Basic Polish in 7 Days (Fast Track): Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more
Untimed topic quiz: 50 questions on Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 6: Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more
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Question 1 of 50
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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 50
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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 50
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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 50
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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 50
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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 50
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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 50
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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 50
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Answer: D. Wednesday at 11
The receptionist says w środę o jedenastej: on Wednesday at eleven.
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Recepcjonistka: Przychodnia, słucham.
Pacjent: Chciałbym umówić się do lekarza.
Recepcjonistka: Może być w środę o jedenastej? -
Question 9 of 50
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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 50
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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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Question 11 of 50
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Answer: A. Where are you from?
Skąd means where from. Gdzie jesteś? means where are you? and Dokąd? means where to?
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Question 12 of 50
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Answer: A. Ile
Ile means how much or how many. You use it to ask about prices.
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Question 13 of 50
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Answer: A. Czy mówisz po polsku?
Put czy at the start of the sentence. The rest stays the same.
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Question 14 of 50
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Answer: D. Dlaczego?
Dlaczego? means why? Kiedy? is when, jak? is how and dokąd? is where to.
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Question 15 of 50
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Answer: B. Gdzie
The answer is a place, so the question is Gdzie mieszkasz? (Where do you live?). Skąd means where from.
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Question 16 of 50
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Answer: A. O której wstajesz?
O siódmej means at seven, so the question asks at what time: O której?
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Question 17 of 50
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Answer: D. Bo pracuję w Polsce.
Dlaczego asks why, so you answer with bo (because): Because I work in Poland.
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Question 18 of 50
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Answer: A. Canada
Tom says Jestem z Kanady, z Toronto: I am from Canada, from Toronto.
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Kasia: Skąd jesteś?
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Question 19 of 50
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Answer: D. what time the train to Kraków leaves
O której odjeżdża pociąg? asks what time the train leaves. Do Krakowa means to Kraków.
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Przepraszam, o której odjeżdża pociąg do Krakowa?
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Question 20 of 50
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Answer: C. in a café
Marek writes Czekam na ciebie w kawiarni: I am waiting for you in a café. He asks Gdzie jesteś? and Kiedy będziesz?
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Question 21 of 50
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Answer: A. yesterday
Wczoraj means yesterday. Tomorrow is jutro and today is dzisiaj.
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Question 22 of 50
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Answer: B. byłam
A woman talking about herself adds -łam: byłam. Byłem is for a man, była means she was.
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Question 23 of 50
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Answer: B. miałem
A man talking about himself adds -łem: miałem (I had). Miał means he had.
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Question 24 of 50
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Answer: B. Co robiłaś wczoraj?
To a woman, the ty past form ends in -łaś: robiłaś. Robiłeś is for a man.
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Question 25 of 50
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Answer: C. oglądała
Ania is she, so the past form ends in -ła: oglądała.
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Question 26 of 50
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Answer: D. byłyśmy
For we with only women, use byłyśmy. Byliśmy is for men or a mixed group.
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Question 27 of 50
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Answer: A. Byłem w górach z rodziną.
The question is about last weekend, so you answer in the past tense: I was in the mountains with my family.
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Question 28 of 50
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Answer: A. at the cinema
She says Wczoraj byłam w kinie: yesterday I was at the cinema. Then she ate pizza with a friend.
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Wczoraj byłam w kinie. Potem jadłam pizzę z koleżanką.
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Question 29 of 50
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Answer: A. He watched a film.
Adam worked until eight, a potem oglądałem film: and then I watched a film.
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Ola: Co robiłeś wczoraj wieczorem?
Adam: Pracowałem do ósmej, a potem oglądałem film. -
Question 30 of 50
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Answer: D. a new jacket
She writes kupiłam nową kurtkę: I bought a new jacket. Kupiłam is the past of kupić (to buy).
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Question 31 of 50
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Answer: A. the day after tomorrow
Pojutrze means the day after tomorrow. Jutro is tomorrow and przedwczoraj is the day before yesterday.
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Question 32 of 50
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Answer: B. będę
For I in the future, use będę + the basic verb: będę pracować. Byłem is the past.
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Question 33 of 50
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Answer: A. będziesz
With ty (informal you), the future of być is będziesz.
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Question 34 of 50
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Answer: B. będą
With oni (they), the future of być is będą.
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Question 35 of 50
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Answer: C. Jutro będę w domu.
Jutro (tomorrow) and będę (I will be) show the future. The others are about the past or now.
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Question 36 of 50
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Answer: C. On Saturday I'm going to Kraków.
Jadę is present tense, but with a time word like w sobotę it talks about a plan. Jadę means you travel by car, bus or train.
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Question 37 of 50
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Answer: C. Tak, mam czas.
Masz czas? means are you free? (do you have time?). You answer yes or no: Tak, mam czas.
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Question 38 of 50
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Answer: B. visit his grandmother
On Saturday he will work (będę pracować), and on Sunday jadę do babci: I'm going to my grandmother's.
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Ania: Co będziesz robić w weekend?
Paweł: W sobotę będę pracować, a w niedzielę jadę do babci. -
Question 39 of 50
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Answer: C. to the seaside, to Gdańsk
Latem jedziemy nad morze means in summer we're going to the seaside. Gdańsk is on the sea.
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Latem jedziemy nad morze, do Gdańska.
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Question 40 of 50
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Answer: C. on Wednesday evening
The plan says W środę wieczorem idę do kina z Kasią: on Wednesday evening I'm going to the cinema with Kasia.
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Question 41 of 50
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Answer: B. Gladly!
Chętnie means gladly or happily. You say it when you are happy to help.
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Question 42 of 50
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Answer: A. możesz
Móc is irregular. With ty (informal you), the form is możesz.
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Question 43 of 50
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Answer: B. mogą
With oni (they), móc becomes mogą.
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Question 44 of 50
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Answer: A. Czy mogłaby pani powtórzyć?
To a woman, use mogłaby with pani. Mógłby goes with pan (to a man).
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Question 45 of 50
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Answer: D. Czy mogę tu usiąść?
To ask permission for yourself, use mogę (I can): Czy mogę…?
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Question 46 of 50
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Answer: B. Nie ma sprawy.
Dziękuję za pomoc means thank you for your help. Nie ma sprawy means no problem.
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Question 47 of 50
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Answer: C. Unfortunately I can't.
Niestety means unfortunately, and nie mogę means I can't. It is a polite way to say no.
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Question 48 of 50
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Answer: B. the train station
The tourist says Szukam dworca: I'm looking for the train station. The man says go straight (prosto), then left (w lewo).
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Turysta: Przepraszam, szukam dworca.
Mężczyzna: Proszę iść prosto, a potem w lewo. -
Question 49 of 50
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Answer: A. the sweater in size L
The assistant offers help, and the customer says poproszę ten sweter w rozmiarze L: I'd like this sweater in size L.
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Sprzedawczyni: Czy mogę w czymś pomóc?
Klient: Tak, poproszę ten sweter w rozmiarze L. -
Question 50 of 50
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Answer: C. Thursday and Sunday
Ola asks Kuba to water her flowers w czwartek i w niedzielę: on Thursday and Sunday. She leaves on Wednesday (w środę).
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