The best free online resources for Polish language learners
Language learning has never been easier - nowadays you can access thousands of online language courses, textbooks or grammar exercises without leaving your house. However, sometimes choosing the right language learning tools for yourself may be easier said than done. That's why we have compiled a list of different online resources for those of you who learn Polish.
VOCABULARY
DICTIONARIES
A good dictionary is a must if you want to learn a foreign language. Below you will find a selection of some reliable English-Polish and Polish-Polish dictionaries.
English-Polish/Polish-English dictionaries:
Polish dictionaries:
PWN - the most popular Polish online dictionary
SJP - use it to look up word definitions or check if your letter combinations are acceptable in Scrabble (or any other word games)
Wikisłownik - Wiktionary in Polish
Wielki słownik języka polskiego - a great dictionary for more advanced learners - provides not only word definitions but also collocations, declension charts, word etymologies and quotations with the given word
Other tools:
Synonimy - Polish thesaurus
The National Corpus of Polish - search this collection of texts to learn how to use Polish words in everyday speech
PRONUNCIATION
A Foreigner's Guide to the Polish Alphabet - learn the aphabet with Culture.pl
Forvo - don't know how to pronounce a Polish word? Look it up here!
Talk Polish - listen to this podcast to learn some Polish words and pronunciation with Joanna
EXERCISES
Polski na wynos - a long list of exercises (with key) you can use to practise your Polish vocabulary
GRAMMAR
Learning grammar is always a challenge but you will find it a bit easier with these online resources:
bab.la, cooljugator.com- these two websites will help you conjugate Polish verbs
polishgrammar.com - a number of grammar drills
Polish with Ania - lessons prepared by an assistant professor at the Polonicum Centre of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners at the University of Warsaw
Polski na wynos - lots of helpful grammar charts, activities and exercises (with key)
Wikibooks - introduction to Polish grammar
LANGUAGE HELP
If you want to learn Polish but don’t know where to start, take a moment to check out these links:
7 free apps to help you learn Polish - our article about language apps you can download for free
Polski na dobry start - a beginner’s textbook and exercise book co-created by the Polish Office for Foreigners
READING PRACTICE
Reading is an essential part of any language learning process, but there comes a point when you start getting bored with textbook dialogues and reading exercises. Why not use some authentic texts instead?
POLISH-LANGUAGE BOOKS, TEXTS AND POEMS
Wolne Lektury - a huge collection of literary classics in Polish
lektury.gov.pl - an online reading list for Polish primary and high school students (lots of Polish classics!)
WikiżródÅ‚a - thousands of free public domain texts (Wikisource)
NEWS WEBSITES AND ONLINE NEWSPAPERS
ARTICLE-BASED/ MAGAZINE WEBSITES
LISTENING PRACTICE
It has been proven time and time again that language immersion is the most effective way of learning a foreign language. If you can't travel to Poland at the moment or don't have too many opportunities to talk to native speakers, you can still listen to Polish on a regular basis!
Hello Polish! - very engaging exercises for students at different learning levels
polska-poezja.pl - Polish poems read by actors (great for learning pronunciation!)
Polski na wynos - various listening activities for beginners and more advanced learners
PODCASTS FOR LEARNERS
Polski Daily - a Polish-language podcast for anyone studying Polish as a foreign language
YOUTUBE CHANNELS FOR LEARNERS
Easy Polish - real-life dialogues with Polish and English subtitles
Teach me Polish - short language lessons with Polish and English subtitles
POLISH PODCASTS
Polimaty 2 - all kinds of curious facts and general trivia you never knew you needed
Ściężka dźwiękowa - film reviews and film dicussions
Tu Okuniewska - a popular Polish podcaster living in Iceland talks about her life
POLISH YOUTUBE CHANNELS
Mateusz Adamczyk - a Polish youtube channel focusing on language and linguistics
Globstory - a popular youtube channel of a Polish traveller (lots of videos with English subtitles!)
Krzysztof Gonciarz - one of the most well-known Polish youtubers - "a travel & lifestyle vlogger" living in Japan
MówiÄ…c Inaczej - the most popular youtube channel about the Polish language
Patrick Ney po polsku - a British-born filmmaker and writer living in Poland. This is his Polish-language channel, you can also check out his English-language videos about Poland and Polish history
