Basic Polish in 7 Days (Fast Track) 2026
Learn basic Polish in 7 days. This plan covers all 30 beginner lessons (CEFR A1) at 4–5 lessons a day, about 107 minutes daily. Each day you read the lessons, listen to the phrases and take that day's quiz. The final assessment draws 40 questions at random from the whole course; score 80% or more to download your certificate.
Quick answer
This free course has about 749 minutes of lessons, 7 untimed topic quizzes (300 questions in all) and a timed final assessment of 40 questions drawn at random. Score 80% or more on the final assessment to download a certificate of completion (private, not accredited). Checked against official sources on October 13, 2026.
What you will learn
- Read Polish letters and sounds, and spell your name
- Greet people and choose between ty and pan / pani
- Say and understand numbers, prices in złoty, dates and clock times
- Talk about your family, your home, your work and your free time in short sentences
- Order in a café, shop for food and clothes, and pay at the checkout
- Ask for directions, buy a ticket and understand simple train information
- Say what you did yesterday and what you plan to do
- Ask for help in an emergency
Score 80% or more to download your certificate.
Your study plan
Read each lesson, take its topic quiz (untimed, with explanations), then the timed final assessment. A new mix of questions is drawn every time. Your progress is saved in this browser.
- Read the lessons30 lessons, about 749 min
- Day 1: Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye, About me and more20 questions
Lessons: Unit 1: Sounds and letters · Unit 2: Hello and goodbye · Unit 3: About me · Unit 4: Numbers 0–100
- Day 2: Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more20 questions
Lessons: Unit 5: Days and dates · Unit 6: Telling the time · Unit 7: Family · Unit 8: Describing people
- Day 3: Home, Food and drink, Shopping and prices and more20 questions
Lessons: Unit 9: Home · Unit 10: Food and drink · Unit 11: Shopping and prices · Unit 12: At a café
- Day 4: In town, Getting around, Weather and seasons and more20 questions
Lessons: Unit 13: In town · Unit 14: Getting around · Unit 15: Weather and seasons · Unit 16: My day
- Day 5: Work and jobs, Free time, Health and more20 questions
Lessons: Unit 17: Work and jobs · Unit 18: Free time · Unit 19: Health · Unit 20: Clothes and colours
- Day 6: Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more20 questions
Lessons: Unit 21: Phone and appointments · Unit 22: Asking questions · Unit 23: Yesterday · Unit 24: Plans · Unit 25: Can you help me?
- Day 7: Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more20 questions
Lessons: Unit 26: Services · Unit 27: Renting a home · Unit 28: Emergencies · Unit 29: Small talk · Unit 30: Review
- Final exam40 questions, 45 min · Score 80% or more
Day 1: Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye, About me and more
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Question 1 of 40
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Answer: A. Like English “v”
Polish w sounds like English “v”, so woda sounds like “VO-da”.
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Question 2 of 40
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Answer: B. ł
The letter ł sounds like English “w”: mały sounds like “MA-wy”. Polish w sounds like “v”.
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Question 3 of 40
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Answer: A. How do you spell that?
“Pisać” means “to write”, so you ask how a word is written (spelled).
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Question 4 of 40
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Answer: C. ó and u
ó and u are two spellings of the same “oo” sound, as in góra. The other pairs are different sounds.
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Question 5 of 40
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Answer: B. sz
sz sounds like English “sh”. cz is like “ch” in “church”, rz is like the s in “measure”, and ch is like “h”.
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Question 6 of 40
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Answer: A. On the second-to-last syllable
Polish stress is almost always on the second-to-last syllable: war-SZA-wa, te-LE-fon.
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Question 7 of 40
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Answer: C. Ewa
The speaker says “Nazywam się Ewa” and spells it: E, W, A.
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Nazywam się Ewa. Literuję: E, W, A.
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Question 8 of 40
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Answer: A. Once more, please
“Jeszcze raz” means “once more”. “More slowly, please” is “Wolniej, proszę”.
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Question 9 of 40
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Answer: B. To speak more slowly
The speaker does not understand (nie rozumiem) and says “Wolniej, proszę”: more slowly, please.
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Przepraszam, nie rozumiem. Wolniej, proszę.
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Question 10 of 40
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Answer: A. E-mail addresses usually skip Polish marks
In e-mail addresses, Polish letters are usually written without marks: ł becomes l and ó becomes o.
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Question 11 of 40
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Answer: C. Goodbye (polite)
“Do widzenia” is the polite way to say goodbye. “Dobranoc” means “good night”.
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Question 12 of 40
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Answer: C. Dzień dobry!
“Dzień dobry” is the polite hello during the day. “Cześć” and “Na razie” are informal, and “Dobranoc” is for bedtime.
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Question 13 of 40
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Answer: C. pani
Use pani for a woman, pan for a man, państwo for a group and ty for friends.
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Question 14 of 40
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Answer: D. pan
To a man, use pan. Pani is for a woman, państwo for a group, and with ty you say “Jak się nazywasz?”.
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Question 15 of 40
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Answer: D. Dobrze, dziękuję. A ty?
“Jak się masz?” means “How are you?”. Answer “Dobrze, dziękuję” (fine, thank you) and ask back with “A ty?”.
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Question 16 of 40
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Answer: A. Nice to meet you
You say “Miło mi” when you meet someone new. It means “nice to meet you”.
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Question 17 of 40
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Answer: B. Excuse me / Sorry
“Przepraszam” is used to get attention or to say sorry. “Proszę” means please and “Dziękuję” means thank you.
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Question 18 of 40
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Answer: D. Great
Kasia says “Świetnie”, which means “great”. “Tak sobie” would mean “so-so”.
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Anna: Cześć, Kasia! Jak się masz?
Kasia: Świetnie, dziękuję! A ty? -
Question 19 of 40
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Answer: A. A woman, politely
“Pani” is the polite “you” for a woman. For a man it is pan, for a group państwo, and for a friend ty.
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Dobry wieczór! Jak się pani ma?
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Question 20 of 40
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Answer: D. Bye, see you tomorrow!
“Na razie” is an informal bye, and “Do jutra” means “see you tomorrow”.
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Na razie! Do jutra!
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Question 21 of 40
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Answer: C. jestem
With ja (I), the verb być is jestem.
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Question 22 of 40
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Answer: A. są
With oni (they), the verb być is są.
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Question 23 of 40
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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 24 of 40
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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 25 of 40
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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 26 of 40
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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 27 of 40
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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 28 of 40
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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 29 of 40
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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?
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Question 30 of 40
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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 31 of 40
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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 32 of 40
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Answer: A. piętnaście
Numbers 11–19 end in -naście: piętnaście is 15. Pięćdziesiąt is 50.
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Question 33 of 40
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Answer: C. 42
Czterdzieści is 40 and dwa is 2, so the number is 42.
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Question 34 of 40
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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 35 of 40
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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 36 of 40
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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 37 of 40
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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 38 of 40
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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 39 of 40
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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 40 of 40
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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.
What to know before the test
- The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) has six levels: A1 and A2 (basic user), B1 and B2 (independent user), and C1 and C2 (proficient user).
- At CEFR level A1, a learner can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases, introduce themselves and others, and ask and answer simple questions about personal details, such as where they live, people they know and things they have. They can interact in a simple way if the other person talks slowly and clearly and is ready to help.
- Poland’s state certificate exams in Polish as a foreign language are held at six levels, A1 to C2, for adults, and at levels A1 to B2 in a version for children and young people. The State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency in Polish as a Foreign Language publishes information about these exams.
- The certificate in Polish as a foreign language is the only state document that confirms knowledge of Polish. The exam has a written part and an oral part.
- 112 is the European emergency number. It is available everywhere in the EU, free of charge, from fixed and mobile phones.
- In Poland, the emergency numbers 112 and 997 (the police emergency number) work 24 hours a day.
Frequently asked questions
Which plan should I choose: 7, 10, 15 or 30 days?
All four plans have the same 30 units and the same questions. Only the daily load changes: about 4–5 units a day in 7 days, 3 a day in 10 days, 2 a day in 15 days, and 1 a day in 30 days. Choose the plan that fits the time you have each day.
What level will I reach?
The course covers the basics of level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): everyday phrases, simple questions and answers, and short conversations when people speak slowly and clearly.
Is this an official Polish certificate?
No. This is an independent practice course. It is not an official language exam and is not connected to the State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency in Polish as a Foreign Language or any other testing body. If you need proof of your Polish, take the official state certificate exam.
How do the listening questions work?
Press the play button and your device reads the Polish text aloud with a computer voice. You can play it again. After you answer, you can read the text.
Do I need to know any Polish before I start?
No. The course starts with the alphabet and the sounds of Polish. All instructions and explanations are in English.
What should I do after this course?
Keep practising every day: review the units, read and listen to simple Polish, and speak with other people. Then move on to level A2, or take an official A1 exam if you need a certificate.
Is the certificate accredited or officially recognised?
No. It is a private certificate of completion for knowledge only. It is not recognised, accredited or approved by any government, licensing body, regulator or educational institution, and it does not replace any licence, certification or training required by law.
Sources
- Council of Europe – CEFR global scale (Table 1)
- certyfikatpolski.pl – Certification scheme (Polish as a foreign language)
- certyfikatpolski.pl – FAQ
- European Commission – 112, the European emergency number
- gov.pl – Wezwij policję (call the police)
- gov.pl – Numer alarmowy 112: inne numery alarmowe (other emergency numbers)