What do you need to know on level B1 in Polish?
Do you remember the post about What do you need to know to be on A2 level? If you already know everything from that list, here comes more:
What do you need to know on level B1 in Polish? (apart from all the list on A2)
Grammar
- Nouns and adjectives in singular and plural forms in masculine and feminine
- Cases – a review
- Wołacz (Vocative)
- Nouns – declination – a review (Verbal nouns)
- Pronouns – declination in singular and in plural forms
- Adjectives – declination in singular and in plural forms – a review
- Numerals – declination in singular and in plural forms – a review
- Prepositions
- Conjugation – a review (leżysz, cieszysz się, bierzesz, weźmiesz, itp.)
- Active voice and reflexive verbs – a review
- Impersonal verbs (trzeba, można, warto) – a review
- Imperatives
- Conditional sentences with „gdyby” and kind requests („Chcielibyśmy poprosić”)
- Verbs of movement and their repeatability (iść : chodzić, jechać : jeździć, itp.)
- Grade of adjectives
- Adverbs – forms, functions and grade
- Nationalities and its adjectives (Polska – Polak – polski)
- Creating feminine nouns – a review
- Verbal nouns
- Conjunctions (więc, dlatego)
- Adjunct – a review
Vocabulary
- People (personal information, nationality, education, languages, profession, occupation, appearance, clothing, features of personality, feelings and emotions ()
- Family and family life (pregnancy and labor, types and sizes of families, family relations, family history, relatives, family events, love)
- Every day life (routine, parts of a day, every day products, social life)
- Lifestyle (guilty pleasure)
- Free time (hobby, entertainment, ways of relaxation)
- Sport (sport disciplines, gym sport events)
- Apartment (size, location, type of apartment, rooms and furniture, renting a place)
- Places (size, location and type of towns, basic places in the cities, types of buildings – poczta, przystanek, kościół, city plan, country side life vs the city life, city characteristics)
- Travelling (means of transportation, where can we stay, tourist attractions, public transport and means of transportation, travel agencies, tours, types of luggage, travel documents)
- Job and work (professions and places of work, holidays, timetables, types of jobs, salary and income, job market, labour legislation)
- Education (education system, types of school, school supplies, subjects at school, university faculties, school life and it’s problems, grades, school marks, exams, tests, homework, extra – curricular activities)
- Food (products, meals, dishes, drinks (wine), tableware and cutlery, cookware, recipes, eating places, polska kuchnia),
- Shopping (types of shops and what you can buy there, products – their ingredients and characteristics, information – discounts and advertising, measurements, money, service places – fryzjer, kosmetyczka, szewc, methods of payment)
- Health and hygiene (mood, personal hygiene, body parts, sickness and illness – basic diseases, visits at the doctor’s and dentist’s, pharmacy, diet and healthy lifestyle, accidents)
- Nature (climate, weather, seasons (spring), landscapes, names of basic plants, animals and pets: police dogs, animals and art, wildlife conservation)
- State and society (countries and their political systems, national holidays, political and economical situation, most important Polish political parties, living conditions, crimes, war)
- Science and technology (development of science, computers, discoveries and inventions)
- Media (press, radio, television, Internet)
- Culture (cultural areas – literature, film, music, dance, cultural events – opening nights, festivals, awards, participation in culture, outstanding artists) ; check out my podcast to learn more about Polish culture and famous Polish people
- Other (current events, stereotypes, current political and social events)