I am going by bus

We've already seen 'idę' as a way of saying 'I am going' but this only covers when you are going somewhere by foot. For all forms of transport we need to know the forms of 'jechac'

I'm going (using transport) - Jadę

So how would you say, using the verb 'jechać':

I'm going by bus -
I'm going to town by bus -
I'm going to the supermarket by bike -
Tomorrow I'm going to town in your car -

he/she/it goes (by transport) - Jedzie

So how would you say, using the verb 'jechać':

She is going by bus -
He is going to town by bus -
She is going to the supermarket by bike -
Tomorrow he is going to town in my car -

As always now we have the 'he/she/it' form we can think out the 'you' and 'we' forms.

You are going -
We are going -

So how would you say:

We are going in your car -
Are we going by bus? -
Are you going in your car? -
Are you going to the supermarket by bike? -

And let's get one more mode of transport:

Train - Pociąg

Because adding 'em' to 'pociag' would make it difficult to say we make the ending softer by using 'iem'.

I am going by train - Jadę pociągiem

We will see this 'softening' by using 'i' in many other areas of the Polish language - this is not a one off! So how would you say:

We are going by train -
Are we going by train? -
She is going by train -
Is he going by train? -

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.

The two verbs for 'to go'

click and drag these verb forms into their correct 'to form' boxes

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 'jechać' pairs

Tap on each pair to make them disappear.

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on idzie do supermarketu

ona idzie do restauracji

ona jedzie do restauracji

jedziemy do banku

idziemy do banku

jedziesz do apteki

on jedzie do supermarketu

jadę do miasta

idziemy do domu

jedziesz do apteki

jedziemy do domu

jadę do lekarza

idę do lekarza

idziesz do hotelu

idę do miasta

jedziesz do hotelu

Think out the Polish

Practice the phrases in this lesson by thinking them out.

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

I am going by bus	q3\|Jadę autobusem

I am going to town by bus	q3\|Jadę do miasta autobusem

I am going to the supermarket by bike	q3\|Jadę do supermarketu rowerem

Tomorrow I am going to town in your car

She is going by bus	q3\|Ona jedzie autobusem

He is going to town by bus	q3\|On jedzie do miasta autobusem

She is going to the supermarket by bike	q3\|Ona jedzie do supermarketu rowerem

Tomorrow he is going to town in my car

We are going in your car	q3\|Jedziemy twoim samochodem

Are we going by bus?	q3\|Czy jedziemy autobusem?

Are you going in your car?	q3\|Czy jedziesz twoim samochodem?

Are you going to the supermarket by bike?

I am going by train	q3\|Jadę pociągiem

We are going by train	q3\|Jedziemy pociągiem

Are we going by train?	q3\|Czy jedziemy pociągiem?

She is going by train	q3\|Ona jedzie pociągiem

Is he going by train?	q3\|Czy on jedzie pociągiem?