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The letter combo "ch" and a thing about "ść" Go to ivona.com! Choose voice "Ewa". Then type the following words 1. chyba 2. miłość Then you...	10	Semsem Dec 29, 09, 18:06	SzwedwPolsce Dec 30, 09, 00:37
how do you pronounce ; Udawał się, Powiedział...and more can you break down the pronuciation a bit further please.	4	chaza Dec 27, 09, 16:05	chaza Dec 28, 09, 18:33
Gdybym...łbyś I was joking	15	Kenji75018 Dec 25, 09, 12:26	Kenji75018 Dec 28, 09, 10:54
CO and TO,CO - what Hi Szwedpolsce. Thank you for your post. After reading Mira's one, I felt a bit sad, but yours...	14	Kenji75018 Dec 22, 09, 22:22	Kenji75018 Dec 26, 09, 00:53
ich/nich/ych I posted a PDF document on the web, which I made myself when learning Polish. I picked everything I could...	10	chaza Dec 24, 09, 10:33	Moonlighting Dec 25, 09, 11:04
Advice on Polish word - possibly colloquial? lollapahoola: hey at least I got the spelling right!?!? Almost! It's 'nie wolno' and never 'niewolno' :) lollapahoola: Ok...	3	lollapahoola Dec 20, 09, 22:36	jump_bunny Dec 23, 09, 21:21
kuszą Thank you:-)	7	Leonis Dec 22, 09, 10:15	Leonis Dec 22, 09, 19:54
Dopóki - Dopóki nie - Dopóty Thank you Zafrira for your answer. I knew there was something strang with this word. I hope I can...	4	Kenji75018 Dec 20, 09, 12:30	Kenji75018 Dec 21, 09, 18:56
mój - moja I think this discussion is even worthy of its own thread, so I will start a new one. (I have...	27	Leonis Oct 28, 09, 14:18	Derevon Dec 20, 09, 10:15
Annę stać na samochód - Anny nie stać na samochód Thank you very much for this very clear answer.	5	Kenji75018 Dec 19, 09, 14:43	Kenji75018 Dec 20, 09, 00:43
Dwoje+noun+verb Oooops! How cou;d I have forgotten...	29	Kenji75018 Dec 15, 09, 21:16	Lyzko Dec 19, 09, 17:31
Ambiguous words? [całkiem and zapewne] Hmm, actually I wrote "tomorrow" first and then deleted it (never even submitting or reviewing) just to shorten it down...	8	Derevon Dec 14, 09, 01:02	Derevon Dec 15, 09, 00:07
Verb + perfective infinitive or imperfective infinitive form Ok Dziękuję Wam za pomoc.	6	Kenji75018 Dec 13, 09, 00:19	Kenji75018 Dec 14, 09, 19:31
Polish Phonology. My most recent forrays into Finnish suggest that, while regular, i.e. consistent in vowel as well as consonant quality, it's...	16	jump_bunny Nov 24, 09, 01:42	Lyzko Dec 6, 09, 21:21
Dostał buta Yeah, it's a term of endearment. Grzesiu is another one.	24	Derevon Dec 1, 09, 00:23	Seanus Dec 4, 09, 21:12
-u ending in dative of masc. sing. nouns "kotu" is correct. There is already a thread on PF here in which I listed names ending in -u.	2	Polonius3 Nov 29, 09, 12:05	Moonlighting Dec 4, 09, 15:21
jedni Jedni may be confusing. When jeden/jedna/jedno transforms itself into jedni/jedne, it looses its sense of a cardinal numeral; it becomes...	9	Derevon Nov 28, 09, 18:02	Ziemowit Dec 3, 09, 11:20
Grammar Cases - would "revisiting" english grammar help with learning? Babinich: I often say that I didn't realize how little I knew about my native tongue until I started to...	6	emmajo Dec 2, 09, 13:39	emmajo Dec 2, 09, 17:07
"At the occasion of" here it is: "Z okazji Andrzejek chciałbym ci powiedzieć....." enjoy!!!	1	Moonlighting Nov 28, 09, 21:12	Nika Nov 28, 09, 21:15
How do i pronunce "Agnieszka" name? It's pronounced Ag-nyesh-ka	7	porta Jul 17, 07, 09:46	Aggy Nov 26, 09, 05:35
Word order in the Polish language? Bluefox: but i think the last word is spelt in correctly It’s spelt correctly, nothing wrong with this. Bluefox: jak...	10	Cattypuss Jun 30, 07, 14:47	ShortHairThug Nov 25, 09, 22:58
Meaning of letters in online polish dictionary? Thanks, I will check out this dictionary.	10	catsoldier Nov 12, 09, 21:10	catsoldier Nov 19, 09, 00:14
Pronunciation of Marysienka/appropriate given name? Thank You :)	4	mylksnake Nov 13, 09, 17:42	mylksnake Nov 14, 09, 02:07
Polish grammar exercises from hell 2 3 4 5 Thanks, but what do you mean if it's "liczebnik porządkowy"? Isn't "tysięczny" always a such? 21000 = dwadzieścia jeden...	133	Derevon Oct 11, 09, 12:16	Derevon Nov 11, 09, 15:40
Jest/To jest ender: "Nie jest to poprawnie wyrażone w języku polskim zdanie", To nie jest poprawnie wyrażone zdanie w języku polskim....	25	SzwedwPolsce Jun 2, 09, 21:08	gumishu Nov 10, 09, 09:37
"Polski" or "Polskiego" - Grammar help :-) and i would say: Sekcja polska/polish section Forum polskie/polish forum dział polski/polish section dział j. polskiego/polish language section j....	18	Senach Nov 3, 09, 12:22	ender Nov 8, 09, 22:35
Polish Conditionals You HAVE TO know that there DOES NOT EXIST any Third Conditional in Polish. It used to exist is everyday...	26	Ivonka Nov 9, 06, 14:23	Świadomy Nov 8, 09, 21:45
The final "ę" Miodek says that pronouncing the final ę as e is considered correct. I think he is considered an authority on...	28	Vincent Sep 13, 07, 04:07	ChrisPoland Nov 8, 09, 21:19
Kasia pronounce Thanks a lot!!!!! :-)))))))) Kevin :-)))))	16	beannie Jun 26, 07, 12:14	Kevin Aiston Nov 3, 09, 11:58
Pronouncing final -ą as -oł (Czech infleunce?) gumishu: looks like it's correct - so n in stonka (biedronka, koronka, błonka so also łonka (there is a word...	13	Polonius3 Nov 1, 09, 14:55	mafketis Nov 3, 09, 10:41
A couple of pronunciations...Przemyśl,Rzeszów,Tarnawce The more one delves into Polish, the more there is to learn. Yope, that's right. I can't think of...	7	escapee3 Oct 30, 09, 20:52	piaskowy Nov 1, 09, 19:09
"Prześle" - which verb is that? piaskowy: Letters "ą" and "ę" are often ignored and replaced by "a" and "e". Many people also pronounce ę as...	6	Moonlighting Oct 2, 09, 21:03	SzwedwPolsce Oct 28, 09, 17:31
Nice way to say the name? Edward429451: Aha! Now she is sending me kisses for calling her this! :) that's really nice	21	Edward429451 Oct 24, 09, 18:19	catsoldier Oct 27, 09, 19:41
Why są, why not jest?? 2 Yes, to all of the above : )))))))	31	Leonis Oct 3, 09, 18:52	Lyzko Oct 17, 09, 19:38
Polish masuline singular/plural inanimate nouns and case ok thanks	8	plg Oct 11, 09, 22:33	plg Oct 16, 09, 22:57
Share Perfective and Imperfective Polish verbs 2 3 Where are Krzysztof and Iwonkaąs detailed explanations on Perfective and Imperfective? I want to learn!	64	moonsa Jan 6, 08, 13:16	little elf Oct 11, 09, 00:56
Examples of zakupić and kupić Yes what a great summary. The way you described it makes perfect sense. Thank you.	7	Trixity Oct 10, 09, 09:59	Trixity Oct 10, 09, 18:40
Does this look right? (Cases reference) osiol: Skręć mi jednego papierosa.	7	Lefty Oct 9, 09, 01:23	peter_olsztyn Oct 9, 09, 15:43
A poem about (strangely enough) cases in Polish! ... compared with German (das Haus, des Hauses, dem Haus[e] etc....), a piece of cake. Strange, I never even...	6	Lefty Oct 3, 09, 16:39	Lyzko Oct 4, 09, 22:25
Correct grammar the best way to say something like "friends and family" ok, thanks	2	buzzkillla Oct 4, 09, 01:47	buzzkillla Oct 4, 09, 02:06
HELP with name pronunciation. "Cezary" sevan: Iesa I've never heard this name. But probably pronounced like "Ajesa".	6	DaLearner Jun 18, 09, 13:22	SzwedwPolsce Sep 24, 09, 21:15
More Polish Language Video Clips Be careful tho, Elize. It's easy to confuse włączyć with wyłączyć. The former means switch on and the...	21	janusz Nov 28, 07, 15:47	Seanus Sep 21, 09, 22:05
The sound of the Polish 'R' 2 learning: How do I make that sound?!?! Once again, there are lots of videos on Youtube that teach you how...	32	learning Jan 18, 08, 04:35	SzwedwPolsce Sep 19, 09, 21:16
What is the name for "I would", is it conditional mood or something else? nailatte: Well, actually there could be a difference between 1st and 2nd conditional in polish. It might be important to...	11	Michallikes Aug 26, 09, 20:08	mafketis Sep 17, 09, 12:23
CONJUGATION OF CHLAĆ - CHLAM, CHLEJĘ or BOTH? Pio: Not a great difference one may say. Not at all. I may say that I don't even "hear" people...	6	Polonius3 Sep 12, 09, 12:53	Ziemowit Sep 15, 09, 10:23
SURNAMES IN -KO DECLINED LIKE FEM. NOUNS? The rule and the norm in the Polish language is generally to decline whatever can be declined. Thus, the surname...	1	Polonius3 Sep 13, 09, 13:02	Ziemowit Sep 13, 09, 18:47
EVEN NATIVE POLES MUCK UP THE VERB MLEĆ "Panie Profesorze! Dlaczego czasownik mleć i zemleć ma taką trudną odmianę? Większośc Polaków nie umie go odmieniać poprawnie. Powiem więcej,...	5	Polonius3 Sep 9, 09, 12:41	Ziemowit Sep 10, 09, 14:31
Masculine Accusitive / Genitive - fruit, vegetables... Polonius3: I thought 'ustąpić komuś miejsca' was correct, because the verb ustąpić governs the gen. case (ustąpić komu czego according...	6	czarnykot Sep 8, 09, 13:20	Ziemowit Sep 9, 09, 13:31
A brief Polish Grammar lesson 2 oh my god, this has become one of the most informative sites because of people like fisz,gustaw and witek...u guys...	35	FISZ Nov 8, 06, 09:01	simrik Sep 8, 09, 04:34
Declension of "zieleń" ? Thank you cinek and Ziemowit. Two more people speaking Polish here :)	14	Moonlighting Sep 4, 09, 00:11	Pio Sep 7, 09, 14:58
Prepositions in the Polish language. Nice! But be aware of the fact that some preps. often are involved in 2 different cases depending on...	15	aje Aug 5, 09, 14:04	SzwedwPolsce Sep 6, 09, 14:52
Ciumek pronunciation cinek: It's not a typical Polish name (Jewish, isn't it?) You are correct, his name is from the Bible Old...	8	zona Aug 15, 09, 20:05	zona Sep 1, 09, 20:01
VERB GENDER OF ABBREVIATIONS PZPR, PiS, PZU, PKO &C. Just think of these abreviations as a real noun, eg. "pezetpeer" would be masculine, and so can be PZPR. So,...	3	Polonius3 Aug 13, 09, 21:50	ASW Aug 18, 09, 18:27
Polish Verbs 2 bakergirl: He said he doesn't understand when I used words like "eaten" and "ate", only eat. Because he only knows...	30	Achilles Nov 20, 06, 19:11	SzwedwPolsce Aug 15, 09, 22:57
Correct Spelling and Meaning of Polish Phrase: "Each da pek wa" Piorun, Once again, thank you very much for the quick translation... But I must LOL...!!! This language was coming...	4	Vickieb Aug 13, 09, 17:29	Vickieb Aug 13, 09, 20:13
Actual vs Frequentative verbs: mieć and miewać Cinek, Your post was much more exact than mine! Then again, I'm not a native Polish...	3	NoSpeakyPolski Aug 12, 09, 22:02	Lyzko Aug 13, 09, 14:35
Lodz, zloty - Pronunciation help Matowy: It sounds the same as a normal "N" to me, so that's how I say it. Then you are...	17	Bev07 Apr 21, 07, 08:42	Pierogi Aug 12, 09, 00:47
Polish Present Tense - Please Help Me. Wonderful, many thanks!! You see?? I'm never soooo arrogant as to think I wasn't missing something here-:) LOL...	8	Jacob_K Aug 4, 09, 12:43	Lyzko Aug 10, 09, 15:54
List of noun endings in the different cases axid: there are some cases, though, where Masc. Nom. Nouns end with -a just like Fem Nouns which might be...	4	SzwedwPolsce Aug 1, 09, 23:56	SzwedwPolsce Aug 10, 09, 12:40
"i" vs. "y" or, to use non-vulgar words: ship (y) or sheep (i) fit (y) or feet (i) in fact, the...	6	Kapusniak Aug 4, 09, 20:04	axid Aug 10, 09, 03:25

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