Body parts
Części ciała
- Get to know the basic body parts.
- Basic phrases to describe your health.
This Polish A1 lesson introduces body parts (głowa, ręka, nogi) and health-related expressions (boleć, gorączka). Practice describing pain and symptoms for everyday medical conversations.
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 given words to the appropriate categories to facilitate memorizing the names of body parts and basic health-related phrases.
Części ciała
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Ćwiczenie 4: Conversation exercise
Instrukcja:
- Name the bodyparts. (Name the bodyparts.)
- Describe where it hurts. (Describe where it hurts.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Stopa ma pięć palców. A foot has five toes. |
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Głowa ma oczy, uszy, nos i usta. The head has eyes, ears, a nose, and a mouth. |
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Boli mnie szyja. My neck hurts. |
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Plecy są połączone z szyją. The back is connected with the neck. |
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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. Rano zawsze _____ ręce, zanim zjem śniadanie.
(In the morning I always _____ my hands before I eat breakfast.)2. Czy często _____ cię nogi po pracy?
(Do your legs often _____ after work?)3. _____ na spacer z przyjaciółmi wieczorem.
(_____ for a walk with friends in the evening.)4. Moja mama pyta, czy _____ się lepiej po chorobie.
(My mom asks if _____ better after the illness.)Exercise 7: Visit to the Doctor and Description of Pain
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Obudzić się - Wake up
Czas przeszły
- ja obudziłem się
- ty obudziłeś się
- on/ona/ono obudził się
- my obudziliśmy się
- wy obudziliście się
- oni/one obudzili się
Dzwonić - Call
Czas przeszły
- ja zadzwoniłem
- ty zadzwoniłeś
- on/ona/ono zadzwonił
- my zadzwoniliśmy
- wy zadzwoniliście
- oni/one zadzwonili
Boleć - Hurt
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja bolę
- ty bolisz
- on/ona/ono boli
- my bolimy
- wy boliście
- oni/one bolą
Pokazać - Show
Czas przeszły
- ja pokazałem
- ty pokazałeś
- on/ona/ono pokazał
- my pokazaliśmy
- wy pokazaliście
- oni/one pokazali
Zalecić - Recommend
Czas przeszły
- ja zaleciłem
- ty zaleciłeś
- on/ona/ono zalecił
- my zaleciliśmy
- wy zaleciliście
- oni/one zalecili
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Lesson Overview: Body Parts in Polish
This lesson introduces you to essential Polish vocabulary related to body parts and common health expressions. It is designed for A1 level learners, helping beginners communicate basic physical states and symptoms effectively.
Key Vocabulary: Body Parts
Familiarity with body part names is crucial. Here are some examples included in this lesson:
- głowa - head
- ręka - hand/arm
- oko - eye
- nogi - legs
- usta - mouth
Health-Related Expressions
You'll also learn verbs and phrases for talking about pain and illness:
- boleć - to hurt
- kaszel - cough
- gorączka - fever
Useful Phrases and Sentence Structures
The lesson provides common sentences such as:
- Boli mnie głowa, muszę odpocząć. (My head hurts, I need to rest.)
- Moje ręce są bardzo zmęczone po pracy. (My hands are very tired after work.)
- Czy możesz pokazać mi swoje kolano? (Can you show me your knee?)
These phrases demonstrate how to express symptoms, locate pain, and discuss health issues.
Dialog Practice
Practice common scenarios like visiting the doctor, talking with a friend about illness, or asking for medicine at a pharmacy. These dialogues enhance your conversational skills with relevant vocabulary and sentence patterns.
Verb Usage and Conjugation
The lesson also introduces conjugations of common verbs such as myć (to wash), boleć (to hurt), and others in present and past tenses, helping you form grammatically correct sentences.
Note on Language Differences
Polish vocabulary and sentence structure differ from English in some ways. For instance, the verb boleć requires the dative case for the person who feels pain, e.g., Boli mnie głowa literally means "It hurts me the head." When expressing possession in Polish, like "my hands," the word moje is used before the noun, unlike in English where possessive pronouns and word order differ.
Useful phrases include:
Boli mnie... - "...hurts me"
Czy możesz... - "Can you..."
Muszę... - "I need to..."
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