Learn two different ways to say "I know"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Brandon: Hello everyone, and welcome back to PolishPod101.com. This is Upper Beginner, Season 1, Lesson 8: Are You Afraid of Polish Dragons? I’m Brandon. |
| Marzena: And I’m Marzena. |
| Brandon: In this lesson, you'll learn different ways to say "I know" in Polish. |
| Marzena: This conversation takes place at a library. |
| Brandon: It’s between Tom and Jane. |
| Marzena: The speakers are friends, so they’ll be using informal Polish. |
| Brandon: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| Jane: Znasz legendę o smoku wawelskim? |
| Tom: Nie znam. Wiem tylko, że jest jakiś smok w Krakowie. |
| Jane: Dokładnie. Wszyscy Polacy znają tę legendę. |
| Tom: To mi opowiedz jeśli ją znasz. |
| Brandon: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Jane: Znasz legendę o smoku wawelskim? |
| Tom: Nie znam. Wiem tylko, że jest jakiś smok w Krakowie. |
| Jane: Dokładnie. Wszyscy Polacy znają tę legendę. |
| Tom: To mi opowiedz jeśli ją znasz. |
| Brandon: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Jane: Znasz legendę o smoku wawelskim? |
| Brandon: Do you know the legend of the Wawel Dragon? |
| Tom: Nie znam. Wiem tylko, że jest jakiś smok w Krakowie. |
| Brandon: I don't know. I only know that there is some dragon in Cracow. |
| Jane: Dokładnie. Wszyscy Polacy znają tę legendę. |
| Brandon: Exactly. All Poles know this legend. |
| Tom: To mi opowiedz jeśli ją znasz. |
| Brandon: So tell me about it, if you know it too. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Brandon: In the dialogue, Jane mentioned a legend. |
| Marzena: Yes, the legend of Wawel Dragon, in Polish called the legenda o smoku wawelskim. |
| Brandon: Is it famous? |
| Marzena: Oh yes, probably every Pole knows this story. A long, long time ago, when King Krakus ruled the city of Cracow, an evil dragon started living under his castle. The dragon devoured people and farm animals, so many knights tried to kill it, but no one could do it. |
| Brandon: What happened then? |
| Marzena: A poor cobbler claimed that he could kill the monster and he actually did. He outsmarted the dragon by making a fake sheep stuffed with sulfur and pitch, which is a petroleum residue. After eating the sheep, the dragon’s insides burst with fire. |
| Brandon: Is that how the dragon died? |
| Marzena: No, but to find that out you’ll have to check out the lesson notes! |
| Brandon: Okay, now let’s move on to the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Brandon: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| : The first word we shall see is: |
| Marzena: legenda [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: legend |
| Marzena: legenda [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: legenda [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Marzena: smok [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: dragon |
| Marzena: smok [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: smok [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Marzena: wiedzieć [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: to know |
| Marzena: wiedzieć [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: wiedzieć [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Marzena: tylko [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: just, only |
| Marzena: tylko [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: tylko [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Marzena: że [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: that |
| Marzena: że [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: że [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Marzena: wszyscy [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: everyone |
| Marzena: wszyscy [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: wszyscy [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Marzena: opowiadać [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: to tell (a story) |
| Marzena: opowiadać [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: opowiadać [natural native speed] |
| : And Last: |
| Marzena: jeśli [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: if |
| Marzena: jeśli [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: jeśli [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Brandon: Let’s take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. Marzena, what’s our first word? |
| Marzena: Legenda. |
| Brandon: Which means “Legend.” |
| Marzena: The main meaning of legenda is an old, but usually not true, story. It can also describe a list of symbols on a map or a person who is or was extremely famous. |
| Brandon: Let’s give our listeners a few sample sentences. |
| Marzena: Good idea. Let’s start with the basic meaning. For example, Kiedy byłam mała mama czytała mi przed spaniem legendy. |
| Brandon: “When I was small, my mom read me legends before I went to sleep.” |
| Marzena: Another example is, Ten gitarzysta jest żywą legendą. |
| Brandon: “This guitarist is a living legend.” |
| Marzena: For more sentence examples and details about the noun legenda, please check the lesson notes. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Marzena: Opowiadać. |
| Brandon: “To tell;” as in, “to tell a story.” |
| Marzena: There are two interesting and popular sayings that Poles use which contain the verb opowiadać. |
| Brandon: What’s the first one? |
| Marzena: Opowiadać bajki, which literally means “to tell tales or fables.” |
| Brandon: But there’s nothing special about that expression. |
| Marzena: Oh there is, because we often say it when someone tells us an unbelievable thing, something we think isn’t true. |
| Brandon: It’s interesting! Listeners, there’s more in the lesson notes... |
| Marzena: ...so be sure to check them out! |
| Brandon: Okay, now onto the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
| Brandon: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use the verb that means “to know” in English. The reason we’ll talk only about this verb is because the English verb has two completely different Polish equivalents. |
| Marzena: It’s very important to know the difference between them in order to express yourself properly. |
| Brandon: Let’s start with the first version of “to know.” |
| Marzena: That’s znać. This verb belongs to the third conjugation pattern. |
| Brandon: If you don’t remember the conjugation pattern, be sure to review Lesson 4 of this series. |
| Marzena: Znać can be used when you’re talking about a person you’ve met before, like in the sentence Znam twojego szefa. |
| Brandon: Meaning, “I know your boss.” |
| Marzena: You can also use it to talk about something you’re familiar with, for example, Znam ten film, jest świetny! |
| Brandon: Meaning, “I know this movie; it’s great!” |
| Marzena: The last way to use znać is when you know something very well, in terms of your skills or knowledge. For example, Bardzo dobrze znam gramatykę języka angielskiego. |
| Brandon: “I know English grammar very well.” |
| Marzena: The second Polish verb meaning “to know” is wiedzieć. |
| Brandon: It belongs to the fourth conjugation pattern. You’ll find the conjugation table of this verb and all of the others in the lesson notes. |
| Marzena: The verb wiedzieć means... |
| Brandon: ..."to be aware of” or “to have knowledge about something." |
| Marzena: For example, Wiem jak to zrobić. |
| Brandon: Meaning, “I know how to do that.” |
| Marzena: Or, Wiem, że to nie prawda. |
| Brandon: Meaning, “I know it’s not true.” |
| Marzena: Listeners, remember that even though the verbs wiedzieć and znać are both translated as “to know” in English, they’re not interchangeable. |
Outro |
| Brandon: And that’s going to do it for this lesson. Thanks for listening, everyone! |
| Marzena: And we’ll see you next time. Bye! |
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