Polish, explained simply

Created by a foreigner who learned it the hard way - flashcards, explanations, native audio. Each topic has interactive practice in the free app.

• Mianownik (Nominative)
  The dictionary case: the subject of the sentence
• Dopełniacz (Genitive)
  The 'of / no / from' case: absence, possession, quantity
• Celownik (Dative)
  The 'to / for' case: indirect objects and how you feel
• Biernik (Accusative)
  The direct object case: what you eat, buy, love, see
• Narzędnik (Instrumental)
  The 'with / by' case: means, transport, and being someone
• Miejscownik (Locative)
  The location case: where things are, what you talk about
• Wołacz (Vocative)
  The address case: calling someone by name or title

• Przymiotniki (Adjectives & Traits)
  Describing people: the 'oni' plural for character traits
• Zawody (Professions)
  How professions change for groups of men (the 'oni' plural)
• Zaimki (Pronouns & Determiners)
  mój, ten, jaki - pointing and owning in Nominative
• Narodowości (Nationalities)
  The tricky 'oni' plurals for 15 common nationalities in Poland
• Każdy i Wszyscy (Every vs All)
  każdy takes a singular verb, wszyscy a plural - plus the wszystko trap

• Pan i Pani (Formal address)
  When to use pan/pani instead of ty - and the third-person rule that trips everyone up
• Panowie, Panie, Państwo (Plural formal address)
  Addressing a group formally - and the past tense where the three forms split
• Tryb przypuszczający (Conditional)
  Chciałbym, czy mógłby pan - the -bym ending that turns blunt into polite
• Zdrobnienia (Diminutives)
  Kawka, chwileczkę, piwko - how Polish shrinks words to sound warm
• Korespondencja (Formal writing)
  Emails, cover letters, and the Witam trap

• Polish idioms explained - with literal translations and audio
  Vivid, common Polish idioms for describing people and situations. (27 expressions)
• Polish proverbs explained - with literal translations and audio
  Classic Polish proverbs. Drop one of these and you'll sound like you grew up here. (13 expressions)
• Everyday Polish slang - what Poles actually say
  The everyday slang Poles actually use, so you stop sounding like a textbook. (20 expressions)
• Polish exclamations and reactions - ale masakra, tragedia, dramat
  Everyday exclamations - the mild, clean cousins of Polish swearing. (17 expressions)
• Polish corporate slang - office Polish decoded
  Office and corporate slang for open-space life and team projects. (12 expressions)
• Polish urban and party slang
  Urban and party slang for nights out and the day after. (10 expressions)