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Kochanie/Kochana addressing a group of friends??? Call them Moj Ziomek-my homiez or Moja Ziom'! Dzieki..im irish but have polski kolega nd they teach me polski.xD	3	emma7777 Dec 23, 08, 08:18	LOKJT Dec 29, 08, 10:24
English words of Polish origin aren't all these words in fact just polish words used by others and not english words of polish origin?	18	xwelcomex Dec 15, 08, 19:10	plk123 Dec 27, 08, 21:25
Useful words in polish 2 Po prostu is always used. It means simply	51	LCzachor Dec 30, 07, 15:34	Seanus Dec 27, 08, 08:12
BERLiTZ -- QUICKEST WAY TO LEARN POLISH (SWAHILI, ARABIC, FRENCH, etc.) By progressive, do you mean long and drawn out? Of course that is also possible, but not everybody ahs got...	2	Polonius3 Dec 26, 08, 01:26	Polonius3 Dec 27, 08, 05:17
Is is possible for me to learn basic Polish in just two weeks? Yes, both versions are used. In fact, I hear prędzej used more than wcześniej.	21	helghast Dec 23, 08, 09:58	Seanus Dec 24, 08, 06:46
Help Required Teaching Sister Polish There's a one parent one language rule that people talk about. I assume it applies to anyone who interacts...	8	xChupitax Dec 18, 08, 22:20	chris_miner Dec 21, 08, 07:06
"Szajbus" advice gratefully received!! Bydgoska: .does this refer to a man and how does the word change if it refers to a female? its...	1	Bydgoska Dec 19, 08, 12:43	McCoy Dec 19, 08, 13:05
Why Polish people use so many words to describe a situation? 2 3 4 5 Patrycja19: does this answer your question? Not really, as the conversations I am talking about took place between polish taxi...	121	krakow1 Nov 22, 08, 18:21	krakow1 Dec 18, 08, 10:25
Zapomnialam ci powiedziec, ze swietnie dzis wygladasz:):) ah thankyou! :)	2	danzilla Dec 18, 08, 04:03	danzilla Dec 18, 08, 04:15
POLISH NOMINAL SUFFIXES? TOUCHE, baby!! nice one. Not as much of an ass as one might think, HA!! Only...	3	Polonius3 Dec 9, 08, 18:15	Marek Dec 17, 08, 13:45
Rosetta Stone program - couple of clarifications requested Bondi, I hear what you are saying, but grammar is no good without vocab. Therefore, I would continue my learning...	14	rjg Dec 14, 08, 11:59	tonykenny Dec 15, 08, 17:19
Serious question about swear words!? Need help. plk123: nah girl, don't listen to doba here.. all those are basicaly equavalents of fck, sht and the like.. they...	20	RembosMom Jan 16, 08, 11:30	polishgirltx Dec 10, 08, 21:21
Website that translates Polish Perfect! Thanks!	5	peace2007 Dec 10, 08, 11:47	peace2007 Dec 10, 08, 15:53
Jechac or Jezdzic? 2 ArcticPaul, sometimes it can be helpful to examine, if just superficially, the structure of a related language to the one...	34	ArcticPaul Dec 2, 08, 11:58	Marek Dec 10, 08, 12:36
KASHUBIAN SCHNITZELBANK? Did a search on the words you mentioned in the Kashubian version and came across a Pomeranian Forum. Can't read...	2	Polonius3 Dec 7, 08, 16:53	Softsong Dec 7, 08, 18:53
WHY "HIGH FEE" for HIFI in Polish? Polonius3: Anybody ever wonder why? Yes, I noticed that. My favourite one is when they talk about the...	11	Polonius3 Nov 26, 08, 19:10	benszymanski Dec 5, 08, 07:43
WHY IS @ CALLED MAŁPA IN POLISH? Yeah, sb was smoking sth a little stronger than usual that day. Rollmops, yeeugh!	12	Polonius3 Nov 22, 08, 10:12	Seanus Dec 2, 08, 14:11
The Longest Polish word?? damn, and i thought my surname was long lol	24	Guest Jun 23, 06, 14:05	JustysiaS Nov 30, 08, 17:55
WindowsXP font for Polish? plk123:no need to be an arse Typical answer from someone who hasn't bothered to read the thread. My...	7	Scorpion8 Nov 19, 08, 13:04	Scorpion8 Nov 29, 08, 21:02
POLISH VERBS RICHER THAN ENGLISH ONES!? Yesterday, when at a loss to explain the English expression "as the crow flies", I said something like "prosto jak...	11	Polonius3 Nov 24, 08, 02:41	osiol Nov 29, 08, 06:38
POLISH LANGUAGE POLICE? At least in German, the attempt was made to make the orthography more consistent with the High German standard, e.g....	8	Polonius3 Nov 27, 08, 06:30	Marek Nov 28, 08, 16:30
WILL "TĄ" REPLACE "TĘ" SOON? It follows the regular ending of "o" and therefore is "tamto". Te and tamte are plural forms.	13	Polonius3 Nov 26, 08, 11:42	benszymanski Nov 28, 08, 07:53
Help! can someone help me change polish to english for firefox?! plk123: control panel shouldn't be in polish. Might be if the laptop is in Polish (which I am suspecting...	8	friendlyirish Nov 26, 08, 15:01	PolskaDoll Nov 26, 08, 18:11
AMERICA'S "ONE-FINGER SALUTE" IN POLISH? Easy_Terran: zayebał zaJebał flip a bird... so, "byrda"? lol	3	Polonius3 Nov 26, 08, 03:50	loco polaco Nov 26, 08, 12:47
Whats with the Polish word: Po? osiol: hich of the previously mentioned definitions of po- is going on in the word pojebany? none, I suppose....	11	cjjc Nov 24, 08, 03:56	Krzysztof Nov 24, 08, 19:13
When to use Ręka / Dłoń yes, :P	13	anton87 Nov 21, 08, 00:37	plk123 Nov 23, 08, 22:37
Polish Neuter Krzysztof: albo trzy Nice trzy... I mean nice try!	6	koziolek Nov 17, 08, 15:35	koziolek Nov 17, 08, 17:12
Expressing "happiness" in Polish spoko, we got it....	28	osiol Nov 13, 08, 11:48	polishgirltx Nov 16, 08, 11:32
DO YOU LIKE ENGLISH "KALKI" (CARBON COPIES) IN POLISH? Polonius3: What is your atttiude (if any) towards them. I don't mind 'borrowings' so long as people know...	1	Polonius3 Nov 15, 08, 03:24	Wroclaw Nov 15, 08, 03:53
Telephone numbers in Polish In central Poland we use the same method as in Kraków.	2	xwelcomex Nov 13, 08, 16:50	Krzysztof Nov 13, 08, 17:11
I'm lost when it comes to speaking and saying in Polish - advice required Yes, i would say to learn every day, even if it is only for 30 mins, and if your learning...	2	Jwissing16 Nov 13, 08, 13:29	NO 14 Nov 13, 08, 14:17
MIECZYSŁAW IS MIECISLAUS IN ENGLISH, NOT MITCHELL I presume it would have to be Ceslava, although I can't recall ever seeing that form in print. Now I...	3	Polonius3 Nov 11, 08, 11:00	Polonius3 Nov 11, 08, 12:01
Been living in Poland for a few years, but only know the basic Polish As Polonius said, total immersion. Go to a village area where only Polish is spoken. Oh, and say...	3	Ericlipis Nov 7, 08, 03:50	Seanus Nov 9, 08, 03:58
British/American slangy words used in Poland oh my god	5	ifffonka Nov 4, 08, 04:38	dcchris Nov 9, 08, 03:22
Survival Polish (must learn Polish) osiol: Which one sounds more desperate Ratunku does. Pomocy is also good for emergencies.	13	SeanBM Nov 4, 08, 10:13	z_darius Nov 7, 08, 08:06
Polish Leter Confusion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kovel	13	Spalko Oct 27, 08, 14:25	Ewcinka Nov 2, 08, 18:22
My Learning Polish Woes... 2 3 ...... hold your nose when you say that. L.C.--:)-:) Or how about it's converse. Letting your...	63	LondonChick Oct 16, 08, 13:57	Marek Oct 30, 08, 07:31
IN ANGLODOM -- MISS KOWALSKA OR KOWALSKI? I've also known Polish women with typically Polish surnames, yet with '-ski' not '-ska' e.g. a colleague of mine Wanda...	4	Polonius3 Oct 29, 08, 02:44	Marek Oct 29, 08, 17:24
Tak i taki a few more meanings... tak Adam, jak i Robert - both Adam and Robert jako taki - as such to...	7	osiol Oct 26, 08, 16:29	sausage Oct 29, 08, 13:38
HOW DID BAKTERIA BECOME FEMININE? Polonius3: How on earth and exactly when did bateria ever start being regarded as a singular feminine noun? it's the...	22	Polonius3 Oct 18, 08, 10:39	plk123 Oct 28, 08, 23:59
DIALECTS IN POLAND? spieretti: (just a terrorist movement who threatened to blow up Jamie Oliver I think stuffing him forcibly with several deep-fried...	27	Polonius3 Oct 23, 08, 06:49	Bartolome Oct 28, 08, 05:42
recommend a good translation book jewels: recommend a good translation book I doubt there is such a thing. Polish grammar is unlike English. The words...	6	jewels Oct 23, 08, 10:00	z_darius Oct 26, 08, 22:04
COMAPRISONS WITH 'JAK' (eg pijany jak szewc) usta namiętne jak brzegi od nocnika? lol	2	Polonius3 Oct 25, 08, 07:56	JustysiaS Oct 25, 08, 08:25
PURE KASHUBIAN/PURE CANADIAN? When we speak of dialects we should also take into accoumt their interaction with the standard language issuing forth from...	0	Polonius3 Oct 25, 08, 07:04	—
Łatwo no problem :)	4	Mala_Elf Oct 24, 08, 16:45	polishgirltx Oct 24, 08, 18:30
Looking for a word... "fatalnie" Fatalnie = to feel awful (In this case anyway the one you described) However it also could mean most unfortunate...	4	cjjc Oct 23, 08, 09:03	Piorun Oct 23, 08, 09:12
EATING OUT & SOCIO-LINGUSITICS in POLAND Thanks, though I was already gettin' it back in Berlin, didn't need the extra noogy.-:)	4	Polonius3 Oct 21, 08, 03:56	Marek Oct 23, 08, 07:44
Podcasts at higher levels than beginner try audiobooks: http://users.cjb.net/audioksiazki/	8	nickyspaghetti Oct 20, 08, 06:42	McCoy Oct 23, 08, 06:05
What is the most annoying thing about NATIVE Polish speakers? z_darius:Basic Polish is a tricky thing. You can say a few comprehensible sentences, but what do you do when someone...	11	Bondi Oct 18, 08, 05:24	Bondi Oct 22, 08, 16:08
Friend, mate, workmate, pal, true love, passing acquaintance... polishgirltx: chlopak - boyfriend Does chlopaku mean the same thing or is it completely different?	23	osiol Aug 14, 08, 16:02	FranktheYank Oct 21, 08, 13:42
Spóźniona sausage: woman speaking man=Jestem spóźniony Thanks Sausage	2	scrivomcdivo Oct 19, 08, 13:35	scrivomcdivo Oct 19, 08, 13:38
LASKA- CHICK, BABE OR BIRD? Laska = Babe	11	Polonius3 Oct 16, 08, 14:59	HAL9009 Oct 18, 08, 14:07
"Change your language" THANK YOU, SAUSAGE :)	4	serwinv Oct 18, 08, 11:26	serwinv Oct 18, 08, 11:59
Recommend a text book for learning Polish... Smacznego! :)	9	LondonChick Oct 2, 08, 16:53	HAL9009 Oct 17, 08, 18:27
A wish for my Father cmursz: My Father My father is the most wonderful man I have ever known :)	4	cmursz Oct 15, 08, 21:36	Lodz_The_Boat Oct 16, 08, 11:40
CIZIA & KOCIAK? polishgirltx: paszczura .... an ugly chick? brzydki	16	Polonius3 Oct 11, 08, 15:57	sledz Oct 13, 08, 21:16
Standard Polish voice mail message is...? That's great! Thanks for the help. I think that is why the standard isn't "I'm not home right now"...	4	Kennitz Oct 10, 08, 23:36	Kennitz Oct 11, 08, 23:36
Madralo - is it insulting? ShelleyS: Is it really? So in "foreign" countries people are really honest and upfront all the time...pff! No, they...	15	Barney Sep 10, 08, 18:11	Bondi Oct 8, 08, 12:04
An interesting website for those learning Polish I have bookmarked it! Thanks Saph!	3	sapphire Oct 3, 08, 09:39	Shawn_H Oct 4, 08, 07:09
dear john.is there a polish equivalant? polishgirltx: ShelleyS: she's a coward for not being decent enough to speak to you why? people meet online... have...	13	time means Sep 30, 08, 07:50	time means Oct 1, 08, 08:11

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