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TOPICAL GUIDE TO CONVERSATIONS

alcoholic beverages 9. suppl. C. at the university 3.B.

animals 10.C.1., 10.C.2. automobile 1 suppl., 6.E.. 9. suppl.
apartment 4.E. A.
asking about a mutual friend 4.A. being bored 8.D.1., 11. suppl. A.
asking about food 7.E.1 being hungry or thirsty 9.E.
asking about someone's car 1. suppl. being late 8.E.
asking about someone's family 3.B., birthday 10.D.
3 suppl. A borrowing money 10.A.1
asking about someone's fiancé(e) 6 buying and selling 11.D.1., 11.E,
suppl. B., 9.A. calling for a taxi 5.E.
asking about the time 5.E., 8.E. camping car 11.E.
asking about vacation plans 11.A. Christmas 6. suppl. A.
asking about work 3.C. cleaning 7.A.1.
asking for advice 10.A.1., 11.E. clothing 4.B., 7.D., 7. suppl. D.
asking for directions 9.B. coffee and tea 8. suppl. C.
asking for money 10.A.1. colleagues and friends 3.D.
asking how old someone is 12. colors of clothing 4 suppl. B.
suppl. B. coming by for someone 6.C.
asking how someone likes commuting 6.D.
Poland/America 7 suppl. C congratulations 12. suppl. C.
asking how to say something 8.D.2. cooking 4 suppl. A., 7.A.1., 7.E.1.,
asking someone out 5.A., 6.C., 7.C. 12.D.
asking someone to close the dancing 7. suppl. E.
window, door 7.E.2. delicatessen 11.B.1.
asking someone's opinion about doctor's visit 11.C.2
clothing 7.D., 7. suppl. D. drawing, painting 5. suppl. B.
asking what kind of dog it is 10.B. dressing warmly 11. suppl. D.,11.
asking what someone is doing 4.A. suppl. E.
asking what something is 1.C. eating 9.E.
asking what something means 2.E. eating out 12.A.1.
asking what the difference is 9. examinations 5 suppl. C.
suppl. C. farm 10.C.1.
asking where someone is from 3.E. fiance(e) 9.A.
asking where someone was 5.C. first names 2.B.
asking whether someone is at home food store 12.A.2.
9.D. food 12.A.1., 12.A.2., 12.B.1., 2.C.,
asking whether someone is free 5.B. 12.D.
asking whether something works fruits and vegetables 6.A., 12.B.2.
2.D. gardening 6.A., 12.b.2.
asking who someone is 1.D., 6.A., getting married 12.E.
6.B., 9.C., 10.E. getting ready for a party 11.C.1.

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getting ready to go out 3.A. old friends 8.B..

getting up 8. suppl. A., 8. suppl. B. ordering food. 12.C.
giving directions 9.B. parties 5.C., 7.A.1., 8,D.1., 10.D.,
going on a walk 2. suppl. A., 11. 11.C.1.
suppl. A. personal appearance 6. suppl. B.,
going to bed 8. suppl. B. 10.E., 12. suppl. B.
greetings 1.A., 2.A. pets (dogs) 4 suppl. C., 10.B.
guests 11.C. plans for the day 7.B.
health 11.C.2. plans for the future 12.E.
helping someone clean up 11.C. problems with tradesmen 8.A.
helping someone look for putting in storage 11.D.2.
something 10.A.2. reading something 7. suppl. B.
helping someone with a heavy recommending a movie 6. suppl. C.
object 11.D.2. renting a summer home 11.B.
hobby 10.C.1. repairing something 11.C.1.
home and apartment 4.E., 8.A. restaurant 12.C.
home cooking 12.D. retirement 6.B.
homesickness 7. suppl. C. riding the bus or trolley 1.E., 5.E.,
hotel 3 suppl. C. 6.D.
household help 11.C.1. right and left 3.D.
husband and wife of 9.C. school 3.B.
introductions 1.E., 2.B., 3.D., 3.E., seashore 11.A.
4.D., 8.B. selling and buying 11.D.1., 11.E,
invitations 7.C. shopping 1.A. for clothes 4.B., for a
keys to someplace 11.D.2. present 9. suppl. B., 12.A.2.,
kiosk 12. suppl. A. 12.B.1., 12. suppl. A.
living, working, studying 2.A. sickness 3 suppl. B.
looking for a lost item 4.C. singing, playing the guitar 2 suppl.
looking for a lost item 7. suppl. A., C
10.A.2. sleeping 8. suppl. A., 8. suppl. B.
looking for a place 8.B. smoking 5 suppl. D.
looking for a present 9. suppl. B. speaking Polish 2 suppl. B.
making a train 8.E. sports 5 suppl. A.
making money 3. suppl. A. studies 8.A., 12,E.
meeting someone 3.D., 3.E., 4.D., summer home 11.D.
8.C. surprise meeting 8.C.
milk bar 12.A.1. sweets 12.B.2.
money 11.D.1. taking one's car 6.E.
movies 6. suppl. C., 7.C. taking the bus or train 6.E.
moving 8.A. taste in food 8. suppl. C.
music 7. suppl. E. telephone conversation 9.D.
nameday 10.D. television 5.D., 7.B., 11. suppl. A.
neighbors 6.A., 8.C., 10.D., 10.E. trains 6.E., 8.E.

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vacations 11.A., 11.B. what would one do if one were

visiting someone at work 10.A.1. rich 11.D.1.
waiting for a bus 1.E. wine, vodka 9. suppl. C.
waiting for someone 2.A., 6.C. work 3.C.
watching television 5.D. zoo 10.C.2.
weather 11. suppl. A., 11. suppl. B.,
11. suppl. C., 11. suppl. D.,11.
suppl. E.

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accusative case. of personal
pronouns 3.D. 95, of nouns (sg.)
4.B. special accusative instances
4.C.
adjectival nouns 1.A. 6, 4.C. genitive
of 9.B.
adjective-noun order 11.A.
adjectives 1.A. nominative plural of
10.C masculine personal 10.D.
predicate adjectives 1.C. 18, 1.D.
, comparison of 6.E.
adverbs, placement in sentence 2.E.,
useful adverbs 3.E., predicative
adverbs 6.E. ambient use of
11.A. experiential 11.A. factual
use of 11.A.
age, giving your age 5.E.
'ago' (temu, przed+I) 6.C.
'all night' (ca∏à noc), etc. 5.B.
alphabet ixff.
'already' (ju˝) 3.A.
ambient adverbs 11.A.
amount, genitive of 9.B.
'angry at' (z∏y na) 5.B.
animals, expressions using 10.B.
'any at all' (jakikolwiek) 4.D.
apartment 4.E.
apparel 4.B.
'arrive', 'leave', 'depart' (on foot, by
vehicle, by plane, by boat) 11.A.
'as soon as' (jak tylko) 7.C.
aspect 7.A., 7.B. aspect pairs 7.A.,
7.B. review of 7.E.
b´d´, functions of 8.B.
'be' (byç b´d´) 5.A. 157. 'be'
sentences 6.B. 8.B.
beverages 12.A.
birthdays 10.A.
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bodies of water, prepositions used
with 9.D.
body, parts of the 10.B.
'both' (obydwa, obydwie, obydwaj)
10.D.
'both... and' (i... i)1.D.
'by a lot' (o wiele) 2.E.
'by an hour' (o godzin´), etc. 5.B.
'can' (móc, mog´, mo˝esz)
case forms of pronouns 9.E.
case, grammatical 4.B., names of
cases 4.B., word order and case
4.E. 141, questions as guide to
case 4.E. see also under
nominative, genitive, dative,
instrumental, locative
classroom expressions xv ff.
clock time 5.B. 164, 5.E.
clothing 4.B.
collective numerals 12.C.
colors 4.D. 10.C. exs.
comparison of adjectives 6.E.
compass directions 11.B.
compound future tense 3.A. 76, 5.D.
conditional mood, uses and
formation 11.D. of modal verbs
5.D. of 'want' 5.B.
conjugation, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th 8.B.
8.B.
consonant spelling rules 9.A.
consonants. sounds and letters 1.A.
4, devoicing of voiced
consonants 5.A
containers 12.A.
contrary-to-fact conditional 11.D.
counting 12.C.
daily routine, verbs of 8.E.
dates, expressing 12.C.
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dative case. of nouns and adjectives,
formation 7.D. of pronouns 7.D.
days of the week 5.A.
definite and indefinite articles,
absence of 1.A.
depersonalizing function of si´ 8.D.
desserts 12.A.
detachable past-tense endings 8.C.
determinate and indeterminate
verbs of motion 6.D.
devoicing of voiced consonants 5.A.
'different' (inny) 4.D.
double destinations 9.D.
double negative 2.D.
'each' (ka˝dy) 3.C. 87, 4.D.
'either... or' (albo... albo) 1.D.
equational 'be' sentences 6.B.
'even' (nawet) 2.E.
events 5.A.
events, prepositions used with 9.D.
'every' (ka˝dy) 3.C.
existential, negative 9.B.
feminine nouns 1.A. see under cases
and case formation
fields of study 10.E. supplement
'first' (pierwszy), 'last' (ostatni),
'next' (nast´pny) 12.D.
first-person plural of verb 2.B.
food 12.A., 12.C., 12.D.
food adjectives 12.A.
formal address 1.B., 8.A., 11.C.
free time 5.E.
'friend' (przyjaciel), 'colleague'
(kolega), 'acquaintance'
(znajomy) 3B.
function words 1.D.
functionally hard and soft
consonants 10.A.
future tense, compound 3.A., 5.D.,
of to jest 5.D.
gender. of nouns 1.A
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genitive case, singular 9.A. of
possession 9.A. of attribute 9.A.
of negation 9.A. formation of
singular 9.A. of adjectival nouns
and last names 9.A. of negated
existential 9.B. of amount 9.B.
idioms using 9.B. after
prepositions 9.C. verbs
requiring the 9.C. genitive
plural of nouns, uses and
formation 12.B.
'good' (dobry), 'better' (lepszy),
'best' (najlepszy) 2.E.
grammatical case 4.B., names of
cases 4.B.
greetings 5.A.
hair and eye color 10.E.
'happen', 'occur' zdarzyç si´, staç
si´, dziaç si´ 7.C.
hard and soft consonants 10.A.
helping verbs, lack of 2.C.
'here' (tu) and 'there' (tam) 1.A.
home and apartment 4.E.
household routine, verbs of 8.E.
identity statements (to jest) 1.C. 18,
(to sà) 4.B.
'if' (jeÊli) 2.C. 5
imperative mood, uses and
formation 11.C.
imperfective aspect. see under
aspect
'in an hour' (za godzin´), etc. 5.B.
inclusional 'be' sentences 6.B.
indefinite pronouns 2.D.
infinitives, verbs followed by 7.C.
instrumental case. uses 6.A., 6.B.,
formation 6.A., after verbs 6.B. ,
in expressions 6.B., of personal
pronouns (sg.) 6.C., question
types 6.E.
instrumental prepositions
expressing to and from 11.A.

interrogative pronouns (jaki, który)
6.C.
intonation. 7.A
intransitivizing function of si´ 8.D.
introducing statements 1.C.
k/g spelling rule 9.A., 10.A.
'know' (wiedzieç vs. znaç) 2.C.
kreska consonants 3.A. 76, 4.C. 10.A.
language adjectives and adverbs
2.C.
last names 4.C. 126, 6.A. genitive of
9.B.
letter c 3.A.
letter w, pronunciation 4.A.
'like' (podobaç si´ vs. lubiç) 4.B.,
7.D.
location, prepositions of 9.D.
locative case 3.C.
locative case of town names 9.D.
locative phrases 3.C.
locative-compatible verbs 3.C.
manner adverbs, intonation of 7.A
'married' (˝onaty, zam´˝na) 4.A. 1
getting married 12.D.
masculine nouns 1.A. see under
cases and case formation
masculine personal nouns and
adjectives, nominative plural of
10.D.
meals 12.A.
modal verbs. future tense 5.D. 177,
conditional mood 5.D.
money, counting Polish 10.A. things
to do with 10.A. exs..
months 11.B.
'morning' (rano), 'afternoon' (po
po∏udniu), 'evening'
(wieczorem), 'night' (nocà) 5.A.
motion to and from, prepositions of
9.D. with instrumental
prepositions 11.A.
motion verbs 6.D., 11.A.
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namedays 10.A.
nasal vowels intro xi, before
consonants 6.A.
negated existential 9.B.
negation, genitive of 9.B.
negative, double 2.D.
'neither... nor' (ani... ani) 1.D.
neuter nouns 1.A.
'next Friday' (w nast´pny piàtek),
etc. 5.D.
nominative plural of nouns 10.B. of
masculine personal nouns and
adjectives 10.D. of adjectives
and pronominal adjectives 10.C.
equals accusative plural 10.C.
'none', 'no', 'not any' (˝aden ˝adna
˝adne) 3.C. 87, 4.D.
noun gender 1.A.
nouns, nominative plural of 10.B.
numbers 12.C. 1, 2, 3, 4 5.B., 10.D.,
12.D. numbers 1-20 5.E., 12.C.
o co chodzi? 10.A.
obligation, expressions of 11.E.
'one' (jeden jedna jedno) 4,D.
'one more' (jeszcze) 2.E.
'one's own' (swój swoja swoje) 4.C.
'only just' (dopiero co) 7.C.
'other' (drugi) 4.D.
paraphrasing a dialogue 2.D.
parts of the body 10.B.
past tense 5.C. of to jest 5.D. plural
forms 8.C. detachment of
endings 8.C.
people, names for 1.A. plurals 10.E.
prepositions used with 9.D.
perfective verbs 7.A. see under
aspect
personal grooming, verbs of 8.E.
personal pronouns, third-person sg.
1.A., 2.A. 9. accusative case (sg.)
3.D. 95, instrumental case (sg.)
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6.C. , reflexive 6.C. see under
pronouns
persons, relations, friends 4.A. ,
accusative case of 4.D., plurals
10.E., prepositions used with
9.D.
plural of nouns 10.B. of masculine
personal nouns and adjectives
10.D.
plural-only nouns 10.A.
Polish money, counting 10.A., 11.C.
polite address 8.A.
possessive pronouns, singular 3.A.,
summary 10.E.
pragmatic conjugational system
8.A., 11.C.
predicate adjectives 1.C. 18, 1.D. ,
case form of 6.B.
predicate adverbs 6.E.
predicate nouns 6.A.
preposition w, pronunciation 3.A.
prepositions, plus genitive 9.C. plus
the instrumental 6.B.
present tense 2.B., formation,
summary 8.B.
professions 3.D., 10. suppl.
pronominal adjectives 1.A. 7, 4.C. ,
4.D. plural of 10.C.
pronouns, third-person sg. 1.A. 13,
2.A.. indefinite 2.D.. negative
2.D., accusative (sg.) 3.D. ,
accusative after prepositions
4.A., of polite address, relative
pronouns 6.D., 8.A., dative case
of 7.D., plural pronouns 8.A.,
summary of case forms 9.E.
pro-verb 'do', lack of 2.C.
purpose phrases with conditional
11.D.
question tag 1.D.
question words 2.D.
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questions. yes-no 1.C. as a guide to
case 4.E.
'rather' (doÊç) 1.D.
reading matter 4.B.
reciprocal use of si´ 8.D.
reflexive use of si´ 6.D., 8.D.
reflexive verbs of emotion 8.D.
reflexive-only verbs 8.D.
relative pronouns (jaki, który) 6.C.
'remember' (pami´taç) 2.C.
reporting verbs 2.C. , 3.B.
review of verbs 2.B.
'same' (ten sam, ta sama, to samo)
4.D.
seasons 11.B.
second-person form of the verb,
uses 2.C.
sentence intonation 7.A.
sequence of tenses 7.A.
si´, uses of 8.D.
soft and hard consonants 10.A.
sound changes xii ff.
sounds ixff.
spelling. and pronunciation x ff. of
borrowed words in -ja 10.A.
rules for consonants 9.A.
statement intonation 7.A
stem-changes. before -0 in genitive
plural 12.B. in masculine nouns
10.C.
'still' (jeszcze) 2.E., 3.A.
stress of negated one-syllable verbs
8.A.
subject raising and the conditional
11.D.
surnames 4.C. , 6.A.
tag, question 1.D.
'than' (ni˝) 2.E., (ni˝, od+G) 12.E.
time. of year 11.B. time periods 5.B.
counting time periods 10.A.
telling time 5.B. , 5.E.
to jest/to sà 10.A.

'today' (dziÊ, dzisiaj), 'tomorrow'
(jutro), 'yesterday' (wczoraj)
5.A.
'too' (zbyt) 1.D. 2
town-names, locative case of 9.D.
true/false statements 3.E.
'understand' (rozumieç) 2.C.
'until' (dopóki nie) 7.C.
verbs of motion 6.D., 11.A.
verbs. review 2.B. 44., 5.D., present
tense 2.B.. first-person plural
2.B. second-person form, uses
2.C.. of mental faculty 2.C.
reporting verbs 2.C.. of speech
2.C., past tense 5.C., of motion
6.D., 11.A. imperative 11.C.
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'very' (bardzo) 1.D.
voiced consonants, devoicing of 5.A.
vowel sounds intro ix ff., 2.A.
weather 11.A., 11.B. conversations
on 11. supplement
weddings 12.E.
'whether' (czy) 1.D.
'which' (który) 3.C. 87, 4.D.
wh-question intonation 7.A
word order and case 4.E.
word-initial prze- krze- trze- 4.A.
y/i spelling rules 9.A., 10.A.
years 12.C.
yes-no questions 1.C. intonation 7A