The weather
Pogoda
- Talk about the weather
- Basic weather vocabulary
Learn essential Polish vocabulary about weather, including "słonecznie" (sunny), "ciepło" (warm), "deszcz" (rain), and "wiatr" (wind), to confidently discuss daily weather conditions and forecasts.
Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Assign the following words to two categories describing different weather phenomena.
Słoneczna pogoda
Deszczowa pogoda
Ćwiczenie 4: Conversation exercise
Instrukcja:
- Tell what weather it is on the picture. (Tell what weather it is on the picture.)
- Tell what weather it is right now in your city. (Tell what weather it is right now in your city.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Pada deszcz. It rains. |
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Wieje wiatr. It is windy. |
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Jest słonecznie. It is sunny. |
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Jest bardzo gorąco. It is very hot. |
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Jaka jest dzisiaj pogoda? How is the weather today? |
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Dziś jest słonecznie i trochę wietrznie. Today it's sunny and a bit windy. |
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Exercise 5: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 6: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Dzisiaj ___ deszcz i jest zimno.
(Today ___ it is raining and it is cold.)2. Jutro ___ słonecznie i ciepło.
(Tomorrow ___ it will be sunny and warm.)3. Zazwyczaj wiosną kwiaty ___ i robi się zielono.
(Usually in spring flowers ___ and it becomes green.)4. W zimie ___ śnieg i jest mroźno.
(In winter ___ snow and it is frosty.)Exercise 7: Weather at work and at home
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Wstać - Get up
Czas przeszły
- ja wstałem
- ty wstałeś
- on/ona/ono wstał
- my wstaliśmy
- wy wstaliście
- oni/one wstali
Świecić - Shine
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja świecę
- ty świecisz
- on/ona/ono świeci
- my świecimy
- wy świecicie
- oni/one świecą
Sprawiać - Make
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja sprawiam
- ty sprawiasz
- on/ona/ono sprawia
- my sprawiamy
- wy sprawiacie
- oni/one sprawiają
Mieć - Have
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja mam
- ty masz
- on/ona/ono ma
- my mamy
- wy macie
- oni/one mają
Mówić - Say
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja mówię
- ty mówisz
- on/ona/ono mówi
- my mówimy
- wy mówicie
- oni/one mówią
Padać - Rain
Tryb przypuszczający
- ja mógłbym padać
- ty mógłbyś padać
- on/ona/ono mógł/mogłaby/mogło padać
- my moglibyśmy padać
- wy moglibyście padać
- oni/one mogliby padać
Planować - Plan
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja planuję
- ty planujesz
- on/ona/ono planuje
- my planujemy
- wy planujecie
- oni/one planują
Być - Be
Czas przyszły
- ja będę
- ty będziesz
- on/ona/ono będzie
- my będziemy
- wy będziecie
- oni/one będą
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Lesson Overview: Talking About the Weather in Polish
This lesson introduces you to basic Polish vocabulary and phrases related to the weather, suitable for A1 beginners. You will learn how to describe various weather conditions, ask questions, and engage in simple conversations about daily weather situations.
Key Vocabulary and Expressions
Focus on understanding and using common weather terms such as:
- s2o4ce – sun
- ciep2o – warm
- bezchmurnie – cloudless
- gor5co – hot
- deszcz – rain
- chmura – cloud
- wiatr – wind
- zimno – cold
Common Phrases to Describe Weather
You will practice useful sentences such as:
- Jaka jest dzi5b pogoda? (What is the weather like today?)
- Dzi5b jest s2onecznie i ciep2o. (Today it is sunny and warm.)
- Czy pada deszcz? (Is it raining?)
- Nie, nie pada, ale jest troch9 ch2odno. (No, it is not raining, but it is a bit chilly.)
- Czy b9dzie wiatr czy spok9j? (Will it be windy or calm?)
Dialogue Practice
The lesson includes dialogues for conversations about weather during a walk, over morning coffee, or at work. These interactions encourage practicing real-life communication using simple weather-related vocabulary.
Verb Usage and Conjugation
Learn essential verb forms connected to weather expressions and daily routines including:
- pada07 (to rain) – e.g., Dzi5b pada deszcz i jest zimno.
- b9d7a (to be - future tense) – e.g., Jutro b9dzie s2onecznie i ciep2o.
- kwitn0507 (to bloom)
- wsta07 (to get up)
- Other present and past tense verbs used in weather-related context.
Short Story and Practical Usage
A mini story about morning weather at home and work helps reinforce vocabulary and verb conjugations in context, including verbs like wsta2em (I got up), Bwieci (shines), and b9dzie (will be).
Polish vs. English Weather Language Differences
Polish weather expressions often use the verb by07 (to be) in different tenses to describe weather states, sometimes where English might use different verbs or adjectives. Polish frequently employs impersonal constructions for weather, such as pada deszcz (it rains) rather than the English subject 'it'. Also, temperature descriptions use adjectives like ciep2o (warm) and zimno (cold), which directly correspond to English words but are used slightly differently in sentence structure.
Useful phrases include:
- Jaka jest pogoda? – What is the weather like?
- Jest s2onecznie. – It is sunny.
- Czy pada deszcz? – Is it raining?
- Jutro b9dzie ciep2o. – Tomorrow it will be warm.
This lesson prepares you to confidently discuss and understand weather conditions in various everyday settings.
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