May God bless you for trying
Thank you :) one of the first things I did a few weeks after coming to Poland was to sign up for a course in the basics. I'm not so arrogant that I think everyone should speak English. It was every morning from 9:30 to 1:30. There were only five of us doing it but I really enjoyed it and I applied myself assiduously. One of the other girls was French and she never did the homework :)
When it finished I had enough to manage day to day. I used to try to learn more vocabulary by writing words on a blackboard in the kitchen and I did actually learn a lot more words that way. I also forced myself to do things like go to the bank or post office or council offices on my own and not rely on my husband. Before I went I'd write down what I wanted to say so that I had it with me as a back up in case I forgot the words! I also brought a pocket dictionary with me.
Another thing I did was read that awful magazine Pani Domu because it had a lot of everyday phrases and vocab which were useful in ordinary conversation.
Anyway, after two years we went back to Ireland and there we remained for seven years, during which time I didn't need to speak Polish at all. My husband has native fluency in English and it's much more natural for us to communicate that way.
When we came back to Poland, I wanted to do the equivalent intermediate course but though I tried a couple of times to find one, there were never enough people for the school to run one. Most foreigners only want the basics and if they want more they go for individual tutoring which I didn't want to do. So I just plod along on my own. I just don't feel motivated to master the grammar but I have a reasonable amount of vocab and being typically Irish, I can sing a few Polish songs - Warszawa da się lubić :)) People here don't really sing at get-togethers, unlike Ireland where it's still common to sing when we have a gathering or party, but if they did I could do my bit po polsku, no problem! I think singing the songs of a nation is special. It gives you a feeling of connection to the soul of the people.