Daily food
Codzienne jedzenie
- Name the food that we consume daily.
- Tell what you eat and drink.
This Polish lesson covers vocabulary and expressions for daily food and drinks, including words like kawa (coffee), herbata (tea), chleb (bread), and warzywa (vegetables), helping you describe your everyday meals.
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 the appropriate categories: breakfast food products or beverages.
Produkty spożywcze na śniadanie
Napoje
Ćwiczenie 4: Conversation exercise
Instrukcja:
- Say what the people in the picture do. (Say what the people in the picture do.)
- Say the name of the dishes in the pictures. (Say the name of the dishes in the pictures.)
- What do you eat or drink? (What do you eat or drink? )
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Dziewczynka je kanapkę. The girl eats a sandwich. |
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Mężczyzna pije wodę. The man drinks water. |
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Chłopiec je jajka. The boy eats eggs. |
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Kobieta pije kawę. The woman drinks a coffee. |
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Lubię herbatę na śniadanie. I like tea for breakfast. |
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Piję wodę. I drink water. |
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Jem chleb z serem. I eat bread with cheese. |
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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. Codziennie rano ___ kawę i jem kanapkę.
(Every morning I ___ coffee and eat a sandwich.)2. Do pracy zawsze ___ lunch z domu.
(I always ___ lunch from home to work.)3. Po południu ___ ręce przed jedzeniem.
(In the afternoon I ___ my hands before eating.)4. Wieczorem często ___ z rodziną przez telefon.
(In the evening I often ___ with my family on the phone.)Exercise 7: Everyday Eating
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Pić - To drink
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja piję
- ty pijesz
- on/ona/ono pije
- my pijemy
- wy pijecie
- oni/one piją
Gotować - To cook
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja gotuję
- ty gotujesz
- on/ona/ono gotuje
- my gotujemy
- wy gotujecie
- oni/one gotują
Kupować - To buy
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja kupuję
- ty kupujesz
- on/ona/ono kupuje
- my kupujemy
- wy kupujecie
- oni/one kupują
Jeść - To eat
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja jem
- ty jesz
- on/ona/ono je
- my jemy
- wy jecie
- oni/one jedzą
Wyrabiać - To knead
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja wyrabiam
- ty wyrabiasz
- on/ona/ono wyrabia
- my wyrabiamy
- wy wyrabiacie
- oni/one wyrabiają
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Introduction to Daily Food in Polish
This lesson focuses on everyday food-related vocabulary and expressions in Polish suited for beginners (A1 level). You will learn how to talk about common meals like breakfast, lunch, and dinner, describe typical foods and drinks, and participate in simple conversations about eating habits. The content includes useful vocabulary, sentence structures, and verb conjugations to help you express your daily eating routines confidently.
Key Vocabulary: Foods and Drinks
Familiarize yourself with everyday food items and beverages so you can describe what you eat and drink throughout the day. For example:
- Produkty spożywcze na śniadanie (Breakfast foods): chleb (bread), masło (butter), jajko (egg), ser (cheese), dżem (jam)
- Napoje (Drinks): kawa (coffee), herbata (tea), sok (juice)
Sentence Structures and Usage
The lesson includes useful everyday sentences that demonstrate how to discuss meals and drinks. For example:
- Codziennie rano piję kawę z odrobiną mleka. (Every morning I drink coffee with a little milk.)
- Na obiad jem zupę i ziemniaki. (For lunch I eat soup and potatoes.)
- Czy jesz warzywa na kolację? (Do you eat vegetables for dinner?)
Notice how verbs in the present tense describe regular habits, such as piję (I drink) and jem (I eat).
Practice Conversations
Simple dialogues help you practice talking about daily food purchases and meal habits. Examples include:
- W sklepie spożywczym (At the grocery store): Discussing what you buy for breakfast or daily meals.
- Przy stole w pracy (At the work table): Talking about your lunch and drinks at work.
Verb Conjugations and Mini Story
The lesson provides conjugation tables for important verbs related to eating and drinking, such as:
- pić (to drink): ja piję, ty pijesz, on/ona/ono pije ...
- gotować (to cook): ja gotuję, ty gotujesz, on/ona/ono gotuje ...
A short story reinforces vocabulary and verb usage in context, helping you to see how these words fit naturally in daily life.
Instruction Language Notes
Polish differs from English in sentence structure and verb conjugation complexity. For example, Polish verbs conjugate extensively depending on the subject, as shown by different forms like piję (I drink) and pijesz (you drink). There are also gender and case agreements in Polish that affect how words combine, which English does not have. Here are some useful Polish expressions and their English equivalents to get you started:
- Co jesz na śniadanie? – What do you eat for breakfast?
- Lubię pić herbatę z miodem rano. – I like to drink tea with honey in the morning.
- Piję wodę mineralną do każdego posiłku. – I drink mineral water with every meal.
This lesson prepares you to talk about your daily food routines naturally and confidently in Polish.
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