A2 · 35 words
House and flat in Polish
Neighbours and rent, the ground floor, hall and cellar, furniture, heating, electricity and rubbish, moving house.
Practise this list
From these 35 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
More about this list
Many people in Poland live in a blok, a block of flats, or in an old kamienica, a town house with a courtyard. The ground floor is parter and floors are counted from above it, the British way — pierwsze piętro is the first floor, not the ground floor. Furniture is plural: meble, and one piece is mebel, which English cannot say in one word. And as with work, some places take na: na parterze, na strychu, na podwórku.
The words
Verb (3)
wynajmowaćto rent; to letVerbA2
imperfective; perfective: wynająć. wynajmuję, wynajmujesz.
wyrzucaćto throw awayVerbA2
imperfective; perfective: wyrzucić. wyrzucam, wyrzucasz.
przeprowadzać sięto move (house)VerbA2
imperfective; perfective: przeprowadzić się. przeprowadzam się, przeprowadzasz się.
Noun (2)
meblefurnitureNounA2
Mostly plural. One piece of furniture: mebel.
śmiecirubbish, litterNounA2
Plural only. Genitive śmieci.
Noun (m) (17)
sąsiadneighbour (man)Noun (m)A2
masculine personal: plural sąsiedzi, locative o sąsiedzie.
czynszrentNoun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate.
właścicielowner; landlordNoun (m)A2
masculine personal: plural właściciele.
blokblock of flatsNoun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate. Locative w bloku.
parterground floorNoun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate. With na: na parterze.
przedpokójhall (of a flat)Noun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate. ó becomes o: w przedpokoju.
korytarzcorridor, hallwayNoun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate. A long passage, also in an office or a hotel.
dachroofNoun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate. Locative na dachu.
garażgarageNoun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate.
fotelarmchairNoun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate. “In the armchair”: w fotelu.
dywancarpet, rugNoun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate. Locative na dywanie.
kocblanketNoun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate.
piekarnikovenNoun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate. Locative w piekarniku.
kaloryferradiatorNoun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate. Locative na kaloryferze.
prądelectricity, powerNoun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate. Genitive prądu. Also a current in water.
porządekorder, tidinessNoun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate. The e drops: porządku. “To do the cleaning”: robić porządki.
strychattic, loftNoun (m)A2
masculine, inanimate. With na: na strychu.
Noun (f) (10)
sąsiadkaneighbour (woman)Noun (f)A2
kamienicatown house, old apartment buildingNoun (f)A2
piwnicacellar, basementNoun (f)A2
półkashelfNoun (f)A2
With na: na półce.
zasłonacurtainNoun (f)A2
poduszkapillow; cushionNoun (f)A2
kołdraduvetNoun (f)A2
zmywarkadishwasherNoun (f)A2
kuchenkacooker, stoveNoun (f)A2
Also: kuchenka mikrofalowa “microwave”.
mikrofalówkamicrowaveNoun (f)A2
Short for kuchenka mikrofalowa.
Noun (n) (3)
podwórkoyard, courtyardNoun (n)A2
With na: na podwórku.
ogrzewanieheatingNoun (n)A2
The whole system; a single radiator is kaloryfer.
światłolightNoun (n)A2
“Light on”: zapalić światło, “light off”: zgasić światło.
This list belongs to Home and household — five lists and 188 words that can also be practised as a whole.