Learn how to ask and answer the question, "What's wrong?"
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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 What's wrong? In Polish this is |
| Joanna: Co się stało? |
| Betsey: The first word in the question is |
| Joanna: co |
| Betsey: meaning “what” in English. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) co |
| Betsey: Listen again and repeat. |
| Joanna: co |
| {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: co się |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Joanna: stało |
| Betsey: meaning happened. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) stało |
| Betsey: Now repeat. |
| Joanna: stało |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Joanna: co się stało |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's wrong?? |
| Joanna: Jestem zmęczony. |
| Betsey: "I'm tired.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Joanna: (Slow) Jestem zmęczony. |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Joanna: jestem |
| Betsey: means I am. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) jestem |
| Betsey: Now repeat |
| Joanna: jestem |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: And next |
| Joanna: zmęczony |
| meaning tired. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) zmęczony |
| Betsey: Now repeat. |
| Joanna: zmęczony |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: Listen to the speaker say, I'm tired., and then repeat. |
| Joanna: Jestem zmęczony. |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: To expand on the pattern, replace tired with sick. |
| Joanna: chory |
| Betsey: sick |
| Joanna: (slow) chory (regular) chory |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with sick |
| Joanna: Jestem chory. |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace tired. Say I'm sick. |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: Jestem chory. |
| Betsey: To use a different phrase, replace sick with sleepy. |
| Joanna: śpiący |
| Betsey: sleepy |
| Joanna: (slow) śpiący (regular) śpiący |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with sleepy |
| Joanna: Jestem śpiący. |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace sick with ‘sleepy” Say I'm sleepy. |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: Jestem śpiący. |
| Betsey: To expand on the pattern, replace sleepy with exhausted. |
| Joanna: wyczerpany |
| Betsey: exhausted |
| Joanna: (slow) wyczerpany (regular) wyczerpany |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with exhausted |
| Joanna: Jestem wyczerpany. |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace sleepy with exhausted. Say I'm exhausted. |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: Jestem wyczerpany. |
| QUIZ |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Poland and someone asks you what's wrong. You want to answer I'm tired.. Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Co się stało? (five seconds) Jestem zmęczony. |
| Betsey: Now you want to say I'm sick. Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Co się stało? (five seconds) Jestem chory. |
| Betsey: You want to say I'm sleepy.. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Joanna: Co się stało? (five seconds) Jestem śpiący. |
| Betsey: Imagine you're exhausted. Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Co się stało? (five seconds) Jestem wyczerpany. |
| Betsey: Now you want to ask someone what's wrong. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Joanna: Co się stało? |
Outro |
| Betsey: This is the end of Lesson 19 |
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