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In this episode recorded live on 1st May, Ania and Roy talk about one of Poland's most beloved holiday periods — Majówka, the May long weekend. They break down what happens on each of the three days (1st, 2nd and 3rd May), what Poles actually do to celebrate, and cover loads of everyday Polish vocabulary around holidays, traditions, food, and free time.

🇵🇱 Perfect for: Beginner to intermediate Polish learners who want natural, conversational Polish on culture and everyday life.

 

0:00 - Welcome & intro recorded live on 1st May

1:00 - Small talk: How are you? Co tam u Ciebie?

2:00 - Roy's morning: gym, sunshine & plans for a BBQ

3:30 - What is Majówka? Poland's May long weekend explained

5:00 - 1st May — Święto Pracy (Labour Day): why shops are closed

7:00 - Is Żabka always open? Even during nuclear war! 8:30 - 2nd May — Dzień Flagi Polskiej (Polish Flag Day)

10:00 - Polish flag colours: biało-czerwona — don't mix it up with Indonesia!

11:30 - 3rd May — Święto Konstytucji (Constitution Day)

13:00 - What do Poles do on Majówka? Stereotypes vs reality

14:30 - Grill + piwo = the ultimate Majówka combo

16:00 - Trips, travel & public Majówka events in villages and towns

18:00 - Festyn food: kiełbasa, frytki, gofry, lody...

19:30 - Roy's Majówka plans: gym, books & relaxing in the garden

21:00 - Bank holidays in Ireland vs Poland — a cultural difference

22:30 - Outro: enjoy the sunshine, leave a comment & do widzenia!

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🎉 Episode 600 — a huge milestone! In this remastered classic, Roy and Kamila explore one of the most fun travel debates: seaside or mountains? Along the way you'll pick up essential Polish vocabulary for travel, seasons, outdoor activities, and transport. Perfect natural conversational Polish for learners at any level.

🇵🇱 Perfect for: Beginner to intermediate Polish learners who want practical, everyday travel vocabulary.

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0:00 - Welcome & intro to Learn Polish Podcast

1:00 - Small talk: How are you? Co słychać?

1:45 - Today's topic: Do you like to travel? Morze czy Góry?

2:30 - Key vocabulary: morze (sea) & góry (mountains)

3:00 - Learning the verb "woleć" — to prefer

4:00 - Roy's answer: it depends on the weather & season!

4:45 - Seasons in Polish: zima, wiosna, lato, jesień

5:30 - Summer at the seaside: what can we do? (pływać, opalać się...)

7:00 - Building sandcastles: zamki z piasku

7:30 - Water sports: pływać żaglówką (sailing)

8:15 - Beach volleyball: siatkówka

9:00 - Eating ice cream: jeść lody

9:30 - Winter in the mountains: jeździć na nartach (skiing)

10:30 - Hiking & nature: spacerować, oglądać przyrodę i zwierzęta

11:30 - Tent or hotel? Sleeping under the stars vs comfort

12:30 - Robaki (insects) — why Roy prefers a hotel!

13:30 - Torches & camping: latarka

14:00 - How do you like to travel? Samochodem, autobusem, pociągiem, samolotem? 15:30 - Why Roy dislikes trains: too noisy to read! 16:30 - Outro & farewell: Do widzenia!

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Welcome to the New Year - Witamy w Nowym Roku

How was your New Years Party - Jak minęła impreza noworoczna

Everything was good - Wszystko było dobrze

How was you New Years party? - Jak ci minęło przyjęcie noworoczne?

I was at home with my son because you had a party - Byłem w domu z moim synem, ponieważ miałeś imprezę

New Years Resolutions - Postanowienia noworoczne

What are your New Years Resolutions? - Jakie są twoje postanowienia noworoczne?

for me I always have a book that I write a list of goals that I want to do for the year - dla mnie zawsze mam książkę, w której piszę listę celów, które chcę zrobić na ten rok

What is your goal No.1? - Jaki jest twój cel nr 1?

Read 50 Books - Przeczytaj 50 książek

No.2 to do 26 online courses - Nr 2 na 26 kursów online

To do something like Polish online? - zrobić coś takiego jak polski online?

No something interesting - Nic ciekawego

Something that gives me energy and not take it - Coś, co daje mi energię i jej nie biorę

No. 3 I don't know. I do not have my list with me - Nr 3 nie wiem. Nie mam przy sobie mojej listy

Go to another country that I have never been to - Idź do innego kraju, w którym nigdy nie byłem

Cook 5 new dishes - Gotuj 5 nowych potraw

and you Kamila, what is your New Years Resolutions? - a wy Kamila, jakie są wasze postanowienia noworoczne?

My plan for the new year is less work / more rest - Mój plan na nowy rok to mniej pracy / więcej odpoczynku

To do more sport especially Yoga - Uprawiać więcej sportu, zwłaszcza jogę

I plan to do a Yoga course for being a Yoga instructor - Planuję zrobić kurs jogi jako instruktor jogi

More walking - Więcej chodzenia

More time in Nature - Więcej czasu w naturze

The most important plan - Najważniejszy plan

What are our students plans for the new year? - Jakie są plany naszych studentów na nowy rok?

Maybe less TV - Może mniej telewizji

Maybe less work - Może mniej pracy

Maybe to relax more - Może bardziej zrelaksować się

Maybe more sport - Może więcej sportu

Maybe less fast food - Może mniej fast foodów

Earn more money - Zarób więcej pieniędzy

Don't smoke cigarettes - Nie pal papierosów

or don't drink alcohol - lub nie pij alkoholu

or don't drink coffee - lub nie pij kawy

or don't take drugs - lub nie bierz narkotyków

So write what are your plans for the new year - Napisz więc, jakie masz plany na nowy rok

 

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In this Episode you will learn: - W tym odcinku nauczysz się:

Warmly welcome - Serdecznie witamy

How are you - Jak się masz

I'm good and you - dobrze, a ty

What will we be talking about today - O czym dzisiaj będziemy rozmawiać

Christmas - Boże Narodzenie

Merry Christmas - Wesołych Świąt

Roy you don't have a Christmas tree - Roy, nie masz choinki

Better outside - Lepiej na zewnątrz

Decorate the tree - Udekoruj drzewo

In Poland people decorate trees - W Polsce ludzie dekorują drzewa

Angel - Anioł

On the top is a star - Na górze jest gwiazda

Christmas balls - Bombki choinkowe

Christmas lights - oświetlenie świąteczne

I have two Christmas trees, one in the saloon and the other in my sons room - Mam dwie choinki, jedną w salonie i drugą w pokoju moich synów

Students do you have a Christmas tree at home? - Studenci, czy macie w domu choinkę?

Happy New Year and Merry Christmas - Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku i Wesołych Świąt

We cook a lot - Dużo gotujemy

In Poland people generally cook dumplings - W Polsce ludzie zazwyczaj gotują pierogi

Turkey - indyk

Roast Potatoes - Pieczone ziemniaki

What is your main dish - Jakie jest twoje główne danie?

Mushroom soup with noodles - Zupa grzybowa z makaronem

Cabbage with peas - Kapusta Z Groszkiem

Carp fish - Karp

Presents - Przedstawia

Presents under the Christmas tree - Prezenty pod choinką

Polish tradition - Polska tradycja

Santa clause - Święty Mikołaj

Thank you for listening for the whole year - Dziękujemy za słuchanie przez cały rok

We will be back next year - Wrócimy w przyszłym roku

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - Wesołych Świąt i Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku

 

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Teatro de idiomas

Polish for all foreigners

Hi, I’m Ania, founder of Teatro de Idiomas. Learning Polish with us isn’t just effective — it’s fun, inspiring, and super exciting! We teach through Spanish, English, or Russian, so you can learn Polish in a language you already know and feel comfortable with.

 

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https://teatrodeidiomas.pl/pl/

 

I have just launched my PodFather Podcast Coach Community https://www.skool.com/podfather/about

 

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In this Episode you will learn:

Hi / Bye - Cześć, or bye can be paToday we will talk about sport - Dzisiaj porozmawiamy o sporcieDo you like sport - Lubisz sportTo do sport - Uprawiać sportHow often do you play sport - Jak często uprawiasz sportOnce a week - Raz w tygodniuTwice a week - Dwa razy w tygodniu

What type of sport - Jaki rodzaj sportuI

play squash - Gram w squasha

When the weather is good I cycle - Przy dobrej pogodzie jeżdżę na rowerze

What else - Co jeszcze

Do you swim - PływaszI

prefer to swim at the beach - Wolę pływać na plaży

Ocean - Ocean

I like to swim in the ocean - Lubię pływać w oceanieIn

the swimming pool - W basenie

When I was young - Kiedy byłem młody

Lots of swimming pools have chlorine and its not good for your skin - Wiele basenów ma chlor i nie jest dobry dla twojej skóry

What types of sport do you know - Jakie rodzaje sportu znasz?

Martial Arts - Sztuki walki

Maybe football - Może futbol

Basketball - Koszykówka

Volleyball / Tennis / Golf - Siatkówka / Tenis / Golf

Badminton / Skiing / Ice Skating - Badminton / Narciarstwo / Łyżwiarstwo

Rugby - Rugby

Scuba Diving - Nurkowanie z akwalungiem

Sky Diving - Spadochroniarstwo

Extreme Sports - Sporty ekstremalne

Parachute - Spadochron

What sport do you like - Jaki sport lubisz

I do not like to watch sport, I prefer to play - Nie lubię oglądać sportu, wolę grać

Squash / Tennis / Martial Arts / Swimming - Squash / Tenis / Sztuki walki / PływanieI like to run - lubię biegać

Cycle - Cykl

Do Yoga, its very good for your health and body - Uprawiaj jogę, która jest bardzo dobra dla zdrowia i ciała

I like to play football with my son - Lubię grać w piłkę nożną z moim synem

We were in the shop and he asked me to buy a basketball - Byliśmy w sklepie, a on poprosił mnie o zakup koszykówki

and when you were young - a kiedy byłeś młody

Boxing - Boks

Its good for your head - To dobrze dla twojej głowy

Students - What sports do you like best? - Studenci - Jakie sporty lubisz najbardziej?

 

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Teatro de idiomas

Polish for all foreigners

Hi, I’m Ania, founder of Teatro de Idiomas. Learning Polish with us isn’t just effective — it’s fun, inspiring, and super exciting! We teach through Spanish, English, or Russian, so you can learn Polish in a language you already know and feel comfortable with.

 

https://www.instagram.com/teatrodeidiomas/

 

https://teatrodeidiomas.pl/pl/

 

I have just launched my PodFather Podcast Coach Community https://www.skool.com/podfather/about

 

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