Polish with Kamil Podcast

You understand almost everything in Polish, but when someone asks you a question, your mind goes blank? In this episode, I talk about why this happens, how I went from zero speaking to real conversations, and what you can do about it.⁠⁠⁠📝 Download the FREE transcript, vocabulary list & exercises for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠🚀 Polish with Kamil Club is OPEN! Activate what you hear in this podcast and finally start speaking. Special launch price of $39/month, locked in for life (only until November 30)⁠👨‍🏫 Prefer 1:1 lessons? Learn Polish with me or my team⁠⁠⁠⁠❤️ Want to support this project? Become a patron and get extra perks⁠⁠⁠⁠📸 Follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Business inquiries: [email protected]:00 Why you understand Polish but can’t speak02:13 Two drawers in your head: input and output06:18 Input guy vs. gramatyk: which one are you?10:31 When Poles answer you in English11:34 So what can you do?

Ghosts and pumpkin spice lattes on October 31st, then candlelit cemeteries the very next day. In this episode, I talk about how Poles celebrate Halloween and why November 1st matters even more.📝 Download the FREE transcript, vocabulary list & exercises for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🚀 Polish with Kamil Club is OPEN! Activate what you hear in this podcast and finally start speaking. Special launch price of $39/month, locked in for life (only until November 30)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👨‍🏫 Prefer 1:1 lessons? Learn Polish with me or my team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠❤️ Want to support this project? Become a patron and get extra perks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📸 Follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Business inquiries: [email protected]:00 Halloween today, silence tomorrow01:39 How Halloween came to Poland03:04 Halloween parties: going out in costume04:19 Is Halloween just an excuse to sell stuff?07:03 November 1st: All Saints’ Day08:09 What is a “znicz”?08:56 300 million candles a year09:43 Polish cemeteries after dark

Slippers at the door, strawberry pasta for dinner, one voice for every actor on TV… In this episode, I talk about the Polish culture shocks no one warns you about.📝 Download the FREE transcript, vocabulary list & exercises for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🚀 Polish with Kamil Club is OPEN! Activate what you hear in this podcast and finally start speaking. Special launch price of $39/month, locked in for life (only until November 30)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👨‍🏫 Prefer 1:1 lessons? Learn Polish with me or my team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠❤️ Want to support this project? Become a patron and get extra perks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📸 Follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Business inquiries: [email protected]:00 Intro02:16 #1 Why don't Poles smile?06:02 #2 Poles don't beat around the bush08:59 #3 Shoes off!11:18 #4 Why is there only one voice on Polish TV?14:22 #5 Strawberry pasta for dinner?!

Butterflies in your stomach, a cat in a sack, flies in your nose… In this episode, I explain 5 weird Polish animal idioms and what they really mean.📝 Download the FREE transcript, vocabulary list & exercises for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🚀 Polish with Kamil Club is OPEN! Activate what you hear in this podcast and finally start speaking. Special launch price of $39/month, locked in for life (only until November 30)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👨‍🏫 Prefer 1:1 lessons? Learn Polish with me or my team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠❤️ Want to support this project? Become a patron and get extra perks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📸 Follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Business inquiries: [email protected]:00 5 weird Polish animal idioms01:52 Idiom 1: Mieć motyle w brzuchu03:18 Idiom 2: Kupować kota w worku06:17 Idiom 3: Żyć jak pies z kotem08:44 Idiom 4: Mieć węża w kieszeni10:48 Idiom 5: Mieć muchy w nosie

Can you really learn Polish just by listening to podcasts? In the very first episode, I share my 3 favorite strategies for learning languages with podcasts.📝 Download the FREE transcript, vocabulary list & exercises for this episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🚀 Polish with Kamil Club is OPEN! Activate what you hear in this podcast and finally start speaking. Special launch price of $39/month, locked in for life (only until November 30)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👨‍🏫 Prefer 1:1 lessons? Learn Polish with me or my team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠❤️ Want to support this project? Become a patron and get extra perks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📸 Follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Business inquiries: [email protected]:00 Can you learn Polish just by listening?01:08 Free transcript & worksheet for every episode02:25 From Patreon to a public podcast03:56 What is comprehensible input?05:39 The i+1 rule06:45 Why podcasts are a must-have08:18 Strategy 1: Passive listening11:40 Strategy 2: Active listening with a transcript13:56 Strategy 3: Shadowing15:37 So… is listening enough?16:29 Your turn!