Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How 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 are you? In Polish this is |
| Joanna: Jak się masz? |
| Betsey: The first word in the question is |
| Joanna: jak |
| Betsey: meaning “how” in English. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) jak |
| Betsey: Listen again and repeat. |
| Joanna: jak |
| {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: się |
| Betsey: meaning oneself. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) się |
| Betsey: Now repeat. |
| Joanna: się |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Joanna: jak się |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Joanna: masz |
| Betsey: meaning you have. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) masz |
| Betsey: Now repeat. |
| Joanna: masz |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Joanna: jak się masz |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How are you?? |
| Joanna: Dobrze. |
| Betsey: "I'm fine.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Joanna: (Slow) Dobrze. |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: It has only one word. |
| Joanna: dobrze |
| Betsey: meaning “well.” |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) dobrze |
| Betsey: Now repeat |
| Joanna: dobrze |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: Listen to the speaker say, I'm fine., and then repeat. |
| Joanna: Dobrze. |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: To use a different phrase, replace fine with great. |
| Joanna: świetnie |
| Betsey: great |
| Joanna: (slow) świetnie (regular) świetnie |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with great |
| Joanna: świetnie |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace fine. Say I'm great. |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: świetnie |
| Betsey: To use a different phrase, replace great with another expression for fine. |
| Joanna: w porządku |
| Betsey: fine |
| Joanna: (slow) w porządku (regular) w porządku |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with fine |
| Joanna: w porządku |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace great with this other expression for fine. Say I'm fine. |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: w porządku |
| Betsey: To use a different phrase, replace fine with so so. |
| Joanna: tak sobie |
| Betsey: so so |
| Joanna: (slow) tak sobie (regular) tak sobie |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with so so |
| Joanna: tak sobie |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the the word for fine. Say I'm so so. |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: tak sobie |
| QUIZ |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Poland and someone asks you how you are. You are fine. Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Jak się masz? (five seconds) Dobrze. |
| Betsey: Now imagine you are great Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Jak się masz? (five seconds) świetnie |
| Betsey: Imagine you are fine, but you want to use a different expression for it than the one before. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Joanna: Jak się masz? (five seconds) w porządku |
| Betsey: Imagine you're so so. Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Jak się masz? (five seconds) tak sobie |
| Betsey: You want to ask someone how they are doing. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Joanna: Jak się masz? |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Joanna: Jak się masz? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Betsey: This is the end of Lesson 16 |
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