Unit 1: Happy Families

(family members, stages of life, sharenting)

to post

to put something online – publikować

to film

to record a video – nagrywać

to share

to show something to others – udostępniać

by accident

not planned – przypadkiem

privacy settings

controls for who can see your content – ustawienia prywatności

to check

to look at something carefully – sprawdzać

to shout

to speak very loudly – krzyczeć

to discover

to find something new – odkryć

to care about

to think something is important – przejmować się

to suggest

to give an idea – sugerować

adolescent

a young person (13–18) – nastolatek

to cry

to have tears when sad – płakać

naughty

behaving badly (child) – niegrzeczny

phenomenon

something that happens and is interesting – zjawisko

approximately

about, not exact – w przybliżeniu

to force

to make someone do something – zmuszać

to force sb to do sth

to make someone do something – zmuszać kogoś do czegoś

legally

according to the law – prawnie

fine (n.)

money you must pay for breaking rules – grzywna

to spend time in prison

to stay in prison as punishment – spędzić czas w więzieniu

sensible

showing good judgement – rozsądny

report

a written or spoken description – raport

area

a part of something – obszar

all sorts of

many different kinds – różne rodzaje

good intentions

wanting to do something good – dobre intencje

special moments

important happy times – wyjątkowe chwile

to look back at

to think about the past – wspominać

explanation

an answer that shows why something happens – wyjaśnienie

confidence

feeling sure about yourself – pewność siebie

adolescence

the period of being a teenager – okres dojrzewania

embarrassment

feeling shy or uncomfortable – zażenowanie / wstyd

solution

an answer to a problem – rozwiązanie

enjoyment

feeling of pleasure – przyjemność

improvement

a change that makes something better – poprawa

independence

freedom to make your own decisions – niezależność

connection

a link between people or things – połączenie / relacja

relative

a person in your family – krewny

extended family

family like cousins, grandparents – dalsza rodzina

immediate family

closest family (parents, children) – najbliższa rodzina

mother-in-law

your partner’s mother – teściowa

father-in-law

your partner’s father – teść

brother-in-law

your partner’s brother – szwagier

sister-in-law

your partner’s sister – szwagierka

nephew

your brother’s or sister’s son – siostrzeniec / bratanek

niece

your brother’s or sister’s daughter – siostrzenica / bratanica

only child

a child with no siblings – jedynak

twin

one of two children born at the same time – bliźniak

ancestor

a person from your family in the past – przodek

descendant

a person related to someone from the past – potomek

stepfather

your mother’s new husband – ojczym

stepmother

your father’s new wife – macocha

stepbrother

your stepparent’s son – przyrodni brat

stepsister

your stepparent’s daughter – przyrodnia siostra

foster parents

people who take care of a child (not real parents) – rodzice zastępczy

permission

when someone allows you to do something – pozwolenie

to crawl

to move on hands and knees – raczkować / czołgać się

to crawl out of bed

to get out of bed slowly (very tired) – zwlec się z łóżka

toddler

a very young child learning to walk (about 1–3 years old) – małe dziecko (uczące się chodzić)