Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How tall are you?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Betsey: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Polish learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Betsey: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How tall are you? In Polish this is |
| Joanna: Ile masz wzrostu? |
| Betsey: The first word in the question is |
| Joanna: ile |
| Betsey: meaning “how much” in English. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) ile |
| Betsey: Listen again and repeat. |
| Joanna: ile |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Joanna: masz |
| Betsey: meaning “you have.” |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) masz |
| Betsey: Now repeat. |
| Joanna: masz |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Joanna: ile masz |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Joanna: wzrostu |
| Betsey: meaning of height. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) wzrostu |
| Betsey: Now repeat. |
| Joanna: wzrostu |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Joanna: ile masz wzrostu |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How tall are you?? |
| Joanna: Mam sto osiemdziesiąt centymetrów wzrostu. |
| Betsey: "I'm 180 cm tall.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Joanna: (Slow) Mam sto osiemdziesiąt centymetrów wzrostu. |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Joanna: mam |
| Betsey: meaning I have. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) mam |
| Betsey: Now repeat |
| Joanna: mam |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: And after that |
| Joanna: sto |
| meaning one hundred. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) sto |
| Betsey:Now repeat. |
| Joanna: sto |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: And next |
| Joanna: osiemdziesiąt |
| meaning eighty. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) osiemdziesiąt |
| Betsey:Now repeat. |
| Joanna: osiemdziesiąt |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: And next |
| Joanna: centymetrów |
| meaning of centimeters. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) centymetrów |
| Betsey:Now repeat. |
| Joanna: centymetrów |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: And after that |
| Joanna: wzrostu |
| meaning of height. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) wzrostu |
| Betsey:Now repeat. |
| Joanna: wzrostu |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: Listen to the speaker say, I'm a hundred and eighty centimeters tall., and then repeat. |
| Joanna: Mam sto osiemdziesiąt centymetrów wzrostu. |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: To expand on the pattern, replace 180(one hundred eighty) with 160. |
| Joanna: sto sześćdziesiąt |
| Betsey: 160 |
| Joanna: (slow) sto sześćdziesiąt (regular) sto sześćdziesiąt |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 160 |
| Joanna: Mam sto sześćdziesiąt centymetrów wzrostu. |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 180. Say I'm 160 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: Mam sto sześćdziesiąt centymetrów wzrostu. |
| Betsey: To expand on the pattern, replace 160 with 165. |
| Joanna: sto sześćdziesiąt pięć |
| Betsey: 1 and 65 |
| Joanna: (slow) sto sześćdziesiąt pięć (regular) sto sześćdziesiąt pięć |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 165 |
| Joanna: Mam sto sześćdziesiąt pięć centymetrów wzrostu. |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 160. Say I'm 165 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: Mam sto sześćdziesiąt pięć centymetrów wzrostu. |
| Betsey: To use a different phrase, replace 165 with 170. |
| Joanna: sto siedemdziesiąt |
| Betsey: 170 |
| Joanna: (slow) sto siedemdziesiąt (regular) sto siedemdziesiąt |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 170 |
| Joanna: Mam sto siedemdziesiąt centymetrów wzrostu. |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 165. Say I'm 170 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: Mam sto siedemdziesiąt centymetrów wzrostu. |
| BETSEY: In Polish, there are two ways to say how tall you are. You can use only centimeters OR using both meters and centimeters. If you’re 160 cm tall, you can say.. |
| JoannBetsey: Mam metr sześćdziesiat. |
| BETSEY: It literally means ‘I’m one meter sixty.’ In that case, you don’t have to say the word ‘centimeters’ in Polish. |
| QUIZ |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Poland and someone asks you how tall you are. You are 180cm tall. Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Ile masz wzrostu? (five seconds) Mam sto osiemdziesiąt centymetrów wzrostu. |
| Betsey: Imagine you are 160 Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Ile masz wzrostu? (five seconds) Mam sto sześćdziesiąt centymetrów wzrostu. |
| Betsey: Now imagine you are 165. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Joanna: Ile masz wzrostu? (five seconds) Mam sto sześćdziesiąt pięć centymetrów wzrostu. |
| Betsey: Imagine you're 170. Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Ile masz wzrostu? (five seconds) Mam sto siedemdziesiąt centymetrów wzrostu. |
| Betsey: Now you want to ask that person how tall they are. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Joanna: Ile masz wzrostu? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Betsey: This is the end of Lesson 14 |
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