Learn Polish - Making it Stick - Part One
Tok FM is a free to listen to radio station.
Their programmes include podcasts, interviews, phone ins, etc.
Although you won't be able to understand the content yet the practice of listening in for a few minutes each day and playing 'spot the words I understand' is a great way to revise and remember what you have learnt so far.
See if you can hear a 'to jest' or a 'normalny' and look out for other words which sound remarkably 'English', especially those which end 'al' like 'kryminalny'
Try tuning in at the top of the hour to get the news which usually contains simpler words that some of the more indepth discussion programs.
To access Tok FM:
- Navigate to https://www.tokfm.pl/
- A cookie warning popup will probably be in the center of the screen
- Click the blue 'AKCEPTUJĘ' button (yes it does mean 'I accept' - another word close to English)
- Look for the red button 'WŁĄCZ RADIO' (Yes 'radio' in Polish is 'radio'! - 'Włącz' means 'Turn on')
- Hover over the button and select 'Tok Fm'
- Happy Listening!
Two commonly used words to listen out for (and which are very close to English).
- Scandal - Skandal
- Crisis - Krysys