The full path · A0 → B1+
Learn Polish from scratch
63 lessons in 6 units, in the order that makes Polish feel easy: sounds first, patterns second, endings last. Every lesson ends with interactive practice, and short daily sessions beat long weekend ones — ten minutes a day is the whole method.
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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.
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Greetings & Politeness
Say cześć and dzień dobry, thank people, and apologise politely.
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Introducing Yourself
Your name, where you're from — and być, the fully conjugated "to be".
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First Sentences
Three patterns that generate hundreds of sentences: to jest…, mam…, nie.
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Asking Questions
kto, co, gdzie, kiedy — plus czy, the yes/no opener.
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Numbers & Age
Count to twenty (and sto), say your age, survive at the market.
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Noun Gender
Every noun has a gender — the ending almost always tells you.
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Family
mama, brat, babcia — and mój/moja/moje agreeing along.
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Food & Drink
Order a coffee with poproszę, like what you like, wish smacznego.
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Colors & Descriptions
czarny kot, czarna kawa, czarne piwo — six colors that agree.
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Getting By in Polish
Gdzie jest…? Ile to kosztuje? — the survival kit, and your first checkpoint.
Milestone: You can read Polish aloud and introduce yourself.
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Everyday Life
Live a normal day: verbs, plurals, and your first four cases.
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Present Tense I: What You Do
mam, mieszkam, mówię — three everyday verbs unlock most sentences.
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Present Tense II: Like, Write, Go
The -ę families: lubię, piszę, idę — the rest of the verb map.
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Who You Are: the Instrumental
Jestem studentem, kawa z mlekiem — Polish's day-one case.
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One Cat, Many Cats
Turn one kot into many koty — the core plural endings.
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What You Want: the Accusative
Want, see, buy, read something — poproszę kawę, explained.
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Where You Live: the Locative
Mieszkam w Warszawie — the where-case and its -e with a twist.
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My Home
Rooms and furniture — the locative moves in.
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Nothing & Nobody: the Genitive
Nie ma! nie mam czasu, do domu — the hardest-working case in Polish.
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Shopping & Money
Real prices, real quantities — and the złoty's three faces.
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Eating Out
Pierogi, żurek, bigos — order a full Polish meal.
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Pan & Pani: Polite Polish
Czy pan mówi po angielsku? — talking to strangers in the third person.
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Time & Days
Która godzina? w poniedziałek — tell time and plan your week.
Milestone: You can describe your day, your home, and buy what you need.
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Moving Around
Navigate a Polish city — and tell people how it went.
Practice for this unit is part of Plus — unlock it →A1Plus
Going & Coming
iść on foot, jechać on wheels — and do + genitive for where to.
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Every Day I Go
chodzić and jeździć — habits, round trips, and nigdy nie.
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Asking for Directions
prosto, w lewo, w prawo — never stay lost.
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Taking Transport
autobusem, tramwajem, pociągiem — the instrumental does the driving.
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To Me, To You: the Dative
podoba mi się, smakuje mi — the little words mi, ci, mu.
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Weather & Seasons
Pada deszcz. Jest zimno. — sentences with no subject at all.
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Mamo! Piotrze! — the Vocative
The seventh case Russian lost — alive in Polish calls and letters.
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Yesterday: the Past Tense
byłem, byłaś, robiliśmy — one ł and your whole story unlocked.
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A Trip to Remember
Nad morze or w góry — and the story afterwards.
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The Seven Cases, One Map
You've met all seven — one job description each, one mental map.
Milestone: You can navigate a Polish city and tell people how it went.
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Building Conversations
Stop transacting, start conversing — plans, stories, people.
Practice for this unit is part of Plus — unlock it →A2Plus
Tomorrow & Plans
będę pracować — the easy future for making plans.
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Done or Doing? Aspect I
robić vs zrobić — the difference English hides.
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I'll Get It Done: Aspect II
zrobię, napiszę — the one-word future for promises and results.
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Health & the Body
Boli mnie głowa — explain what hurts and get help.
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Work & Career
pracuję jako…, chcę zostać… — your job, your studies, your plans.
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Hobbies & Free Time
grać w piłkę, grać na gitarze — and how often.
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What People Look Like
Ona ma długie włosy — describe anyone: looks and character.
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Better, Bigger, Best
starszy, lepszy, największy — Kraków czy Warszawa?
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The Two Theys: oni & one
oni/one, byli/były, ci/te — Polish's famous grammar wall, taken at a walk.
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Arriving & Leaving
przyszedł, wyszła, pójdę — prefixes multiply your verbs.
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Dates & Celebrations
trzeciego maja, imieniny — and Sto lat! for every occasion.
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Once Upon a Time
najpierw, potem, nagle — with the Wawel dragon as your teacher.
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Invitations & Arrangements
Może pójdziemy do kina? — invite, accept, decline, reschedule.
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Your Life in Polish
Opowiedz o sobie — the A2 capstone: your story, three minutes, connected.
Milestone: You can hold a real conversation about your life, past and future.
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Speaking Your Mind
Move from describing to discussing — opinions, feelings, advice.
Practice for this unit is part of Plus — unlock it →B1Plus
In My Opinion
myślę, że…, moim zdaniem — agree and disagree politely.
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Feelings & Reactions
cieszę się, boję się, tęsknię za — beyond dobrze and źle.
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Giving Advice
powinieneś, warto, lepiej — help people decide.
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What If: the Conditional
gdybym wygrał milion… — dreams and polite requests.
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Aspect Mastery
Requests, warnings, and phases — the native touches.
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Books & Films
który, główny bohater, polecam — discuss what you read and watch.
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Understanding the News
otwarto, zbudowano, mówi się — crack the code of Polish headlines.
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How Poles Live
Wigilia's empty chair, kapcie at the door, gość w dom.
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Particles & Idioms
no, przecież, właśnie, chyba — the tiny words with the tone.
Milestone: You can defend an opinion and follow real Polish conversations.
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Mastering Polish
Unlock authentic Polish — the grammar you need to read real prose.
Practice for this unit is part of Plus — unlock it →B1+Plus
Participles for Readers
czytający, zamknięte — the forms on every written page.
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Verbal Adverbs
czytając, przeczytawszy — the literary gear, decoded.
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Complex Sentences
który in all cases, żeby, chociaż — sentences with rooms in them.
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The Full Motion System
prze-, ob-, nad- — plus carrying, driving, and leading.
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Nuance & Register
kawusia, przejście na ty — Poland's social temperature.
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From Adapted to Authentic
Read real Polish prose with 90% comprehension and no panic.
Milestone: You can read real Polish and talk about what matters to you.
Put it to work
Read your first Polish text
After two or three lessons you can already read real (graded) Polish — short stories with audio, tap-to-translate sentences, and a word list to keep. Reading is how lessons turn into a language.
How to use this path
- Read, then practice. Each lesson ends with a practice button — ten exercises, instantly checked, mixed fresh every time.
- Come back daily.Practice sessions automatically bring back what you got wrong, so yesterday’s mistakes become today’s wins.
- Don’t aim for perfection. 80% accuracy is the sweet spot — if you score higher, move on to the next lesson.
- Track yourself. The first three lessons work without an account; after that, a free account keeps your progress and streaks safe across devices.