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Help please! would "rodzina jest zycie" be correct.


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buzzkillaThreads: 1
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So if I am Polish American wanting to get a tattoo of "family is life" would "rodzina jest zycie" be correct?
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Welcome, and check this out.
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Rodzina to życie!
buzzkillla   Aug 27, 09, 21:18 /  #
This is correct? (Rodzina to życie)
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Polonius3:
Rodzina to życie!

or rodzina jest zyciem
buzzkillla   Aug 27, 09, 21:20 /  #
ShawnH, that still does not fully answer my question, I want to know what im getting is perfectly correct in a poles eyes
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Buzzkillla, as McCoy and Polonius3 posted, there are two correct ways of saying this. To say that A is B, you either say "A to B" or "A jest B*" where * is the ending for the instrumental case, which is either -em, -iem or -±.
buzzkillla   Aug 27, 09, 22:36 /  #
so I can put "rodzina to zyc±"? Shorter it is, the less it will be, but also want to be correct
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buzzkillla:
so I can put "rodzina to zyc±"?

No you can't, but you can use “Życie to rodzina” (life is family) or “Życie rodzinne” (Family life) or “Życie i Rodzina" (Life and Familly) or "Życie z rodzin±" (Life with familly), why not just live a little and make it “Moim życiem jest rodzina”. (My life is family).
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"rodzina to życie" can be translated as "family means life" or "family, that's life"
and "rodzina jest życiem" - family is a life
buzzkillla   Aug 27, 09, 23:12 /  #
thankyou for all the suggestions and translations, Piorun and krysia!
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If you want a real Polish saying (as opposed to an English sentiment translated too literally into Polish) what about:

grunt to rodzina

(literally: 'the main thing is family or 'family is fundamental'). Any Polish speaker should know this expression while 'rodzina to życie' sounds .... weird and 'rodzina jest życiem' sounds even weirder (to me, though I'm not a native speaker)
buzzkillla   Aug 27, 09, 23:44 /  #
thats true thanks for the input, although grunt to english people might look weird but i like it.
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i wouldn't trust the translations above...
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pgtx:
i wouldn't trust the translations above...

Why not?
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ShawnH:
Why not?

it might me incorrect...
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pgtx:
it might me incorrect...

So, what would your tattoos say?
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ShawnH:
So, what would your tattoos say?

"Nie rób sobie tatuaży w języku, którego nie rozumesz..."
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I am not a fan of tattoos either.
buzzkillla   Aug 28, 09, 01:34 /  #
ok so now your no help....who do i ask to find a correct phrase like that? thats actually in polish context
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is there anything else to say...?
:)
buzzkillla   Aug 29, 09, 01:26 /  #
Are there any other phrases that mean close to the same thing?
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buzzkillla:
Are there any other phrases that mean close to the same thing?

Poles don't usually use 'życie' and 'rodzina' in the same sentence...
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pgtx:
is there anything else to say...?
:)

You can let him off the hook now, can't you see he's in a hurry to get some ink already. :-)
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Piorun:
he's in a hurry to get some ink already. :-)

i hope it's not his forehead...
;)

all the translations above are correct... sorry for playing but you never know what you tattoo... keep it in mind...
buzzkillla   Aug 29, 09, 01:54 /  #
pgtx
wait, what? sorry for playing but you never know what you tattoo?, anyway what woould poles say about their family?
And yes i want to get it within a month...
buzzkillla   Aug 29, 09, 01:55 /  #
it will be on my back and i want to make sure its 100% right
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pgtx:
Nie rób sobie tatuaży w języku, którego nie rozumesz

Loose translation: "Abandon hope all ye who enter here".
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scrappleton:
Loose translation:

yeah... you're a bit loose... cio...
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buzzkillla:
it will be on my back and i want to make sure its 100% right

Summary:

They think that these expressions don't sound natural (even if they are correct).

The question is if you want something that is just correct, or something that also sounds natural.
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