A12 min · 90 words
Telefon od babci
A Phone Call from Grandma
Grandma calls from Nowa Huta with the two eternal Polish grandmother questions: are you eating, and will you come for soup on Sunday?
You will practice: Phone phrases, question words, future hints (przyjdziesz, będzie), o + locative after pytać and myśleć
Words to know
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- dzwonićto ring, to call
- babciagrandma
- czuć sięto feel
- jeśćto eat
- obiadlunch, dinner (main midday meal)
- uśmiechać sięto smile
- pytaćto ask
- jedzeniefood
- rosółchicken broth (classic Sunday soup)
- przyjśćto come (on foot)
- oczywiścieof course
- swetersweater
- zimnocold (it is cold)
- rozmowaconversation, call
- serceheart
Did you get it?
4 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. Who is calling Ola?
2. What does grandma always ask about?
3. What is grandma making on Sunday?
4. What should Ola take with her, according to grandma?
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