"Piję wodę i jem chleb."
Translation:I am drinking water and eating bread.
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I think the audio is too fast, especially for early lessons. I can't really hear the "i" in the sentence.
I found it was too fast at the start, but after learning Polish phonology, I found that it was easier to hear what was being said. As a bonus, it also seems to help me remember how to spell certain words too, like mężczyzna! :)
Agreed, I'm Polish and I don't think I would understand it the first time without the transcription. I'm kind of relieved, though, because I have difficulties understanding the speech in German course :)
It's easy enough in my opinion to be honest. It's getting us used to being able to decipher what is said when speaking face to face in Polish when the other person will no doubt speak faster. I personally think it's quite easy to hear the difference between words too, easier than French I think, unless this is all just me XD
Конечно :D There are the same word in Ukrainian "хліб" (sounds "hlib") So if you know Russian and Ukrainian it's very easy to speak Polish)) I never learned it before, but I understand Polish serials very well)
The starred answers are "I drink water and eat bread." and "I am drinking water and eating bread." and you should be able to create one of those.
"Ja"? Mostly when you need to emphasize it or contrast with some other subject.
Is it wrong if I include "Ja" in the starting of the sentence I drink water and eat bread
Doesn't the comment that you are responding to answer your question? It's correct...
...when you need to emphasize it or contrast with some other subject
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Before the team finished writing tips¬es, you can read my short write-up about this: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/12281032
Long story short, there are at least 3 types of verb conjugation, and some of them have -m and some have -ę.
Now I'm doubting my German and Japanese as well, if Polish is made this poorly... ;~;
Actually, when -ę is the last sound in a word, it is correct (and most natives pronounce it that way) to pronounce it basically the same as -e.
Pronouncing it 'too clearly' there can be considered hypercorrectness.
