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Welcome to Can-Do Polish by PolishPod101.com.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about the weather in Polish.
For example, "It’s so hot!" is
Jak gorąco!
Karolina Kovalsky sees her neighbor, Danuta Dabrowska , and starts a conversation about the weather.
Before you hear their conversation, let's preview some of its key components.
Gorąco.
"hot"
Gorąco.
Gorąco.
Listen to the conversation, and focus on Karolina 's comment.
Ready?
Jak gorąco!
Tak, dzisiaj jest gorąco.
Listen again, with the English translation.
Jak gorąco!
"How hot!"
Tak, dzisiaj jest gorąco.
"Yes, it’s hot today."
Let’s take a closer look at the conversation.
Do you remember how Karolina says,
"How hot!"
Jak gorąco!
First is jak, "how." Jak. Jak.
After this is gorąco, "hot." Gorąco. Gorąco.
Here, gorąco is an adverb formed from the adjective gorący, "hot."
Together, it’s Jak gorąco! "How hot!" Jak gorąco!
This forms an exclamation, and it’s meant to elicit a response from the listener.
Karolina is expecting her neighbor to respond after she says, Jak gorąco! "How hot!"
Jak gorąco!
Let’s take a closer look at the response.
Do you remember how the neighbor says,
"Yes, it’s hot today."
Tak, dzisiaj jest gorąco.
First is Tak, meaning "yes." Tak. Tak.
Next is dzisiaj, "today." Dzisiaj. Dzisiaj.
After this, jest, "is." Jest. Jest.
Jest is from the verb być, meaning "to be." Być.
Finally, gorąco, translating as "hot." Gorąco. Gorąco.
All together, Tak, dzisiaj jest gorąco. Literally, "Yes, today is hot," but translates as "Yes, it's hot today."
Tak, dzisiaj jest gorąco.
The pattern is　
Jak WEATHER CONDITION.
"How" WEATHER CONDITION.
Jak WEATHER CONDITION.
To use this pattern, simply replace the {WEATHER CONDITION} placeholder with the current weather condition.
Note: This pattern requires an adverb.
Imagine it’s cold, zimno, literally meaning something like "coldly," but translating as "cold." Zimno. Zimno.
Say
"How cold!"
Ready?
Jak zimno!
"How cold!"
Jak zimno!
Using this verbal exclamation to talk about the weather is meant to elicit a response from one’s listener or listeners. It’s a way to start a conversation with a Polish speaker. Finding and creating speaking opportunities is an important skill, and probably more important than sharing practical observations about the weather.
Again, the key pattern is
Jak WEATHER CONDITION.
"How" WEATHER CONDITION.
Jak WEATHER CONDITION.
Let’s look at some more examples.
Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.
Jak gorąco!
"How hot!"
Jak gorąco!
Jak zimno!
"How cold!"
Jak zimno!
Jak duszno!
"How muggy!"
Jak duszno!
Jaka brzydka pogoda!
"What bad weather!"
Jaka brzydka pogoda!
Jaka piękna pogoda!
"What beautiful weather!"
Jaka piękna pogoda!
Did you notice how the last speaker used a different pattern?
Jaka piękna pogoda!
"What beautiful weather."
Jaka piękna pogoda!
First is pogoda, "weather." Pogoda. Pogoda.
In Polish, all nouns have grammatical gender and are either singular or plural. Pogoda is feminine and singular — a fact which will determine the form of other words in the sentence.
Before this is piękna, "beautiful." Piękna. Piękna.
Piękna is singular and feminine to agree with pogoda.
Moving to the front of the sentence, jaka, translating as "what" in this context. Jaka. Jaka.
Jaka is singular and feminine to agree with pogoda.
All together is Jaka piękna pogoda! "What beautiful weather!"
Jaka piękna pogoda!
Let's look at the other example, Jaka brzydka pogoda! "What bad weather!" Jaka brzydka pogoda!
Starting with pogoda, "weather." Recall, pogoda is feminine and singular — a fact which will determine the form of other words in the sentence.
Moving to the start, jaka, "what." Jaka.
Jaka is singular and feminine to agree with pogoda.
Next is brzydka, "bad." Brzydka. Brzydka.
Note, brzydka is feminine and singular to agree with pogoda.
Together, brzydka pogoda, "bad weather." Brzydka pogoda.
All together, Jaka brzydka pogoda! "What bad weather!" Jaka brzydka pogoda!
Let's review the key vocabulary.
Zimno.
"Cold."
Zimno.
Zimno.
Duszno.
"Muggy."
Duszno.
Duszno.
Brzydka pogoda.
"Bad weather."
Brzydka pogoda.
Brzydka pogoda.
Piękna pogoda.
"Beautiful weather."
Piękna pogoda.
Piękna pogoda.
Let's review.
Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation.
Ready?
Do you remember how Karolina Kovalsky says,
"How hot!"
Jak gorąco!
Jak gorąco!
Do you remember how to say "yes?"
Tak.
Tak.
And how to say "today?"
Dzisiaj.
Dzisiaj.
Do you remember how Danuta Dabrowska says,
"Yes, it’s hot today."
Literally, "Yes, today is hot."
Tak, dzisiaj jest gorąco.
Tak, dzisiaj jest gorąco.
Do you remember how to say "cold?"
Literally, "coldly."
Zimno.
Zimno.
And how to say "beautiful weather?"
Piękna pogoda.
Piękna pogoda.
Do you remember how to say "bad weather?"
Brzydka pogoda.
Brzydka pogoda.
Do you remember how to say
"What bad weather!"
Jaka brzydka pogoda!
Jaka brzydka pogoda!
Let's practice.
Imagine you're Danuta , Karolina 's neighbor. Comment to Karolina on how cold it is, or zimno in Polish.
Ready?
Jak zimno!
Tak, dzisiaj jest zimno.
Listen again and repeat.
Jak zimno!
Jak zimno!
Let’s try another.
Imagine you're Kaja Kovalsky. Comment to your classmate on how bad the weather is, or brzydka pogoda in Polish.
Ready?
Jaka brzydka pogoda!
Tak, dzisiaj jest brzydka pogoda.
Listen again and repeat.
Jaka brzydka pogoda!
Jaka brzydka pogoda!
Let’s try one more.
Imagine again you're Karol Kovalsky. Comment to your neighbor on how beautiful the weather is, or piękna pogoda in Polish.
Ready?
Jaka piękna pogoda!
Tak, dzisiaj jest piękna pogoda.
Listen again and repeat.
Jaka piękna pogoda!
Jaka piękna pogoda!
Well done! This is the end of this lesson.
In this lesson, you learned how to give an opinion about the weather, an essential skill for talking about the weather.
Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills.
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