Reinforce your Polish knowledge

Polish is the official language of Poland. It is the first language of over 40 million Polish speakers worldwide and also one of the official languages of the European Union.

Polish Learning Tips

• The pronunciation of particular letters is specified by the placement of various marks: ˛  ogonek        ∕  bar        ´  kreska   and     ˙  kropka
• Many actions expressed in Polish have two verbs: one for when the action occurs in one direction, and another for when it occurs in multiple directions.
• Polish nouns and adjectives alter their form depending on how they are used in sentences or phrases. The Rosetta Stone program teaches you how to recognise the changes in the words and how that influences their meaning.
• Singular nouns in Polish are divided by gender: masculine, feminine, or neuter. The gender of a noun is matched by its ending.
• The majority of Polish verbs have two different forms; one for actions that have finished and another for those still in progress.
• It is not unusual for the subject to be omitted from a sentence. Rosetta Stone will help you learn to identify the speaker or who is being spoken about by recognising the verb form.
• Polish has both formal and informal ways to address others depending on the age of the speaker and the relationship to the addressee.