I am / you are

With language transfer we've picked up a bucket of vocabulary. Let's start using it in conversations!

Transfer
  • You are - Jesteś

So how would you say:

  • You are romantic -
  • You are fantastic -
  • You are artistic -

And how would you say:

  • Are you practical? -
  • Are you political? -
  • Are you sceptical? -
Thinking Brain
  • I am - Jestem

So how would you say:

  • I am flexible (elastic) -
  • I am practical -
  • I am sceptical -
Graduation Cap

Heads up!

'Jesteś' is known as the 'informal you'. It is how you would talk to friends and family.

We will cover 'formal you' - how you talk to strangers or people in a formal environment later in the course.

However, for the moment, you can use 'informal you' when talking and writing and everyone will and everyone will understand you.

Word Stems

Sort these 'you are' phrases into praise or criticism

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

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Jesteś skeptyczny

Jesteś elastyczny

Jesteś romantyczny

Jesteś fantastyczny

Jesteś autentyczny

Jesteś toksyczny

Jesteś artystyczny

Jesteś problematyczny

Praise

Criticism

Think out the Polish

Type out the following phrases in Polish. Typing is a physical activity that helps knowledge move to long term memory

(Answers are case sensitive!)

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You are
q1|Jesteś

You are romantic
q1|Jesteś romantyczny

You are fantastic
q1|Jesteś fantastyczny

You are artistic
q1|Jesteś artystyczny

Are you practical?
q1|Czy jesteś praktyczny?

Are you political?
q1|Czy jesteś polityczny?

Are you sceptical
q1|Czy jesteś skeptyczny?

I am
q1|Jestem

I am flexible (elastic)
q1|Jestem elastyczny

I am practical
q1|Jestem praktyczny

I am sceptical
q1|Jestem skeptyczny

Think out the Polish

Translate the following sentences

(Answers are case sensitive!)

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No, you are not romantic
q2|Nie, nie jesteś romantyczny

Yes, you are practical
q2|Tak, jesteś praktyczny

No, I am not flexible (elastic)
q2|Nie, nie jestem elastyczny

No, I am not practical
q2|Nie, nie jestem praktyczny

Yes, I am sceptical
q2|Tak, jestem skeptyczny

No, I am not artistic
q2|Nie, nie jestem artystyczny

Yes, you are fantastic
q2|Tak, jesteś fantastyczny

Yes, I am political
q2|Tak, jestem polityczny

Refresher

Revise earlier words and phrases to keep them fresh! Match the Polish and Engish below

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smak
virtual
special
nie, to nie jest
radio
scandal
radio
specjalny
legalny
legal
taste
skandal
no, it is not
wirtualny