Course Overview
146 short daily conversations in Polish, each with an English translation. They run from complete beginner, Newbie (A1), to Advanced (C2). Follow them in order, one a day.
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
About the course and how the levels work
Each lesson is one short, natural conversation in Polish with an English translation: everything you need to learn by understanding, without pressure.
The course is meant to be followed in order, but there's no rush. You can move forward when you're ready or revisit previous lessons as often as you like. Repetition is part of the process: it helps your brain internalize the language over time.
Polish changes the way it speaks with the people talking: family and friends say ty, while strangers, customers and staff use the polite pan and pani. Every lesson says who the speakers are, women and men, children, teenagers and grandparents, so you pick up the right forms along with the words.
New to Polish? Take a few minutes with the sounds of Polish first: its spelling is regular, so once you know the letters you can read every line aloud.
If you've finished today's lesson but want to keep the input going, the Resources page lists free Polish podcasts, YouTube channels and other tools.
Lessons are grouped into levels on the CEFR scale, the European standard that runs from A1 (beginner) to C2 (near native). They follow the requirements of the official Polish state certificate exams for each of the six levels. Each level has its own page: Newbie (A1), Pre-Elementary (A2), Elementary (B1), Intermediate (B2), Upper-Intermediate (C1), Advanced (C2).
Newbie (A1)
- Day 1 First Shift at the Café
- Day 2 Is This Seat Free?
- Day 3 Are You Tomek?
- Day 4 Mum or Grandma?
- Day 5 The Man with the Guitar
- Day 6 The Old Family Album
- Day 7 Where's the Station?
- Day 8 Hot Soup in Toruń
- Day 9 Sixty-One or Nineteen?
- Day 10 Not Kasia, Katarzyna
- Day 11 Two Nowaks
- Day 12 Whose Number Is This?
- Day 13 A Pastry, Please
- Day 14 What's Good in the Canteen?
- Day 15 Something Under the Desk
- Day 16 Where's the Key?
- Day 17 Is That a Wardrobe?
- Day 18 Two Loaves for a Student
- Day 19 Sunday in the Park
- Day 20 The Price of Good Coffee
- Day 21 Shopping on His Own
- Day 22 Photos from the School Play
- Day 23 Five Today
- Day 24 A New Volunteer
- Day 25 Reading the Menu
- Day 26 The Forgotten Number
- Day 27 Lamp or Table?
- Day 28 Butter at the Market
- Day 29 Healthy Chocolate
- Day 30 Grandpa Asks About Kasia
- Day 31 Packing the School Bag
- Day 32 Grandma's Favourite Question
- Day 33 A Busy Day Tomorrow
- Day 34 Cheesecake or Plain Bread
- Day 35 A Beard at the Door
- Day 36 The Missing Newspaper
- Day 37 Grandpa's Old Phone
- Day 38 A Chart Nobody Understands
- Day 39 Speaking Polish Already
- Day 40 A CV and a New Boss
- Day 41 Two Identical Shopping Bags
- Day 42 The Dog and the Bread Roll
- Day 43 Big News from Antek
- Day 44 Ham for Cheese
- Day 45 The Barista Who Drinks Tea
- Day 46 Last Year's Calendar
- Day 47 Cheese or Ham at Żabka
- Day 48 Jumping the Queue at the Clinic
- Day 49 A Cat on the Video Call
- Day 50 A Dog Who Knows No Polish
- Day 51 The Pharmacy Is Closed
- Day 52 A Very Young Teacher
- Day 53 Cinema or Library?
- Day 54 The Doctor at the Market
- Day 55 A Fast Learner
Pre-Elementary (A2)
- Day 1 Once More, Slowly
- Day 2 Take a Deep Breath First
- Day 3 A Sudden Stomach Ache
- Day 4 Three More Books, Dad
- Day 5 The Secret of Mum's Soup
- Day 6 The Hedgehog Stays Here
- Day 7 Who's Inside the Bear?
- Day 8 The Same Present Twice
- Day 9 A Whole Jar of Coins
- Day 10 Cheesecake for a Name Day
- Day 11 Grandma's Box of Plates
- Day 12 Not My Favourite Dress
- Day 13 Doughnuts for the Teacher
- Day 14 A Visitor on the Balcony
- Day 15 Sent to the Wrong Person
- Day 16 Every Day but Today
- Day 17 The Goal Dad Missed
- Day 18 Eyes Closed at Morskie Oko
- Day 19 Paid in Pierogi
- Day 20 Thursday, Not Friday
- Day 21 Mum Thinks I Baked It
- Day 22 The Washing Machine Again
- Day 23 The Wrong Parcel Locker
- Day 24 The Professor's Lost Keys
- Day 25 Running at Walking Pace
- Day 26 Pancakes After the Soup
- Day 27 Skating, Then Hot Chocolate
- Day 28 Cucumber Soup Tomorrow
- Day 29 Signed by Niemen
Elementary (B1)
- Day 1 More Important Than Birthdays
- Day 2 The Wrong Wedding Hall
- Day 3 Breakfast Comes First
- Day 4 The Friend from Kielce
- Day 5 My Teacher Lives Downstairs
- Day 6 PÄ…czki for the Whole Class
- Day 7 A Contract with the Family
- Day 8 Racing for the Zakopane Bus
- Day 9 The Guitar Nobody Wanted
- Day 10 Three Plates of Pierogi
- Day 11 The Grandpa Who Knows
- Day 12 Cheesecake Instead of Cash
- Day 13 Slower Runs, Longer Chats
- Day 14 No More Desk of My Own
- Day 15 Trainers in the Backpack
- Day 16 Booked for Eight
- Day 17 Nerves Before the Matura
- Day 18 Stronger Than You
- Day 19 One Form or Two
- Day 20 His Suit Is New
- Day 21 A Month of Jars
- Day 22 Three Weeks of Texting
- Day 23 A Reference for the Seaside
- Day 24 Louder Than the Tram
- Day 25 A Present That Cleans
Intermediate (B2)
- Day 1 Heating by the Square Metre
- Day 2 Lost at the Speedway
- Day 3 A Room Too Cheap
- Day 4 Written by a Machine?
- Day 5 Solar Panels, Not Law
- Day 6 A Carp for Six
- Day 7 Yellow Fever via Nairobi
- Day 8 Diet Boxes, Wrong Address
- Day 9 Seven ZÅ‚oty a Basket
- Day 10 A Ban on Balcony Barbecues?
- Day 11 Six Months in Oslo
- Day 12 Dad's Fishing Channel
- Day 13 Three Hours of Sleep
- Day 14 The Upside-Down Cat
Upper-Intermediate (C1)
- Day 1 The Skatepark Letter
- Day 2 Twenty Voices from London
- Day 3 Finders Keepers?
- Day 4 The Dog Clause
- Day 5 Too Busy for Sick Leave
- Day 6 Grandma's Brick in the Castle
- Day 7 It's Dad Who Got Lost
- Day 8 Underlined in Pencil
- Day 9 Eyes on His Phone
- Day 10 A Crow That Counts to Four
- Day 11 A Wristband with an Alarm
- Day 12 Twelve Per Cent for Exclusivity
Advanced (C2)
- Day 1 Lost Among the Crocuses
- Day 2 The Nineties Had QR Codes
- Day 3 Vinegar on the Shelves
- Day 4 Anonymous, I Take It
- Day 5 Your Honour, I Object
- Day 6 Damask, Moths and a Deposit
- Day 7 Onboarding a Purist
- Day 8 Airbnb for Allotments
- Day 9 Damage Control for Dad's Skoda
- Day 10 The Treaty of the Shared Desk
- Day 11 The Cat Under the Hoodie
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