Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started 7

Chapter 1: Introducing Polish 9

Chapter 2: Getting Down to Essential Polish Grammar 25

Part II: Polish in Action 49

Chapter 3: Dzień dobry! Cześć! Greetings and Introductions 51

Chapter 4: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk 73

Chapter 5: Dining Out and Going to the Market 91

Chapter 6: Shopping Made Easy 121

Chapter 7: Going Out on the Town 137

Chapter 8: Enjoying Yourself: Recreation 159

Chapter 9: Talking on the Phone 179

Part III: Polish on the Go 191

Chapter 10: Money, Money, Money 193

Chapter 11: Asking Directions 203

Chapter 12: Checking into a Hotel 225

Chapter 13: Getting Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis and More 239

Chapter 14: Planning a Trip 255

Chapter 15: Help! Handling Emergencies 269

Part IV: Polish in the Workplace 287

Chapter 16: Using Polish in the Office 289

Chapter 17: Polish on the Worksite 305

Chapter 18: Polish for Public Servants and Professionals 319

Part V: The Part of Tens 333

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Pick Up Polish Quickly 335

Chapter 20: Ten Everyday Polish Expressions 339

Chapter 21: Ten Polish Holidays to Remember 343

Chapter 22: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in Polish 349

Part VI: Appendixes 353

Appendix A: Mini-Dictionaries 355

Appendix B: Verb Tables 375

Appendix C: Polish Facts 389

Appendix D: Audio Tracks 393

Index 395

About the Author

Daria Gabryanczyk holds a degree in Teaching Modern Languages. She has taught Polish literature and Polish as a foreign language to schoolchildren, undergraduates and adults. Daria is a lecturer and an examiner for UK government institutions and London universities, as well as a publisherand a Polish Culture and Business trainer.