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INTRODUCTION
Hello and welcome to Polish Survival Phrases brought to you by PolishPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Poland. You will be surprised at how far a little Polish will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by PolishPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
In today's lesson, we will cover a phrase you will be able to use in all those moments in which you are introducing yourself, or even friends, and you are talking about your own country and the place you come from.
First, let's review how to introduce ourselves. In Polish, "My name is Adam" is Mam na imię Adam. Here we have the phrase mam na imię, which means "my name is."
This is followed by the name. In our example, Adam.
Now let's go and cover how to say where you're from! In Polish, "I am an American" is Jestem Amerykaninem.
The first word jestem means, "I am."
Next, we have Amerykaninem, which in English is "American."
In Polish, "I am Spanish" is Jestem Hiszpanem. As you can see, the verb doesn't change. You always have jestem ("I am").
Then the only thing that changes is the nationality.
Therefore, you have Hiszpanem in place of Amerykaninem.
This phrase is used to answer the question Skąd jesteś? In English, this means, "Where are you from?" The first word skąd means "where...from."
Then we have jesteś meaning, "are you."
Be careful because the noun for nationality will change according to the gender.
Therefore, if the person who speaks is a girl, "I am an American" will be Jestem Amerykanką and "I am Spanish" will be Jestem Hiszpanką.

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud.
You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so powodzenia, which means “good luck” in Polish.
"My name is Adam." - Mam na imię Adam.
Mam na imię Adam.
Mam na imię Adam.
"I am an American.(male)" - Jestem Amerykaninem.
Jestem Amerykaninem.
Jestem Amerykaninem.
"I am an American.(female)" - Jestem Amerykanką.
Jestem Amerykanką.
Jestem Amerykanką.
"I am Spanish. (male)" - Jestem Hiszpanem.
Jestem Hiszpanem.
Jestem Hiszpanem.
"I am Spanish. (female)" - Jestem Hiszpanką.
Jestem Hiszpanką.
Jestem Hiszpanką.
"Where are you from?" - Skąd jesteś?
Skąd jesteś?
Skąd jesteś?
All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by PolishPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

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