Polish reading texts by level
35 texts from A1 to B1, 3 442 words in all, with 118 comprehension questions. Each text shows how much of it is explained in this site’s vocabulary — calculated, not claimed.
A1 (12)
A1 · 69 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Moja rodzina
Kasia introduces her family: parents, a brother and an evening at the table.
A1 · 77 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Śniadanie w niedzielę
A long Sunday breakfast — and a daughter who is still asleep.
A1 · 75 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Nowe mieszkanie
Marek shows off his first flat of his own — small, bright and without a washing machine.
A1 · 72 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
W sklepie
Ewa does the weekend shopping and can’t find the milk.
A1 · 86 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Na przystanku
Snow, a bus that doesn’t come, and a boss who is still at home too.
A1 · 76 words · 1 min
StoryTravel
Pierwszy dzień w Krakowie
Lena’s first day in Kraków: a small hotel, a museum and pierogi in the evening.
A1 · 54 words · 1 min
DialogueEveryday life
Poznajmy się
Kasia and Tom meet — and go for a coffee.
A1 · 48 words · 1 min
MessageFamily
Kolacja u Oli
A brother and sister arrange dinner with their parents by text.
A1 · 49 words · 1 min
NoteCare work
Kartka na lodówce
Anna leaves her father a note: tablets, lunch and a phone number.
A1 · 40 words · 1 min
DialogueTravel
W kawiarni
Paul orders coffee and cake in a café — politely, with pan and pani.
A1 · 45 words · 1 min
NoticeLiving there
Ważna informacja
A notice in the stairwell: the lift is out for two days, and there’s cake on Saturday.
A1 · 79 words · 1 min
StoryCommuting across the border
Tydzień Piotra
Piotr lives in Szczecin and drives to work in Germany every day.
A2 (12)
A2 · 95 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Wakacje nad morzem
A week on the Baltic: sun, rain, a trip to Gdańsk and a lost wallet.
A2 · 101 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
U lekarza
Tomasz has a cold, rings the office and goes to the doctor.
A2 · 88 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Pierwszy dzień w pracy
Krzysztof starts a new job in Warsaw — with a key, a password and lunch.
A2 · 94 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Nowi sąsiedzi
Mrs Halina is annoyed with the young family upstairs — until one evening the lights go out.
A2 · 88 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Urodziny babci
The family plans a party for Grandma Zofia — and Grandma knows nothing about it.
A2 · 57 words · 1 min
DialogueCare work
W aptece
Jan has a sore throat and a cold and asks for advice at the chemist’s.
A2 · 56 words · 1 min
EmailTravel
Pytanie o pokój
Sabine emails to ask about a room in Zakopane — with a bathroom, and with a dog.
A2 · 90 words · 1 min
StoryFamily
Weekend u dziadków
Zosia and Kuba spend a weekend in the country — with a forest, a fox and a heart-shaped stone.
A2 · 57 words · 1 min
MessageCommuting across the border
Pociąg się spóźnia
Adam’s train from Berlin is late, and his wife is waiting with dinner.
A2 · 66 words · 1 min
DialogueTravel
Na dworcu
Klaus buys a ticket to Gdańsk at the counter and asks about the platform.
A2 · 58 words · 1 min
AdvertEveryday life
Sprzedam rower
Kasia is selling her old bike because she’s moving abroad.
A2 · 88 words · 1 min
StoryCare work
Babcia w szpitalu
Anna’s grandmother has to go into hospital, and the family takes turns.
B1 (11)
B1 · 139 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Szukam mieszkania
Julia is flat-hunting in Wrocław and learns to read the ads differently.
B1 · 120 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Awaria na autostradzie
On the way home from Berlin the car starts making noises, and Marek has to wait overnight.
B1 · 118 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Wigilia u dziadków
How one family spends Christmas Eve with the grandparents in the country.
B1 · 120 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Praca po drugiej stronie granicy
Agata lives in Słubice, works in Frankfurt (Oder) and walks across the bridge every morning.
B1 · 138 words · 1 min
StoryEveryday life
Ewa i pani Gerda
Ewa cares for an elderly lady in Germany — a day that starts early.
B1 · 187 words · 2 min
DialogueLiving there
W urzędzie
Hans wants to register his address in Gdańsk — and a signature is missing.
B1 · 187 words · 2 min
EmailTrades
Kran w kuchni
Anna writes to the building management: the tap is dripping, and there are neighbours downstairs.
B1 · 189 words · 2 min
StoryTrades
Remont łazienki
Tomek and Agnieszka do up their bathroom themselves — almost.
B1 · 180 words · 2 min
DialogueCare work
Rozmowa o mamie
Katarzyna rings her mother’s carer and hears something that worries her.
B1 · 177 words · 1 min
EmailCommuting across the border
Pytanie o podatek
Marek works in Germany, lives in Poland and sends his questions to a tax office.
B1 · 179 words · 1 min
NoticeLiving there
Pralnia w piwnicy
A notice from the building management: a new laundry room, new rules.
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