Learn about chain stores that are common in Poland
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jonathan:Hi everyone, I’m Jonathan. |
| Joanna:And I’m Joanna! |
| Jonathan:And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Polish Vocabulary, Lesson 23! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Transportation &around town. These are 5 popular chain stores in Poland. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at PolishPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Jonathan:Joanna, what’s our first word? |
| Joanna:Real, a hypermarket chain store |
| Jonathan:Real |
| Joanna:(slow) real (regular) real |
| Jonathan:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Joanna:real |
| [pa use - 5 sec.] |
| Jonathan:Real offers a wide range of household products, appliances, books, media, and footwear. |
| - |
| Jonathan:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Joanna:(normal) Real jest europejską siecią hipermarketów. |
| Jonathan:Real is a European hypermarket chain. |
| Joanna:(slow) Real jest europejską siecią hipermarketów. |
| Jonathan:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Joanna:Żabka |
| Jonathan:Zabka, a convenience store chain |
| Joanna:(slow) Żabka (regular) Żabka |
| Jonathan:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Joanna:Żabka |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jonathan:Zabka is the largest chain of convenience stores in Poland. - |
| Jonathan:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Joanna:(normal) W Polsce znajduje się około 2400 sklepów Żabka. |
| Jonathan:There are about 2,400 Zabka stores in Poland. |
| Joanna:(slow) W Polsce znajduje się około 2400 sklepów Żabka. |
| Jonathan:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Joanna:Empik |
| Jonathan:Empik, a chain store selling books and media |
| Joanna:(slow) Empik (regular) Empik |
| Jonathan:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Joanna:Empik |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jonathan:Empik is Poland’s largest bookstore chain. The Empik Group also owns language schools for those learning another language. - |
| Jonathan:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Joanna:(normal) W Polsce i na Ukrainie znajdują się 134 sklepy Empik. |
| Jonathan:There are 134 Empik stores in Poland and 23 in Ukraine. |
| Joanna:(slow) W Polsce i na Ukrainie znajdują się 134 sklepy Empik. |
| Jonathan:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Joanna:Media Markt |
| Jonathan:Media Markt, an electronics chain |
| Joanna:(slow) Media Markt (regular) Media Markt |
| Jonathan:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Joanna:Media Markt |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jonathan:Media Markt is Europe's largest retailer for consumer electronics. - |
| Jonathan:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Joanna:(normal) Media Markt to niemiecka sieć sklepów. |
| Jonathan:Media Markt is a German chain store. |
| Joanna:(slow) Media Markt to niemiecka sieć sklepów. |
| Jonathan:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Joanna:Castorama |
| Jonathan:Castorama, a building materials and equipment chain store |
| Joanna:(slow) Castorama (regular) Castorama |
| Jonathan:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Joanna:Castorama |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jonathan:Castorama is the largest building supply and hardware store in Poland. |
| - |
| Jonathan:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Joanna:(normal) Castorama to samoobsługowy hiperkarket. |
| Jonathan:Castorama is a self-service hypermarket. |
| Joanna:(slow) Castorama to samoobsługowy hiperkarket. |
| QUIZ |
| Jonathan:Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Joanna will give you the Polish – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Joanna:real |
| [pause]Jonathan:Real, a hypermarket chain store |
| Joanna:Żabka |
| [pause]Jonathan:Zabka, a convenience store chain |
| Joanna:Empik |
| [pause]Jonathan:Empik, a chain selling books and media |
| Joanna:Media Markt |
| [pause]Jonathan:Media Markt, an electronics chain store |
| Joanna:Castorama |
| [pause]Jonathan:Castorama, a building materials and equipment chain store |
Outro |
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| Jonathan:There you have it – 5 popular chain stores in Poland! We have a more complete list at PolishPod101.com . Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Joanna: |
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