Learn how to ask how much something is
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| Welcome to Can Do Polish by PolishPod101.com. |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how much something is in Polish. |
| For example, "How much does it cost?" is |
| Ile to kosztuje? |
| Konrad Kowalski is at a small grocery store. |
| He sees a snack with no visible price tag, and asks for the price. |
| Before you hear the conversation, let's preview some of its key components. |
| To. |
| "this" |
| To. |
| To. |
| Dwa. |
| "two" |
| Dwa. |
| Dwa. |
| Ile to kosztuje? |
| Dwa złote. |
| Once more with the English translation. |
| Ile to kosztuje? |
| "How much does it cost?" |
| Dwa złote. |
| "Two zlotys." |
| Let’s break down the conversation. |
| Do you remember how Konrad asks, |
| "How much does it cost?" |
| Ile to kosztuje? |
| Let’s start with ile, "how much" in this context. Ile. Ile. |
| Next is to, "this." To. To. |
| You can use this word while pointing at something near you. It’s useful when you want to refer to something you don't know the word for in Polish. |
| Last is kosztuje, "costs" as in "this costs." Kosztuje. Kosztuje. |
| Kosztuje is from the verb kosztować, "to cost." Kosztować. |
| All together, it's Ile to kosztuje? Literally, this means "How much it costs," but translates as "How much does it cost?" |
| Ile to kosztuje? |
| Let’s take a closer look at the response. |
| Do you remember how the shop clerk says, |
| "Two zlotys." |
| Dwa złote. |
| First is dwa, "two." Dwa. Dwa. |
| Next is złote, "zlotys." Złote. Złote. |
| Note: złote is the plural form of the masculine noun złoty, the name of the currency. Złoty. Złoty. |
| Together it’s Dwa złote. "Two zlotys." |
| Dwa złote. |
| Note: The phrase to kosztuje, "it costs" is omitted as it is understood from context. |
| The pattern is |
| Ile ITEM kosztuje? |
| "How much does ITEM cost?" |
| Ile ITEM kosztuje? |
| To use this pattern, simply replace the {ITEM} placeholder with the thing you’d like to know the price of. |
| Note: This pattern requires a pronoun. |
| Imagine you’d like to know the price of something located out of reach, "that," tamto. Tamto. |
| Ask, "How much does that cost?" |
| Ready? |
| Ile tamto kosztuje? |
| "How much does that cost?" |
| Ile tamto kosztuje? |
| If you don’t know the name of an item, and consequently its gender, you can use the neuter pronouns to, "this," and tamto, "that." |
| Again, the key pattern is |
| Ile ITEM kosztuje? |
| "How much does ITEM cost?" |
| Ile ITEM kosztuje? |
| Let’s look at some more examples. |
| Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers. |
| Ile to kosztuje? |
| "How much does it cost?" |
| Ile to kosztuje? |
| Ile tamto kosztuje? |
| "How much does that cost?" |
| Ile tamto kosztuje? |
| Ile kosztuje chleb? |
| "How much does bread cost?" |
| Ile kosztuje chleb? |
| Ile kosztuje ciastko? |
| "How much does cake cost?" |
| Ile kosztuje ciastko? |
| Ile kosztuje kawa? |
| "How much does coffee cost?" |
| Ile kosztuje kawa? |
| Did you notice how the last three speakers use a different pattern? |
| Ile kosztuje kawa? Literally means "how much costs coffee," but translates as "How much does coffee cost?" |
| Let’s start with ile, "how much."Ile. |
| Next is kosztuje, "costs." Kosztuje. |
| Kosztuje is from the verb kosztować, "to cost." Kosztować. |
| Last is kawa, "coffee." Kawa. Kawa. |
| All together, it's Ile kosztuje kawa? Literally, this means "How much costs coffee," but translates as "How much does coffee cost?" |
| This pattern requires a noun. |
| Let’s try another. Imagine you want to know the price of a "cake," ciastko. Ciastko |
| Ask, "How much does a cake cost?" |
| Ready? |
| Ile kosztuje ciastko? |
| "How much does a cake cost?" |
| Ile kosztuje ciastko? |
| You will use this pattern later in this lesson. |
| Let's review the new words. |
| Kawa. |
| "coffee" |
| Kawa.. |
| Kawa. |
| Ciastko. |
| "cake" |
| Ciastko. |
| Ciastko. |
| Tamto. |
| "that" |
| Tamto. |
| Tamto. |
| Let's review. |
| Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| When you don’t know the word for something, do you remember how to say "this?" |
| To. |
| To. |
| And how to say "how much?" |
| Ile. |
| Ile. |
| Do you remember how Konrad Kowalski says, |
| "How much does it cost?" |
| Ile to kosztuje? |
| Ile to kosztuje? |
| Do you remember how to say "zloty?" |
| Złote. |
| Złote. |
| And how to say "two?" |
| Dwa. |
| Dwa. |
| Do you remember how the clerk says, |
| "It costs two zlotys." |
| Dwa złote. |
| Dwa złote. |
| Do you remember how to say "coffee?" |
| Kawa. |
| Kawa. |
| And how to say "cake?" |
| Ciastko. |
| Ciastko. |
| Do you remember how to say "that?" |
| Tamto. |
| Tamto. |
| Let's practice. |
| Imagine you’re Konrad , and you’re at a farmers’ market. You'd like to try a snack with no price tag located close to the clerk. Ask the price using the word for "that," or Tamto in Polish. |
| Ready? |
| Ile tamto kosztuje? |
| Dwa złote. |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| Ile tamto kosztuje? |
| Ile tamto kosztuje? |
| Let’s try another. |
| Imagine they’re also selling artisan coffee. Ask for the price of a coffee, or kawa in Polish. |
| Ready? |
| Ile kosztuje kawa? |
| Trzy złote. |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| Ile kosztuje kawa? |
| Ile kosztuje kawa? |
| Let’s try one more. |
| They’re also selling cake, or ciastko in Polish. |
| Ready? |
| Ile kosztuje ciastko? |
| Cztery złote. |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| Ile kosztuje ciastko? |
| Ile kosztuje ciastko? |
| In this lesson, you learned how to ask how much something costs. This plays an essential role in the larger skill of shopping at a grocery store. Let’s review. |
| Do you remember how to say "please?" |
| Poproszę. |
| Poproszę. |
| Do you remember how to say, |
| "This, please." |
| Poproszę to. |
| Poproszę to. |
| Do you remember how to say "salt?" |
| Sól. |
| Sól. |
| Do you remember how to ask, |
| "Excuse me, do you have salt?" |
| Przepraszam, czy jest sól? |
| Przepraszam, czy jest sól? |
| Imagine you're Jack Jones , you're at a grocery store, and you'd like to buy something located close to the clerk. |
| Do you remember how to say "this" in Polish? |
| To. |
| To. |
| Ask the clerk for "this." |
| Poproszę to. |
| Proszę. |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| Poproszę to. |
| Poproszę to. |
| You remembered that you also wanted to buy milk |
| Do you remember how to say "milk" in Polish? |
| Mleko. |
| Mleko. |
| Now ask the clerk if the store has milk. |
| Ready? |
| Przepraszam, czy jest mleko? |
| Tak, jest tutaj. |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| Przepraszam, czy jest mleko? |
| Przepraszam, czy jest mleko? |
| You'd also like to know the price of coffee. |
| Do you remember how to say "coffee" in Polish? |
| Kawa. |
| Kawa. |
| Now ask for the price of a coffee. |
| Ile kosztuje kawa? |
| Trzy złote. |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| Ile kosztuje kawa? |
| Ile kosztuje kawa? |
| Well done! This is the end of the lesson and the Can Shop at a Grocery Store unit of this course. |
| 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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