Polish Grammar - English words ending 'sion'

We can expand our vocab even further with yet another transfer rule. This time it's for English words that end 'sion'!

We can transfer English words ending 'sion' into Polish the following way

Take the English word - Television
Remove the 'sion' or 'ssion' - Televi
Replace it with 'zja' - Telewizja -

Note this rule is only when the English word ending sounds like 'zion'. If the sounding is more 's' like (e.g. Passion) we'll use 'sja' - Pasja -

Look at the English words below. First try saying them without the 'sion' ending. Then do this again but now adding 'sja'. Press the play button to hear the Polish.

Decision -
Television -
Explosion -
Passion -

You've probably spotted, again, that all these words end in a ... so they are all feminine nouns.

Occassion - Okazja

This word has special meaning in polish. It is often used as 'Opportunity' so you will hear and see it a lot in advertising

You have an opportunity! - Masz okazję!

Click and drag these words

The 'stem' of the word (what is left after removing the 'sion' or 'ssion', sometimes has a couple of different letters to match Polish pronounciation. Sort these nouns into ones where the stem is the same in English and ones which have one or two letters changed (not including where double letters are replaced by single letters).

Drag and drop all the dark blue boxes to their correct locations

Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise

Think out the Polish

Practice this new 'sion' transfer rule in both the Nominative and Accusative cases. Remember to think - is the English a 'sion' or 'zion' sound to help you get the Polish words right

Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise

She has depression	q2\|Ona ma depresję

It is a dramatic explosion	q2\|To jest dramatyczna eksplozja

I think he has vision	q2\|Myślę, że on ma wizję

She thinks that you have an opportunity	q2\|Ona myśli, że masz okazję

Do you think it is an illusion	q2\|Czy myślisz, że to jest iluzja?

He has a mission	q2\|On ma misję

She has passion	q2\|Ona ma pasję

I have a new version	q2\|Mam nową wersję

He wants precision	q2\|On chce precyzję

It is a bad collision	q2\|To jest zła kolizja

Do you want a new mission	q2\|Czy chcesz nową misję?

He thinks that he has bad depression	q2\|On myśli, że on ma złą depresję

I think that you have a new passion	q2\|Myślę, że masz nową pasję

It is a new confession	q2\|To jest nowa konfesja