containing all the vocabulary used in the course
*– number of the lesson where the word was used for the first time
| Polish | English | N* |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| a | and, but | 2 |
| adidas (D -a) | sporting shoe | 3 |
| Afganistan | Afghanistan | |
| albo | or | |
| ale | but | |
| alfabet | alphabet | |
| alkohol | alcohol | |
| amnestia [tj] | amnesty | 3 |
| Anna | f name | 1 |
| apostrof | apostrophe | |
| ar (D -a) | are, 100 m2 | |
| artysta m (artyści) | artist | |
| atlas | atlas | |
| auto [łt] | car | |
| autobus [łt] | bus, coach | |
| ażio [żj] | aggio | |
| B | ||
| baba | (old) woman | 1 |
| babcia | grandmother | |
| babka | grandmother | |
| baby | see baba | |
| bagaż | luggage, baggage | |
| bal | ball, treat, feast | |
| balia [lj] | wash-tub | |
| bank | bank | |
| bańka | can, bulb | |
| baran | ram | |
| bat (D -a) | whip | 1 |
| bawół (ó, D -u) | buffalo | |
| benzyna | gasoline, petrol | |
| bezsilny | powerless | |
| będzie (będę) | future of być | |
| biblia [lj] | bible | |
| bicz (D -a) | whip | |
| bić (bije) | to beat | 2 |
| bierze | see brać | |
| bije | see bić | |
| biorę | see brać | |
| biskup (-i) | bishop | 3 |
| bluzka | blouse | |
| bobry | see bóbr | |
| Bogdan | m name | 2 |
| bogowie | see bóg | |
| boży | god’s, of god | |
| bóbr (ó) | beaver | |
| bóg (bogowie) | god | 2 |
| bracia | see brat | |
| brać (biorę, bierze) | to take | |
| brat (bracia) | brother | |
| brzuch (D -a) | belly, abdomen | |
| budżet [d|ż] | budget | |
| Bug | name of a river | 2 |
| buk (D -a) | beech-tree | 2 |
| burza | storm, tempest | |
| but (D -a) | boot, shoe | 2 |
| być (nreg.) | to be | |
| bydło | cattle | |
| byk | bull | |
| C | ||
| cd. | see ciąg dalszy | |
| chce | see chcieć | |
| chcieć (chce) | to want | |
| Chicago [szikago] | Chicago | |
| Chiny blp. | China | |
| choinka | Christmas tree | |
| chytry 1. | cunning, sly | |
| chytry 2. | greedy, profit-seeking | |
| ci mos. | these (see ten) | |
| ciało | body | |
| ciąg | sequence, series | |
| ciąg dalszy | continuation | |
| ciecz ż. | liquid, fluid | |
| cielak | = cielę | |
| cielę | calf, young cow | |
| córka | daughter | |
| cudzysłów (ó) | quotation marks | |
| czapka | cap | |
| czas | time | |
| czczy | vain, futile | |
| czerwiec (czerwce, D -a) | June | |
| cześć | hi, hello | |
| Czirokez (-i) | Cherokee | |
| czterej mos. | four | |
| cztery | four | |
| czwartek (e) | Thursday | |
| czwarty | fourth | |
| czy | if, whether | |
| Ć | ||
| ćwiczenie | exercise | |
| D | ||
| dach | roof | |
| dać dk (da, dadzą) | to give | 1 |
| daje | see dawać | 2 |
| dana (przym.) | given value | 1 |
| dar | gift | |
| data | date | 1 |
| dawać (daje) | to give | 2 |
| dąb (ą) | oak-tree, Quercus | |
| deszcz | rain | |
| dęby | see dąb | |
| diabeł [dj] (e) | devil | 3 |
| dinozaur ([ał]) | dinosaur | |
| dłoń ż. | hand | |
| dług | debt | 2 |
| długi | long | 3 |
| długo | long, for a long time | 2 |
| dni | see dzień | |
| do | to, till | |
| dobranoc | good night! | |
| dobry | good | |
| dom | house, home | 2 |
| dotyczyć | to concern | 1 |
| do widzenia | see you, good-bye | |
| drożdże | yeast | |
| drugi | second | 2 |
| drwić | to sneer | |
| drzewo | tree | |
| drzwi blp. | door | |
| duzi | see duży | |
| dużo | many, much | |
| duży (duzi) | big | |
| dwa | two | 1 |
| dwaj mos. | two | |
| dwie ż. | two | |
| dwukropek (e, D -a) | colon (:) | |
| dyliżans (dyliżanse, dyliżansy) | stage-coach | |
| dywan | carpet | |
| dziad (-owie) | old man | |
| dziadek (dziadkowie) | grandfather | |
| dziąsłowy | alveolar | |
| dziecko (dzieci) | child | |
| dzień (dni, D -a) | day | |
| dziesiąty | tenth | |
| dziesięć | ten | |
| dziewczę | girl | |
| dziewczyna | girl | |
| dziewiąty | ninth | |
| dziewięć | nine | |
| dzwon | bell | |
| dźwig | crane, lift | |
| dżdżownica | earthworm | |
| dżem | jam | |
| dżin | gin | |
| E | ||
| Edyta | f name | |
| Ewa | f name | 2 |
| F | ||
| fama | rumour | 1 |
| faza | phase | 1 |
| figa | fig | 3 |
| film | film | |
| fiołek (e, D -a) | sweet violet | 3 |
| G | ||
| Gambia [bj] | Gambia | 3 |
| garaż | garage | |
| gaza | gauze | 1 |
| gąsior | gander, he-goose | |
| geometria [rj] | geometry | |
| gęś ż (gęsi) | goose | |
| giełda | stock exchange | 3 |
| gigant (giganci) | giant | 3 |
| gips | plaster | 3 |
| glediczia [czj] | Gleditchia | |
| głoska | sound, phone | |
| głowa | head | 2 |
| główka | small head | 2 |
| gorzki | bitter | |
| Gośka | dim. Małgorzata | |
| granica | boundary, limit | |
| grosz (D -a) | grosz (1/100 of zloty) | |
| grudzień (grudnie, D -a) | December | |
| Grzegorz | m name | |
| Grzesiek (e) | dim. Grzegorz | 2 |
| H | ||
| herbata | tea | |
| hiena [hj] | hyena | |
| hieroglif ([hj]) | hieroglyph | |
| historia [rj] | history, story | |
| hydraulik (hydraulicy) | plumber | |
| I | ||
| i | and | 1, 2 |
| ich | their, theirs | |
| idę | see iść | |
| idzie | see iść | |
| iglicznia | Gleditchia | |
| igła | needle | 2 |
| igrek (D -a) | character “y” | |
| imię (imiona) | first name, Christian name | |
| indyk | turkey-cock | |
| inny | other; different | |
| inspiracja | inspiration | |
| iść (nreg.) | to go | |
| Iwona | f name | 2 |
| izba | room, chamber | 2 |
| J | ||
| ja | I, me | 1 |
| jak | how | 0 |
| jama | cave, lair | 1 |
| jaz | mill-dam | 1 |
| jazda | ride, driving | 1 |
| je | see jeść | |
| jeden (e) | one | 2 |
| jedzą | see jeść | |
| jego | his, its | 2 |
| jej | her, hers | 2 |
| jem | see jeść | |
| jest | is, see być | 2 |
| jestem | I am | 2 |
| jesteś lp. | you are | |
| jesteście lm. | you (all) are | |
| jesteśmy | we are | |
| jesień ż. | autumn, fall | |
| jeść (jem, jedzą) | eat | |
| jeździec (e) | rider, horseman | |
| jeźdźcy | see jeździec | |
| jeż | hedgehog | |
| język (D -a) | tongue, language | |
| K | ||
| kaczątko | = kaczę | |
| kaczę | young duck | |
| kaczka | duck | |
| kaczor | drake | |
| kawa | coffee | 1 |
| kieł (kły, D -a) | canine tooth | 3 |
| kij (D -a) | staff, stick | 2 |
| kilka | several, some | |
| klacz ż. | mare, she-horse | |
| klin (D -a) | wedge | |
| klips (D -a) | clip | |
| klucz (D -a) | key | |
| kłamać (kłamie) | to lie, to tell lies | |
| kłuć (kłuje) | to stab, to jab | 2 |
| kły | see kieł | |
| kociak | = kocię | |
| kocica | she-cat | |
| kocię | kitten, young cat | |
| kocioł (kotły, D -a) | boiler, kettle | |
| kocur | tomcat, he-cat | |
| kogut | cock, rooster | 2 |
| kolacja | supper | |
| kolejny | next, succeeding | |
| kolor | colour | |
| konie | see koń | |
| kontynuacja | continuation | 2 |
| koń | horse | |
| końcówka | ending | |
| kosz (D -a) | basket | |
| koszula | shirt | |
| kot | cat | 2 |
| kotły | see kocioł | |
| koty | see kot | |
| koza | she-goat | 2 |
| kozioł (kozły) | he-goat | |
| kozły | see kozioł | |
| kozy | see koza | |
| koźlę | kid, young goat | |
| kpić | to mock | |
| kreseczka | dim. of kreska | |
| kreska | stroke, line, dash | |
| kropka | dot, point; full stop | |
| krowa | cow | |
| król (królowie) | king | |
| krótki | short | |
| krzew | bush | |
| krzyż (D -a) | cross | |
| książę m (książęta) | prince | |
| książka | book | |
| kuć (kuje) | to hammer | 2 |
| kura | hen | |
| kurczak | = kurczę | |
| kurczę | chicken, young hen | |
| kury | see kura | |
| kuzyn (-i) | he-cousin | |
| kuzynka | she-cousin | |
| kwiat | flower | |
| kwiecień (kwietnie, D -a) | April | |
| kwit | receipt | |
| L | ||
| lala | doll | |
| lalka | doll | |
| lampa | lamp | |
| las | forest, wood | |
| lata | see rok or lato | |
| lato | summer | |
| lekcja | lesson | 1 |
| leżeć (leży) | to lie (in bed) | |
| liana [lj] | liana | |
| liczba | number | |
| lina | rope | |
| lipa | linden, lime | |
| lipiec (lipce, D -a) | July | |
| listopad (D -a) | November | |
| litera | letter, character | |
| lodżia [dżj] | loggia | |
| lub | or | |
| lubić | to like | |
| lud (D -u) | people, nation, country-folk | |
| luty (przym.) | February | |
| Ł | ||
| ładny | pretty, nice | |
| łan | corn-field | 1 |
| łapa | paw | 1 |
| łapka 1. | small paw | 1 |
| łapka 2. | trap | 1 |
| łata | patch | 1 |
| łatka | small patch | 1 |
| łaty | see łata | |
| łóżko | bed | |
| łuk | bow, arc | 2 |
| Łukasz | m name | |
| łuki | see łuk | |
| łyszczec (e, D -a) | Gypsophila | |
| M | ||
| ma | see mieć | |
| mag (-owie) | magus | 1 |
| magia [gj] | magic | 3 |
| magowie | see mag | |
| maj (D -a) | May | 1 |
| Maja | rare f name | 1 |
| mak | poppy | 1 |
| makia [kj] | brushwood | 3 |
| mali | see mały | |
| Małgorzata | f name | |
| mało | few, little | |
| małpa | ape, monkey | |
| mały | small, little | 1 |
| mama | mum, mom | 1 |
| marce | see marzec | |
| Maria [rj] | f name | |
| marzec (marce, D -a) | March | |
| mat | mate, checkmate | 1 |
| mata | mat | 1 |
| matka | mother | 1 |
| maty | see mat or mata | |
| mąka | flour | |
| mecz | match, game | |
| meta | winning-post | 2 |
| metoda | method, way | |
| metr (D -a) | metre | |
| mety | see meta | |
| miasto | town, city | 3 |
| mierzić [rź] | to disgust, to sicken | |
| mieć (ma) | to have | |
| miesiąc (D -a) | month | |
| miękki [m′eŋ(k)ki] | soft | |
| miękkość [m′eŋ(k)kość] | softness | 3 |
| miły | nice, pleasant | 3 |
| miś | teddy bear | |
| mleko | milk | |
| młody | young | |
| mnogi | plural | |
| mogę | I can, I may; see móc | |
| moi, moje | see mój | 2 |
| Monika | f name | |
| morze | sea | |
| może 1. | can, may; see móc | |
| może 2. | maybe, perhaps | |
| móc (nreg.) | can, may | |
| mój (ó) | my, mine | 2 |
| mózg | brain | |
| móżdżek (e) | cerebellum, brain | |
| muł I | mule | 2 |
| muł II | slime, mud | 2 |
| my | we | |
| myć (myje) | to wash | |
| mysz ż (-y) | mouse | |
| myślnik (D -a) | dash | |
| N | ||
| Namibia [bj] | Namibia | 3 |
| nasz | our, ours | |
| nauczyciel | teacher | |
| nauka | science; learning | |
| nawias | parenthesis, brackets | |
| nazwa | name | |
| nazywam się | my name is | |
| nie | no, not | |
| niedziela | Sunday | |
| nietoperz | bat (animal) | |
| nigdy | never | |
| noc ż. | night | |
| noga | leg | 2 |
| nos (D -a) | nose | 2 |
| nosorożec (e) | rhinoceros | |
| nosy | see nos | |
| nowy | new | 2 |
| nóżka | small leg | |
| Nubia [bj] | Nubia | 3 |
| O | ||
| obiad | dinner | 3 |
| oczko | little eye | |
| oczy | see oko | |
| ogier | stallion | |
| ogród (ó) | garden | |
| ojciec (ojcowie) | father | |
| okno | window | 2 |
| oko (oczy) | eye | 2 |
| olcha | = olsza | |
| olsza | alder, Alnus | |
| on m. | he | 2 |
| ona ż. | she | 2 |
| one nmos. | they | |
| ono n. | it | 2 |
| oni mos. | they | |
| orzeł (orły) | eagle, Aquila | |
| osiem | eight | |
| osioł (osły) | ass, donkey | |
| oślica | jenny, she-ass | |
| oto | here (is) | 2 |
| owca | sheep | |
| owa, owe | see ów | |
| Ó | ||
| ósmy | eighth | |
| ów (ó) | this, that | 2 |
| P | ||
| paczka | parcel | |
| paka | big parcel | 1 |
| pała | big staff | 1 |
| pałka | cudgel, bat | 1 |
| pan (-owie) | mister, sir | 1 |
| pani | lady, madam | |
| panienka | young lady | |
| panna | miss | 1 |
| panowie | see pan | |
| pański | your | |
| państwo | ladies and gentlemen | |
| patrzeć (-y) | to look | |
| paw (pawie) | peacock | 1 |
| październik (D -a) | October | |
| pełny | full | |
| pędzić | to speed, to run, to hurry | |
| piasek (e) | sand | 3 |
| piątek (e) | Friday | |
| piąty | fifth | |
| pierwszy | first | 1 |
| pies (psy) | dog | 3 |
| piesek (e) | doggie | 3 |
| piesiec (e) | Alopex, arctic fox | |
| pięć | five | |
| pić (pije) | drink | |
| pisk | squeal | 3 |
| pismo | letter | 3 |
| pisownia | spelling | 1 |
| piwo | beer | 3 |
| plaża | beach | |
| podłoga | floor | 2 |
| podstawowy | basic | 1 |
| poeta m (poeci) | poet | |
| pokój (ó) | room, accommodation | |
| pola | see pole | |
| Polak (Polacy) | Pole, Polish man | |
| pole | field | |
| Polka | Pole, Polish woman | |
| polscy | see polski | |
| Polska | Poland | |
| polski | Polish | 0 |
| pomarańcza | orange | |
| poniedziałek (e) | Monday | |
| poprzedni | previous, former | |
| pora roku | season | |
| potem | next, then | 2 |
| pozostały | remaining | |
| prezent | gift, present | |
| pryszcz (D -a) | pimple, pustule | |
| przecinek (e, D -a) | comma | |
| przedmowa | preface | 0 |
| przedstawiać | to present, to introduce | |
| przedszkole | kindergarten | |
| przymiotnik (D -a) | adjective | |
| psiak | pup, young dog | |
| psy | see pies | |
| ptak | bird | 3 |
| pusty | empty | |
| pytajnik (D -a) | question mark, note of interrogation | |
| R | ||
| radio [dj] | radio | |
| rak | Astacus | |
| ramię (ramiona) | arm, shoulder | |
| ramka | frame | |
| ranek (e, D -a) | morning | |
| rano | morning | |
| rączka 1. | little hand, pud | |
| rączka 2. | handle, helve | |
| rdzeń (D -a) | stem, core, heart | |
| reguła | rule | |
| ręce | see ręka | |
| ręka (ręce) | hand, arm | |
| riposta | riposte | |
| Robert | m name | |
| robić | to do, to make | |
| rodzina | family | |
| rok (lata) | year | |
| róg (ó) | horn; corner | |
| róża | rose | |
| Rumunia [ńj] | Roumania | |
| ryć (ryje) | to dig, to root | |
| ryj (D -a) | snout | |
| rzecz ż (-y) | thing | |
| rzeczownik (D -a) | substantive | |
| S | ||
| sad | orchard | 1 |
| sadza | soot | |
| samogłoska | vowel | |
| San | name of a river, a tributary of Wisła | 1 |
| sanna | sledging | 1 |
| są | they are | |
| sączek (e, D -a) | filter, drain, tile | |
| setny | hundredth | |
| sęp | vulture, Gyps | |
| siądę | see siąść | |
| siądzie | see siąść | |
| siąść dk (siądę, siądzie) | to sit down | |
| siedem | seven | |
| siedzieć (siedzi) | to sit | |
| sierpień (sierpnie, D -a) | August | |
| sikać | to piss | |
| silny | strong | |
| sinologia [sinologja] | sinology | |
| sinus [si] (D -a) | sine | |
| siny | livid, glaucous | |
| siostra | sister | |
| siódmy | seventh | |
| skacze | see skakać | |
| skakać (skacze) | to jump | |
| słoik (D -a) | jar, pot | 2 |
| słoje | see słój | |
| słoń | elephant | |
| słońce | sun | |
| słój (ó, D -a) | big jar, pot | 2 |
| słuchać | to hear | |
| sobota | Saturday | |
| Sofia [fj] | Sofia | 3 |
| sosna | pine-tree | 2 |
| spodnie blp. | trousers | |
| spódnica | skirt | |
| spółgłoska | consonant | 3 |
| stać (stoi) | to stand | 2 |
| staje | see stawać | |
| stary | old | |
| staw | pond | 1 |
| stawać (staje) | to stop, to stand up | |
| sto | a hundred | |
| stoi | see stać | 2 |
| stoję | see stać | 2 |
| stolik (D -a) | little table | |
| stołek (e, D -a) | stool, chair | |
| stoły | see stół | |
| stopa | foot | 2 |
| stół (ó) | table | 2 |
| Strwiąż (D -a) | name of a river | |
| styczeń (stycznie, D -a) | January | |
| sufit | ceiling | 2, 3 |
| suka | bitch | 2 |
| sukienka | dress, frock | |
| suknia | dress, gown | |
| syn (-owie) | son | |
| szafa | wardrobe | |
| szafka | cabinet, cupboard | |
| szafy | see szafa | |
| szal (D -a) | shawl | |
| szalik (D -a) | scarf | |
| szansa (szanse) | chance | |
| szczelinowy | fricative, spirant | |
| szczeniak | = szczenię | |
| szczenię | pup, young dog | |
| szczur | rat | |
| szedł | see iść | |
| sześć | six | |
| szin | a Hebraic letter | |
| szła | f of szedł | |
| sznurówka | shoe-lace | |
| szósty | sixth | |
| szybki | fast | |
| szyja | neck | |
| szyna | rail | |
| Ś | ||
| ściana | wall | |
| śniadanie | breakfast | |
| śnić | to dream | |
| średnik (D -a) | semicolon (;) | |
| środa | Wednesday | |
| świerk (D -a) | spruce (Picea) | |
| świnia | pig, swine | |
| T | ||
| ta ż. | this | 1 |
| tak I. | yes | 1 |
| tak II. | so | 1 |
| także | also, as well | |
| tam | there | 1 |
| tamci mos. | those | |
| tamta ż. | that | |
| tamte nmos. | those | |
| tamten m. | that | |
| tamto n. | that | 2 |
| tata m (-owie) | dad | 1 |
| teatr | theatre | |
| temat | subject, topic | 0, 1 |
| te nmos. | these | |
| ten m. | this | 2 |
| teraz | now | |
| też | also | |
| tik | tic | 3 |
| to n. | this; it | 2 |
| Tomasz | m name | |
| Tomek (e) | dim. Tomasz | 2 |
| traf | chance, hazard | |
| traktor (D -a) | tractor | |
| tran | cod-liver oil | |
| trąba 1. | trumpet | |
| trąba 2. | elephant’s trunk | |
| trudny | difficult, hard | |
| trzeci | third | 3 |
| trzej mos. | three | |
| trzy | three | |
| tu | here | 2 |
| tułów (tułowie, D -a) | trunk, torso | 2 |
| twardy | hard, tough | |
| twój (ó) | thy, your(s) | |
| ty (lp) | thou, you | |
| tydzień (tygodnie) | week | |
| tysiąc (D -a) | thousand | |
| tysięczny | thousandth | |
| U | ||
| ucho (uszy) | ear | |
| uczyć | teach | |
| uczyć się | learn | 0 |
| udźwięcznianie | voicing | |
| ukośnik (D -a) | slash | |
| ul (D -a) | bee-hive | |
| ulica | street | |
| umieć (umiem) | be able, can, know | |
| upodobnienie | assimilation | |
| Urszula | f name | |
| usta blp. | mouth | 2 |
| uszko | small ear | |
| uszy | see ucho | |
| Uśka | dim. Urszula | |
| użycie | use, using | |
| W | ||
| w | in | |
| wabić | to decoy | 1 |
| wanna | bath-tub | 1 |
| wasz | your, yours | |
| waza | vase | 1 |
| wąs (D -a) | moustache, whisker, tendril | |
| wąsy (lm) | moustache | |
| wąż 1. (ą, D -a) | hose | |
| wąż 2. (ą) | snake | |
| wezmę | see wziąć | |
| weźmie | see wziąć | |
| węgiel (węgle, D -a) | coal | |
| węże | see wąż | |
| wiać (wieje) | blow (about the wind) | |
| wiatr | wind | |
| wie | see wiedzieć | 3 |
| wieje | see wiać | |
| wieczór (ó) | evening | |
| wiedzieć (wiem, wiedzą) | to know | 3 |
| wielokropek (e, D -a) | dots (…) | |
| wieprz | hog | |
| wieś ż (wsie, wsi) | village, country | |
| wieża | tower | |
| wilk | wolf | |
| winda | lift | 3 |
| wino | wine | 3 |
| wiosna | springtime | |
| Wisła | the Vistula | 3 |
| wkrótce | soon | |
| wnuczka | granddaughter | |
| wnuk | grandson | 2 |
| woda | water | 2 |
| wolny I. | free | |
| wolny II. | slow | |
| wół (ó, D -u) | ox | |
| wrzesień (wrześnie, D -a) | September | |
| wsie, wsi | see wieś | |
| wtorek (e) | Tuesday | |
| wy (lm) | you | |
| wykrzyknik (D -a) | exclamation mark, note of exclamation | |
| wymowa | pronunciation | 1 |
| wziąć dk (wezmę, weźmie) | to take | |
| Y | ||
| yeti [jeti] | yeti | 0 |
| Z | ||
| z I. | from, of | |
| z II. | with | |
| zadziąsłowy | postalveolar | |
| zamarzać [rz] | to freeze | |
| zasada | rule | 1 |
| ząb (ą, D -a) | tooth | |
| zemsta | revenge, vengeance | |
| zęby | see ząb | |
| ziemia | earth | |
| zima | winter | |
| złoty (przym.) | zloty | |
| znak | character, sign, note | |
| zwierzę | animal, beast | |
| Ź | ||
| źrebak | = źrebię | |
| źrebię | foal, young horse | |
| Ż | ||
| żigolak | fancy-man, gigolo | |
| żubr | aurochs, Bison bonasus | |
| Skróty | Abbreviations |
|---|---|
| ą | alternation ą : ę |
| blp | without singular |
| D -a | genitive singular in -a |
| D -u | genitive singular in -u |
| dk | perfective |
| e | fleeting e |
| lm | plural |
| lp | singular |
| m | masculine |
| mos. | masculine-personal |
| n | neuter |
| nmos. | non-masculine-personal |
| nreg. | irregular |
| ó | alternation ó : o |
| przym. | adjectival declension |
| ż | feminine |