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Conjugate TO BE in polish for me?


WannaLearn  
9 Jan 2007 /  #1
Thank you! I know jestes and .....that's it.
Also can someone point me to a simple and clear thread or website with essential POlish grammar please? I've looked in some threads here, you people explain really well!
dziadek  3 | 64  
9 Jan 2007 /  #2
I am- Ja jestem
You are (singular)- Ty jesteś
He is- On jest
She is- Ona jest
It is- Ono/ To jest
We are- My jesteśmy
You are (plural)- Wy jesteście
They are (males)- Oni są
They are (women/ children)- One są
OP WannaLearn  
9 Jan 2007 /  #3
Thank you very much, dziadek!
chizan  - | 2  
17 Sep 2007 /  #4
Merged:Conjugate Polish simple present tense of two verbs for me?

Can somebody conjugate these two verbs for me in simple present tense?

Please include pronunciation.

TO WANT
I want
You (s) want
He/she/it wants
We want
You (pl) want
They want

TO NEED
I need
You (s) need
He/she/it needs
We need
You (pl) need
They need

I mostly need the pronunciation of the words.

~thanks so much~
Rysia1  - | 1  
17 Sep 2007 /  #5
sorry for lack of Polish font

to want - chciec (pronounce like hchetch)

ja - chce (htse)
ty - chcesz (hsesh)
on, ona, ono - chce (hse)

my - chcemy (htseme)
wy - chcecie (htsetche)
oni, one - chca (hstaw)

to need - potrzebowac (pote she bo vatch)

ja - potrzebuje (pote she booyeh)
ty - potrzebujesz (pote she boo yesh)
on,ona, ono - potrzebuje (pote she boo yeh)

my - potrzebujemy (pote she boo yeh me)
wy - potrzebujecie (pote she boo yeh che)
oni, one - potrzebuja (pote she boo yawn)
chizan  - | 2  
17 Sep 2007 /  #6
Thank you~!!!!
fitzfink12  - | 1  
17 Sep 2007 /  #7
Merged:Conjugate "to be" in Polish please!

Can somebody conjugate to be please? in the present tense. also pronounce.
Tlum  12 | 260  
17 Sep 2007 /  #8
ja jestem - I am
ty jestes - you are
on/ona/ono jest - he/she/it is
my jestesmy - we are
wy jestescie - you are
oni sa - they are
kochanie  3 | 58  
18 Sep 2007 /  #9
I could have done this but I was beaten to it! :( x
Krzysztof  2 | 971  
18 Sep 2007 /  #10
after reflecting a bit I think I could have done it too!
kochanie  3 | 58  
18 Sep 2007 /  #11
we were robbed dude! x
osiol  55 | 3921  
18 Sep 2007 /  #12
yestem
yestesh <jesteś>
yest
yesteshmi (the i at the end rhymes with the i in the word big) <jesteśmy>
yestesh-che (the e at the end - like the e in shed) <jesteście>
so (the o is a bit like the nasal French o) - <są>
In fact the letter e is always like the e in shed - never the long e in been.
abc  - | 4  
2 Dec 2007 /  #13
Merged: conjugation of verb to be (byc)

is this correct jestem, jestes, jest, testesmy, jestescie, san (i know i have forgotten accents)
Lukasz  49 | 1746  
2 Dec 2007 /  #14
san

są

:)

==
ja jestem
ty jesteś
ona/on jest

my jesteśmy
wy jesteście
oni są
Michal  - | 1865  
2 Dec 2007 /  #15
san (i know i have forgotten accents)

Oni, one (if women) są
abc  - | 4  
2 Dec 2007 /  #16
thank you for replying. can i say jestem Angielski or i must say je jestem angielski
JustysiaS  13 | 2235  
2 Dec 2007 /  #17
jestem Angielski

you can't say that sorry! you either say Jestem Anglikem or Jestem z Anglii
Michal  - | 1865  
2 Dec 2007 /  #18
You could say 'ja jestem angielskim panem', I suppose or 'ja to angol. I am from England can in fact be translated many ways including 'ja jestem z Albionu', which means pretty much the same thing.
osiol  55 | 3921  
2 Dec 2007 /  #19
What about past and future?
There's got to be more life in theis thread yet.

How exactly do you say 'there was...'
Michal  - | 1865  
2 Dec 2007 /  #20
Był, była, było, były and byli all depending on gender and case. Kiedyś tu był dom-there was once a house here and on it goes. You could start a sentence like 'wtedy był....' meaning 'at that time...'
osiol  55 | 3921  
2 Dec 2007 /  #21
Dawno, dawno temu były(?) duży bakłażan, for example...
polishgirltx  
2 Dec 2007 /  #22
był 1 bakłażan....
byly 2 (and more) bakłażany....
Michal  - | 1865  
2 Dec 2007 /  #23
Just use kiedyś dawno. I have already shown you some examples depending on the context of what you want to say of course. Where does this word bakłażan keep coming into the equassion for?
osiol  55 | 3921  
2 Dec 2007 /  #24
Where does this word bakłażan keep coming into the equassion for?

Wherefore?
I like it. Almost as much as I like its English equivalent.
That is almost as much as I like the vegetable itself.
I also think it makes quite a neutral word to use in examples.

polishgirltx

Thanks.
Some aubergine for you!
JustysiaS  13 | 2235  
2 Dec 2007 /  #25
Just use kiedyś dawno. I have already shown you some examples depending on the context of what you want to say of course

do what he said, or he will hit you with his walking stick
osiol  55 | 3921  
2 Dec 2007 /  #26
He'll have to get past the barrage of aubergines first.
Once more for Michal:

BAK£A-AN
Mufasa  19 | 357  
2 Dec 2007 /  #27
I like it. Almost as much as I like its English equivalent.
That is almost as much as I like the vegetable itself.

Goes very nice with melted CHEESE!
osiol  55 | 3921  
2 Dec 2007 /  #28
Yes, but this is a language-related thread, so is this correct?

Będzie bakłażany i ser?
Mufasa  19 | 357  
2 Dec 2007 /  #29
so is this correct?

Będzie bakłażany i ser?

Not sure, I would say so, but lets ask Dariusz, or one of our other language experts?

Btw, I thought you were fluent in Polish?
JustysiaS  13 | 2235  
2 Dec 2007 /  #30
Będzie bakłażany i ser?

did you want to say 'there will be aubergines and cheese'? in that case i'd say 'będą bakłażany i ser'

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