GCSEPolishAQARevision NotesTheme 1: Identity and cultureMe, my family and friendsRelationships & Marriage

Relationships & Marriage (AQA GCSE Polish): Revision Note

Exam code: 8688

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Relationships and marriage

  • For the topic of relationships, you need to be able to talk about your family and friends in more detail

  • This includes describing their personality and saying whether you get along with them or not

  • You could even give information about your future plans relating to relationships, e.g. by talking about marriage and/or children

  • You will learn about essential grammar points like reflexive verbs and pronouns and modal verbs

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Relationships and marriage: vocabulary

  • Some useful words and phrases for the topic of 'Relationships' are:

    • Dobrze dogaduję się z … - I get on well with …

    • Często kłócę się z … - I often argue with …

    • Dobrze się ze sobą dogadujemy. - We get on well with each other.

    • On/ona działa mi na nerwy- He/she gets on my nerves.

Category

Polish

Part of speech

English

Describing personality

denerwujący/a, irytujący/a

adj

annoying,

irritating

głupi/a

adj

stupid / dumb

rozmowny/a

adj

chatty / talkative  

poważny/a

adj

serious

leniwy/a

adj

lazy

miły/a

adj

nice

przyjacielski/a

adj

friendly

cierpliwy/a

adj

patient

podły/a

adj

mean

zabawny/a

adj

funny

cichy/a

adj

quiet

silny/a

adj

strong

nudny/a

adj

boring  

dziwny/a

adj

strange/odd

paskudny

adj

nasty

spokojny

adj

calm

Relationships and feelings

on żonaty

ona mężatka

adj

n(f)

married

married

samotny/a,

adj

single

rozwiedziony/a

adj

divorced

w separacji

PP

separated

bi/biseksualny/a

adj

bi/ bisexual

gej

n(m)

gay

heteroseksualny/a

adj

heterosexual

transpłciowy/a

adj

transgender

niebinarny/a

adj

non-binary

tradycyjny/a

adj

traditional

razem

adv

together

relacja

n(f)

relationship

małżeństwo

n(nt)

marriage

ślub

n(m)

wedding

miłość

n(f)

love

kłotnia

n(f)

argument

zaręczony/a

adj

engaged

związek partnerski

n(m)

civil partnership

osobowość

n(f)

personality

problem

n(m)

problem

wsparcie

n(nt)

support

Key verbs

dogadywać się

v

to get on (with)

omówić

v

to discuss

przepraszać

v

to apologise (to)

poślubić

v

to marry

pomóc

v

to help

opiekować się

v

to care for, to look after

kłócić się

v

to argue

wspierać

v

to support

dobrze sobie radzić

adv and v

to do well

Examiner Tips and Tricks

  • In Polish, the word for a married man has an adjectival form:
    żonaty (just like tall, tired, busy)

  • The word for a married woman has a noun form:
    mężatka (just like friend, teacher — feminine forms ending in ‑ka)

  • This is simply a traditional word‑formation pattern in Polish

Higher tier

Category

Polish

Part of speech

English

Describing personality

zazdrosny/a

adj

jealous

niezawodny/a

adj

reliable

dumny/a

adj

proud

Relationships and feelings

charakterystyczny/a

adj

characteristic

empatyczny/a

adj

empathetic

zrozumienie

n(nt)

understanding

współczucie

n(nt)

sympathy

Key verbs

krytykować

v

to criticise

zaufać

v

to trust

godzić się

v

to make up

spędzać czas

v

to spend time

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Sylwia Jurczak

Author: Sylwia Jurczak

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Sylwia Jurczak is a Content Writer at Save My Exams and an experienced Polish teacher with over 12 years of teaching experience. She specialises in GCSE and A-level Polish and has experience as an AQA examiner for the GCSE Polish Writing component.

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After graduating with a degree in Geography, Bridgette completed a PGCE over 30 years ago. She later gained an MA Learning, Technology and Education from the University of Nottingham focussing on online learning. At a time when the study of geography has never been more important, Bridgette is passionate about creating content which supports students in achieving their potential in geography and builds their confidence.