Learn Polish - English words ending 'ic' and 'ical'

Let's pick up another language transfer trick. How to transfer English words ending 'ic' and 'ical' into Polish

To transfer an English word that ends 'ic' or 'ical' into Polish we take off the 'ic' or 'ical' and replace it with 'yczny'.

Medical - Medyczny
Romantic - Romantyczny
Fantastic - Fantastyczny
Exotic - Egzotyczny

Note the spelling in 'Egzotyczny' - another reminder that Polish is written the way it is spoken.

Try thinking about and saying out loud the Polish for the words below before clicking the play button.

Remember we are replacing 'ic' or 'ical' with 'yczny'

Elastic (flexible) -
Problematic -
Toxic -
Artistic -
Practical -
Democratic -
Automatic -
Classic -
Sceptical -
Dramatic -
Electric -
Political -

Try thinking out the sentences below and then click the play button to see if you are right.

It is a fantastic hotel
Is it a medical product?
No, it's not a romantic hotel
No, it's not an exotic product

Remember word ordering is flexible in Polish. Both of these are correct.

To jest medyczny produkt
To jest produkt medyczny

For the moment we will use English word ordering but don't be surprised to see alternatives in use elsewhere

Word Stems

When we take off the 'ic' or 'ical' we are left with something called the 'stem' of the word. Sort these words into ones where the Polish and English stems match or don't match

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

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Think out the Polish

If we can get the Polish for English words ending 'ic' and 'ical' by replacing these endings with 'yczny', how would you spell these words in Polish?

(Answers are case sensitive!)

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Medical	q1\|Medyczny

Gigantic	q1\|Gigantyczny

Fantastic	q1\|Fantastyczny

Elastic (flexible)	q1\|Elastyczny

Romantic	q1\|Romantyczny

Exotic	q1\|Egzotyczny

Problematic	q1\|Problematyczny

Automatic	q1\|Automatyczny

Dramatic	q1\|Dramatyczny

Political	q1\|Polityczny

Think out the Polish

Translate the following sentences

(Answers are case sensitive!)

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

No, it's not a romantic hotel	q2\|Nie, to nie jest romantyczny hotel

Is it a medical product?	q2\|Czy to jest medyczny produkt?

It is a fantastic hotel	q2\|To jest fantastyczny hotel

No, it's not an exotic product	q2\|Nie, to nie jest egzotyczny produkt

Yes, it is a problematic computer	q2\|Tak, to jest problematyczny komputer

It is a gigantic scandal	q2\|To jest gigantyczny skandal

Is it a romantic hotel?	q2\|Czy to jest romantyczny hotel?

Is it a gigantic crisis?	q2\|Czy to jest gigantyczny krysys?

It is a fantastic radio	q2\|To jest fantastyczny radio