Polish resources

[księżycowy]

Suggestions are more than welcome!

Resources are not in any particular order.

Language
(Please note that I will be linking to publisher websites [in so far as possible], rather than sites like Amazon. See the "List of Links" section for online bookstores that may carry various titles listed below if purchasing from the publisher is not ideal for you.)
Textbooks

Beginner

• Polski, Krok po Kroku 1 & 2 by Iwona Stempek, Anna Stelmach, Sylwia Dawidek, Aneta Szymkiewicz [Textbook/e-course]
  
• Hurra!!! Po Polsku 1 & 2 by Małgorzata Małolepsza & Aneta Szymkiewicz [Textbook]
• Polish in 4 Weeks - Level One by Simon Andrews & Marzena Kowalska [Textbook]
  (This textbook has been translated into several European languages.)
• First Year Polish by Oscar Swan [Paperback textbook|Updated PDF Version]
  [Audio for the paperback version can be obtained from the author by email. The audio for the PDF version is under the Drills tab. Unfortunately the workbooks and additional audio cds from the State University of Ohio are now out of print.)
• Beginning Polish by Alexander M. Schenker [Textbook: Volume I | Volume II | Audio]
• Cześć, jak się masz? I. Spotykamy się w Polsce (A1) by Władysław Miodunka [Textbook]
• Cześć, jak się masz? II. Spotkajmy się w Europie (A2) by Władysław Miodunka [Textbook]
• We Learn Polish by Barbara Bartnicka, et al. [Textbook]
  (This textbook has be translated into a few European languages, and is also in Polish only.)
• Colloquial Polish by Bolesław W. Mazur [Textbook]
• Complete Polish (Teach Yourself) by Joanna Michalak-Gray & Nigel Gotteri [Textbook]
• Speak Polish: A Practical Self-study Guide Part 1 by Justyna Bednarek [Textbook]
• Polski bez Problemu! A1-C1 by SuperMemo [Buy: online/pdf Polish|English] (There is a paperback edition as well, but some advanced google-fu and/or someone/thing to translate from Polish is needed to find/buy. Contents in English.)

Intermediate

• Hurra!!! Po Polsku 3 by Małgorzata Małolepsza & Aneta Szymkiewicz [Textbook]
• Z polskim na Ty. Podręcznik do nauki języka polskiego (B1) by Ewa Lipińska [Textbook]
• Polish in 4 Weeks - Level 2 by Marzena Kowalska [Textbook]
• Intermediate Polish by Oscar Swan [Textbook]
• Speak Polish: A Practical Self-study Guide Part 2 by Justyna Bednarek [Textbook]
• Polski bez Problemu! A1-C1 by Supermemo (see entry in "Beginner" textbooks list)

Advanced

• Kiedyś wrócisz tu..., cz. I: Gdzie nadwiślański brzeg (B2) by Ewa Lipińska & Elżbieta Grażyna Dąmbska [Textbook]
• Kiedyś wrócisz tu..., cz. II: By szukać swoich dróg i gwiazd (C1) by Ewa Lipińska & Elżbieta Grażyna Dąmbska [Textbook]
• Polski bez Problemu! A1-C1 by Supermemo (see entry in "Beginner" textbooks list)

Online Courses

• Po polsku Po Polska [Link] (Free)
• Mówić po polsku [Link] (Free)
• Elementary Polish I & II [Link] (Free)
• Polski bez Problemu! A1-C1 by Supermemo (see entry in "Beginner" textbooks list) (Paid)

Grammar

• Polish: An Essential Grammar by Dana Bielec [Book]
• Polish: A Comprehensive Grammar by Iwona Sadowska [Book]
• A Grammar of Contemporary Polish by Oscar Swan [Book|PDF]
• Polish Grammar in a Nutshell by Oscar Swan [PDF]
• A Concise Polish Grammar by Ronald F. Feldstein [PDF]
• Basic Polish: A Grammar and Workbook by Dana Bielec [Book]
• Intermediate Polish: A Grammar and Workbook by Dana Bielec [Book]

References

Corpora

Testing

• Egzaminy certyfikatowe z języka polskiego [Homepage|Practice Tests]
• ECL Examination System [Homepage|Practice Tests]

Media

YouTube Channels

• Polish with Ania [Link]
• Uczmy Się Polskiego (Let's Learn Polish) [Link]

Cinema

Podcasts

https://polskiepodcasty.pl/

Radio

https://www.polskieradio.pl

TV & VOD

• https://www.tvp.pl
  (Some programming is geolocked.)
• https://player.pl/tvn-international
  (Paid service, may be geolocked.)
• https://polsatboxgo.pl/start
  (Paid service, may be geolocked.)

AudioBooks

• https://audioteka.com/pl/
• https://www.storybox.pl/
• https://eksiazki.az.pl/darmowe-audiobooki/
• https://www.biblionetka.pl/art.aspx?id=647209&sort=date

Pronunciation/Listening

• https://forvo.com
• https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/sr/
• https://projects.ael.uni-tuebingen.de/backbone/moodle/

Reading

Newspapers

Literature/reading

• http://wolnelektury.pl
• https://polona.pl
• http://literat.ug.edu.pl/index.htm

Forums

Comics

Other

Lists of links

• Lektorek [Link]
  (Contains a lot of resources developed by Dr. Oscar Swan of the University of Pittsburg. Includes online Polish dictionaries, and the updated First Year Polish course in PDF format.)
• https://slaviccenters.duke.edu/webliogra/polish
• https://www.clozemaster.com/blog/best-resources-for-learning-polish/
  
  Bookstores
• Polonia [Link]
• Domksiazki [Link]
• The Polish Bookstore [Link]
• Polish Art Center [Link]

[Speakeasy]

Proposed Polish Profile: A Language Learners’ Forum
https://forum.language-learners.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3527


Polish Profile: HTLAL
http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1557&PN=1


Beginning Polish (Volumes 1 and 2) (Yale Language Series) 1973, by Alexander M. Schenker
audio-lingual method, sponsored by, and adopted for use by, the Foreign Service Institute
original sound files, approx. 60 hours, freely available at Yale University
https://www.amazon.com/001-Beginning-Polish-Revised-Language/dp/0300016530/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511408608&sr=8-1&keywords=Beginning+Polish%2C+Schenker
https://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Polish-Linguistic-Alexander-1973-03-01/dp/B01FKRQK10/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511406279&sr=1-6&keywords=Beginning+Polish%2C+Schenker
http://archive.cls.yale.edu/polish/


First Year Polish, 2nd edition, 1983, by Oscar E. Swan
audio-lingual method
original sound files approx. 15 hours, once available directly via the University of Pittsburgh website, contact Prof. Swan for information, or
re-recorded sound files, approx. 30 hours, available for purchase from Ohio State University
https://www.amazon.com/First-Polish-Oscar-31-Dec-1983-Paperback/dp/B012HUOAME/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511406894&sr=8-1&keywords=First+Year+Polish%2C+2nd+edition%2C+1983%2C+by+Oscar+E.+Swan
http://www.slavic.pitt.edu/node/291
https://flpubs.osu.edu/store/polish


Intermediate Polish, 1st edition, 1986, by Oscar E. Swan
audio-lingual method
original sound files approx. 3 hours, once available directly via the University of Pittsburgh website, contact Prof. Swan for information
https://www.amazon.com/Intermediate-Polish-Oscar-Swan/dp/0893571652/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511407162&sr=8-1&keywords=Intermediate+Polish%2C+Swan
http://www.slavic.pitt.edu/node/291


Assimil Polish
http://fr.assimil.com/methodes?base_language=0&learn_language=11&level=
http://fr.assimil.com/methodes?base_language=3&learn_language=11&level=
http://fr.assimil.com/methodes?base_language=9&learn_language=11&level=&collection=&country=&regional_language=


Linguaphone Polish
Used physical and digitised copies are available on the internet.

[DaveBee]

There is a network of "Polish Cultural Institutes". The London one advertises an online learn polish course focused on children, this seems to be a partnership with a web-radio station called 'Fun Kids'.

http://www.funkidslive.com/learn/learn- ... rn-polish/

http://www.polishculture.org.uk/events/ ... -7052.html

[reineke]

Audiobooks

Audioteka 4500+ Polish titles (2015)
https://audioteka.com/pl/
https://fonopolis.pl
http://www.storybox.pl

Darmowe audiobooki
Gdzie znaleźć darmowe audiobooki po polsku?
http://eksiazki.az.pl/darmowe-audiobooki/
https://wolnelektury.pl

Spotify lots of titles

AUDIOKSIĄŻKI W SPOTIFY
https://www.biblionetka.pl/art.aspx?id=647209&sort=date
https://lekturaobowiazkowa.pl/ksiazki/a ... a-spotify/

[DaveAgain]

eBooks/audio books - empik.com

I have a huge collection of fairly short stories (as PDFs) with accompanying audio (each one is about 5 minutes) as well as the Polish translation of one of my favorite novels (in ebook format) that I bought online from Empik (which is an amazing website for audibooks and ebooks in Polish).

https://forum.language-learners.org/vie ... 20#p112933

[hedgehog.chess]

Here’s a list of public television programs with audio description:
http://www.tvp.pl/dostepnosc/filmy-z-napisami-w-serwisie-tvppl

There are 66 pages to look into if you have the time, but just the very first position “Boso przez świat” is great. It’s a travel program hosted by the controversial Wojciech Cejrowski. Very entertaining and insightful.

The most popular Polish VOD platforms:
https://vod.tvp.pl/
https://player.pl/
https://www.ipla.tv/
Most of the content is free, but there are a lot of commercials

[reineke]

Textbooks and other resources

Kiedyś wrócisz tu..., cz. II: By szukać swoich dróg i gwiazd (C1)

I do know of textbooks meant for advanced students of Polish who want to improve their ability in reading comprehension but these aren't conventional textbooks like "Kiedyś wrócisz tu...".

- Kto czyta - nie błądzi. Podręcznik do nauki języka polskiego. Ćwiczenia rozwijające sprawność czytania (B2, C1) (focuses on improving reading comprehension)
- Na łamach prasy, cz. I. Podręcznik do nauki języka polskiego. Ćwiczenia rozwijające sprawność czytania (C2) (focuses on improving reading comprehension with newspaper articles)
- Na łamach prasy, cz. II. Podręcznik do nauki języka polskiego. Ćwiczenia rozwijające sprawność czytania (C2) (focuses on improving reading comprehension with newspaper articles)
- Per aspera ad astra. Podręcznik do nauki języka polskiego. Ćwiczenia rozwijające sprawność czytania (C1) (focuses on improving reading comprehension)

Each of these titles is in the target language.

Mr.RealPolish has been an absolute godsend for me. I initially attempted to learn Polish by attending a language school in Krakow and spending 2 months in Poland. I got a survival level of Polish which I immediately forgot upon returning to my own country. I had zero listening comprehension ability. Couldn't find any good online resources at that time, but this past year I have been devouring the resources made by "Mr. Real Polish". Worth every penny.

1) Mr. Real Polish. I started out with his 100 Daily Stories for absolute beginners and I'm now more than halfway through the 365 stories for intermediate learners. The best resource I've ever been able to find for Polish. After ~7 months (650+ hours) I was surprised to find that I could understand most of what I overhead on a Polish news program and can understand everything my family says to each other in Polish (previously I had no comprehension whatsoever).

2) Easy Polish (from the youtube channel series "Easy Languages"). They conduct street interviews on a different topic, each video is captioned in both Polish and English. I've been using this to train myself to understand the high-speed of spoken Polish.

3) iTunes has a few free Polish podcast series: (a) Bloggy Polish, and (b) Polski z Grazyna.

[Sahmilat]

Natural Method for Polish

[neumanc]

Natural Method for Polish

Very interesting! Thank you for letting us now about this method. Could you please give us some more information? Is this resource like Orberg's LLPSI, i.e. is the vocabulary explained by little drawings and word definitions in the target language?

I found out that this text is also available with English (http://www.polandbymail.com/i/6349/we-learn-polish-2-books-2-cds.htm), French, German and, probably, Italian explanations. The newer editions of this book come with CDs or MP3s. The audio can be bought separately (http://www.wiedza.pl/mobile/pl/p/Uczymy-sie-polskiego.-1---2-CD/33).

[Speakeasy]

Natural Method for Polish

I bookmarked “Uczmy, się, Polskiego” sometime ago but can no longer remember exactly why I did so. In any event, for those who are interested, the audio recordings seem to be available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUXpY6vbPWdT97GzbkSwUGSMYFdyVIQ0_