ABSTRACT

Colloquial Polish: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Polish as it is written and spoken today.

Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Polish in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Colloquial Polish is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout.  

Key features include:

  • A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
  • Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar
  • An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises
  • Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations
  • Helpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in Poland
  • An overview of the sounds of Polish 

Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Polish is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Polish.

Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

chapter 1|11 pages

Dzień Dobry. Nazywam Się …

Hello. My Name's …

chapter 2|13 pages

Czy Jest Tu Gdzieś Blisko Hotel?

Is there a Hotel Around here?

chapter 3|12 pages

Jak Spędzam Wolny Czas

How I Spend My Free Time

chapter 4|13 pages

Życzymy Miłego Pobytu

We Wish you a Pleasant Stay

chapter 5|15 pages

Mówienie W Obcym Języku

Speaking a Foreign Language

chapter 6|15 pages

Idziemy do Kina

We're Going to the Cinema

chapter |5 pages

Revise and Consolidate 1

chapter 7|18 pages

Muszę Kupić Parę Rzeczy

I must Buy a Couple of Things

chapter 8|15 pages

W Mieście

In Town

chapter 9|17 pages

Kolacja W Domu

Dinner at Home

chapter 10|16 pages

Czy Mogę Panu Zadać Kilka Pytań?

Can I Ask you a Few Questions?

chapter 11|14 pages

Co Się Stało?

What Happened?

chapter 12|13 pages

Dobrze, Że Pana Widzę!

Just the Person I want to see!

chapter |5 pages

Revise and Consolidate 2

chapter 13|18 pages

Czy Może Mi Pani Pomóc?

Can you Help me?

chapter 14|13 pages

Nie Przeszkadzaj Mi!

Don't Bother me!

chapter 15|16 pages

Nie Mam w Czym Chodzić

I've got Nothing to Wear

chapter 16|16 pages

Co Byś Zrobił, Gdybyś …?

What would you do if you …?

chapter 17|12 pages

Wyszła Za Mąż Za Francuza

She Married a Frenchman

chapter 18|16 pages

Jak Dobrze, Że Już Wróciłaś!

How Good to see you Back!

chapter |6 pages

Revise and Consolidate 3