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Body parts and animals in Polish - spelling and pronunciation!

CherylThreads: 1 Posts: 2 Joined: Sep 5, 07	Sep 5, 07, 14:47 / #
I am a teacher and have a Polish boy starting in my class with no english (age 5). I would be really grateful is someone could take the time to give me a list of basic body parts - lag, arm, head, shoulder etc and common animals (farm) cat, dog, cow, horse etc with the correct spelling and pronunciation so that we may play some games and sing some songs using the polish words. Any assistance gratefully received. Many thanks Cheryl

osiolThreads: 59 Posts: 4,714 Joined: Jul 25, 07	Edited by: osiol Sep 5, 07, 14:49 / #
Osiol = Donkey. There should be a line through the L, making it sound like an English W. (or like a typical SE England L when there's no vowel after it) The SI is pronounced like the Enlgish SH. Osh-o-w

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Sep 5, 07, 14:52 / #
IMMERTION IS THE BEST TO TEACH HIM ENGLISH.. DON'T EVEN MESS WITH POLISH.

osiolThreads: 59 Posts: 4,714 Joined: Jul 25, 07	Sep 5, 07, 14:55 / #
Quoting: plk123 IMMERTION IS THE BEST TO TEACH HIM ENGLISH.. DON'T EVEN MESS WITH POLISH. I agree. Children are much more receptive to foreign languages. At the age of 5, he should be able to pick up quite a lot quite easily. For words he's less likely to pick up from his peers, pictures would be a better bet. Trying to use Polish yourself may lead him into expecting you to use Polish you don't know.

CherylThreads: 1 Posts: 2 Joined: Sep 5, 07	Sep 5, 07, 15:03 / #
I appreciate what you are saying and he cannot fail to be immersed in the language surrounded by 27 other children. For the children in the class learning some polish in the context of singing and games just helps them to respect and understand differences whilst allowing the Polish child to contribute something to the class.

RonekThreads: 1 Posts: 297 Joined: Sep 4, 07	Edited by: Ronek Sep 5, 07, 15:05 / #
Yeah, I don't see the point of your trying to implement polish in your classes it will only make you and rest of the class confused along side with the polish youngster. So what that the bar for him will bet set high at his new school a slightly bigger learning curve didnt hurt anyone(I only feel bad for him that he'll have to put up with the british education system;P). He's a young kid so he will learn fast and 5 year olds dont realy use that complicated vocabulary.

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Sep 5, 07, 15:09 / #
ok cool cheryl.. leg - noga ~ noh-gah arm - reka ~ renkah head - glowa ~gwovah shoulder - ramiono ~ rah-myon-noh cat - kot dog - pies ~ pyehs cow - krowa ~ kroh-vah horse - kon ~ kohn.. the n has a dash above it in this case is a soft one like in "senor" (espanol)

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Sep 5, 07, 15:11 / #
when i learned english i was completely immersed and learned it in less then a year.. it took another year or two to loose the polish accent, but i really tried hard. now, they say i have an american accent when i speak polish. lol

KarimaThreads: 3 Posts: 65 Joined: Apr 5, 07	Sep 5, 07, 16:05 / #
Quoting: plk123 shoulder - ramiono ~ rah-myon-noh ramię im plural -ramiona

osiolThreads: 59 Posts: 4,714 Joined: Jul 25, 07	Edited by: osiol Sep 5, 07, 16:11 / #
Quoting: plk123 dog - pies ~ pyehs cow - krowa ~ kroh-vah horse - kon ~ kohn Please don't pronounce the h's Each of the vowel letters are all vowels, not dipthongs. The ie in pies is a kind of dipthong, like the ye in yes. Using the letter h after a vowel, I think, only makes it harder to understand.

CherylThreads: 1 Posts: 2 Joined: Sep 5, 07	Sep 5, 07, 16:11 / #
Thanks very much. I'm sure he'll really appreciate us making the effort.

KarimaThreads: 3 Posts: 65 Joined: Apr 5, 07	Sep 5, 07, 16:16 / #
ling.pl and find what u need! and that from me... crocodile - krokodyl camel - wielbłąd fish - ryba butterfly - motyl fox - lis bull - byk pig - świnia sheep- owca, snake - wąż - these both r my the best ;))

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Sep 5, 07, 16:28 / #
Quoting: Karima ramię im plural -ramiona thanks

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Sep 5, 07, 16:29 / #
Quoting: osiol Using the letter h after a vowel, I think, only makes it harder to understand. h's are there so the vowels are pronounced straight.. english has too many viariations on the vowels.

osiolThreads: 59 Posts: 4,714 Joined: Jul 25, 07	Edited by: osiol Sep 5, 07, 16:35 / #
Quoting: plk123 h's are there so the vowels are pronounced straight Oh! It's just that other than in 'oh' and 'ah', the letter h after a vowel is not used. In words like 'verandah' it is there because it was there in the language from which it was borrowed.

szkotja2007Threads: 38 Posts: 2,544 Joined: Dec 29, 06	Sep 5, 07, 16:53 / #
Malpy - monkey @ ( The L pronounced like W )

KarimaThreads: 3 Posts: 65 Joined: Apr 5, 07	Sep 5, 07, 16:58 / #
Quoting: plk123 thanks nie ma za co :)

PolskiJenThreads: - Posts: 1 Joined: Oct 31, 07	Oct 31, 07, 21:54 / #
Swina (Sh-veen-ah) is Pig My grandma always said that to us when we made a mess.

KrzysztofThreads: 2 Posts: 1,146 Joined: Jul 26, 07	Nov 1, 07, 07:34 / #
it's świnia

ellaThreads: - Posts: 56 Joined: Mar 10, 07	Nov 2, 07, 01:54 / #
Quoting: szkotja2007 Malpy - monkeys malpa - monkey

jareck8	Nov 2, 07, 04:48 / #
if you have a computer in the class you can try and use byki.com this gives your pupil the abilty to look at english words in polish, another area that might be useful is using a word search for all the children. best of luck and well done for promoting a new language and experience to the other children

BabiThreads: 4 Posts: 63 Joined: Oct 10, 07	Feb 6, 08, 08:45 / #
Thread attached on merging: Body Parts Hey can anyone give me the translation for body parts like erm... boobs legs bum would bum be dupa like ass like you cant beat a nice tight ass < would that be dupa? haha I dont know Helppppp :) thanks

PiorunThreads: - Posts: 741 Joined: Nov 11, 07	Feb 6, 08, 12:20 / #
Tush/Bum (like in buttocks) = Pupcia/Dupcia otherwise Ass = Dupa Legs = Nogi Boobs /Tits (Vulgar Slang but inoffensive) = Cyce /Cycki otherwise Breasts = Piersi

JustysiaSThreads: 15 Posts: 2,869 Joined: Oct 14, 07 MEMBER	Feb 6, 08, 12:25 / #
Piorun wrote: Boobs /Tits (Vulgar Slang but inoffensive) = Cyce /Cycki otherwise Breasts = Piersi remember we are talking about a 5 year old here lol

HAL9009Threads: 2 Posts: 329 Joined: Mar 13, 07	Feb 6, 08, 19:30 / #
lol, not any more it would appear!

postieThreads: 9 Posts: 123 Joined: Oct 23, 07	Feb 23, 08, 10:54 / #
Cheryl wrote: I am a teacher and have a Polish boy starting in my class with no english (age 5). This book could be really useful to give you a basic start on many words ... I bought it for my friends two kids, who had no English when they arrived here. The older one is doing OK now, although he hates to speak English at home. http://www.milet.com/detail_english.asp?lang=Polish%2DEnglish&ProductI D=409 I'd also suggest that if you can have a word with his parents, and ask them to let him watch English children's TV at home, as he'll pick up language from there too. I know of a few Polish families here, who have got Polsat installed (the Polish version of Sky), just so their kids can watch Polish cartoons (or CBeebies dubbed into Polish). Personally I don't think that helps the kids at all, as it gives them no incentive to learn English. Hope that helps....

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