Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Have you been to Warsaw?"
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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 Have you been to Warsaw? In Polish this is |
| Joanna: Czy byłeś w Warszawie? |
| Betsey: The first word in the question is |
| Joanna: czy |
| Betsey: which is a question marker. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) czy |
| Betsey: Listen again and repeat. |
| Joanna: czy |
| {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: byłeś |
| Betsey: meaning you were. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) byłeś |
| Betsey: Now repeat. |
| Joanna: byłeś |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Joanna: czy byłeś |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| Joanna: w |
| Betsey: meaning in. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) w |
| Betsey: Now repeat. |
| Joanna: w |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Joanna: czy byłeś w |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Joanna: Warszawie |
| Betsey: which is Warsaw. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) Warszawie |
| Betsey: Now repeat. |
| Joanna: Warszawie |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Joanna: czy byłeś w Warszawie |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Have you been to Warsaw?? |
| Joanna: Tak, byłem dwa razy. |
| Betsey: "Yes, I've been twice.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Joanna: (Slow) Tak, byłem dwa razy. |
| {pause} |
| To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Joanna: Nie byłem. |
| Betsey: Which is like saying I haven't been, in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Joanna: (Slowly) Nie byłem. |
| Betsey: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Joanna: Nie byłem. |
| Betsey: Let's break down the original response from the beginning. The first word: |
| Joanna: tak |
| Betsey: means yes. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) tak |
| Betsey: Now repeat |
| Joanna: tak |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: And after that |
| Joanna: byłem |
| meaning I was. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) byłem |
| Betsey:Now repeat. |
| Joanna: byłem |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: And next |
| Joanna: dwa |
| meaning two. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) dwa |
| Betsey:Now repeat. |
| Joanna: dwa |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: And after that |
| Joanna: razy |
| meaning times. |
| Joanna: (Slow, by syllable) razy |
| Betsey:Now repeat. |
| Joanna: razy |
| {Pause} |
| Betsey: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I've been twice., and then repeat. |
| Joanna: Tak, byłem dwa razy. |
| {pause} |
| Betsey: To make another phrase, replace twice with once. |
| Joanna: raz |
| Betsey: once |
| Joanna: (slow) raz (regular) raz |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with once |
| Joanna: Tak, byłem raz. |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace twice. Say Yes, I've been once. |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: Tak, byłem raz. |
| Betsey: To expand on the pattern, replace once with three times. |
| Joanna: trzy razy |
| Betsey: three times |
| Joanna: (slow) trzy razy (regular) trzy razy |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with three times |
| Joanna: Tak, byłem trzy razy. |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace once with three times. Say Yes, I've been three times. |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: Tak, byłem trzy razy. |
| Betsey: To expand on the pattern, replace three times with several times. |
| Joanna: kilkakrotnie |
| Betsey: several times |
| Joanna: (slow) kilkakrotnie (regular) kilkakrotnie |
| Betsey: Listen to the phrase again, this time with several times |
| Joanna: Tak, byłem kilkakrotnie. |
| Betsey: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace three times with several times. Say Yes, I've been several times. |
| {pause} |
| Joanna: Tak, byłem kilkakrotnie. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Poland and someone asks you Have you been to Warsaw?. You want to answer Yes, I've been twice.. Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Czy byłeś w Warszawie? (five seconds) Tak, byłem dwa razy. |
| Betsey: Now you want to say Yes, I've been once.. Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Czy byłeś w Warszawie? (five seconds) Tak, byłem raz. |
| Betsey: You want to say Yes, I've been three times.. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Joanna: Czy byłeś w Warszawie? (five seconds) Tak, byłem trzy razy. |
| Betsey: You want to answer Yes, I've been several times.. Respond to the question. |
| Joanna: Czy byłeś w Warszawie? (five seconds) Tak, byłem kilkakrotnie. |
| Betsey: You want to ask someone if they have been to [place]. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Joanna: Czy byłeś w Warszawie? |
| Betsey: This is the end of Lesson 24 |
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