Learn how to give an opinion about the weather
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| Welcome to Can-Do Polish by PolishPod101.com. |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about the weather in Polish. |
| For example, "It’s so hot!" is |
| Jak gorąco! |
| Karolina Kovalsky sees her neighbor, Danuta Dabrowska , and starts a conversation about the weather. |
| Before you hear their conversation, let's preview some of its key components. |
| Gorąco. |
| "hot" |
| Gorąco. |
| Gorąco. |
| Listen to the conversation, and focus on Karolina 's comment. |
| Ready? |
| Jak gorąco! |
| Tak, dzisiaj jest gorąco. |
| Listen again, with the English translation. |
| Jak gorąco! |
| "How hot!" |
| Tak, dzisiaj jest gorąco. |
| "Yes, it’s hot today." |
| Let’s take a closer look at the conversation. |
| Do you remember how Karolina says, |
| "How hot!" |
| Jak gorąco! |
| First is jak, "how." Jak. Jak. |
| After this is gorąco, "hot." Gorąco. Gorąco. |
| Here, gorąco is an adverb formed from the adjective gorący, "hot." |
| Together, it’s Jak gorąco! "How hot!" Jak gorąco! |
| This forms an exclamation, and it’s meant to elicit a response from the listener. |
| Karolina is expecting her neighbor to respond after she says, Jak gorąco! "How hot!" |
| Jak gorąco! |
| Let’s take a closer look at the response. |
| Do you remember how the neighbor says, |
| "Yes, it’s hot today." |
| Tak, dzisiaj jest gorąco. |
| First is Tak, meaning "yes." Tak. Tak. |
| Next is dzisiaj, "today." Dzisiaj. Dzisiaj. |
| After this, jest, "is." Jest. Jest. |
| Jest is from the verb być, meaning "to be." Być. |
| Finally, gorąco, translating as "hot." Gorąco. Gorąco. |
| All together, Tak, dzisiaj jest gorąco. Literally, "Yes, today is hot," but translates as "Yes, it's hot today." |
| Tak, dzisiaj jest gorąco. |
| The pattern is |
| Jak WEATHER CONDITION. |
| "How" WEATHER CONDITION. |
| Jak WEATHER CONDITION. |
| To use this pattern, simply replace the {WEATHER CONDITION} placeholder with the current weather condition. |
| Note: This pattern requires an adverb. |
| Imagine it’s cold, zimno, literally meaning something like "coldly," but translating as "cold." Zimno. Zimno. |
| Say |
| "How cold!" |
| Ready? |
| Jak zimno! |
| "How cold!" |
| Jak zimno! |
| Using this verbal exclamation to talk about the weather is meant to elicit a response from one’s listener or listeners. It’s a way to start a conversation with a Polish speaker. Finding and creating speaking opportunities is an important skill, and probably more important than sharing practical observations about the weather. |
| Again, the key pattern is |
| Jak WEATHER CONDITION. |
| "How" WEATHER CONDITION. |
| Jak WEATHER CONDITION. |
| Let’s look at some more examples. |
| Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers. |
| Jak gorąco! |
| "How hot!" |
| Jak gorąco! |
| Jak zimno! |
| "How cold!" |
| Jak zimno! |
| Jak duszno! |
| "How muggy!" |
| Jak duszno! |
| Jaka brzydka pogoda! |
| "What bad weather!" |
| Jaka brzydka pogoda! |
| Jaka piękna pogoda! |
| "What beautiful weather!" |
| Jaka piękna pogoda! |
| Did you notice how the last speaker used a different pattern? |
| Jaka piękna pogoda! |
| "What beautiful weather." |
| Jaka piękna pogoda! |
| First is pogoda, "weather." Pogoda. Pogoda. |
| In Polish, all nouns have grammatical gender and are either singular or plural. Pogoda is feminine and singular — a fact which will determine the form of other words in the sentence. |
| Before this is piękna, "beautiful." Piękna. Piękna. |
| Piękna is singular and feminine to agree with pogoda. |
| Moving to the front of the sentence, jaka, translating as "what" in this context. Jaka. Jaka. |
| Jaka is singular and feminine to agree with pogoda. |
| All together is Jaka piękna pogoda! "What beautiful weather!" |
| Jaka piękna pogoda! |
| Let's look at the other example, Jaka brzydka pogoda! "What bad weather!" Jaka brzydka pogoda! |
| Starting with pogoda, "weather." Recall, pogoda is feminine and singular — a fact which will determine the form of other words in the sentence. |
| Moving to the start, jaka, "what." Jaka. |
| Jaka is singular and feminine to agree with pogoda. |
| Next is brzydka, "bad." Brzydka. Brzydka. |
| Note, brzydka is feminine and singular to agree with pogoda. |
| Together, brzydka pogoda, "bad weather." Brzydka pogoda. |
| All together, Jaka brzydka pogoda! "What bad weather!" Jaka brzydka pogoda! |
| Let's review the key vocabulary. |
| Zimno. |
| "Cold." |
| Zimno. |
| Zimno. |
| Duszno. |
| "Muggy." |
| Duszno. |
| Duszno. |
| Brzydka pogoda. |
| "Bad weather." |
| Brzydka pogoda. |
| Brzydka pogoda. |
| Piękna pogoda. |
| "Beautiful weather." |
| Piękna pogoda. |
| Piękna pogoda. |
| Let's review. |
| Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how Karolina Kovalsky says, |
| "How hot!" |
| Jak gorąco! |
| Jak gorąco! |
| Do you remember how to say "yes?" |
| Tak. |
| Tak. |
| And how to say "today?" |
| Dzisiaj. |
| Dzisiaj. |
| Do you remember how Danuta Dabrowska says, |
| "Yes, it’s hot today." |
| Literally, "Yes, today is hot." |
| Tak, dzisiaj jest gorąco. |
| Tak, dzisiaj jest gorąco. |
| Do you remember how to say "cold?" |
| Literally, "coldly." |
| Zimno. |
| Zimno. |
| And how to say "beautiful weather?" |
| Piękna pogoda. |
| Piękna pogoda. |
| Do you remember how to say "bad weather?" |
| Brzydka pogoda. |
| Brzydka pogoda. |
| Do you remember how to say |
| "What bad weather!" |
| Jaka brzydka pogoda! |
| Jaka brzydka pogoda! |
| Let's practice. |
| Imagine you're Danuta , Karolina 's neighbor. Comment to Karolina on how cold it is, or zimno in Polish. |
| Ready? |
| Jak zimno! |
| Tak, dzisiaj jest zimno. |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| Jak zimno! |
| Jak zimno! |
| Let’s try another. |
| Imagine you're Kaja Kovalsky. Comment to your classmate on how bad the weather is, or brzydka pogoda in Polish. |
| Ready? |
| Jaka brzydka pogoda! |
| Tak, dzisiaj jest brzydka pogoda. |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| Jaka brzydka pogoda! |
| Jaka brzydka pogoda! |
| Let’s try one more. |
| Imagine again you're Karol Kovalsky. Comment to your neighbor on how beautiful the weather is, or piękna pogoda in Polish. |
| Ready? |
| Jaka piękna pogoda! |
| Tak, dzisiaj jest piękna pogoda. |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| Jaka piękna pogoda! |
| Jaka piękna pogoda! |
| Well done! This is the end of this lesson. |
| In this lesson, you learned how to give an opinion about the weather, an essential skill for talking about the weather. |
| Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills. |
| What's next? |
| Show us what you can do. |
| When you're ready, take your assessment. |
| You can take it again and again, so try anytime you like. |
| Our teachers will assess it, and give you your results. |
| Keep practicing — and move on to the next lesson! |
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