Polish grammar
Every Polish grammar lesson on Slavonaut, in the order that makes the language feel easy — sounds first, patterns second, endings last. Each lesson is interactive, free to start, and ends with practice exercises. Prefer a guided course? Take the full path.
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Foundations
Read Polish aloud, greet people, and name your world.
A0
Sounds & Spelling
The Latin alphabet with a twist: sz, cz, rz, ł — and one stress rule.
A0
The Soft Sounds
ś, ć, ź, dź, ń — and the si/ci/zi spelling rule that hides them.
A0
Greetings & Politeness
Say cześć and dzień dobry, thank people, and apologise politely.
A0
Introducing Yourself
Your name, where you're from — and być, the fully conjugated "to be".
A0
First Sentences
Three patterns that generate hundreds of sentences: to jest…, mam…, nie.
A0
Asking Questions
kto, co, gdzie, kiedy — plus czy, the yes/no opener.
A0
Numbers & Age
Count to twenty (and sto), say your age, survive at the market.
A0
Noun Gender
Every noun has a gender — the ending almost always tells you.
A0
Family
mama, brat, babcia — and mój/moja/moje agreeing along.
A0
Food & Drink
Order a coffee with poproszę, like what you like, wish smacznego.
A0
Colors & Descriptions
czarny kot, czarna kawa, czarne piwo — six colors that agree.
A0
Getting By in Polish
Gdzie jest…? Ile to kosztuje? — the survival kit, and your first checkpoint.
- 2
Everyday Life
Live a normal day: verbs, plurals, and your first four cases.
A1
Present Tense I: What You Do
mam, mieszkam, mówię — three everyday verbs unlock most sentences.
A1
Present Tense II: Like, Write, Go
The -ę families: lubię, piszę, idę — the rest of the verb map.
A1
Who You Are: the Instrumental
Jestem studentem, kawa z mlekiem — Polish's day-one case.
A1
One Cat, Many Cats
Turn one kot into many koty — the core plural endings.
A1
What You Want: the Accusative
Want, see, buy, read something — poproszę kawę, explained.
A1
Where You Live: the Locative
Mieszkam w Warszawie — the where-case and its -e with a twist.
A1
My Home
Rooms and furniture — the locative moves in.
A1
Nothing & Nobody: the Genitive
Nie ma! nie mam czasu, do domu — the hardest-working case in Polish.
A1
Shopping & Money
Real prices, real quantities — and the złoty's three faces.
A1
Eating Out
Pierogi, żurek, bigos — order a full Polish meal.
A1
Pan & Pani: Polite Polish
Czy pan mówi po angielsku? — talking to strangers in the third person.
A1
Time & Days
Która godzina? w poniedziałek — tell time and plan your week.
- 3
Moving Around
Navigate a Polish city — and tell people how it went.
A1
Going & Coming
iść on foot, jechać on wheels — and do + genitive for where to.
A1
Every Day I Go
chodzić and jeździć — habits, round trips, and nigdy nie.
A1
Asking for Directions
prosto, w lewo, w prawo — never stay lost.
A1
Taking Transport
autobusem, tramwajem, pociągiem — the instrumental does the driving.
A2
To Me, To You: the Dative
podoba mi się, smakuje mi — the little words mi, ci, mu.
A2
Weather & Seasons
Pada deszcz. Jest zimno. — sentences with no subject at all.
A2
Mamo! Piotrze! — the Vocative
The seventh case Russian lost — alive in Polish calls and letters.
A2
Yesterday: the Past Tense
byłem, byłaś, robiliśmy — one ł and your whole story unlocked.
A2
A Trip to Remember
Nad morze or w góry — and the story afterwards.
A2
The Seven Cases, One Map
You've met all seven — one job description each, one mental map.
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Building Conversations
Stop transacting, start conversing — plans, stories, people.
A2
Tomorrow & Plans
będę pracować — the easy future for making plans.
A2
Done or Doing? Aspect I
robić vs zrobić — the difference English hides.
A2
I'll Get It Done: Aspect II
zrobię, napiszę — the one-word future for promises and results.
A2
Health & the Body
Boli mnie głowa — explain what hurts and get help.
A2
Work & Career
pracuję jako…, chcę zostać… — your job, your studies, your plans.
A2
Hobbies & Free Time
grać w piłkę, grać na gitarze — and how often.
A2
What People Look Like
Ona ma długie włosy — describe anyone: looks and character.
A2
Better, Bigger, Best
starszy, lepszy, największy — Kraków czy Warszawa?
A2
The Two Theys: oni & one
oni/one, byli/były, ci/te — Polish's famous grammar wall, taken at a walk.
A2
Arriving & Leaving
przyszedł, wyszła, pójdę — prefixes multiply your verbs.
A2
Dates & Celebrations
trzeciego maja, imieniny — and Sto lat! for every occasion.
A2
Once Upon a Time
najpierw, potem, nagle — with the Wawel dragon as your teacher.
A2
Invitations & Arrangements
Może pójdziemy do kina? — invite, accept, decline, reschedule.
A2
Your Life in Polish
Opowiedz o sobie — the A2 capstone: your story, three minutes, connected.
- 5
Speaking Your Mind
Move from describing to discussing — opinions, feelings, advice.
B1
In My Opinion
myślę, że…, moim zdaniem — agree and disagree politely.
B1
Feelings & Reactions
cieszę się, boję się, tęsknię za — beyond dobrze and źle.
B1
Giving Advice
powinieneś, warto, lepiej — help people decide.
B1
What If: the Conditional
gdybym wygrał milion… — dreams and polite requests.
B1
Aspect Mastery
Requests, warnings, and phases — the native touches.
B1
Books & Films
który, główny bohater, polecam — discuss what you read and watch.
B1
Understanding the News
otwarto, zbudowano, mówi się — crack the code of Polish headlines.
B1
How Poles Live
Wigilia's empty chair, kapcie at the door, gość w dom.
B1
Particles & Idioms
no, przecież, właśnie, chyba — the tiny words with the tone.
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Mastering Polish
Unlock authentic Polish — the grammar you need to read real prose.
B1+
Participles for Readers
czytający, zamknięte — the forms on every written page.
B1+
Verbal Adverbs
czytając, przeczytawszy — the literary gear, decoded.
B1+
Complex Sentences
który in all cases, żeby, chociaż — sentences with rooms in them.
B1+
The Full Motion System
prze-, ob-, nad- — plus carrying, driving, and leading.
B1+
Nuance & Register
kawusia, przejście na ty — Poland's social temperature.
B1+
From Adapted to Authentic
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