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Your road to the B1 Polish State Exam
Preparing for the B1 exam can feel overwhelming – especially while balancing work, family and everyday life. Here's the whole journey, step by step: from your very first Polish words to exam day.
- 3 levels: A1 → A2 → B1
- 78 hours of video
- B1 in under 12 months is possible
Why our way works
Up to 20× cheaper than a school – and at your pace
Since 2021 we've helped over 15,000 students learn Polish for all kinds of reasons. Our self-paced, recorded courses let you study on your own schedule, revisit lessons whenever you need and progress without time pressure – ideal for busy people. All courses are created by certified teachers and focus on what you need for the B1 State Exam; you can read verified student reviews on Trustpilot.
We work differently from traditional language schools – not only because our fees are up to 20× lower thanks to fully recorded courses (there are no live meetings), but also because our CEFR-aligned program can take you all the way to B1 in under 12 months. Yes, it's possible: some students have completed our 70+ hours of courses in less than a year.
Whether you follow our courses or a traditional route with coursebooks such as Hurra or Krok po kroku is entirely up to you – but the journey is the same: A1, then A2, then B1.
The journey
From zero to B1, stop by stop
Each level includes CEFR-based grammar explanations, vocabulary and reading comprehension.
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Start here
Where are you now?
If you're starting from zero – or you've only learned Polish from apps and random videos – you'll most likely begin with A1 – Part 1. Not sure? Find out in a few minutes.
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Learn the essentials
The essentials of Polish, step by step – from basic vocabulary to core grammar. You start forming sentences from the very first class.
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- Mini-course: learn the first 50 words and form sentences
- Essentials: alphabet, spelling, pronunciation
- Order ice cream, Nominative case, Greetings, How are you & verb “to be”, What's your name?
- Deli counter & Numbers, Where are you from?, Where do you live?, Nominative possessive pronouns
- Adjectives, Instrumental case, At the café, Professions & Days of the week
- Family, Order a doughnut, Order zapiekanka, Months & Seasons
- Adverbs, Why are you learning Polish?, Colours, Nationalities
- How old are you?, Describe yourself, To be interested in, Present tense conjugation
- Accusative case, To like, To buy & Food, To do/make, Food adjectives & Breakfast, Polish dishes
- Meals of the day, Order at a restaurant, At a bakery, In a Polish supermarket
- Genitive case, Double negation, Boxes & Containers, 2 verbs “to go”
- Hobby, Daily routine, Verbs revision, Must/Can (perfective & imperfective intro)
- Rooms, Locative case, Where things are, Same prepositions – different cases
- At the hotel, Give directions, Time, Verbs linked to the Locative
- Body parts, At the doctor, Rent an apartment in Poland, Imperfect past tense
- What were you doing yesterday?, Irregular “to go” in the past, Irregular verbs, Perfective past
- Revision of all modules – TEST
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Build on the foundations
Expand your skills to complete the A1 level. Our tip: take Part 1 & 2 together with 6 months of support, plan your study around your availability and finish the 34 hours – with the written and voice-recorded exercises – before the deadline. At this stage the focus is on building sentences so you can speak with confidence; understanding others comes next, and that's completely normal.
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- What did you do? Perfective vs imperfective past, Travel around Poland, Cycle of life
- Digital communication, Comparison of adjectives, Non-personal forms, Future
- New year – new me, In my wardrobe, Clothes shopping, Shops + Pójść
- Appearance, Hairdresser, Getting a Polish phone number, Weather
- At the train/bus station, At the airport, Learn more about Poland, A1 idioms
- Bank, Emergency, Post office
- Summary of Polish tenses, Sport, Poland and the world across time
- Nouns made of verbs, Learn vs Teach, Polish holidays
- Birthday, Own business or 9-to-5?, Cinema
- It's broken, Car, Basic imperative
- Zoo, Taxi
- Revision of all modules – TEST
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Move past the beginner stage
More real-life listening tasks, as you're already more confident. Keep progressing towards B1 over another 6 months, while the tutors review your assignments and give you feedback.
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- Nominative masculine plural nouns, 2-3-4, Religions, Types of thieves, Diets, Nominative masculine adjectives, Jest/Bywa, Genitive “of / someone's X”, Dative intro – Powiedzieć
- Dative case, Express your opinion, Work, Difficult professions, Dative impersonal expressions “Dzięki/Wbrew” & more
- Vocative case, Write an email, You should “Powinieneś”, Dance with the stars, What year is it?, Revision of adjectives [0-1-2]
- Genitive in measures and words like “podczas, z powodu”, My history, Completed and incomplete time expressions, Relationship, It used to be hard, School in Poland
- ŻEBYŚ, Future perfect, inny-różny-inaczej, Environment, Jeśli… to, Pets, Village life
- Animal idioms, Na vs Do?, Forest, All Genitive prepositions (exam!)
- Dative indirect object continued, Prefixes, “Się, Siebie, Sobie”, Imperative revision, Negative verbs with the Genitive
- Nouns made of verbs, Dates, Verbs of movement – intermediate, My friend, Direct and indirect speech
- Który/Jaki/Czyj, Complex sentences, Impersonal “się”, Internet, Coordinated and subordinated sentences
- Conditional mood (Kupiłbym), Conditional sentences, Verb after negation, Passive participle
- Inventions, Passive voice, Impersonal forms in the past tense, Negative pronouns (nikt, nic, żaden)
- Dawniej/Kiedyś, Disability, What do we pay attention to when buying?, Write a complaint, My cool smartphone
- It's not good for your health, Organic store, “Jestem gorąca” vs “Gorąco mi”, Vacation in Poland, Climate change
- Come to the kitchen!, Cook!, Cuisines of the world, Polish holidays & traditions continued, Fairy tale
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Train for the exam itself
The last level focuses strictly on exam-format questions and exercises. It runs 100% in Polish – new topics are explained with synonyms, because by now you know enough to learn through associations – so you get used to real exam conditions, finishing with a full mock exam. Start it after A2, so you have more support time.
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- Idiomy ze słowem „Błąd” + Typowe błędy A2+, Alternacje, terminy gramatyczne, powtórka przypadków, W, po, o, na, za + Biernik, Jak dać komuś radę?, Idiomy: język, Monolog – Mówienie B1
- Kultura, Opinia, Książka i recenzja: Pisanie – B1, Ekologia + Pisanie: Podziękowanie – B1, Dbaj o planetę, Środowisko i codzienność
- Przysłówek + Pisanie: Pozdrowienia B1, Przeprowadzka, Liczebnik główny, Idiomy ze słowem: GŁOWA i przyimek „Po”, Pisanie: Ogłoszenie – B1
- Pisanie: Życzenia – B1, Pomagamy i nie marnujemy, Jak ty wyglądasz!, Pisanie: Opis – B1, Pisanie: Zaproszenie – B1, Jesteś zadowolony z pracy?, Składnia liczebników
- Załatwię to, Nietypowa odmiana: imię, ramię; Mieć + bezokolicznik, Pisanie: Zawiadomienie – B1, Tablice informacyjne
- Fachowcy, Odmiana rzeczowników jak przymiotnik, O sprzedaży przez internet, Pisanie: List – B1, Jadę autostopem bez pieniędzy – Odmiana
- Codzienne wybory dla planety, Ciężkie życie, Formy wskazujące warunek i konsekwencje, Kwarantanna, Otwieram franczyzę
- Pisanie: Charakterystyka osoby – B1, Prawo i polityka, Wybory, Arystokracja i lud
- Pisanie: Opowiadanie – B1, Dlaczego jestem dyskryminowany?, Rzeczowniki zakończone na -ANIN + Planety, Moje życie po przejściach, Opis ilustracji – Mówienie B1
- Pisanie: Sprawozdanie – B1, Znaki zodiaku, Powtórka: Wołacz, Co się stało?, Uważaj na jezdni
- Mój vs. swój – Powtórka, Prasa i paparazzi + Konstrukcja: Im…, tym…, Prawda czy manipulacja?, Jestem patriotą, Imiesłów przysłówkowy współczesny (wprowadzenie), Z czego to zostało wykonane?
- Pisanie: Esej – B1, Nikt, nic, żaden – Powtórka (A2), Wyprzedaż, Się + Konwertowanie zdań (Egzamin – B1), Go, niego, jego – Powtórka
- Pisanie: Rozprawka, Wynajmij… biurko?, Imiesłów przymiotnikowy czynny (wprowadzenie), Który, jaki, czyj – Powtórka A2, Wierzenia, religie, przesądy
- Próbny egzamin z listopada 2023: Rozumienie tekstów pisanych, Słuchanie, Gramatyka, Mówienie, Pisanie
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Polish your speaking
Recorded lessons give you hands-on practice in grammar, listening, vocabulary and reading – but they can't cover everything. With the VIP programs you practise speaking by sending recorded voice notes and getting feedback, which covers part of speaking and writing.
When you feel ready, add a few 1:1 or group lessons elsewhere – and once you finish the full program, schedule individual sessions to prepare for the speaking part of the exam and work on your personal mistakes.
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Register for the exam
There are more applicants than places at the exam centres, and places sometimes disappear within minutes. Find out exactly when registration opens, at what time, what the procedure is and what you need to prepare – the systems don't always work perfectly.
Even if you pay the exam fee, you may not be accepted, so read the whole official website, certyfikatpolski.pl, carefully to avoid disappointment. Choose the exam centre and date you want, and confirm all the details directly with the centre.
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The finish line
Exam day 🎉
The B1 exam has five parts:
- Speaking
- Writing
- Grammar
- Reading comprehension
- Listening comprehension
Powodzenia! – Good luck! x
How long does it take?
The journey in numbers
Video time only – plan for frequent revision too, plus the exercises and PDFs for extra practice.
It depends on you
- How often you revise
- Whether Polish is your first foreign language or you already know others
- How quickly you generally learn new material
What to expect
At a normal pace, reaching B1 at a traditional school can take 1.5 to 2.5 years because of scheduled sessions.
Studying 3–5 hours a week with recorded courses, about 70% of students complete and fully learn one level in roughly 4–6 months.
Your guides
About the teachers
The courses were created by Weronika, Head Tutor, who first graduated with first-class honours in Communication from the University of South Wales (UK) – which helped her master English and understand the real challenges language learners face. She then completed a postgraduate degree in “Teaching Polish as a Second and Foreign Language” at the University of Vistula in Warsaw.
Weronika has been teaching since 2016. With nearly a decade of experience and several foreign languages of her own (English, Spanish B2, Russian B2, Italian A2, Azerbaijani A1+, Greek A1), she brings a broad, practical perspective on language learning.
All courses and materials have also been reviewed and refined by Eliza, who holds a Master's degree in Polish Philology from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń – students who choose the feedback option meet her inside the course.
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My approach blends linguistic expertise with cultural immersion, ensuring that you not only learn the language but also fall in love with its nuances and intricacies.