Basic Polish in 15 Days: Renting a home and Emergencies
Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Renting a home and Emergencies, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 14: Renting a home and Emergencies
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Question 1 of 20
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Answer: B. for rent
Do wynajęcia means for rent. You see it on ads for flats and rooms.
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Question 2 of 20
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Answer: C. deposit
Kaucja is the deposit you pay before you move in. A contract is umowa.
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Question 3 of 20
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Answer: D. Are the bills included in the price?
Media means bills such as electricity, gas and water. Wliczone w cenę means included in the price.
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Question 4 of 20
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Answer: C. mieszkania
After szukać (to look for), the ending changes: mieszkanie becomes mieszkania.
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Question 5 of 20
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Answer: A. furnished
Umeblowane means furnished: the flat has furniture (meble).
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Question 6 of 20
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Answer: B. Jestem nowym sąsiadem.
After jestem, both words change: nowym sąsiadem for a man. Nową sąsiadką is for a woman.
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Question 7 of 20
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Answer: D. Dobrze, pasuje mi.
The landlord offers a time to see the flat tomorrow at five. You accept: Dobrze, pasuje mi (OK, that suits me).
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Question 8 of 20
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Answer: D. the third floor (trzecie piętro)
The speaker says na trzecim piętrze: on the third floor. In Poland, floors are counted from the ground floor (parter).
Transcript
Mieszkanie ma dwa pokoje, kuchnię i balkon. Jest na trzecim piętrze.
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Question 9 of 20
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Answer: A. 2,000 zł a month plus bills
The landlady says dwa tysiące złotych miesięcznie, plus media: 2,000 złoty a month, plus bills.
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Najemca: Ile kosztuje to mieszkanie?
Właścicielka: Dwa tysiące złotych miesięcznie, plus media. -
Question 10 of 20
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Answer: D. 2,800 zł
The ad says Kaucja: 2800 zł. The 450 zł is the czynsz (building fee), and 48 m² is the size.
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Question 11 of 20
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Answer: D. Help!
Pomocy! means help! You shout it in an emergency. Pomoc means help.
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Question 12 of 20
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Answer: B. 112
112 is the European emergency number. It is free and works everywhere in the EU, from mobile and landline phones. (Source: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112)
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Question 13 of 20
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Answer: C. 997
997 is the police emergency number in Poland. 998 is the fire service and 999 is the ambulance; 112 also works for all of them. (Sources: Government of Poland, gov.pl/web/gov/wezwij-policje; Government of Poland, gov.pl/web/numer-alarmowy-112/inne-numery-alarmowe)
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Question 14 of 20
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Answer: B. Please call an ambulance!
Karetka means ambulance, and wezwać means to call (someone to come). For the police, say Proszę wezwać policję!
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Question 15 of 20
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Answer: A. lekarza
After potrzebuję (I need), the noun changes its ending: lekarz becomes lekarza.
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Question 16 of 20
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Answer: C. Zgubiłam paszport.
A woman uses the past ending -łam: zgubiłam. Zgubiłem is for a man, and zgubiła means she lost.
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Question 17 of 20
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Answer: D. Na ulicy Długiej 10, w Krakowie.
Gdzie asks where. Give the exact address: the street, the number and the city.
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Question 18 of 20
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Answer: A. Polna Street 5
The caller says Jesteśmy na ulicy Polnej 5: we are at Polna Street, number 5.
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Był wypadek, jeden mężczyzna jest ranny. Jesteśmy na ulicy Polnej 5.
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Question 19 of 20
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Answer: C. Someone stole her bag.
She says Ktoś ukradł mi torbę: someone stole my bag. Her phone and wallet were in it.
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Policjant: Co się stało?
Kobieta: Ktoś ukradł mi torbę. W torbie był telefon i portfel. -
Question 20 of 20
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Answer: A. Go outside by the stairs.
W razie pożaru means in case of fire. The sign says call 112, do not use the elevator (windy), and go outside by the stairs (schody). (Source: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112)
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