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INTRODUCTION
John: Hello everyone, and welcome back to PolishPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 7 - Everyone Has Their Vices in Poland! John here.
Marzena: Cześć. I'm Marzena.
John: In this lesson, you’ll expand your vocabulary by changing verbs to nouns. The conversation takes place at work.
Marzena: It's between Monica and Thomas.
John: The speakers are co-workers; therefore, they’ll speak informal Polish. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Tomasz: To co? Idziemy na obiad?
Monika: Daj mi jeszcze chwilkę, wiesz liczenie trochę zajmuje.
Tomasz: To ja sobie zapalę.
Monika: Ej, palenie jest niezdrowe!
Tomasz: Tak samo jak picie.
Monika: Co masz na myśli?
Tomasz: Picie coli czy tych innych słodkich napojów.
Monika: Oj tam, ja codziennie ćwiczę.
Tomasz: No tak, uprawianie sportu jest zdrowe.
Monika: Wiesz co jeszcze jest szkodliwe? Gadanie, gdy szefowa próbuje podliczyć twoją pensję.
John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Thomas: So what? Are we going out for lunch?
Monica: Just give me a minute. You know counting takes some time.
Thomas: Then I will just go for a cigarette.
Monica: Hey, smoking is unhealthy!
Thomas: Same as drinking.
Monica: What do you mean?
Thomas: Drinking Cola or other sodas.
Monica: Oh well, I exercise every day.
Thomas: Well yeah, sport is healthy.
Monica: You know what else is bad for you? Talking to your boss when she is trying to calculate your salary.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
John: There was a bit of lively banter between co-workers in that dialogue.
Marzena: Right? They seem to have a good working relationship.
John: What’s the work culture like in Poland?
Marzena: It’s still going through a period of change.
John: How’s it changing?
Marzena: Up until 15 or 20 years ago, it was popular for workers to work from 6am to 2pm.
John: If that was the regular working shift, when was the lunch break?
Marzena: There wasn’t a lunch break. That’s why lunch took so long to become part of Polish culture.
John: What were the meal times then?
Marzena: After work, so around 2:30 up to 3pm, people would have a hot meal, and then a cold supper later.
John: And this is changing now?
Marzena: Yes. In the bigger cities, some companies are offering lunches and brunches now.
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: dać [natural native speed]
John: to give
Marzena: dać[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: dać [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: chwilka [natural native speed]
John: moment
Marzena: chwilka[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: chwilka [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: liczenie [natural native speed]
John: counting
Marzena: liczenie[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: liczenie [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: zapalić sobie [natural native speed]
John: to smoke
Marzena: zapalić sobie[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: zapalić sobie [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: palenie [natural native speed]
John: smoking
Marzena: palenie[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: palenie [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: niezdrowy [natural native speed]
John: unhealthy
Marzena: niezdrowy[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: niezdrowy [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: jak [natural native speed]
John: how
Marzena: jak[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: jak [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: oj [natural native speed]
John: oh
Marzena: oj[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: oj [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: szkodliwy [natural native speed]
John: harmful
Marzena: szkodliwy[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: szkodliwy [natural native speed]
John: And last...
Marzena: pensja [natural native speed]
John: salary
Marzena: pensja[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: pensja [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 phrase is...
Marzena: Daj mi chwilkę.
John: Meaning "Give me a moment." Can you break this phrase down for us, please?
Marzena: The verb daj is an imperative form of the verb dawać.
John: This means “to give.”
Marzena: The final word is the noun chwilka in accusative form
John: This means “a moment.” You can use this phrase to ask for more time.
Marzena: It’s an informal expression, so you should only use it with people you know well.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Marzena: Sure. For example, you can say, Daj mi jeszcze chwilkę pospać.
John: ...which means "Let me sleep for just a moment more."
John: Okay, what's the next phrase?
Marzena: tak samo jak
John: meaning "same as." What can you tell us about the words in this phrase?
Marzena: The first word, tak doesn’t mean “yes” in this phrase; it means “so.” When combined with samo, it means “in the same way.”
John: The three words together mean “the same as.”
Marzena: Yes, tak samo jak. Jak means “how.”
John: You can use this phrase to say that two things are similar.
Marzena: Or, that they’re being done in the same way.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Marzena: Sure. For example, you can say, Zrobiłam to tak samo jak ty.
John: ...which means "I did it the same way as you."
John: Okay, what's the next phrase?
Marzena: oj tam
John: meaning "Oh well." What can you tell us about this phrase?
Marzena: Oj is an informal exclamation.
John: It means “oh.”
Marzena: Tam means “over there.”
John: Together, it can be translated as “oh, well” or “oh, come on.”
Marzena: Yes, it shows a level of indifference and should only be used in informal situations.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Marzena: Sure. For example, you can say, Oj tam, nie ma się co przejmować.
John: ...which means "Oh well, you don't have to worry so much."
John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

John: In this lesson, you'll expand your vocabulary by changing verbs to nouns.
John: If you understand this pattern, it’ll really expand your Polish vocabulary.
Marzena: Yes, it will! Let’s start with rzeczowniki odczasownikowe.
John: In English, we call these gerunds.
Marzena: These change depending on the ending of the verb. For example, verbs that end in -ać, -eć or -ować have a nie ending.
John: Can you give us an example?
Marzena: Take, for example, the verb “to read.” That’s czytać. The gerund is czytanie.
John: The ending of the verb changed, as Marzena explained. There’s a table in the lesson notes with the rules for other verb endings. Now let’s hear some more examples.
Marzena: Okay. The verb tańczyć is “to dance.” Let’s see it as gerund in a sentence. Tańczenie jest moją pasją.
John: “Dancing is my passion.”
Marzena: The verb pić is “to drink.” Again, an example of a gerund sentence is Picie alkoholu może szkodzić zdrowiu.
John: “Drinking alcohol can harm your health.”
Marzena: I think we should quickly talk about a different nie - the nie that means “not.”
John: Sometimes, it interacts differently with comparative or superlative adjectives.
Marzena: Yes, usually it’s written separately with these types of adjectives.
John: But with the comparative and superlative forms it becomes a suffix. Take “unhappy” for example.
Marzena: Right, this would be, nieszczęśliwszy and najnieszczęśliwszy.
John: That’s “unhappier” and “unhappiest.” Finally, let’s look at how we can talk about something we want to “try” to do.
Marzena: We can use the verb próbować. This means “to try” or “to taste.”
John: It can be used with both nouns and verbs.
Marzena: When used with nouns, it’s always followed by the genitive case. With verbs, it’s followed by an infinitive. It’s also often used in the perfective aspect, becoming spróbować.
John: Let’s look at some examples.
Marzena: Spróbuj tego sernika, jest wyśmienity!
John: “Try this cheesecake; it’s amazing!”
Marzena: Spróbuj może użyć czegoś innego.
John: “Maybe try to use something else.”

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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