
| John: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Marzena: odwiedzić [natural native speed] |
| John: to visit |
| Marzena: odwiedzić [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: odwiedzić [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Marzena: postanowić [natural native speed] |
| John: to decide |
| Marzena: postanowić [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: postanowić [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Marzena: zaproszenie [natural native speed] |
| John: invitation |
| Marzena: zaproszenie [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: zaproszenie [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Marzena: minąć [natural native speed] |
| John: to pass |
| Marzena: minąć [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: minąć [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Marzena: podróż [natural native speed] |
| John: journey |
| Marzena: podróż [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: podróż [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Marzena: wziąć [natural native speed] |
| John: to take |
| Marzena: wziąć [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: wziąć [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Marzena: stać [natural native speed] |
| John: to stand |
| Marzena: stać [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: stać [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Marzena: próg [natural native speed] |
| John: doorstep, doorway |
| Marzena: próg [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: próg [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Marzena: płaszcz [natural native speed] |
| John: coat |
| Marzena: płaszcz [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: płaszcz [natural native speed] |
| John: And last... |
| Marzena: czuć się [natural native speed] |
| John: to feel |
| Marzena: czuć się [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: czuć się [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| John: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first sentence is... |
| Marzena: Nie stój tak w progu! |
| John: meaning "Don't stand like that in the doorway!" Can you break this sentence down for us? |
| Marzena: First is the imperative form of verb stać in negative form. |
| John: This verb means “to stand.” |
| Marzena: Tak means “in such a way," and the final word is the noun próg. |
| John: This means “a step” or “doorway.” |
| Marzena: This is an informal phrase you can use to invite friends or family into your home. |
| John: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Marzena: Sure. For example, you can say, No już, nie stój tak w progu! |
| John: ...which means "Okay, don't stand like that in the doorway!" |
| John: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Marzena: Czuj się jak u siebie w domu. |
| John: meaning "Make yourself at home." This is another long expression, so again can you break it down for us? |
| Marzena: First is the imperative form of the verb czuć się. |
| John: This means “to feel.” |
| Marzena: Next is the comparative phrase jak u siebie w domu. |
| John: This means “like in one’s own house.” |
| Marzena: You can use this phrase to welcome people into your home. |
| John: Can you give us an example using this expression? |
| Marzena: Sure. For example, you can say, Nie krępuj się. Czuj się jak u siebie w domu. |
| John: ...which means "Don't be shy. Make yourself at home." |
| John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| John: In this lesson, you'll learn about verbs of movements. |
| John: What can you tell us about these verbs? |
| Marzena: Polish verbs of movement have the same stem: the verb chodzić. The only difference is the prefix. |
| John: The lesson notes have more verbs than we have time to go through in this lesson, but let’s look at a few of them. Marzena, will you give us the imperfective form and then the perfective form? |
| Marzena: wchodzić, wejść |
| John: “To go in.” |
| Marzena: obchodzić, obejść |
| John: “To get around.” |
| Marzena: podchodzić, podejść |
| John: “To approach.” |
| Marzena: dochodzić, dojść |
| John: “To get on toward.” Next, let’s look at some sample sentences. |
| Marzena: Podejdź tutaj. |
| John: “Come here.” |
| Marzena: Nadchodzi wiosna. |
| John: “Spring is coming.” |
| Marzena: Dobrze, tutaj przechodzimy! |
| John: “Okay, we are crossing here!” Finally, let’s look at the interrogative “what” in more detail. |
| Marzena: Remember, this is co in Polish. We’re going to look at how the form of co changes depending on the case it is replacing. |
| John: So if this interrogative is being used in the place of the sentence’s subject, you use the nominative case. |
| Marzena: Which is co. If it’s used instead of the instrument with which we do something, as in “by what," we use the instrumental case czym. |
| John: Let’s go through some case examples. First, the genitive case. |
| Marzena: Czego tutaj szukasz? |
| John: “What are you looking for here?” Now, the dative case. |
| Marzena: Czemu się tak przyglądasz? |
| John: “What are you staring at?” Now the locative case. |
| Marzena: Z czym to się je? |
| John: “What do you eat that with?” And the accusative case? |
| Marzena: Co zjadłeś na śniadanie? |
| John: “What did you eat for breakfast?” |
Outro |
| John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Marzena: Cześć. |
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