Weekend w Zakopanem
A Weekend in Zakopane
A weekend in Poland's highest town: the Krupówki promenade and its smoked oscypek cheese, a funicular up Gubałówka, the hike to Morskie Oko, and winter on the slopes.
You will practice: Participles and relative clauses (nazywane, leżące, na którą, z których), comparatives and superlatives (najwyżej, bardziej zaawansowani), and the instrumental for description (z owczego mleka, świeżym powietrzem).
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- potoczniecolloquially, popularly
- przyciągaćto attract, to draw
- zgiełkdin, hustle and bustle
- deptakpedestrian promenade
- karczmahighlander tavern, inn
- góralhighlander, mountain dweller
- oscypeksmoked sheep's-milk cheese
- wędzonysmoked
- żurawinacranberry
- szlaktrail, route
- wędrówkahike, trek
- jeziorolake
- szczytpeak, summit
- stok(ski) slope
- przyrodanature
Did you get it?
6 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. What is Zakopane popularly called?
2. What is oscypek?
3. How can beginner tourists reach the top of Gubałówka?
4. What is Morskie Oko?
5. What is Wielka Krokiew?
6. What turns Zakopane into a winter-sports paradise?
Too hard? Pick an easier text in the reading library. Understanding most of a text without translations is the goal — struggling through is not.