Basic Polish in 15 Days: About me and Numbers 0–100
Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on About me and Numbers 0–100, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 2: About me and Numbers 0–100
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Question 1 of 20
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Answer: C. jestem
With ja (I), the verb być is jestem.
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Question 2 of 20
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Answer: A. są
With oni (they), the verb być is są.
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Question 3 of 20
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Answer: D. Kanadyjką
After jest, a nationality changes its ending. For a woman it ends in -ą: Kanadyjką. Kanadyjczykiem is for a man.
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Question 4 of 20
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Answer: A. I speak a little Polish
“Trochę” means “a little” and “po polsku” means “in Polish”.
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Question 5 of 20
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Answer: A. Skąd pan jest?
“Skąd” means “from where”, and pan is the polite “you” for a man. “Gdzie pan jest?” asks where he is right now.
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Question 6 of 20
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Answer: C. Mieszkam w Krakowie.
“Gdzie mieszkasz?” means “Where do you live?”, so you answer with “Mieszkam w…”.
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Question 7 of 20
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Answer: D. Jestem z Anglii.
“From” is z, and Anglia changes to Anglii after z. “Jestem w Anglii” means “I am in England”.
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Question 8 of 20
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Answer: D. In Warsaw
Tom is from Ireland (z Irlandii), but he lives in Warsaw (mieszkam w Warszawie).
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Cześć! Mam na imię Tom. Jestem z Irlandii, ale mieszkam w Warszawie.
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Question 9 of 20
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Answer: C. English, French and a little Polish
Mark says “trochę” (a little) about Polish, and he speaks English (po angielsku) and French (po francusku).
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Ola: Mówisz po polsku?
Mark: Tak, trochę. Mówię po angielsku i po francusku. -
Question 10 of 20
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Answer: B. She speaks a little Polish
Maria is from Portugal, lives in Gdańsk and speaks Portuguese, English and a little Polish (trochę po polsku).
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Question 11 of 20
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Answer: C. 7
Siedem is 7. Sześć is 6, osiem is 8 and siedemdziesiąt is 70.
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Question 12 of 20
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Answer: A. piętnaście
Numbers 11–19 end in -naście: piętnaście is 15. Pięćdziesiąt is 50.
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Question 13 of 20
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Answer: C. 42
Czterdzieści is 40 and dwa is 2, so the number is 42.
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Question 14 of 20
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Answer: A. dziewięćdziesiąt
Tens from 50 to 90 end in -dziesiąt: dziewięćdziesiąt is 90. Dziewiętnaście is 19.
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Question 15 of 20
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Answer: A. lata
After numbers that end in 2, 3 or 4 (but not 12–14), use lata: dwadzieścia trzy lata.
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Question 16 of 20
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Answer: B. How old are you? (polite, to a woman)
“Ile … lat?” asks about age, and pani is the polite “you” for a woman.
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Question 17 of 20
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Answer: B. Mam osiemnaście lat.
“Ile masz lat?” means “How old are you?”. Answer with mam + number + lat or lata.
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Question 18 of 20
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Answer: C. Mam dwadzieścia dwa lata.
22 ends in 2, so you use lata. 12 is an exception and takes lat, and 21 also takes lat.
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Question 19 of 20
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Answer: C. 34
Trzydzieści is 30 and cztery is 4, so the speaker is 34. Cztery takes lata.
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Mam trzydzieści cztery lata.
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Question 20 of 20
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Answer: C. 502 781 963
The speaker says each digit: pięć zero dwa (502), siedem osiem jeden (781), dziewięć sześć trzy (963).
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Mój numer telefonu to: pięć zero dwa, siedem osiem jeden, dziewięć sześć trzy.
Keyboard: 1–4 to answer, Enter for the next question.