Teach Yourself Polish Complete Course (Book Only)

by Gotteri, Nigel

• ISBN13: 9780071431668
• ISBN10: 0071431667
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-23
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Weekend in Warsaw? Teach yourself Polish! With Teach Yourself it's possible for virtually anyone to learn and experience the languages of the world, from Afrikaans to Zulu; Ancient Greek to Modern Persian; Beginner's Latin to Biblical Hebrew. Follow any of the Teach Yourself Language Courses at your own pace or use them as a supplement to formal courses. These complete courses are professionally designed for self-guided study, making them one of the most enjoyable and easy to use language courses you can find. Prepared by experts in the language, each course begins with the basics and gradually promotes the student to a level of smooth and confident communication, including: Step-by-step guide to pronunciation and grammar Regular and irregular verb tables Plenty of practice exercises and answers Practical vocabulary and a bilingual glossary Clear, uncluttered, and user-friendly layout An exploration of the culture And much more

Author Biography

Nigel Gotteri has taught Polish at the univerisity level since 1973.

Joanna Michalak-Gray is an experienced tutor of Polish to adult language learners.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Pronunciation	p. ix
Jestem na wakacjach / I'm on holiday	p. 1
Greeting people and answering greetings
Introductions
Asking for help and thanking people for it
Bardzo mi milo / pleased to meet you	p. 10
Giving further information about yourself and requesting information from others
Talking about nationality
Spelling out loud
Moj numer jest ... / my number is ...	p. 23
Counting from 1 to 199
Asking for and giving information
Using the telephone
Genitive forms
Sally zwiedza miasto / Sally goes sightseeing	p. 37
Talking about firm plans
Asking for and giving permission
Talking about visiting places
Attracting and holding attention
Offering and accepting apologies
Kupujemy zywnosc / we buy some food	p. 53
Shopping for food, and buying other things like bus and cinema tickets
Talking about prices
Some accusative forms
Wole plywac / I prefer to swim	p. 63
Expressing and asking about preferences
Expressing likes and dislikes
How to accept and decline, graciously and ungraciously
W banku i na poczcie / at the bank and post office	p. 77
What to do with your money
Asking for information about money matters
Making enquiries about cost and availability
Talking about possibility and necessity
Mam zarezerwowany pokoj / I've a room reserved	p. 93
Making a reservation and checking into a hotel
Ordering food in a restaurant and asking for a table
Addressing groups of men and groups of women
Telling the time
Talking about past events and about conditions and unreal events
Umawiamy sie / we make a date	p. 111
Talking about things due to happen in the future
Asking for and giving information about travel
More about times and dates
Talking about different kinds of conditions
Rodzina / family	p. 134
Descriptions of people and their routines
Expressing condolences
Talking about what is or was going to happen, and about what is supposed to be the case
Talking about helping, favouring, hindering and harming
Wiele bedzie zalezalo od pogody / a lot will depend on the weather	p. 147
Talking in more detail about future actions and intentions
Talking about possibilities that depend on something
Asking and talking about the weather
Talking about the ways and circumstances in which things are done
Bylas u lekarza? / have you been to the doctor's?	p. 157
Describing how you feel and asking people how they feel
Talking about parts of your body and seeking medical help
Czesto pan tu bywa? / do you come here often?	p. 166
Describing family and other relationships
Talking about how often things happen
Jest ci w tym do twarzy / it suits you	p. 175
Talking about clothes, sizes and colours
Talking about people's appearance
Making comparisons
Talking about what things are made of
Wszystkiego najlepszego! / all the best!	p. 185
Talking about months
Expressing seasonal and other wishes
Issuing invitations and introducing guests
Talking about things that your kind of people do
Talking about the old days and about namedays, birthdays and other celebrations
Mam klopot / I've got a problem	p. 194
How to send for expert help
Expressing fears and wishes
Telling people not to worry
Nie wiem, czy zdaze / I don't know if I'll have time	p. 204
Talking about travel and about definite plans and engagements
Talking about obligations and duties
Jak to sie stalo? / how did it happen?	p. 212
Talking about past events and about what you have seen and heard
Talking about certainty and uncertainty
Na mnie juz czas / I've got to go	p. 225
Making promises
Sending greetings and thanking people for specific things
Issuing general invitations
Czy podobalo sie w Polsce? / did you like it in Poland?	p. 238
Talking about how you liked a place
Talking about learning a language
Talking about the value of activities and about enjoying activities
Paying and receiving compliments
Taking it further	p. 246
Key to the exercises	p. 249
Glossary of grammatical terms	p. 256
Grammar appendix	p. 258
Vocabulary	p. 268
English-Polish pattern guide	p. 268
Polish-English vocabulary	p. 276
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