Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How old are you?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Betsey: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Polish learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Betsey: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “How old are you?” In Polish this is |
| Joanna: Ile masz lat? |
| Betsey: The first word in the question is |
| Joanna: ile |
| Betsey: meaning “how many” in English. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) ile |
| Betsey: Listen again and repeat. |
| Joanna: ile |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Joanna: masz |
| Betsey: meaning “you have.” |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) masz |
| Betsey: Now repeat. |
| Joanna: masz |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Joanna: ile masz |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Joanna: lat |
| Betsey: meaning “years.” |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) lat |
| Betsey: Now repeat. |
| Joanna: lat |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Joanna: ile masz lat |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How old are you?? |
| Joanna: Mam osiemnaście lat. |
| Betsey: "I'm eighteen years old.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Joanna: (Slow) Mam osiemnaście lat. |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Joanna: mam |
| Betsey: meaning “I have.” |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) mam |
| Betsey: Now repeat |
| Joanna: mam |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: And next |
| Joanna: osiemnaście |
| meaning “eighteen.” |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) osiemnaście |
| Betsey:Now repeat. |
| Joanna: osiemnaście |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: Next is |
| Joanna: lat |
| meaning “years”. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) lat |
| Betsey:Now repeat. |
| Joanna: lat |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: Listen to the speaker say, “I'm eighteen years old.”, and then repeat. |
| Joanna: Mam osiemnaście lat. |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: To expand on the pattern, replace eighteen with twenty. |
| Joanna: dwadzieścia |
| Betsey: twenty |
| Joanna: (slow) dwadzieścia (regular) dwadzieścia |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with twenty |
| Joanna: Mam dwadzieścia lat. |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace eighteen. Say I'm twenty years old. |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: Mam dwadzieścia lat. |
| Betsey: To use a different phrase, replace twenty with twenty-two. |
| Joanna: dwadzieścia dwa |
| Betsey: twenty-two |
| Joanna: (slow) dwadzieścia dwa (regular) dwadzieścia dwa |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with twenty-two |
| Joanna: Mam dwadzieścia dwa lata. |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace twenty, and replace the Polish word “lat” with “lata.” Say “I'm twenty-two years old.” |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: Mam dwadzieścia dwa lata. |
| Betsey: To use a different phrase, replace twenty-two with twenty-five. |
| Joanna: dwadzieścia pięć |
| Betsey: twenty-five |
| Joanna: (slow) dwadzieścia pięć (regular) dwadzieścia pięć |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with twenty-five |
| Joanna: Mam dwadzieścia pięć lat. |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace twenty-two. Say I'm twenty-five years old. |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: Mam dwadzieścia pięć lat. |
| QUIZ |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Poland and someone asks you how old you are. You are eighteen. Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Ile masz lat? (five seconds) Mam osiemnaście lat. |
| Betsey: Imagine you are twenty Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Ile masz lat? (five seconds) Mam dwadzieścia lat. |
| Betsey: Now imagine you are twenty-two. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Joanna: Ile masz lat? (five seconds) Mam dwadzieścia dwa lata. |
| Betsey: Imagine you're twenty-five. Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Ile masz lat? (five seconds) Mam dwadzieścia pięć lat. |
| Betsey: You want to ask someone how old they are. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Joanna: Ile masz lat? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Betsey: This is the end of Lesson 11 |
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