If you're trying to learn Polish Articles you will find that there is no articles used in Polish. The definite and indefinite articles don't exist in the way we know it in English. But you should still look at the examples below, because they show how Polish deals with the absences of articles. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Polish. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
In English articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". However that doesn't exist in Polish.
English has one define article (the) and two undefined articles (a/an). In Polish there aren’t any articles, because the noun’s gender and singular/plural forms are made by the suffixes.
Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Polish Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | przedimki |
| the | |
| a | |
| one | jeden |
| some | kilka |
| few | mało/ niewiele |
| the book | książka |
| the books | książki |
| a book | książka |
| one book | jedna książka |
| some books | kilka książek |
| few books | niewiele książek |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of no articles in Polish takes a logical pattern.
Below is a list of vocabulary which should help you with your knowledge of Polish. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Polish vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Polish Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | żywność |
| almonds | migdały |
| bread | chleb |
| breakfast | śniadanie |
| butter | masło |
| candy | cukierek |
| cheese | ser |
| chicken | kurczak |
| cumin | kminek |
| dessert | deser |
| dinner | obiad |
| fish | ryba |
| fruit | owoc |
| ice cream | lody |
| lamb | jagnięcina |
| lemon | cytryna |
| lunch | lunch |
| meal | posiłek |
| meat | mięso |
| oven | piekarnik |
| pepper | pieprz |
| plants | rośliny |
| pork | wieprzowina |
| salad | sałatka |
| salt | sól |
| sandwich | kanapka |
| sausage | kiełbasa |
| soup | zupa |
| sugar | cukier |
| supper | kolacja |
| turkey | indyk |
| apple | jabłko |
| banana | banan |
| oranges | pomarańcze |
| peaches | brzoskwinie |
| peanut | orzech ziemny |
| pears | gruszki |
| pineapple | ananas |
| grapes | winogrona |
| strawberries | truskawki |
| vegetables | warzywa |
| carrot | marchew |
| corn | kukurydza |
| cucumber | ogórek |
| garlic | czosnek |
| lettuce | sałata |
| olives | oliwki |
| onions | cebule |
| peppers | papryka |
| potatoes | ziemniaki |
| pumpkin | dynia |
| beans | fasola |
| tomatoes | pomidory |
Definite and Indefinite Articles are not used in Polish, but you still need to know how to create sentences without them. Once you're done with this lesson, you might want to check the rest of our Polish lessons here: Learn Polish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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