Learn Polish - 'ic' and 'ical' practice
Let's bring together all that we've learnt about english words ending 'ic' and 'ical' and get more easy to learn vocabulary
As we've seen there are three ways to handle English words ending 'ic' or 'ical'.
All three methods involve removing the 'ic' or 'ical' to get the 'stem'.
- If the stem ends in a hard letter like 't' we add 'yczny' - Dramatyczny
- If the stem ends in a softer letter like 'g' we add 'iczny' - Ekologiczny
- The stem of 'technical' is soft so we use 'iczny' - Techniczny
Technical also introduces us in how we pronounce 'ch'. Now whenever you see these two letters together in any Polish word you know how to pronounce it.
And here is yet another word that is very similar in Polish.
- Color - Kolor
As always listen out for that emphasis on the penultimate syllable and practice it yourself. We;ll practice using this in the exercises below.
It's all in the mind
- It's psychological stress - To jest psycholigiczny stres
Listen carefully again to the audio above. You'll hear the 'p' in 'psychologiczny' is not silent as it is in English. Another reminder that Polish is spoken as it is written.
...and yes - 'Stress' is 'stres'. Nothing to learn hear except a reminder that Polish rarely use double letters unless they are needed.
So how would you say the following. Press the play button to see if you got it right!
- It's a psychological crisis -
You're likely to hear these phrases on TokFM so listen out for them!
And of course worth thinking about - a 'symboliczny moment' is often a 'psychologiczny moment'!
Think out the Polish
Translate sentences below to practice your 'yczny' and 'iczny' - for this exercise use English word ordering
We have not come across all the words here but using the 'ic' / 'ical' rule you should be able to transfer the new words into Polish!
(Answers are case sensitive!)
Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise
It is a dramatic colour | |
It is a public report | |
No, it is not a gigantic problem | |
Yes, it is a patriotic colour | |
Yes, it is a technical report | |
It is a specific taste | |
It is a fantastic business | |
It is a idyllic hotel | |
Is it an ecological problem? | |
Is it a political scandal? | |
It is a tragic crisis | |
No, it is not an electrical problem | |
Yes, it is a practical subject | |
Yes, it is an authentic taste | |
No, it is not an ecological bank | |
It is a fantastic product | |
Yes, it's a technical problem | |
Is it a practical bank? | |
Is it an ecological report? | |
It's psychological stres | |
Yes, it is a tragic subject | |
No, it's not a medical report | |
It's a psychological crisis | |
Verbs intro - I have and I like
Try matching the English and Polish phrases below. No need to learn 'I have' and 'I like' yet, this exercize is just to start getting you familiar with them
Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise
Word ordering
Which of the following is acceptable word ordering?
(Tick all the correct boxes)
Tick all of the boxes you believe are correct
Refresher
Revise earlier words and phrases to keep them fresh! Match the Polish and Engish below
Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise