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#605 Szukam Mieszkania - How to Find & Rent an Apartment in Polish (#37 ReMastered)
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In this remastered classic, Roy and Kamila walk through everything you need to know about finding and renting a property in Poland — in Polish! From writing a rental listing to describing your ideal apartment, this episode covers essential vocabulary for anyone planning to live in Poland. Practical, real and immediately useful.
🇵🇱 Perfect for: Beginner to intermediate Polish learners planning to live, work or study in Poland.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Welcome & intro to Learn Polish Podcast
1:00 - Small talk: Roy has a voice problem!
1:45 - Topic intro: Renting a flat in Poland — who needs this?
2:30 - Key word: Ogłoszenie (advertisement/listing)
3:00 - Szukać — to look for (conjugation practice)
3:45 - Types of apartment: jednopokojowe, dwupokojowe, trzypokojowe 4:30 - Important cultural note: how Poles count rooms differently
5:30 - Roy describes his ideal apartment: 100m², 2 bedrooms, open kitchen, garage
6:30 - Po remoncie vs do remontu (after renovation vs needs renovation)
7:15 - Location vocabulary: w centrum, blisko centrum, 20 minut od centrum
8:00 - Types of property: mieszkanie, blok (old & new), dom rodzinny
9:00 - Bliźniak — semi-detached house explained
9:45 - Do wynajęcia — to rent
10:15 - Balkon, taras, bez balkonu — outdoor space vocabulary
11:00 - Roy's must-haves: 2 sypialnie, salon, kuchnia, łazienka
11:45 - Ogród (garden): trawnik, rośliny — beautiful but lots of work!
12:30 - Nie lubię kosić trawy — Roy's gardening confession
13:00 - Final summary: how to write your perfect rental listing in Polish
13:30 - Outro: powodzenia & do widzenia!
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