Basic Polish in 30 Days: Telling the time

1. Tanong 1 ng 10

   What does “Która jest godzina?” mean?

   • AWhat time is it?
   • BWhat day is it?
   • CAt what time?
   • DHow old are you?
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: A. What time is it?

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

2. Tanong 2 ng 10

   What does “Jest czwarta” mean?

   • AIt’s four o’clock
   • BIt’s quarter past four
   • CIt’s 14:00
   • DIt’s 4:30
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: 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.

3. Tanong 3 ng 10

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

   • Asiódmy
   • Bsiódma
   • Csiedem
   • Dsiódmej
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: D. siódmej

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

4. Tanong 4 ng 10

   How do you say 8:30?

   • Atrzydzieści ósma
   • Bósma trzynaście
   • Cosiemnasta trzy
   • Dósma trzydzieści
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: D. ósma trzydzieści

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

5. Tanong 5 ng 10

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

   • Asiedemdziesiąt
   • Bsiedemnasta
   • Csiódma
   • Dsiedemnaście
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: B. siedemnasta

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

6. Tanong 6 ng 10

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

   • AJest środa.
   • BDziękuję, dobrze.
   • CO dwudziestej.
   • DDwadzieścia lat.
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: C. O dwudziestej.

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

7. Tanong 7 ng 10

   Listen. When is the shop open?

   I-play ang audioMakinig, saka sumagot. Lalabas ang transcript pagkatapos mong sumagot.

   Walang tunog? Basahin ang teksto

   Sklep jest otwarty od dziewiątej do osiemnastej.

   • A9:00–19:00
   • B8:00–19:00
   • C9:00–18:00
   • D10:00–18:00
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: C. 9:00–18:00

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

   Transcript

   Sklep jest otwarty od dziewiątej do osiemnastej.

8. Tanong 8 ng 10

   Listen. What time is it?

   I-play ang audioMakinig, saka sumagot. Lalabas ang transcript pagkatapos mong sumagot.

   Walang tunog? Basahin ang teksto

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

   • A11:20
   • B1:20
   • C11:12
   • D12:20
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: A. 11:20

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

   Transcript

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

9. Tanong 9 ng 10

   Listen. When is the meeting?

   I-play ang audioMakinig, saka sumagot. Lalabas ang transcript pagkatapos mong sumagot.

   Walang tunog? Basahin ang teksto

   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.
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: A. Tomorrow at 2 p.m.

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

   Transcript

   Spotkanie jest jutro o drugiej po południu.

10. Tanong 10 ng 10

    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
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: A. 9:00–14:00

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

Keyboard: 1–4 para sumagot, Enter para sa susunod na tanong.