Podróż pociągiem do Warszawy
Train Trip to Warsaw
A three-hour train ride from a window seat to Warsaw, where a friend and the Old Town are waiting — tickets, platforms and telling the time.
You will practice: Instrumental case for means of transport (pociągiem), telling the time (o godzinie ósmej trzydzieści), and the future with będę + infinitive.
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- jechaćto go, to travel (by vehicle)
- stolicacapital city
- pociągtrain
- odjeżdżaćto depart, to leave
- dworzec(railway) station, terminal
- biletticket
- wagoncarriage, train car
- miejsceseat, place
- oknowindow
- podróżjourney, trip
- trwaćto last, to take (time)
- kolegafriend, mate
- spacerowaćto walk, to stroll
- zdjęciephoto
Did you get it?
5 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. How is the narrator traveling to Warsaw?
2. What time does the train leave?
3. Why is the narrator happy with the seat?
4. Who will the narrator meet in Warsaw?
5. What will they do in Warsaw?
Too hard? Pick an easier text in the reading library. Understanding most of a text without translations is the goal — struggling through is not.