I can go by bus

We've already come across 'iść' as the verb 'to go' but this is really only to be used if we are talking about going somewhere by foot. If we are going by any other form of transport there is a different verb.

That verb is:

To go (using transport) - Jechać

But when we use this verb to express something which has not happened yet we add 'po' to the front:

I can go - Mogę pojechać

We'll see this concept of adding a couple of letters to the start of a verb to express the future (and past) in many other verbs but for now let's focus on this one!

So how would you say, using 'pojechac':

She can go -
I must go -
You must go to town -
We must go home -
Can you go? -

Do you remember how to say:

I am with my car -

As we saw in Lesson 47 using 'z' bounces us into the Instrumental case.

In English we say "We can go to town in my car". In Polish we say "We can go to town with my car".

But because 'moim samochodem' is the instrumental form it tells us we are using 'z' ... so there is no need to use 'z':

We can go in my car - Możemy pojehać moim samochodem

So how would you say:

We can go in your car -
We can go to town in my car -
We can go to the supermarket in my car -
We can go to the restaurant in my car -
We can go home in your car -

In English we say "We can go by bus". In Polish we say "We can go with bus".

Bus - Autobus

Again, because of the Instrumental ending of the word 'autobus' there is no need to actually say 'z'. So how would you say:

You can go by bus -
He must go by bus -
We can to town by bus -
Can I go by bus? -

And let's get one more mode of transport:

Bike / Bicycle - Rower

So how would you say:

I must go by bike -
He can go by bike -
We can to the supermarket by bike -
Can I go by bike? -

Go slow!

The exercises for this lesson will take time. You may need to check your notes or scroll up to the lesson learning points several times.

This is normal.

By repeating the learning points using these interactive exercises over several days you will become faster and the knowledge will embed better in your long term memory.

Forms of transport and the cases

click and drag these forms of transport into the right cases. 'skuter' and 'trolejbus' are new words but they sound so similar to English you can probably guess what they are!

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

Match the 'iść' and 'pojehać' pairs

Tap on each pair to make them disappear.

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

pojechać do miasta

iść do restauracji

iść do miasta

pojechać do lekarza

iść do domu

iść do apteki

pojechać do apteki

iść do banku

pojechać do banku

pojechać do restauracji

iść do lekarza

pojechać do supermarketu

pojechać do hotelu

iść do hotelu

pojechać do domu

iść do supermarketu

Think out the Polish

Practice the phrases in this lesson by thinking them out. Remember for all 'to go' verbs use 'pojehać' forms

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

I can go	q3\|Mogę pojechać

She can go	q3\|Ona może pojechać

I must go	q3\|Muszę pojechać

You must go to town	q3\|Musisz pojechać do miasta

We must go home	q3\|Musimy pojechać do domu

Can you go?	q3\|Czy możesz pojechać?

We can go in my car	q3\|Możemy pojechać moim samochodem

We can go in your car	q3\|Możemy pojechać twoim samochodem

We can go to town in my car

We can go to the supermarket in my car

We can go to the restaurant in my car

We can go home in your car

You can go by bus	q3\|Możesz pojechać autobusem

He must go by bus	q3\|On musi pojechać autobusem

We can to town by bus

Can I go by bus?	q3\|Czy mogę pojechać autobusem?

I must go by bike	q3\|Muszę pojechać rowerem

He can go by bike	q3\|On może pojechać rowerem

We can to the supermarket by bike

Can I go by bike?	q3\|Czy mogę pojechać rowerem?