Learn English for Polish speakers
English stories at your level, with one-tap Polish translations. The bridge from school English to confidently reading or writing in any work setting.
Free to start · no card · your first story in 10 seconds
What Polish speakers already know
Polish-speakers already use the Latin alphabet, share a huge pool of international vocabulary, and have decades of English-language pop culture exposure to draw on. English grammar is dramatically simpler than Polish in almost every way: no cases, no grammatical gender, no aspectual pairs for every verb, fixed word order.
The friction points
- Articles (a / an / the) — Polish has none, and getting them right depends on a sense of definiteness that takes input to develop.
- 12 tenses with subtle aspectual distinctions (I work / I am working / I have worked / I have been working) where Polish would use one verb plus context.
- Phrasal verbs (get up, give in, look forward to) — entirely new logic, learned one by one through reading.
- Pronunciation includes TH and vowel reductions that don't exist in Polish, plus inconsistent spelling-to-sound mapping.
False friends to know first
Words that look familiar but mean something else. The first ones to learn so you don't embarrass yourself.
What English looks like in Newt
Generated by Newt at the level you set. Tap any word for an instant Polish translation, definition, and pronunciation — no leaving the page.
I'd love to visit London again next summer.
Bardzo chciałbym znowu odwiedzić Londyn następnego lata.
I'd love to + infinitive — the natural-sounding polite request form English speakers default to.
If I had known you were coming, I would have made coffee.
Gdybym wiedział, że przyjeżdżasz, zrobiłbym kawę.
Third conditional (past unreal) — the construction that signals advanced fluency to native ears.
Why Polish speakers pick up English
Poland's IT sector, post-Brexit residents in the UK, students at British universities, and the diaspora across the EU all run on functional English. The plateau is usually around B1 — "I can have a conversation" — and reading native content is the proven way out.
Read → tap → save → repeat
- Tell Newt what you care aboutPick a topic (cycling, history, coffee, indie games — anything). Newt writes you a short English story around it at your level.
- Tap any word for instant translationTap a word — Newt shows the Polish translation, definition, and pronunciation in a popup. No page-switching.
- Save the ones you don't know yetSaved words land in your vocabulary list with the sentence you met them in — context comes free.
- Newt reuses them in your next storyEach new story tries to fold in 2-3 words you recently saved, so you meet them again in fresh context. That's how vocabulary actually sticks.
- Spaced repetition catches what slippedA short daily review session brings back words the algorithm thinks you're about to forget. Same idea as Anki, except you never had to build the deck.
Common questions
How is this different from Duolingo for English?
Duolingo teaches isolated phrases in a fixed curriculum. Newt generates short stories from topics you actually care about, at your current level, with every word tappable for an instant Polish translation. Words you save come back automatically in future stories — that's the part that makes vocabulary stick.
How is this different from asking ChatGPT to write me a English text?
ChatGPT can write you a story, but it forgets everything between sessions. It doesn't know which words you already learned, doesn't space them out for review, and doesn't quietly weave your saved words into the next story. Newt does all of that — it's a closed loop, not a one-shot prompt.
What level of English do I need to start?
Any. Newt supports A1 (complete beginner) through C1 (advanced). At A1 you'll get short, very simple texts with high-frequency vocabulary; at B2+ you'll get nuanced articles and stories. The system calibrates as you tap and save words.
Is it free?
Yes — there's a free plan with 3 fresh AI texts every day, no card required to sign up. Premium lifts the daily cap and lets you study multiple languages at once; you can upgrade anytime.
How long until I can read a real book in English?
Realistic timeline for Polish speakers: 4-8 months of consistent daily reading (15-30 min) to read a young-adult novel comfortably, 12+ months to read literary fiction. The single biggest predictor is hours of input — Newt's job is to make those hours easy to start.
Start reading English tonight
Pick a topic, your first story lands in 10 seconds. Free to start, no card.