LESSON 9

asking pytający, pytając answering odpowiadający, odpowiadając

What's this? It's a pen.

What am I doing? You're asking him a question.

What's this? It's a hand.

Am I asking her a question? Yes, you're asking her a question.

What's this? It's a head.

What's he doing? He's answering your question.

What's this? It's a mouth.

Is she answering my question? Yes, she's answering your question.

Ask him a question, please!

to have mieć contraction skrót

I've ja mam I have

you've ty masz you have

he's on ma he has

she's ona ma she has

it's to, ono ma it has

we've my mamy we have

you've wy macie you have

they've oni mają they have

What's the meaning of the verb "to have"? The meaning of the verb "to have" is "mieć". (PL)

What's the contraction of "I have", "you have" etc.? I've, you've, ...etc.

Have I two eyes? Yes, you've two eyes.

Have you two ears? Yes, I've two ears.

Has he two legs? Yes, he's two legs.

Has she two hands? Yes, she's two hands.

Have they four arms? Yes, they've four arms.

Any? non-specific Yes, some. No, not any.

How many? specific Thirteen, etc. None.

non-specific ogólne interrogative pytający negative przeczące

positive twierdzący for example na przykład when kiedy

"Any" and "some" mean jakiś (PL),

but we use "any" for the interrogative and negative

and "some" for the positive.

For example, we say:

Are there any books on the table? Yes, there are some books on the table.

Are there any books on the floor? No, there aren't any books on the floor.

"Any" we use in a non-specific question, whilst

"how many" is specific, and has a specific answer: thirteen, fourteen, twenty, ...etc., or non.

When the question is "Any" the answer is "Yes, some" or "No, not any",

but whe the question is "How many?" the answer is "Two, three,...etc., or none."

What is the maening of the words "any" and "some" ? The meaning of the words "any" and "some" is "jakiś".(PL)

What's the difference between "any" and "some" ? The difference between "any" and "some" is that:

we use "any" in interrogative and negative sentences, whilst we use "some" in positive sentences.

any jakiś taki, każdy, żaden

Are there any books on the table? Yes, there are some books on this table.

Are there any pictures on these walls? Yes, there are some pictures on this walls.

Have you any shoes on your feet? Yes, I've some shoes on my feet.

not any żaden

Are there any books on the floor? No, there aren't any books on the floor.

Are there any pictures on that chair? No, there aren't any picture on that chair.

Are there any chairs on the table? No, there aren't any chairs on the table.

none żaden, nikt class klasa,pomieszczenie classroom klasa,pomieszczenie

How many books are there on the table? There are seven books on the table.

How many books are there on the floor? There are none.

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

How many pictures are there on that chair? There are none.

How many pupils are there in this classroom? There are twelve pupils in this classroom.

How many pupils are there sitting on the floor? There are none.