LESSON 5

neither ... nor ani ... ani ...

Is this a ceiling or a floor? No, it's neither a ceiling nor a floor, but it's a table.

Are there a hundred chairs in this room or a thousand chairs?

No, there are neither a hundred chairs in this room nor a thousand chairs, but there are twelve chairs in this room.

Are you Mr Brown or Mr Smith? No, I'm neither Mr Brown nor Mr Smith, but I'm Mr Rose.


imperative take ! put ! open ! close ! please

tryb rozkazujący weź połóż otwórz zamknij proszę

The imperative is: take !, put !, open !, close !, etc.

Take the book, please !

What's he doing? He's taking the book.

Open the book, please !

What's he doing? He's opening the book.

Close the book, please !

What's he doing? He's closing the book.

Put the book on the table, please !

What's he doing? He's putting the book on the table.

here tu there tam

Where's the black pencil? The black pencil's here in front of me.

Where's the white pencil? The white pencil's there on the wall.

Are you sitting there? No, I'm not sitting there, but I'm sitting here.

Is the white pencil here in front of you? No, the white pencil isn't here in front of me, but it's there on the wall.

capital stolica England Anglia Russia Rosja Greece Grecja China Chiny

London Londyn Moscow Moskwa Athens Ateny Peking (Beijing) Pekin

What's the capital of England? London's the capital of England.

What's the capital of Russia? Moscow's the capital of Russia.

What's the capital of Greece? Athens's the capital of Greece.

What's the capital of China? Peking's the capital of China.

reading czytający, czytanie writing piszący, pisanie

What am I doing? You're reading the book.

What am I doing? You're writing in the book.

Am I writing in the book? No, you aren't writing in the book, but you're reading the book.

Am I reading the book? No, you aren't reading the book, but you're writing in the book.

coat płaszcz stocking pończocha dress sukienka skirt spódnica

blouse bluzka pullover bezrękawnik pocket kieszeń handkerchief chusteczka do nosa

What's this? It's a coat.

What's this etc.? It's ...etc.

how many? ile (dla rzeczy policzalnych)

How many pictures are there on these walls? There are two on these walls.

How many door are there in this room? There's one door in this room.

How many chairs are there in this room? There are twelve chairs in this room.

How many teachers are there in this room? There's one teacher in this room.

going to idąc do, idący

What am I doing? You're going to the door.

What am I doing? You're going to the window.

What am I doing? You're going to the wall.

Am I going to the door? No, you aren't going to the door, but you're going to the window.