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Polish with John

Ioannes Oculusioannesoculus.com
Polish with John is a weekly show with short podcasts in simple Polish that will help you learn this beautiful and challenging language. The topics vary from standard ones like family or home to less standard and more interesting like space exploration or Polish history. Regular listening will help you master vocabulary and everyday phrases. For each episode, the transcript is provided on my blog. Everything is kept on A2 and B1 levels. New episodes are published on Mondays.
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Episodes

053 Język uzbecki

Are here any listeners from Uzbekistan? Today my podcast is about your language and country. Why? Because I'm learning Uzbek. Let's go! You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-17q If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music (attribu...

Oct 14, 20195 min

052 Chcesz się nauczyć języka? Czytaj!

Do you want to learn a language? Start reading! Let's go! You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-17f If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music (attribution not required)...

Oct 07, 20195 min

051 Co robimy w Internecie

The Internet is everywhere and you know it. You're using it to listen to this very episode! So why not learn some Internet vocabulary in Polish? Let's go! You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-179 If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolib...

Sep 30, 20197 min

050 Mimozami jesień się zaczyna

Autumn is coming, so some vocabulary is necessary to describe this time of year! Let's go! You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-16L If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music (attribution not required)...

Sep 23, 20195 min

049 Co myślę o innych krajach i językach

I'm not a person who travelled a lot. I have been here and there in my life, I met many great people. There are, however, people who have visited many more places than me. Well, sometimes I have to travel just looking at the map and using my imagination. In the episode, however, I share with you what I think and like about countries and people I know. Let's go! You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-16v ...

Sep 16, 20198 min

048 Polskie średniowiecze

Middle-ages. A time so long, long ago that we may consider it not important for our lives. Many phrases, however, are still used. People in Poland refer from time to time to some historical events they learnt at school. Why not then learn them now as a language learner? Let's go! You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-15V If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculu...

Sep 08, 20198 min

047 Bolesny wrzesień

The beginning of September is the time when many of us remember about the tragic beginning of the second World War. It was one of the most important periods of Polish history and our country was the most devastated by the horrible war. In the episode I tell you some fact about the very beginning of the war. You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-15J If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://...

Sep 02, 20197 min

046 Moje książki i książeczki

You may know that I have a lot of books. I love reading and there is not a thing like too many books for me. In this episode, I tell you about the book that I have. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-157 If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www....

Aug 19, 20195 min

045 O podróżach

Summer is the time to travel. Many of us travel to different countries, sometimes very far away. Here you can find many useful words about travels. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-153 If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audio...

Aug 12, 20197 min

044 Ekstremalna pogoda

Hi! Something different today for you. It's a simple story and five questions to check your listening comprehension. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-14f If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music (attribution not ...

Aug 05, 20195 min

043 Pan Nowak bez pracy

Hi! Something different today for you. It's a simple story and five questions to check your listening comprehension. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-14Q If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music (attribution not ...

Jul 29, 20197 min

042 Straszne rzeczy

TV series are very popular right now. Unfortunately, the Polish ones are not very good and therefore not so popular. So, I will talk about an American one that I like. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-14f If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://w...

Jul 22, 20195 min

041 Spacerem przez miasto

Let's have a little walk round the town and see how you can turn it into a language exercise. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-13Z If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music (attribution not required)...

Jul 15, 20195 min

040 Najlepszy przyjaciel człowieka

This episode is about my dog. He has a rather unusual name and is lovely! Do you want to know more and learn some Polish? Check it out! Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-13n If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/musi...

Jul 08, 20195 min

039 Moi nauczyciele ze szkoły

Summer holidays have started but I still think about school. Here are some of my memories of my teachers. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-13c If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music (attribution not required)...

Jul 01, 20196 min

038 Kraina Fantazja

Do you like travelling? Do you remember that the best childhood travels were to the land of imagination? Let's see where people in Poland used to travel as kids! Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-12r If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.you...

Jun 17, 20196 min

037 Powrót po przerwie

How to learn new words? Do you really need to cram all those long lists of vocabulary into your head? How to make the process easier and nicer? Check this episode and boost your Polish! Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-12i If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions;...

Jun 10, 20195 min

036 Gdy brakuje czasu

Time is a very precious thing. In the episode you will get a lot of phrases with time, about time and it's about time to learn them! ;) Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-127 If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/musi...

Apr 15, 20195 min

035 Na ty czy na pan, pani?

Episode about when to use "pan" or "pani" and when "ty" forms. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-11R If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music (attribution not required)...

Apr 02, 20196 min

034 Uzależnieni od telefonów

Are we addicted to our smartphones? Why? This episode is about it. You will hear a very common phrase used to say that someone spends a lot of time using their phone. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-11e If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://ww...

Mar 25, 20195 min

033 Pierwszy Polak na Księżycu

Do you like legends? Have you heard about Mr Twardowski - the first Pole to be on the Moon? You can listen to the legend in the newest episode. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-112 If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibr...

Mar 18, 20195 min

032 Z wizytą u rodziny

The previous episode was about family history, so I decided to talk more about the topic of family. This time it's about family meetings. You will learn some idiomatic phrases (like to be alone as a dog - być samotnym jak pies which means that one is very, very alone) and listen to some great Polish music. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-10g If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon!...

Mar 11, 20197 min

031 Rodzinne historie

Family history is one of my great hobbies and I want to share this interest a little bit with you today. You will hear about some of my ancestors, some rare Polish words for family relationships and have interesting content to develop your language skills. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-Zh If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcas...

Mar 04, 20198 min

030 Jestem narzędnikiem

Polish is one of those wonderful languages that uses cases. We have seven of them and some time ago I made a short revision of biernik (accusative) for you. Today we will deal with another one - narzędnik (instrumental). The conjugation is pretty easy and there are a lot of ways to use it! Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-Yz If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patre...

Feb 25, 20198 min

029 Gry komputerowe

Hobbies and entertainment are an important part of our lives. One of the very modern ways of spending your free time is to play computer games. That's why todayI'll tell you about my favourite games. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-Y3 If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right...

Feb 18, 20196 min

028 Czy to jest przyjaźń czy to jest kochanie

Love is in the air! Or maybe it isn't. St. Valentine's day is near, so in today's episode I'll talk about love and friendship. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-Xu If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music (attribu...

Feb 11, 20198 min

027 Kto daje i odbiera

When learning Polish one has to learn how to use cases. It's not always an easy thing, so today I want to show you how you can use accusative (biernik). Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-Xh If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/a...

Feb 04, 20199 min

026 Tajemnicze mieszkanie

When learning a language one is often asked to describe a flat. So was in my case, when my Spanish teacher gave us this topic during one of the classes. I ended up writing something not very standard. I translated and adapted the story for you. I hope this would inspire some other interesting flat descriptions! Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-X5 If you like my podcast, support me on Patr...

Jan 28, 20197 min

025 Na planie filmowym

'They're gonna put me in the movies; they're gonna make a big star out of me'. This is what I thought a few days ago when my friend offered me to play in his film. I was on cloud nine and this episode is about this situation. It's short as I think I got a little ill and I don't feel well. Anyway, I hope you will enjoy it! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-WD If you like my podcast, support me on ...

Jan 21, 20194 min

024 Idziemy na studia

I love learning and studying. In Polish 'studiować' means first and foremost studying at university. This episode will explain you shortly how this part of the education system works. Enjoy! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode and some exercises to review grammar and vocabulary on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-WD If you like my podcast, support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; so...

Jan 14, 20196 min
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