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Sunday Dinner at Grandma's
Sunday dinner at Grandma's house in the countryside — soup, pork cutlets and cake, and why this weekly ritual matters to a Polish family.
You will practice: Present tense of everyday verbs (jeść, mieszkać, robić, piec), days of the week with w + accusative, and po + locative (po obiedzie).
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- obiaddinner, the main midday meal
- rodzinafamily
- wieścountryside, village
- przytulnycozy
- zupasoup
- rosółclear chicken broth
- ziemniakpotato
- mizeriaPolish cucumber and sour-cream salad
- piecto bake
- sernikcheesecake
- szarlotkaapple pie
- pysznydelicious
Did you get it?
5 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. When does the whole family eat dinner together?
2. Where does Grandma live?
3. What soup is usually served?
4. What is mizeria?
5. Why does the narrator like Sunday dinners?
Too hard? Pick an easier text in the reading library. Understanding most of a text without translations is the goal — struggling through is not.