Learn Polish: Próbuję czytać po polsku. - I am trying to read in Polish.

The verb próbować (to try) belongs to a common group of Polish verbs ending in -ować. When conjugating them in the present tense, you drop the -ować and add -uję for the "I" form, which gives us próbuję.

Why is "czytać" left in its dictionary form (infinitive)?

Just like in English, when you use two verbs together (like "I am trying to read"), the first verb changes to match the person doing the action, and the second verb stays in its base infinitive form. Since próbuję is already conjugated for "I", czytać (to read) stays in its basic form.

Why do we say "po polsku" instead of translating "in Polish" word-for-word?

When talking about speaking, reading, or writing in a specific language, Polish does not use the direct translation for "in" (w). Instead, it uses the preposition po followed by a special adverb form of the language ending in -u. That is why "in Polish" is always expressed as po polsku.