Basic Polish in 30 Days: Phone and appointments
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Phone and appointments, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 21: Phone and appointments
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: C. Bye! (on the phone)
Do usłyszenia means until we hear each other. You use it to end a phone call.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: A. Chciałabym
A woman speaking about herself uses chciałabym (I would like). Chciałbym is the form for a man.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: A. we
Days use w, but before wtorek it becomes we, because w wtorek is hard to say.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: C. Proszę mówić wolniej.
Wolniej means more slowly. Szybciej means faster, and Proszę powtórzyć means please repeat.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: A. Sorry, wrong number.
Pomyłka means a mistake. On the phone, it means you called the wrong number.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: D. Tak, proszę chwilę zaczekać.
The caller wants to speak to Ms Nowak. You can say yes and ask them to wait a moment.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: A. Tak, pasuje mi.
Pasuje mi means it suits me. Nie pasuje mi means it does not suit me.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: D. Wednesday at 11
The receptionist says w środę o jedenastej: on Wednesday at eleven.
Transcript
Recepcjonistka: Przychodnia, słucham.
Pacjent: Chciałbym umówić się do lekarza.
Recepcjonistka: Może być w środę o jedenastej? -
Question 9 of 10
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Answer: B. 601 234 567
The caller says each digit: sześć zero jeden (601), dwa trzy cztery (234), pięć sześć siedem (567).
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Dzień dobry, mówi Piotr Wiśniewski. Mój numer to sześć zero jeden, dwa trzy cztery, pięć sześć siedem.
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Question 10 of 10
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Answer: C. Friday at 15:30
The message says w piątek, 14 marca, o 15:30: on Friday, 14 March, at 15:30 (3:30 p.m.).
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