Basic Polish in 15 Days: Days and dates and Telling the time

1. Pergunta 1 de 20

   What day is “środa”?

   • ASaturday
   • BWednesday
   • CSunday
   • DThursday
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   Resposta: B. Wednesday

   Środa is Wednesday. Sobota is Saturday, czwartek is Thursday and niedziela is Sunday.

2. Pergunta 2 de 20

   Which day comes after “piątek”?

   • Aniedziela
   • Bczwartek
   • Cśroda
   • Dsobota
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   Resposta: D. sobota

   Piątek is Friday, so the next day is sobota (Saturday).

3. Pergunta 3 de 20

   What does “jutro” mean?

   • Atoday
   • Btomorrow
   • Cweekend
   • Dyesterday
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   Resposta: B. tomorrow

   Jutro means tomorrow. Today is dzisiaj and yesterday is wczoraj.

4. Pergunta 4 de 20

   In the middle of a sentence, how do you write days and months in Polish?

   • AWith a small letter
   • BDays with a capital, months small
   • CMonths with a capital, days small
   • DWith a capital letter
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   Resposta: A. With a small letter

   Polish days and months start with a small letter, for example poniedziałek and maj.

5. Pergunta 5 de 20

   Complete: “Do zobaczenia w ___!” (on Saturday)

   • Asobota
   • Bsoboty
   • Csobotę
   • Dsobocie
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   Resposta: C. sobotę

   After w meaning “on”, days that end in -a change to -ę: w sobotę, w środę, w niedzielę.

6. Pergunta 6 de 20

   Which month is “lipiec”?

   • AJune
   • BMarch
   • CApril
   • DJuly
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   Resposta: D. July

   Lipiec is July. June is czerwiec, April is kwiecień and March is marzec.

7. Pergunta 7 de 20

   Complete: “Dzisiaj jest ___ maja.” (3 May)

   • Atrzydzieści
   • Btrzecia
   • Ctrzeci
   • Dtrzy
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   Resposta: C. trzeci

   Dates use an ordinal number in the masculine form, because dzień (day) is masculine: trzeci maja.

8. Pergunta 8 de 20

   Listen. What is the date today?

   Ouvir áudioOuça e depois responda. A transcrição aparece depois de responder.

   Sem som? Leia o texto

   Dzisiaj jest poniedziałek, dziesiąty listopada.

   • AMonday, 2 November
   • BTuesday, 10 November
   • CMonday, 10 October
   • DMonday, 10 November
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   Resposta: D. Monday, 10 November

   Poniedziałek is Monday, dziesiąty is the 10th and listopada is November. October is październik.

   Transcrição

   Dzisiaj jest poniedziałek, dziesiąty listopada.

9. Pergunta 9 de 20

   Listen. When is Marek’s birthday?

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   Sem som? Leia o texto

   Anna: Kiedy masz urodziny?
   Marek: Siódmego sierpnia.

   • A7 August
   • B17 August
   • C7 September
   • D8 July
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   Resposta: A. 7 August

   Siódmego means “on the 7th” and sierpnia is August. September is wrzesień.

   Transcrição

   Anna: Kiedy masz urodziny?
   Marek: Siódmego sierpnia.

10. Pergunta 10 de 20

    Read the sign. When is the shop closed?

    SKLEP „U ANI”
    Otwarte: od poniedziałku do piątku
    W weekend: zamknięte

    • AOn Monday
    • BEvery day
    • COn Saturday and Sunday
    • DOn Friday
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    Resposta: C. On Saturday and Sunday

    The shop is open from Monday to Friday (od poniedziałku do piątku) and closed (zamknięte) on the weekend.

11. Pergunta 11 de 20

    What does “Która jest godzina?” mean?

    • AWhat time is it?
    • BWhat day is it?
    • CAt what time?
    • DHow old are you?
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    Resposta: A. What time is it?

    “Godzina” means hour or time. “At what time?” is “O której?”.

12. Pergunta 12 de 20

    What does “Jest czwarta” mean?

    • AIt’s four o’clock
    • BIt’s quarter past four
    • CIt’s 14:00
    • DIt’s 4:30
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    Resposta: A. It’s four o’clock

    Czwarta is the feminine ordinal for four, used for the hour: it’s four o’clock. 14:00 is czternasta.

13. Pergunta 13 de 20

    Complete: “Do zobaczenia o ___!” (at 7)

    • Asiódmy
    • Bsiódma
    • Csiedem
    • Dsiódmej
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    Resposta: D. siódmej

    After o (at), the hour ends in -ej: o siódmej.

14. Pergunta 14 de 20

    How do you say 8:30?

    • Atrzydzieści ósma
    • Bósma trzynaście
    • Cosiemnasta trzy
    • Dósma trzydzieści
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    Resposta: D. ósma trzydzieści

    Say the hour first (ósma), then the minutes (trzydzieści). Trzynaście is 13.

15. Pergunta 15 de 20

    A sign says 17:00. How do you say it?

    • Asiedemdziesiąt
    • Bsiedemnasta
    • Csiódma
    • Dsiedemnaście
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    Resposta: B. siedemnasta

    Hours use feminine ordinal numbers: 17:00 is siedemnasta. Siedemnaście is just the number 17.

16. Pergunta 16 de 20

    Someone asks: “O której jest film?” Choose the best reply.

    • AJest środa.
    • BDziękuję, dobrze.
    • CO dwudziestej.
    • DDwadzieścia lat.
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    Resposta: C. O dwudziestej.

    “O której?” means “At what time?”, so answer with o + the hour: o dwudziestej (at 20:00).

17. Pergunta 17 de 20

    Listen. When is the shop open?

    Ouvir áudioOuça e depois responda. A transcrição aparece depois de responder.

    Sem som? Leia o texto

    Sklep jest otwarty od dziewiątej do osiemnastej.

    • A9:00–19:00
    • B8:00–19:00
    • C9:00–18:00
    • D10:00–18:00
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    Resposta: C. 9:00–18:00

    Od dziewiątej do osiemnastej means from 9:00 to 18:00.

    Transcrição

    Sklep jest otwarty od dziewiątej do osiemnastej.

18. Pergunta 18 de 20

    Listen. What time is it?

    Ouvir áudioOuça e depois responda. A transcrição aparece depois de responder.

    Sem som? Leia o texto

    Ewa: Przepraszam, która jest godzina?
    Jan: Jest jedenasta dwadzieścia.

    • A11:20
    • B1:20
    • C11:12
    • D12:20
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    Resposta: A. 11:20

    Jedenasta is 11 and dwadzieścia is 20, so it is 11:20.

    Transcrição

    Ewa: Przepraszam, która jest godzina?
    Jan: Jest jedenasta dwadzieścia.

19. Pergunta 19 de 20

    Listen. When is the meeting?

    Ouvir áudioOuça e depois responda. A transcrição aparece depois de responder.

    Sem som? Leia o texto

    Spotkanie jest jutro o drugiej po południu.

    • ATomorrow at 2 p.m.
    • BTomorrow at 2 a.m.
    • CTomorrow at 12 noon
    • DToday at 2 p.m.
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    Resposta: A. Tomorrow at 2 p.m.

    Jutro is tomorrow, o drugiej is at two, and po południu means in the afternoon.

    Transcrição

    Spotkanie jest jutro o drugiej po południu.

20. Pergunta 20 de 20

    Read the pharmacy sign. When is it open on Saturday?

    APTEKA
    Godziny otwarcia:
    pon.–pt. 8:00–20:00
    sob. 9:00–14:00
    niedz. nieczynne

    • A9:00–14:00
    • B8:00–20:00
    • CIt is closed
    • D9:00–20:00
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    Resposta: A. 9:00–14:00

    Sob. is short for sobota (Saturday): 9:00–14:00. The pharmacy is closed (nieczynne) on Sunday.

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