Ioannes Oculus

Polish with John

Polish with John is a weekly show with short podcasts in simple Polish that will help you learn this beautiful and challenging language. The topics vary from standard ones like family or home to less standard and more interesting like space exploration or Polish history. Regular listening will help you master vocabulary and everyday phrases. For each episode, the transcript is provided on my blog. Everything is kept on A2 and B1 levels. New episodes are published on Mondays.

Author

Ioannes Oculus

Category

Education

Podcast website

ioannesoculus.com

Latest episode

Apr 27, 2025

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Episodes

176 Tramwajem, autobusem i metrem 09.04.2023

Life in a city is like in an anthill. Thousands of thousands of people want or have to get to many, many places. Public transport becomes one of the key parts of urban life. This episode will help you learn the vocabulary connected with that topic in Polish. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/81271858 My blog: https://ioanne...

175 Ilha Formosa Piękna Wyspa 26.03.2023

Let's go somewhere, let's visit a beautiful place! Let's go to...Taiwan and learn some Polish :) Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/80582672 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://www.facebook.com/IoannesOculus/ FB Polish With John...

174 Renesans łaciny 27.02.2023

New advanture ahead! I'm doing something, I thought I'd never do. I thought it wasn't my thing but it seems I was wrong. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/79299865 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://www.facebook.com/IoannesOcu...

173 Sztuczna inteligencja 27.02.2023

New advanture ahead! I'm doing something, I thought I'd never do. I thought it wasn't my thing but it seems I was wrong. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/79299706 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://www.facebook.com/IoannesOcu...

172 Zmiany kluby i nowe doswiadczenia 30.01.2023

New advanture ahead! I'm doing something, I thought I'd never do. I thought it wasn't my thing but it seems I was wrong. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/77975407 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://www.facebook.com/IoannesOcu...

171 Podsumowanie 2022 roku 06.01.2023

This is an episode in which I sum up the last year. You will find a lot of past forms and idiomatic expressions which will help you learn Polish. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/76883612 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://ww...

170 Co nie co o lingwistyce 31.10.2022

Linguistic myths and legends. A more ambitious episode that could be an introduction to academic Polish. I tried to make it as simple as possible. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/74039221 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://w...

169 Szkoła i oceny 10.10.2022

This episode will help you learn vocabulary related to Polish education system and how the pupils are graded at schools. It will also give you some hits to understand people when they refer to this common experience in everyday conversations. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/73139450 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Rad...

168 Pieniądze i finanse 26.09.2022

Business Polish, an episode about money, finances, crisis and saving money. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/72513665 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://www.facebook.com/IoannesOculus/ FB Polish With John: https://www.faceboo...

167 Przyswajanie języków obcych 06.09.2022

Episode about the language acquisition and Stephen Krashen. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/71613862 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://www.facebook.com/IoannesOculus/ FB Polish With John: https://www.facebook.com/polishwith...

166 Powrót do szkoły 29.08.2022

In just a few days a new school year starts in Poland. Not only for the children but for the teachers who work at schools too. It turns out, I'm going to be one of them this year. So let me share some of my thoughts about this today. And please, keep your fingers crossed for me! Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/71163980 My...

Wiem, znam umiem potrafię, mogę - część 2 zaawansowany 23.08.2022

Some Polish verbs can be not that easy. Instead of one English 'to know' we have two. What's the difference? We have also 'potrafić, umieć, móc'. How to use these verbs? Check out this episode. There are four parts of it. First one is more for elementary, second more advanced. The third and fourth are for my Patreon supporters. This is the second part. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full trans...

Wiem, znam umiem potrafię, mogę - część 1 podstawy 16.08.2022

Some Polish verbs can be not that easy. Instead of one English 'to know' we have two. What's the difference? We have also 'potrafić, umieć, móc'. How to use these verbs? Check out this episode. There are four parts of it. First one is more for elementary, second more advanced. The third and fourth are for my Patreon supporters. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on...

164 Na zakupach w sklepie i markecie 02.08.2022

Shopping, food, containers - some of this vocabulary may be useful for you. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/69969721 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://www.facebook.com/IoannesOculus/ FB Polish With John: https://www.faceboo...

163 Mówimy o sobie 25.07.2022

How to speak about yourself in Polish - a few tips. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/69469188 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://www.facebook.com/IoannesOculus/ FB Polish With John: https://www.facebook.com/polishwithjohn Ins...

162 Uczę się hiszpańskiego 04.07.2022

Learning Spanish gave me some thought about language learning and how you can improve your learning of Polish. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68614559 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://www.facebook.com/IoannesOculus/ FB Po...

161 Jan Kochanowski 27.06.2022

Last episode was very easy so today I've prepared a difficult one. Hopefully, it won't be too difficult. We'll meet one of the most important Polish poets - Jan Kochanowski. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68325348 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski F...

160 Geografia Europy 20.06.2022

Basic geography of Europe in Polish? Let's do it and review miejscownik (locative) and adjectives in comparative and superlative forms! :) Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/67986815 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://www.faceb...

159 Spotkanie Poliglotów - Polyglot Gathering 2022 10.06.2022

Polyglots are everywhere. Last week they came to Teresin in Poland. I was there too and I would like to share my experience from then meeting with you :) Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/67592149 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: ht...

158 Rozkaz 00485 30.05.2022

Order 00485 was catastrophic for Poles who lived in the USSR. This moment in history is described by historians as genocide. You will learn more about Polish history. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/67055774 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioann...

157 Podcast o nicnierobieniu 16.05.2022

How to find the best language teacher? Let me share you my experience! Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66466137 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://www.facebook.com/IoannesOculus/ FB Polish With John: https://www.facebook.com...

156 Charków 02.05.2022

How to find the best language teacher? Let me share you my experience! Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65918055 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://www.facebook.com/IoannesOculus/ FB Polish With John: https://www.facebook.com...

155 Jak znaleźć nauczyciela? 25.04.2022

How to find the best language teacher? Let me share you my experience! Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65553603 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: https://www.facebook.com/IoannesOculus/ FB Polish With John: https://www.facebook.com...

154 Wielkanoc 18.04.2022

Today is the second day of Easter celebration. That's why this podcast is about this holiday. You will learn a lot of vocabulary that's connected with religion and is present in Polish culture. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65264231 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/r...

153 Świat fejków 11.04.2022

I'd like to invite you to Ukraine, my Ukraine. To Ukraine from the past, but not so long ago. I invite you to a country that I have seen and remember myself. Enjoy listening. You can find a full transcript of this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64976470 My blog: https://ioannesoculus.com/ Radio Prosty Polski: https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-prosty-polski FB Ioannes Oculus: h...

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