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Words

57

Sentences

15

Words per sentence

3.8

in the vocabulary

100 %

measured level

A2

Reading time

1 min

Grammar in this text

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• Pojadę dalej autobusem · napiszę

  Perfective verbs in the present form are future: pojadę “I’ll go”, napiszę “I’ll write”. Two futures: będę robić and zrobię →

• Będę w domu · Kolacja będzie · kiedy będziesz

  być has a future of its own: będę w domu, kolacja będzie, kiedy będziesz. The future with będę: będę czytać, będę czytał →

• Pisz

  A request to someone you call ty: pisz “write”. The imperative: czytaj, pisz, rób →

The words from A2 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 5 of the 48 words in this text are at A2 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

• napisać

  to write

  A2

• odjechać

  to depart, drive off

  A2

• opóźniony

  delayed

  A2

• pojechać

  to go (off, by vehicle)

  A2

• zrobić

  to do, make (and finish)

  A2

The word lists for this text

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The verbs on this page, in every form: być · mieć · czekać · spać · zrobić · pisać · napisać · pojechać

Comprehension questions

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