Basic Polish in 7 Days (Fast Track): Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more
Untimed topic quiz: 50 questions on Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 7: Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more
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Question 1 of 50
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Answer: B. surname
Nazwisko is a false friend: it means surname (last name). First name is imię.
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Question 2 of 50
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Answer: C. date of birth
Data means date, and urodzenia means of birth. Place of birth is miejsce urodzenia.
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Question 3 of 50
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Answer: D. na poczcie
Poczta is the post office. Note that Polish says na poczcie (at the post office), not w poczcie.
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Question 4 of 50
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Answer: D. Chciałabym założyć konto.
A woman uses chciałabym. Konto stays the same after założyć. Chciałaby means she would like.
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Question 5 of 50
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Answer: C. Sign the form.
Podpisać means to sign, and tu means here. Podpis is a signature.
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Question 6 of 50
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Answer: B. Proszę, oto mój paszport.
The clerk asks for your ID card or passport. You give it and say Proszę, oto mój paszport (Here is my passport).
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Question 7 of 50
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Answer: A. 05.03.1990
Polish dates go day, month, year: 05 (day), 03 (March), 1990.
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Question 8 of 50
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Answer: C. to Canada
She says chciałabym wysłać paczkę do Kanady: I'd like to send a parcel to Canada.
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Klientka: Dzień dobry, chciałabym wysłać paczkę do Kanady.
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Question 9 of 50
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Answer: B. next to the post office, on the right
The woman says obok poczty, po prawej stronie: next to the post office, on the right side.
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Turysta: Przepraszam, gdzie jest najbliższy bankomat?
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Question 10 of 50
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Answer: A. 12 July 1995
Data urodzenia 12.07.1995 means day 12, month 7 (July), year 1995.
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Question 11 of 50
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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 12 of 50
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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 13 of 50
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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 14 of 50
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Answer: C. mieszkania
After szukać (to look for), the ending changes: mieszkanie becomes mieszkania.
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Question 15 of 50
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Answer: A. furnished
Umeblowane means furnished: the flat has furniture (meble).
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Question 16 of 50
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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 17 of 50
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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 18 of 50
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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).
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Mieszkanie ma dwa pokoje, kuchnię i balkon. Jest na trzecim piętrze.
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Question 19 of 50
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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 20 of 50
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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 21 of 50
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Answer: D. Help!
Pomocy! means help! You shout it in an emergency. Pomoc means help.
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Question 22 of 50
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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 23 of 50
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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 24 of 50
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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 25 of 50
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Answer: A. lekarza
After potrzebuję (I need), the noun changes its ending: lekarz becomes lekarza.
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Question 26 of 50
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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 27 of 50
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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 28 of 50
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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 29 of 50
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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 30 of 50
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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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Question 31 of 50
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Answer: A. What's new?
Co słychać? is a friendly way to ask how things are going, like What's new?
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Question 32 of 50
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Answer: B. Have a nice weekend!
Miłego means have a nice…, and weekendu is weekend. The usual answer is Nawzajem! (You too!)
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Question 33 of 50
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Answer: D. Dziękuję, ale jeszcze się uczę.
This is a compliment, so you say thank you. Many Poles answer modestly: Thanks, but I'm still learning.
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Question 34 of 50
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Answer: D. Świetnie, byłam nad morzem.
Jak minął weekend? means how was your weekend? You answer with how it was and what you did, in the past tense.
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Question 35 of 50
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Answer: B. isn't it?
At the end of a sentence, prawda? works like isn't it? or right? It invites the other person to agree.
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Question 36 of 50
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Answer: D. zobaczenia
Do zobaczenia means see you. It is a fixed phrase: Do zobaczenia w poniedziałek! (See you on Monday!)
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Question 37 of 50
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Answer: C. Ładna kurtka!
Ładna kurtka! means nice jacket! The others are questions or statements about yourself.
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Question 38 of 50
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Answer: D. in the mountains
Tomek says Byłem w górach z rodziną: I was in the mountains with my family.
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Marta: Jak minął weekend?
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Question 39 of 50
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Answer: D. five years
Kasia asks Długo tu pracujesz? and Adam says już pięć lat: already five years.
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Kasia: Długo tu pracujesz?
Adam: Tak, już pięć lat. -
Question 40 of 50
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Answer: B. Ania's soup
Ewa writes Twoja zupa była pyszna!: your soup was delicious! Then she asks about Saturday.
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Question 41 of 50
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Answer: A. Hello (formal)
Dzień dobry means good day. It is the polite way to say hello, used in the morning and the afternoon.
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Question 42 of 50
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Answer: B. mówimy
With my (we), the verb ends in -my: mówimy. Mówię is for ja, mówią for oni and mówicie for wy.
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Question 43 of 50
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Answer: A. byłem
A man talking about himself in the past uses -łem: byłem. Byłam is for a woman, and będę is the future.
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Question 44 of 50
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Answer: D. informatykiem
After jest, a man’s job adds -em, or -iem after k or g: informatyk → informatykiem. Informatyczką is the form for a woman.
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Question 45 of 50
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Answer: A. I have a headache.
Boli mnie means it hurts me, and głowa is head. So: I have a headache.
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Question 46 of 50
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Answer: A. będę
For the future with I, use będę. Byłem is the past, jestem is now and będzie means he or she will be.
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Question 47 of 50
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Answer: B. Chętnie!
Chętnie! means gladly. Niestety nie mogę means unfortunately I can't.
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Question 48 of 50
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Answer: A. a coffee with milk and a sandwich
The customer says poproszę kawę z mlekiem i kanapkę: a coffee with milk and a sandwich (kanapka), please.
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Dzień dobry, poproszę kawę z mlekiem i kanapkę.
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Question 49 of 50
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Answer: D. He plays the guitar and reads.
Jan says Gram na gitarze i dużo czytam: I play the guitar and read a lot.
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Ola: Co robisz w wolnym czasie?
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Question 50 of 50
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Answer: A. in Gdańsk
Lucas writes w przyszłym tygodniu będę w Gdańsku: next week I'll be in Gdańsk. He was in the mountains yesterday and lives in Kraków.
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