Piotr RealPolish, Author at Learn Polish Language Online Resource

VIP162: Wiedza o Polsce – 13. Język polski cz.6

This is the last video from series about Polish language development. Today we will learn about Sarmatism and Polish in Baroque era. Sarmatism was ideology of the szlachta (nobility) of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. They belief that the szlachta are descendants from the ancient Sarmatians. Download VIP162.mp3 Błyskawiczne dzieje polszczyzny, odcinek 6. Polszczyzna barokowa i…
VIP161: Wiedza o Polsce – 12. Język polski cz.5

This video is about Polish language in the Renaissance. Queen of Poland was Bona Sforza from Italy, so in that time Italian language has had a great influence on Polish. Also from that point Polish literature grow up and writing in Polish became more popular than before. Download VIP161.mp3 Błyskawiczne dzieje polszczyzny, odcinek 5.…
VIP160: Wiedza o Polsce – 11. Język polski cz.4

This time we will learn about the oldest relicts of documents in Polish language. We will learn about Bull of Gniezno (1136) that contains the earliest written record of the Polish language. Also we will learn about Book of Henryków which contains the earliest known sentence written in the Polish language. Download VIP160.mp3 Błyskawiczne…
VIP159: Wiedza o Polsce – 10. Język polski cz.3

In this part of series about development of Polish language we will learn about Middle Ages era. We will see how Middle High German urban and legal words influenced Polish. Download VIP159.mp3 Błyskawiczne dzieje polszczyzny, odcinek trzeci: rozwój polszczyzny w średniowieczu. W czasach średniowiecza nasz kraj bardzo się zmienił. Powstały miasta, a w nich…
VIP158: Wiedza o Polsce – 9. Język polski cz.2

This is second part of series about Polish language. Today we will learn why Poles use latin alphabet and what words from latin we still use in Polish. Download VIP158.mp3 Błyskawiczne dzieje polszczyzny, odcinek drugi: powstanie języka polskiego.Władca niewielkiego państwa Polan, ze stolicą w Gnieźnie, Mieszko podbił wiele sąsiednich słowiańskich państewek. Aby utrzymać samodzielność…
VIP157: Wiedza o Polsce – 8. Język polski cz.1

Today we begin a new short series about Polish language. There are six short videos which I’ll explain. In each we will learn something about development of Polish language. Download VIP157.mp3 Błyskawiczne dzieje polszczyzny.Odcinek 1 – polszczyzna jako język słowiański.Znaczną część wschodniej i południowej Europy zamieszkują ludzie mówiący w językach słowiańskich, które dzielą się na:-…
VIP156: Tips for Polish Pronunciation – Meltem from Turkey [18:00]

This time we have recording from Meltem from Turkey. Meltem speaks fluently in Polish and she has really good pronunciation. She works as a guide with Poles. In this video I’ll give her some tips how to improve her pronunciation. Also we will hear how beautiful she sing in Polish. Download VIP156.mp3 POSTĘP: Wszystkie części…
RP272: Noticing Hypothesis in Learning Polish (and other languages)

Listen to the podcast: 28:11 | Download mp3 file: Muzyka: Stringed Disco Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Autumn Day Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ In this podcast I’m talking about Noticing Hypothesis in learning Polish, but of course it works in all languages. I want…
VIP155: Polish Pronunciation – Eduardo from Guatemala [16:33]

Today we have recording from Eduardo, who is Spanish native speaker and he speaks really good in Polish. I’ll try to make some suggestions for him how to improve Polish pronunciation. Download VIP155.mp3 POSTĘP: Wszystkie części kursu VIP Pronunciation Correction Improve Your Polish Pronunciation Send your short Polish recording and I will give you some…
VIP154: Poszukiwany morderca [26:14]

Today we will learn Polish from bad news. Kajetan Poznański is accused of murdering a 30-year-old woman in Warsaw. He was dismembering her body using samurai sword. He was fascinated with the film character of Hannibal Lecter. Download VIP154.mp3 Minęła 19:00, na Fakty zaprasza Anita Werner. Dobry wieczór, na początek list gończy za Kajetanem Poznańskim.…
VIP153: How to use Polish word “jeszcze” [1:11:51]

This is replay of Learn Polish Webinar. At the last webinar we discussed Polish word już, this time I was talking about word jeszcze which has opposite meaning. You can find here lots of examples how to use this word and how to understand it in context. Download VIP153.mp3 JESZCZE /ˈjɛʃʧ̑ɛ/ 1. mówi o tym,…
VIP152: Jak przejść na ty [13:14]

In this video you will learn how to talk in Polish in formal way and in casual way. Please watch or listen the video, try to understand what’s going on and then I’ll give you more explanations. Download VIP152.mp3 – Pani Krysiu! Pani Krysiu! Pani Krysiu, to specjalnie dla pani. Gdy ciebie widzę nie wzdycham…
VIP151: Siła perswazji [16:05]

Today we have new Polish listening exercise. Please listen how mother is using persuasion in order to wake up her son. Try to understand as much as you can, and after that please listen to my explanations. Download VIP151.mp3 – Tomek wstawaj, jest za 15 ósma, raz, dwa! Wstajemy mistrzu, raz! – I co? -…
VIP150: Learn Polish Idioms #21-25. Pierogi

This is fifth part of Polish Stories with Idioms. In this program I use TPR Storytelling method for teaching you Polish language. Please answer the questions out loud at least one time per day through one week. Then you are ready to go to the next story This time you’ll learn Polish idioms: Zawracać komuś…
RP271: Christopher McCandless – zagubiony w dziczy

Listen to the podcast: 23:50 | Download mp3 file: Muzyka: Stringed Disco Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Autumn Day Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This podcast is for Polish learners. Listen to an interesting story in Polish and please forget that you are learning Polish.…
VIP149: Kacperek robi grilla [20:06]

This time we will see casual conversation in Polish. As always please watch the video and listen to the conversation – ath the end I will explain what happened in this scene. This way you will learn Polish without even tinking about it :) Download VIP149.mp3 – Sok wycieka z mięsa, to znak, że można…
VIP148: How to use Polish word “już” [1:10:54]

This is replay of life webinar. This time I was talking about Polish word “już”, which is really common and have few meanings. I will give you some examples of using “już” in Polish – remember, as always context is really important. Download VIP148.mp3 JUŻ /juʃ/ 1. Informuje, że coś zaczęło się lub zakończyło wcześniej,…
VIP147: Tamar z Belgii mówi bardzo dobrze po polsku [13:42]

Today we can listen to Tamar’s Polish recording. She speaks Polish very well, and I was able to see how she was learning Polish from scratch. It was for the first time I was seeing so quick improvement. Please listen to her recording, which is also for me a really good motivation, because it shows…
VIP146: Spadło dużo śniegu [6:03]

In this video I’m telling about the snow that we have this winter in Warsaw. This is just good way to practice Polish listening. You can even make a dictation if you wish. Please try to write what I’m saying and then you can correct all errors – you will find full Polish transcription under…
VIP145: Learn Polish Idioms #16-20. Wakacje w Tokio

We continue learning Polish idiomatic expressions. This is fourth part of this program, if you do not know the previous parts please listen to them at first. Don’t try to memorize story, rather listen to the questions and try to answer out loud – it is really powerful method to learn. New Polish idioms you’ll…

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