Numbers and counting
Liczby i liczenie
- Learn to count
- Numbers from 1-100
This lesson covers essential Polish numbers and counting, focusing on everyday use like buying tickets and shopping. Key vocabulary includes numbers: trzy (three), dziesięć (ten), sto (one hundred), and practical phrases such as Ile masz lat? (How old are you?) and Potrzebuję pięć biletów (I need five tickets).
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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: numbers less than 50 and numbers equal to or greater than 50.
Liczby mniejsze niż 50
Liczby równe lub większe niż 50
Ćwiczenie 4: Conversation exercise
Instrukcja:
- Read the calculation tasks out loud and solve them. (Read the calculation tasks out loud and solve them.)
- Give a calculation task to the others. (Give a calculation task to the others. )
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Dziesięć plus dwa równa się dwanaście. Ten plus two equals twelve. |
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Dziesięć minus dwa równa się osiem. Ten minus two equals eight. |
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Dziesięć razy dwa równa się dwadzieścia. Ten times two equals twenty. |
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Dziesięć podzielone przez dwa równa się pięć. Ten devided by two equals five. |
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Tuzin to dwanaście. A dozen is twelve. |
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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. Ile lat _____?
(How old _____?)2. _____ trzydzieści lat i pracuję w biurze.
(_____ thirty years old and I work in an office.)3. Dzisiaj jest _____ kwietnia.
(Today is the _____ of April.)4. O której godzinie _____ pracę?
(At what time _____ work?)Exercise 7: Shopping at the market - Numbers and counting
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Iść - To go
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja idę
- ty idziesz
- on/ona/ono idzie
- my idziemy
- wy idziecie
- oni/one idą
Mieć - To have
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja mam
- ty masz
- on/ona/ono ma
- my mamy
- wy macie
- oni/one mają
Chcieć - To want
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja chcę
- ty chcesz
- on/ona/ono chce
- my chcemy
- wy chcecie
- oni/one chcą
Pytać - To ask
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja pytam
- ty pytasz
- on/ona/ono pyta
- my pytamy
- wy pytacie
- oni/one pytają
Mówić - To say
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja mówię
- ty mówisz
- on/ona/ono mówi
- my mówimy
- wy mówicie
- oni/one mówią
Liczyć - To count
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja liczę
- ty liczysz
- on/ona/ono liczy
- my liczymy
- wy liczycie
- oni/one liczą
Wracać - To return
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja wracam
- ty wracasz
- on/ona/ono wraca
- my wracamy
- wy wracacie
- oni/one wracają
Opowiadać - To tell
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja opowiadam
- ty opowiadasz
- on/ona/ono opowiada
- my opowiadamy
- wy opowiadacie
- oni/one opowiadają
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Lesson Overview: Numbers and Counting in Polish
This lesson introduces you to the fundamental concepts of numbers and counting in Polish. You will learn how to use numbers in everyday situations such as telling your age, shopping, ordering coffee, and buying bus tickets. The focus is on understanding and using cardinal numbers, simple arithmetic expressions, and common phrases that incorporate numbers.
Key Vocabulary and Expressions
- Numbers under 50: jeden (one), dziesięć (ten), dwadzieścia (twenty), czterdzieści (forty)
- Numbers 50 and above: pięćdziesiąt (fifty), sześćdziesiąt (sixty), osiemdziesiąt (eighty), sto (one hundred)
Example sentences:
Ile masz lat? (How old are you?)
Mam dwadzieścia pięć lat. (I am twenty-five years old.)
Kupuję trzy jabłka i dwie gruszki. (I am buying three apples and two pears.)
Using Numbers in Context
You will practice forming sentences with numbers combined with nouns (countable items like apples, bananas, tickets) and quantities, for example:
- Mam trzy jabłka i dwa banany.
- Potrzebuję pięć biletów na pociąg.
- W sklepie mam dziesięć złotych.
This will help you confidently handle real-life situations requiring numbers and quantities.
Sample Dialogues
The lesson contains practical dialogues such as:
- Buying bus tickets: Asking about ticket quantities and prices.
- Ordering coffee at a café: Requesting a certain number of coffees and specifying sugar quantity.
- Shopping at the store: Asking for prices and quantities, counting up to 100.
These dialogues will help you practice natural-speaking scenarios with numbers.
Grammar Focus: Verb Usage with Numbers
Verb conjugations related to sentences with numbers are included, emphasizing present tense forms of common verbs such as mieć (to have), iść (to go), and chcieć (to want). For example, in the question Ile lat masz?, the verb masz is the correct form for “you have.”
Short Story and Verb Tables
The lesson features a short story illustrating numbers in real-life shopping situations, designed to improve comprehension and vocabulary.
Verb tables provide present tense conjugations of verbs found in the story, supporting your practical understanding of grammar alongside numbers.
Notes on Differences from English
Polish numbers have gender and case distinctions which English numbers do not. For instance, jeden (one) changes form depending on the gender of the noun it modifies, but this lesson focuses on the basic nominative case used with common nouns.
The phrase Ile masz lat? literally translates to “How many years do you have?”, a structure unlike English. Also, Polish has special forms for ordinal numbers (e.g., dwudziesty pierwszy for “twenty-first”) which are important when stating dates.
Useful Phrases for Everyday Use
- Ile kosztuje…? – How much does ... cost?
- Poproszę ... – I would like ... (when ordering or requesting)
- To będzie ... złotych. – That will be ... zlotys.
- Chcę kupić ... – I want to buy ...
Mastering these elements will help you navigate numbers in Polish confidently and naturally.
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