Learn how to react to good news
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to PolishPod101.com. This is Lower Beginner Season 1 Lesson 13 - Getting Some Good News in Poland. Eric here. |
| Marzena: Cześć. I'm Marzena. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to react to good news. The conversation takes place in a dormitory. |
| Marzena: It's between Ann and her neighbor. |
| Eric: The speakers are strangers but Ann is younger, so they’ll use both formal and informal Polish. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Ann: Dzień dobry. Jak się pan ma? |
| Sąsiad: Dobrze, ale jestem zmęczony. A ty? |
| Ann: Ja też. To pewnie przez tę okropną pogodę. Mam już wizę. |
| Sąsiad: To wspaniale. Gratuluję! |
| Ann: Dziękuję. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Ann: Dzień dobry. Jak się pan ma? |
| Sąsiad: Dobrze, ale jestem zmęczony. A ty? |
| Ann: Ja też. To pewnie przez tę okropną pogodę. Mam już wizę. |
| Sąsiad: To wspaniale. Gratuluję! |
| Ann: Dziękuję. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Ann: Good morning, how are you? |
| Neighbor: Good, but I'm tired. How about you? |
| Ann: Me too. It's probably because of this awful weather. I've already got my visa. |
| Neighbor: That's wonderful. Congratulations! |
| Ann: Thank you. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: Marzena, what’s summer like in Poland? |
| Marzena: Summer is usually warm, 27 degrees celsius on average. It doesn’t rain often, but if it does it’s usually in the form of a storm. |
| Eric: And autumn? |
| Marzena: Autumn is considered the most depressing time of the year, because it’s very often gloomy and rainy. But there are times when we have many sunny days, which are then called złota jesień, meaning “golden autumn.” The name comes from the colors of the leaves on the trees. |
| Eric: I see. And I guess winter is cold, right? |
| Marzena: Actually, winter is different in Poland each year. Sometimes it can drop to -25 degrees and other winters are very warm and without snowfall. Most people complain when there's no snow all winter, especially during Christmas time. |
| Eric: And spring is the time of the year that's the least predictable. |
| Marzena: Right. We often say w marcu jak w garncu, which means “in March it's like in a pot.” This means that the weather changes from cold to warm, or from sunny to snowy, all mixed up like the ingredients in a pot of soup. |
| Eric: That’s a great expression! Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Marzena: jak [natural native speed] |
| Eric: how |
| Marzena: jak [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: jak [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Marzena: zmęczony [natural native speed] |
| Eric: tired |
| Marzena: zmęczony [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: zmęczony [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Marzena: pewnie [natural native speed] |
| Eric: probably |
| Marzena: pewnie [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: pewnie [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Marzena: okropny [natural native speed] |
| Eric: awful, terrible |
| Marzena: okropny [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: okropny [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Marzena: pogoda [natural native speed] |
| Eric: weather |
| Marzena: pogoda [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: pogoda [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Marzena: już [natural native speed] |
| Eric: already |
| Marzena: już [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: już [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Marzena: wspaniale [natural native speed] |
| Eric: wonderfully |
| Marzena: wspaniale [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: wspaniale [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Marzena: gratulować [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to congratulate |
| Marzena: gratulować [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: gratulować [natural native speed] |
| Eric: And lastly.. |
| Marzena: przez [natural native speed] |
| Eric: through |
| Marzena: przez [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Marzena: przez [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Eric: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Marzena: okropny |
| Eric: which means “awful,” or “terrible.” Just like in English, you can use it to describe unpleasant things or people. |
| Marzena: Okropny is the masculine form, okropna is feminine, and okropne is neuter. |
| Eric: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Marzena: Sure. For example, you can say.. Moja nauczycielka angielskiego jest okropna. |
| Eric: ..which means “My English teacher is terrible.” Okay, what's the next word? |
| Marzena: przez |
| Eric: which means “through,” “by,” “because of,” or “across.” |
| Marzena: Przez is a preposition that has quite a few meanings in English. Let's go through them one by one. |
| Eric: The first meaning is “because of,” For example... |
| Marzena: Przez ciebie spóźnię się do pracy. |
| Eric: “Because of you, I'll be late for work.” The second meaning is “through.” For example.. |
| Marzena: Patrzę przez okno. |
| Eric: “I'm looking through the window.” The third meaning is “by.” For example... |
| Marzena: On jest lubiany przez wszystkich nauczycieli. |
| Eric: “He's liked by all the teachers.” And the last meaning is “through, across” |
| Marzena: Pociąg jedzie przez most |
| Eric: “The train is going across the bridge.” Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to react to good news. One of the easiest ways to have personality and make yourself seem more natural when you’re speaking other languages is to use interjections and exclamations. |
| Marzena: Interjections and exclamations usually correspond to some kind of feeling. Those feelings are often sudden and drive you to interject or exclaim something. In Polish, they very often take the form of adverbs, or even short sentences, but you don’t really have to worry about that. |
| Eric: The most important thing is to learn and use them as much as you can. There are many ways of reacting to good news, and it all depends on the person and their personality, but let’s go through a few of the most popular ones. However, please keep in mind that most of them require a follow-up question or some kind of comment related to the news you have just heard. So, the first one is… |
| Marzena: No co ty? |
| Eric: This is an informal phrase that is similar to the English “No way!” It takes the form of a question, so it indicates that you want more confirmation or information about the news you’ve just heard. |
| Marzena: And it encourages the speaker to say more. |
| Eric: For example, you can say…. |
| Marzena: No co ty? Przeprowadzasz się do Ameryki? Kiedy? |
| Eric: which means “No way! You’re moving to America? When?” The next phrase is… |
| Marzena: Poważnie? |
| Eric: It’s also an informal phrase, and means “Seriously?” |
| Marzena: It also encourages someone to say more. |
| Eric: You can use it to express both negative and positive feelings, so pay attention to your facial expressions and intonation. |
| Marzena: You can also use Serio? which comes from the English “Seriously?” |
| Eric: For example, you can say…. |
| Marzena: To wszystko dla mnie? Serio? |
| Eric: which means “This is all for me? Really?” And our last informal phrase for this lesson is… |
| Marzena: O Boże! |
| Eric: Meaning “Oh God!” |
| Marzena: Despite the meaning, non-religious people use this exclamation to express both positive and negative surprise, so your facial expression and intonation are very important. |
| Eric: Marzena, are there some phrases we can use in formal situations? |
| Marzena: Yes. Actually, you can use the following phrases not only in informal situations, but with anybody, including both people you know very well and people you’ve just met, or are on formal terms with. |
| Eric: For example, you can say… |
| Marzena: To świetnie or just Świetnie! |
| Eric: which means “That’s great! or “Great!” |
| Marzena: Świetnie! is an adverb, and you can use either of the two versions, To świetnie or just Świetnie! There is no difference. |
| Eric: Listeners, you can find more useful phrases in the lesson notes, so please be sure to check them out. |
Outro |
| Eric: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Marzena: Cześć. |
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