Memorize New Vocabulary
This lesson will focus on kinship terms. Below is a list of the most common ones.
English | Polish |
Mother (mom) | Matka (mama) |
Father (dad) | Ojciec (tata) |
Brother | Brat |
Sister | Siostra |
Son | Syn |
Daughter | Córka |
Husband | Mąż |
Wife | Żona |
Grandma | Babcia |
Grandpa | Dziadek |
Friend (m) | Kolega |
Friend (f) | Koleżanka |
Apply It To Sentence Structure
In common speach, such kinship terms are used quite often. With everything you have learned so far, you can now describe an individual in reference to his or her kinship term, name and age.
Examples:
To jest siostra. Ona ma na imię Kasia. Ona ma dziesięć lat.
This is a sister. Her name is Kasia. She is 10 years old.
To jest kolega. On ma na imię Jan. On ma dwadzieścia cztery lata.
This is a friend. His name is Jan. He is 24 years old.
Friend - Kolega / Koleżanka
You should have noticed that the English word "friend" was listed twice in today's list of new vocabulary. Remember that the (m) and (f) beside the word "friend" identifies that kolega pertains to a male friend while koleżanka pertains to a female friend.
Kolega / koleżanka is one of serval terms that can be used to describe a friend. This term in partictular refers to one who would be considered a good friend, but not a best friend.
As you may have noticed, kolega refers to a male friend, yet ends in a vowel –a. Usually when a noun ends in the letter –a it is a clue that that noun is feminine. However, there are several exceptions to this rule. Kolega is one of them.
Practice it!
Using a blank piece of paper, draw out a family tree. Using this new list of Polish vocabulary, fill in the tree with your own family members being sure to include their relationship to you.
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