Can Talk About Where You're From - Examples and Variations

Master how to say where you're from with the key pattern

Also Appears In: Can Do Polish for Absolute Beginners Can Introduce Yourself

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Let's look at some examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

Jestem z Nowego Jorku.

Jestem z Suwałk. A ty?

Jestem z Seattle. A Pan?

Jestem z Londynu. A Pani?

Jestem z Polski.

Jestem Australijką.

Did you notice how the last speaker uses a different pattern?

Jestem Australijką. "I'm Australian." Jestem Australijką.

First is Jestem. "[I] am." Jestem. Jestem.

Next is Australijką, an “Australian,” woman. Australijką (enuciated). Australijką.

Note: Australijką is the instrumental form of the feminine noun Australijka. "Australian." Australijka.

To form the instrumental case for feminine singular nouns ending in -a, replace it with -ą.

Australijka becomes Australijką.

This pattern is

Jestem NATIONALITY.

"I'm NATIONALITY."

To use this pattern, simply replace the NATIONALITY placeholder with your nationality.

Note: This pattern requires a noun in the instrumental case, and its gender will depend on the gender of the speaker.

Mia Martin uses Australijką.

Jestem Australijką.

A male speaker from Australia would use Australijczykiem.

Jestem Australijczykiem. "I’m Australian." Jestem Australijczykiem.

Note, Australijczykiem is the instrumental form of the masculine noun Australijczyk.

To form the instrumental case for masculine singular nouns with the ending -g or -k, an –i is added before the instrumental ending –em.

Australijczyk becomes Australijczykiem.

You can use this response to answer the question, Skąd pan/pani jest? Or it's informal form Skąd jesteś?

You should be aware of this pattern, but you won’t need it for this lesson.

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