Transportation
Transport
- Describe the different types of transportation.
- Buy a transport ticket.
- Describe transportation between places.
Explore essential Polish transportation vocabulary like autobus (bus), tramwaj (tram), and pociąg (train), alongside travel actions such as jechać (to go by vehicle) and kupować bilet (to buy a ticket), to confidently navigate city travel conversations.
Vocabulary (1) Share Copied!
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: means of transport and activities related to traveling.
Środki transportu
Czynności związane z podróżowaniem
Ćwiczenie 4: Conversation exercise
Instrukcja:
- Describe the different ways of transportation you see in the pictures. (Describe the different ways of transportation you see in the pictures.)
- What transportation do you use to go to work or for your daily activities? (What transportation do you use to go to work or for your daily activities?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Podróżujemy do Hiszpanii samolotem. We travel to Spain by plane. |
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Jeżdżę autobusem do pracy. I take the bus to work. |
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Zawsze jeżdżę rowerem do szkoły. I always cycle to school. |
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Biorę taksówkę, aby pojechać na lotnisko. I take a taxi to go to the airport. |
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Jedziemy pociągiem do Madrytu. We take the train to Madrid. |
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Każdego dnia chodzę 15 minut do piekarni. Every day, I walk 15 minutes to the bakery. |
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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 ___ do pracy autobusem.
(Every day I ___ to work by bus.)2. W sobotę ___ do centrum samochodem.
(On Saturday I will ___ to the city center by car.)3. Musimy ___ tramwajem, bo to jest szybsze.
(We have to ___ by tram because it is faster.)4. Jutro oni ___ pociągiem do Krakowa.
(Tomorrow they are ___ to Krakow by train.)Exercise 7: Commute to work by public transport
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Jechać - To ride
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja jadę
- ty jedziesz
- on/ona/ono jedzie
- my jedziemy
- wy jedziecie
- oni/one jadą
Iść - To walk
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja idę
- ty idziesz
- on/ona/ono idzie
- my idziemy
- wy idziecie
- oni/one idą
Przyjechać - To arrive
Czas przeszły
- ja przyjechałem/przyjechałam
- ty przyjechałeś/przyjechałaś
- on/ona/ono przyjechał/przyjechała/przyjechało
- my przyjechaliśmy/przyjechałyśmy
- wy przyjechaliście/przyjechałyście
- oni/one przyjechali/przyjechały
Jeździć - To ride
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja jeżdżę
- ty jeździsz
- on/ona/ono jeździ
- my jeździmy
- wy jeździcie
- oni/one jeżdżą
Wracać - To return
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja wracam
- ty wracasz
- on/ona/ono wraca
- my wracamy
- wy wracacie
- oni/one wracają
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Transportation in Polish: Lesson Overview
This lesson introduces essential vocabulary and expressions related to transportation in Polish at the A1 beginner level. It covers common means of transport, activities connected with traveling, and useful phrases to talk about buying tickets, asking directions, and describing travel plans.
Key Vocabulary: Means of Transport and Travel Activities
- Means of transport: samochód (car), rower (bicycle), autobus (bus), pociąg (train), tramwaj (tram)
- Travel-related activities: jechać (to go/ride by vehicle), kupować bilet (to buy a ticket), wsiadać (to get on)
Basic Sentences and Phrases
Students learn to understand and form sentences such as:
- Codziennie jeżdżę autobusem do pracy. (I take the bus to work every day.)
- Chcę kupić bilet na tramwaj do centrum. (I want to buy a ticket for the tram to the city center.)
- Jak długo jedziesz pociągiem do Warszawy? (How long do you travel by train to Warsaw?)
- Jazda rowerem jest zdrowa i szybka. (Riding a bike is healthy and fast.)
- Gdzie jest przystanek autobusowy? (Where is the bus stop?)
- Czy jedziesz dziś samochodem do miasta? (Are you driving to the city by car today?)
Dialogues Featuring Practical Situations
The lesson includes dialogues useful for real-life situations such as buying tickets at a kiosk, asking about train connections, and inquiring about public transportation routes and schedules.
Verb Conjugations and Usage
To support language production, the lesson reviews conjugations of key verbs in Polish relevant to transportation contexts. For example, the verb jechać (to go by vehicle) in present tense:
- ja jadę
- ty jedziesz
- on/ona/ono jedzie
- my jedziemy
- wy jedziecie
- oni/one jadą
Other verbs covered include iść (to go on foot), kupować (to buy), przyjechać (to arrive), and wsiadać (to get on).
Useful Expressions Compared to English
Unlike English, Polish verb conjugations change according to person and number very distinctly, especially for motion verbs. For example, the English verb "to go" covers multiple senses, but Polish distinguishes between iść (on foot) and jechać (by vehicle). Also, ticket-related phrases often include specific prepositions like na tramwaj (for the tram). Students will find practical phrases like Chcę kupić bilet na autobus (I want to buy a bus ticket) essential for daily communication.
Summary
This lesson offers a comprehensive introduction to transportation vocabulary and phrases in Polish, includes practical dialogues, important verb conjugations, and explains cultural and grammatical differences regarding how travel is expressed in Polish compared to English.
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