KitsumiFree basic Polish words
A seven-page printable PDF for your first weeks of Polish: how the letters sound, 223 everyday words with their gender in colour, and sentences to read aloud.
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What's inside
- How Polish soundsPolish is read as it's written. One page covers sz, cz, rz and ż, the soft ś, ć, ź and ń, ł, the nasal ą and ę, and where the stress falls, with an example word for each. Plus a gentle way into clusters like Szczecin.
- 223 words, colour-codedGreetings, question words, family, days, numbers, food, places and verbs. Polish has no articles, so each noun wears its gender colour: masculine blue, feminine pink, neuter green.
- Show words and practiceReactions like Spoko, Serio? and Masakra!, what to call people, an honest note on Polish swearing, then ten sentences to read before you check.
How to use it
- Read the sounds page aloud once, then keep it next to you.
- Learn five words a day, and notice each noun's colour.
- Cover the grey English on the last page and read each sentence aloud, then slide the paper down to check.
- Watch something in Polish with Kitsumi and catch the words you know. Nie, jest and to turn up in nearly every line.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. It's a free PDF with no sign-up. Print it, keep it and share it.
Polish has no articles. How do I know the gender?
The ending usually tells you: a consonant is masculine, -a is feminine, -o, -e, -ę and -um are neuter. The sheet colours every noun, and marks the few that break the rule, like tata and noc.
What about the cases?
Polish nouns change their endings with their job in the sentence. Learn the dictionary form first; the endings come with listening.