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Polish grammar, explained simply

Short guides to the parts of Polish that trip beginners up — each one with real examples and a quick self-check.

• The Polish alphabet: how to read every letter All 32 letters of the Polish alphabet, the digraphs sz cz rz ch, and the rule that makes Polish readable: one letter, one sound
• Gender in Polish: masculine, feminine, neuter Polish gender is readable off the last letter almost every time
• być — the Polish verb 'to be' The full present tense of być, why Polish keeps ‘jestem’ where Russian drops it, and the case trap in ‘jestem studentem’
• Polish verbs in the present: the three conjugations Three endings patterns cover almost every Polish verb in the present tense
• The seven Polish cases, and what each one is for What each of the seven Polish cases does, which questions it answers, and which ones a beginner actually needs first
• Biernik: the Polish accusative case The case almost every Polish verb takes
• Dopełniacz: the Polish genitive case The busiest case in Polish: negation, absence, possession, quantities and dates
• Polish numbers from 0 to 100 Polish numbers 0 to 100 with pronunciation, the dwa/dwie split, and how to answer ‘Ile masz lat?’