My Town & Region (AQA GCSE Polish): Revision Note

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My town and region

For the topic of 'My town and region', you need to:

  • use jest / są to describe what there is in your town and region

  • use nie ma + genitive case to say what there is not

  • use the locative case after prepositions such as w, na, przy to describe where places are

  • use można / nie można + infinitive to say what you can and cannot do in your town and region

  • describe the advantages and disadvantages of your town and region

  • give opinions, reasons and examples when describing where you live

An illustration showing buildings which may appear in someone's local area such as a library, school and hospital as well as residential buildings

My town and region: vocabulary

  • Some useful words and phrases to talk about your town, neighbourhood and region are:

    • jest… – there is…

    • są… – there are…

    • nie ma… – there is no / there are no…

    • można… – you can / it is possible to…

    • nie można… – you cannot / it is not possible to…

Category

Polish

Part of speech

English

General

jest

v

there is

są

v

there are

nie ma

v phrase

there is no / there are no

można

v

you can / it is possible to

nie można

v phrase

you cannot / it is not possible to

Types of place and area

drzewo

n (nt)

tree

góra

n (f)

mountain

gospodarstwo

n (nt)

farm

las

n (m)

forest, wood

łąka

n (f)

meadow

miasto

n (nt)

town, city

miejsce

n (nt)

place

most

n (m)

bridge

pole

n (nt)

field

przedmieście

n (nt)

suburb

rzeka

n (f)

river

rynek

n (m)

market square

stolica

n (f)

capital city

ulica

n (f)

street, road

wieś

n (f)

village, countryside

wieża

n (f)

tower

wyspa

n (f)

island

wzgórze

n (nt)

hill

ziemia

n (f)

land, earth

Places in your local area

apteka

n (f)

pharmacy, chemist's

bankomat

n (m)

cash point

biblioteka

n (f)

library

dom handlowy

n phrase

department store

dworzec kolejowy

n phrase

railway station

fabryka

n (f)

factory

galeria sztuki

n phrase

art gallery

jubiler

n (m)

jeweller's

księgarnia

n (f)

bookshop

metro

n (nt)

underground, metro

piekarnia

n (f)

bakery

plac zabaw

n phrase

playground

pralnia chemiczna

n phrase

dry cleaner's

przystanek

n (m)

stop

rzeźnik / sklep mięsny

n (m) / n phrase

butcher's

salon fryzjerski

n phrase

hairdresser's

sklep

n (m)

shop

sklep odzieżowy

n phrase

clothes shop

sklep spożywczy

n phrase

grocery shop

stacja benzynowa

n phrase

petrol station

tramwaj

n (m)

tram

Transport and streets

benzyna

n (f)

petrol

chodnik

n (m)

pavement

motocykl

n (m)

motorbike

pociąg

n (m)

train

przejście dla pieszych

n phrase

pedestrian crossing

rower

n (m)

bicycle

skrzyżowanie

n (nt)

crossroads

sygnalizacja świetlna / światła

n phrase

traffic lights

transport publiczny

n phrase

public transport

Describing your local area

darmowy

adj

free

krajobraz

n (m)

landscape

otoczony przez

v phrase

surrounded by

przyjemność

n (f)

pleasure

własny

adj

own

złamany

adj

broken

Higher tier

Polish

Part of speech

English

Example

Translation

drapacz chmur

n (m)

skyscraper

W centrum miasta jest wysoki drapacz chmur.

There is a tall skyscraper in the city centre.

dzielnica

n (f)

district

Mieszkam w spokojnej dzielnicy.

I live in a quiet district.

tereny zielone

n phrase (pl)

green areas

W mieście jest dużo terenów zielonych.

There are lots of green areas in the city.

magazyn

n (m)

warehouse, storehouse

Magazyn znajduje się poza miastem.

The warehouse is outside the town.

przestronny / obszerny

adj

spacious, roomy

Mieszkam w przestronnym mieszkaniu.

I live in a spacious flat.

studnia

n (f)

well

Na wsi znajduje się stara studnia.

There is an old well in the countryside.

obniżka cen

n phrase

price reduction, discount

W sklepie jest obniżka cen.

There is a discount in the shop.

opłacalny / tani

adj

good value, cheap

Ten sklep jest bardzo opłacalny.

This shop offers very good value.

oszczędności

n (pl)

savings

Mam oszczędności na nowy samochód.

I have savings for a new car.

ulica jednokierunkowa

n phrase

one-way street

To jest ulica jednokierunkowa.

This is a one-way street.

schody

n (pl)

stairs, staircase

Schody prowadzą na piętro.

The stairs lead upstairs.

przeprowadzić się

v

to move house

Chciałbym przeprowadzić się do Krakowa.

I would like to move to Kraków.

włączyć

v

to switch on

Proszę włączyć światło.

Please switch on the light.

wyłączyć

v

to switch off

Trzeba wyłączyć światło.

You have to switch off the light.

na próżno

adv phrase

in vain

Szukałem sklepu, ale na próżno.

I looked for the shop, but in vain.

możliwości

n (pl)

possibilities, opportunities

W dużym mieście jest więcej możliwości.

There are more possibilities in a big city.

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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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