A23 min · 153 words
Pierogi na obiad
Pierogi for Lunch
A Sunday at grandma's: rolling dough, learning why pierogi ruskie aren't Russian, and eating two more than humanly possible.
You will practice: Past tense (perfective and imperfective), food vocabulary, direct objects in the accusative
Words to know
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- pojechaćto go (by vehicle, perfective)
- drzwidoor
- umyćto wash (perfective)
- ciastodough; cake
- przygotowaćto prepare (perfective)
- farszfilling (for dumplings)
- cebulaonion
- powiedziećto say (perfective)
- pochodzićto come from, to originate
- lepienieshaping, forming (dumplings)
- łatwyeasy
- brzydkiugly
- smakowaćto taste (good)
- garnekpot, saucepan
- zjeśćto eat (perfective)
- chudythin, skinny
- głodnyhungry
Did you get it?
4 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. What did Ola and her grandma make?
2. What was in the filling?
3. Where does the name 'pierogi ruskie' come from?
4. How many pierogi did Ola eat?
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