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INTRODUCTION
Hello and welcome to Polish Survival Phrases brought to you by PolishPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Poland. You will be surprised at how far a little Polish will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by PolishPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
In today's lesson, we will introduce you to a phrase that you will need on several occasions! While in Poland, there will be lots of good food to try, many things to buy, and places to see. We all know you want to see the sights, and this phrase is essential to plan your days. Today's phrase is "What time does (a place) open?" First, we need a place.
Let's use the word muzeum ("museum"), since obviously you would like to sightsee a lot.
In Polish, "What time does the museum open?" is Od której jest czynne muzeum? The first two words, od której, mean "from what time."
Then we have jest ("is").
This is followed by czynne, meaning "open." Finally, we have the neuter noun muzeum ("museum").
It's also very important to know when places close! The worst thing to encounter is a "closed" sign hanging in front of a sight you wanted to see! We will also use muzeum as an example in our phrase. In Polish, "What time does the museum close?" is Do której jest czynne muzeum? As you can see, this phrase is almost identical to the one we just introduced.
The only thing that changes is do ("until") instead of od ("from") at the beginning of the phrase.
This literally means "Until what time is the museum open?" We translate it as "What time does the museum close?"
You can use this phrase to inquire about any location you would like. For example, if you would like to ask "What time does the restaurant open?" you would say Od której jest czynna restauracja?
In this phrase we changed the place to resturacja. Also the neuter form of the adjective czynne ("open") from the previous example became czynna ("open"), because restauracja is a feminine noun.
If you would like to ask "What time does the bank close?" you would say Do której jest czynny bank? Again, we changed the place. Now we have bank ("bank") and again the ending of the adjective has changed to -y (czynny) since bank is masculine.
It would be worth mentioning here that adjectives take on different endings, depending on the gender of the noun that the adjective is describing. Masculine adjectives end with -y, sometimes -i (following -k, -g, and soft consonants); for example dobry profesor ("good professor") or niski mężczyzna ("short man"). Feminine adjectives take on the ending -a, for example, dobra kobieta ("good woman"). Finally, neuter adjectives end with -e - czyste okno ("clean window"). In a dictionary, you will only find the masculine form of the adjectives.

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud.
You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so powodzenia, which means “good luck” in Polish.
"What time does the museum open?" - Od której jest czynne muzeum?
Od której jest czynne muzeum?
Od której jest czynne muzeum?
"What time does the museum close?" - Do której jest czynne muzeum?
Do której jest czynne muzeum?
Do której jest czynne muzeum?
"What time does the restaurant open?" - Od której jest czynna resturacja?
Od której jest czynna resturacja?
Od której jest czynna resturacja?
"What time does the bank close?" - Do której jest czynny bank?
Do której jest czynny bank?
Do której jest czynny bank?
All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by PolishPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

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