Learn how to count from zero to ten
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Betsey:Hello everyone and welcome to PolishPod101.com. This is Beginner series, season 1, lesson 7, Using Polish Numbers – Zero to Ten. I’m Betsey. |
| Joanna:And I’m Joanna. |
| Betsey:In this lesson you’ll learn how to count from zero to ten in Polish.. |
| Joanna:This conversation takes place at a cafe. |
| Betsey:The conversation is between Ewa and Jan |
| Joanna:They are around the same age, so they’ll be speaking informal Polish. |
| Betsey:Let’s listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| Jan:Cześć, Ewa. Chcesz iść jutro do kina? |
| Ewa:Pewnie! O której? |
| Jan:Jeszcze nie wiem. Zadzwonię do ciebie. Jaki jest twój numer telefonu? |
| Ewa:124 365 978. A twój? |
| Jan:195 334 699. |
| Ewa:Dzięki. |
| Alisha: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Jan:Cześć, Ewa. Chcesz iść jutro do kina? |
| Ewa:Pewnie! O której? |
| Jan:Jeszcze nie wiem. Zadzwonię do ciebie. Jaki jest twój numer telefonu? |
| Ewa:124 365 978. A twój? |
| Jan:195 334 699. |
| Ewa:Dzięki. |
| Alisha: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Jan:Cześć, Ewa. Chcesz iść jutro do kina? |
| :Hi, Ewa. Do you want to go to the cinema tomorrow? |
| Ewa:Pewnie! O której? |
| :Sure! What time? |
| Jan:Jeszcze nie wiem. Zadzwonię do ciebie. Jaki jest twój numer telefonu? |
| :I don’t know yet. I will call you. What is your phone number? |
| Ewa:124 365 978. A twój? |
| :124 365 978. And yours? |
| Jan:195 334 699. |
| :195 334 699. |
| Ewa:Dzięki. |
| :Thanks. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Betsey:Since we’re on the topic of phone numbers, what can you tell us about mobile phone services in Poland, Joanna? |
| Joanna:Well, the first services of this kind appeared in Poland in 1992, but of course not many people had enough money to buy a mobile phone, because in those days it was a symbol of high status and wealth. |
| Betsey:I’m sure that the design of those phones was completely different from what we know now. |
| Joanna:Yes, we would often compare them to bricks, since they were around the same size and very heavy. Also, to receive a phone call, often the person had to go to some open area, like a hill or a slope! |
| Betsey:That would’ve been funny to see! |
| Joanna:Of course, those times are all gone. Now we live in the era of mobile phones, and no-one can imagine life without them anymore! |
| Betsey:So true! What are the most popular service providers? |
| Joanna:The first and the biggest one is T-Mobile - formerly known as Era - and also Orange, Heyah, Play and Plus. Heyah and Play are known for the incredibly low prices of their phone calls and text messages. |
| Betsey:So one option is signing a contract with one of the providers, are there any other options? |
| Joanna:Yes, there’s are two groups of phone users in Poland - those who sign a contract that is usually for 2 years and after that, when they extend it for another 2 years there’s the chance to get a new phone for approximately 1 PLN. There’s also a pay-as-you-go option, where the users have to buy so-called ‘doładowania’ - “recharges” or “credit” in kiosks, convenience stores, or gas stations. |
| Betsey:Ok, that’s useful information! Now let’s move on to the vocabulary section. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| :Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| :The first word we shall see is:dzwonić [natural native speed] |
| :call, ring |
| :dzwonić [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| :dzwonić [natural native speed] |
| :Next:numer [natural native speed] |
| :number |
| :numer [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| :numer [natural native speed] |
| :Next:telefon [natural native speed] |
| :telephone |
| :telefon [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| :telefon [natural native speed] |
| :Next:zero [natural native speed] |
| :zero (0) |
| :zero [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| :zero [natural native speed] |
| :Next:jeden [natural native speed] |
| :one (1) |
| :jeden [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| :jeden [natural native speed] |
| :Next:dwa [natural native speed] |
| :two (2) |
| :dwa [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| :dwa [natural native speed] |
| :Next:trzy [natural native speed] |
| :three (3) |
| :trzy [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| :trzy [natural native speed] |
| :Next:cztery [natural native speed] |
| :four (4) |
| :cztery [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| :cztery [natural native speed] |
| :Next:pięć [natural native speed] |
| :five (5) |
| :pięć [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| :pięć [natural native speed] |
| :Next:sześć [natural native speed] |
| :six (6) |
| :sześć [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| :sześć [natural native speed] |
| :Next:siedem [natural native speed] |
| :seven (7) |
| :siedem [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| :siedem [natural native speed] |
| :Next:osiem [natural native speed] |
| :eight (8) |
| :osiem [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| :osiem [natural native speed] |
| :Next:dziewięć [natural native speed] |
| :nine (9) |
| :dziewięć [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| :dziewięć [natural native speed] |
| :And last:dziesięć [natural native speed] |
| :ten (10) |
| :dziesięć [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| :dziesięć [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
| Joanna:Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. Joanna, so what’s the first word? |
| Joanna:‘telefon’ |
| Betsey:“phone” |
| Joanna:this noun was traditionally used for a landline phone, but nowadays, in the mobile phone era, it’s usually used in the phrase we heard in the dialog – ‘numer telefonu’ |
| Betsey:which means “phone number”. |
| Joanna:As you’ve probably guessed, we don’t really call a mobile phone a ‘telefon’. |
| Betsey:so there’s another word for a mobile phone? |
| Joanna:There is. The full name is - ‘telefon komórkowy’ |
| Betsey:which translates to “cell phone” |
| Joanna:But, since Poles like making things simple and short, we’d usually just say ‘komórka’ |
| Betsey:which means “a cell” |
| Joanna:Probably the only places you’ll hear someone say the full name - ‘telefon komórkowy’ - will be administrative offices. |
| Betsey:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Joanna:‘dzwonić’ |
| Betsey:“to call” |
| Joanna:This is one of these words that have more than one meaning. |
| Betsey:Ok, so let’s go through them |
| Joanna:One meaning is “to call someone on the phone”. In the dialogue, Jan said ‘zadzwonię do ciebie’... |
| Betsey:which means “I’ll call you” |
| Joanna:This is an action that is supposed to happen in the future - and in these cases we have to add the prefix -za to the main word ‘dzwonić’ |
| Betsey:So “to make a call in the future” in Polish is.. |
| Joanna:‘zadzwonić’ |
| Betsey:What about an action happening at present? |
| Joanna:Then we just use the form ‘dzwonić’. For example - ‘dzwonię do ciebie od godziny’ |
| Betsey:”I’ve been calling you for an hour” |
| Joanna:or ‘Dzwonię na policję’ |
| Betsey:“I’m calling police!” |
| Joanna:the other meaning of the verb ‘dzwonić’ is |
| Betsey:“to ring”, just like in English. to ring a bell at a hotel lobby or at a door. |
| Joanna:Exactly. In this case it’s the same as in English. |
| Betsey:Great! So let’s go to the grammar now. |
Lesson focus |
| Betsey:In this lesson, we’re going to learn about the numbers from zero to ten in Polish. |
| Let’s start with going through them one by one. Joanna will say each of them, so try to repeat after her. |
| Betsey:“zero” |
| Joanna:‘zero’ [pause]…...... |
| Betsey:“one” |
| Joanna:‘jeden’ [pause]…......... |
| Betsey:“two” |
| Joanna:‘dwa’.[pause]............ |
| Betsey:“three” |
| Joanna:‘trzy’..[pause]......... |
| Betsey:“four” |
| Joanna:‘cztery’.[pause].......... |
| Betsey:“five” |
| Joanna:‘pięć’[pause]........... |
| Betsey:“six” |
| Joanna:‘sześć’...[pause]........ |
| Betsey:“seven” |
| Joanna:‘siedem’.[pause]............ |
| Betsey:“eight” |
| Joanna:‘osiem’..[pause]............ |
| Betsey:“nine” |
| Joanna:‘dziewięć’..[pause]........... |
| Betsey:“ten” |
| Joanna:‘dziesięć’..[pause]............. |
| Joanna:Please be careful when you pronounce “ten” and “nine”. They’re a little bit similar so it may cause some problems. Let’s practice those two once more |
| Betsey:So “nine” is |
| Joanna:‘dziewięć’ |
| Betsey:and “ten” is |
| Joanna:‘dziesięć’ |
| Betsey:In the dialogue Jan asked Ewa about her phone number. How did it sound in Polish? |
| Joanna:‘Jaki jest twój numer telefonu?’ |
| Betsey:“What is your phone number?” |
| Joanna:Let’s take a closer look at the components of this question. |
| Betsey:I recognize the first word...we’ve already learned it, haven’t we? |
| Joanna:I see you’re a good student! That’s right! We’ve talked about this pronoun. Do you remember when we have to use this one? It’s connected to the gender of the noun it’s asking about. |
| Betsey:Ahhh.. yes..which one was that? Masculine? |
| Joanna!:Correct! So the noun in the question ‘jaki jest twój numer telefonu’ is ‘numer’ which is a masculine noun. That’s why the pronoun is in masculine form. Then there’s ‘jest’... |
| Betsey:...which means “is”. |
| Joanna:After that we have the possessive pronoun ‘twój’ |
| Betsey:meaning “your” |
| Joanna:and lastly ‘numer telefonu’, which stands for |
| Betsey:“phone number” |
| Joanna:‘Jaki jest Twój numer telefonu?’ |
| Betsey:“What is your phone number?” |
| Joanna:Now we know how to ask this kind of question. How about an answer? |
| Betsey:In the dialogue Ewa answered with just her phone number. |
| Joanna:Yes, that’s the right way to do it. There’s no need to say anything more, just give your phone number. Ok, and here comes the good news. |
| Betsey:What may that be? |
| Joanna:Well, Poles usually break up the sequence into single- or double-digit numbers. So if someone asks you for your phone number, simply saying one digit at a time is perfectly fine. |
| Betsey:That makes things very easy! |
| Joanna:Since Polish numbers are easy, we hope that you will be able to master them very quickly. |
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| Betsey: Okay, that’s it for this lesson. Thank you for listening everyone. |
| Joanna: Do widzenia. |
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