I am casually working toward fluency in Polish. I took 2 college courses and estimate that I have reached an A1 level, as this book recommends itself for. I also used Babbel's Polish and almost finished that program. (I also have a copy of "301 Polish Verbs")
With all of these study materials and method considered together, I would still recommend this book. As its methodology states, it throws the 2501-5000 most common words at you, and the authors are sticking with the statistics and ordering they drew. I don't take any issue with this approach. At the end of the book, the words are listed alphabetically in addition to their regular listing with examples. To get the most out of the book, beat the words into your brain.
The book could have benefited from a provision of the words' roots and related words. For example, the adjective "szlachetny", listed on p. 91 as the 3,889th most common word in the Polish language, is explained as "noble." What the authors could have noted is its relation to the word "szlachta", the Polish word for "nobility", by perhaps underlining the letters "szlach." An ambitious student could deduce this because even beginners in Polish history (a field which students of any language invariably uses) come across this word (and may even do so in Book 1 of the series), but the authors could have noted the link. Students who will wade into Polish morphology and declensions would have appreciated this addition. Overall, this book is an asset to anyone trying to learn Polish, whether independently or in a class.
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Good for learning vocabulary, but more word-relation would have been an improvement.
I am casually working toward fluency in Polish. I took 2 college courses and estimate that I have reached an A1 level, as this book recommends itself for. I also used Babbel's Polish and almost finished that program. (I also have a copy of "301 Polish Verbs")With all of these study materials and method considered together, I would still recommend this book. As its methodology states, it throws the 2501-5000 most common words at you, and the authors are sticking with the statistics and ordering they drew. I don't take any issue with this approach. At the end of the book, the words are listed alphabetically in addition to their regular listing with examples. To get the most out of the book, beat the words into your brain.The book could have benefited from a provision of the words' roots and related words. For example, the adjective "szlachetny", listed on p. 91 as the 3,889th most common word in the Polish language, is explained as "noble." What the authors could have noted is its relation to the word "szlachta", the Polish word for "nobility", by perhaps underlining the letters "szlach." An ambitious student could deduce this because even beginners in Polish history (a field which students of any language invariably uses) come across this word (and may even do so in Book 1 of the series), but the authors could have noted the link. Students who will wade into Polish morphology and declensions would have appreciated this addition. Overall, this book is an asset to anyone trying to learn Polish, whether independently or in a class.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2020
With all of these study materials and method considered together, I would still recommend this book. As its methodology states, it throws the 2501-5000 most common words at you, and the authors are sticking with the statistics and ordering they drew. I don't take any issue with this approach. At the end of the book, the words are listed alphabetically in addition to their regular listing with examples. To get the most out of the book, beat the words into your brain.
The book could have benefited from a provision of the words' roots and related words. For example, the adjective "szlachetny", listed on p. 91 as the 3,889th most common word in the Polish language, is explained as "noble." What the authors could have noted is its relation to the word "szlachta", the Polish word for "nobility", by perhaps underlining the letters "szlach." An ambitious student could deduce this because even beginners in Polish history (a field which students of any language invariably uses) come across this word (and may even do so in Book 1 of the series), but the authors could have noted the link. Students who will wade into Polish morphology and declensions would have appreciated this addition. Overall, this book is an asset to anyone trying to learn Polish, whether independently or in a class.
Good for learning vocabulary, but more word-relation would have been an improvement.
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2020
I am casually working toward fluency in Polish. I took 2 college courses and estimate that I have reached an A1 level, as this book recommends itself for. I also used Babbel's Polish and almost finished that program. (I also have a copy of "301 Polish Verbs")Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2020
With all of these study materials and method considered together, I would still recommend this book. As its methodology states, it throws the 2501-5000 most common words at you, and the authors are sticking with the statistics and ordering they drew. I don't take any issue with this approach. At the end of the book, the words are listed alphabetically in addition to their regular listing with examples. To get the most out of the book, beat the words into your brain.
The book could have benefited from a provision of the words' roots and related words. For example, the adjective "szlachetny", listed on p. 91 as the 3,889th most common word in the Polish language, is explained as "noble." What the authors could have noted is its relation to the word "szlachta", the Polish word for "nobility", by perhaps underlining the letters "szlach." An ambitious student could deduce this because even beginners in Polish history (a field which students of any language invariably uses) come across this word (and may even do so in Book 1 of the series), but the authors could have noted the link. Students who will wade into Polish morphology and declensions would have appreciated this addition. Overall, this book is an asset to anyone trying to learn Polish, whether independently or in a class.
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