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Would you find this way of presenting a language useful or confusing? So it's 2 votes for "confusing":) perhaps (maybe I didn't see it) you could give a definition or...	10	lalami Aug 16, 11, 16:21	lalami Aug 20, 11, 16:51
Tips on learning the Polish language! Się uczę polskiego na uniwersytecie Uczę się...	8	Lewandowski Jun 22, 11, 19:10	Leopejo Aug 19, 11, 10:32
Polish Language classes - what do your lessons look like? I really enjoyed this thread.It highlights the pitfalls ahead if you part with your money without checking beforehand.Caveat emptor!	21	frdalloway Mar 13, 11, 21:06	davlaurjen Aug 16, 11, 01:55
Double meanings, slang and embarrassment 2 From 3 to 63. I am a Universal Sol... Teacher. :):):):)	49	catsoldier Aug 4, 11, 23:11	pawian Aug 14, 11, 20:48
Polish/Ukrainian words similarities 2 3 4 For Ukrainian & Pole it s easy to understand each other. I ve met guys from Poland who didn t...	92	Koach Dec 16, 06, 18:11	den_fcdk Aug 13, 11, 08:40
Windows XP Polish Font help needed paczka Feb 1, 08, 16:07 Reply / Quote #10 Ą ą Ć...	21	the little polish deli Apr 4, 06, 21:59	SopotOla Aug 12, 11, 12:16
Survival Polish (some basic lessons : ) Some basic lessons.... Nah, couple of pints with me and you’ll cuss like a native in no time. Yes :-(...	8	convex Aug 7, 11, 15:46	ShortHairThug Aug 8, 11, 19:31
Which language is easier for Poles? 2 Spoke a little bit of Polish to a Ukrainian woman who was visiting New York the other day and she...	42	Polonius3 Aug 7, 11, 12:31	Lyzko Aug 8, 11, 15:23
Learning Polish while vacationing in Poland? Hi all - I am visiting Poland in January/February of next year. I want to take Polish courses to help...	0	kolechowicz Aug 8, 11, 09:36	—
I NEED TO LEARN POLISH QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY!!! The best way is immerse yourself in Polish. Stop speaking in English and just go for it. Try...	21	courtney0525 Aug 7, 09, 04:18	Parastie Aug 7, 11, 13:43
Co wy z tym żurkiem? - Please correct my Polish. Co wy z tym żurkiem? Ja całe życie mieszkam w Polsce i jadłem to może ze 3 razy. pewnieś...	5	fullyalive Jul 31, 11, 08:37	gumishu Aug 6, 11, 16:53
you mastered Polish if you are able to pronunce most of this... if you are able to pronunce most of this... Oh hell, I have trouble just trying to pronounce Basia...	4	RubasznyRumcajs Aug 6, 11, 01:16	beckski Aug 6, 11, 03:28
What does rozkminiamy mean? Thanks Pawian	2	catsoldier Jul 31, 11, 22:32	catsoldier Jul 31, 11, 23:04
Czesc/pa vs. no czesc/no pa And sometimes it is used to confirm something (instead of saying "yes"). haha yeah, that took a while for...	4	BrokenOwl Jul 31, 11, 04:09	BrokenOwl Jul 31, 11, 16:39
Etymology of pan /pani marqoz: According to Aleksander Brueckner, polish etymologist, pan has its origin in old word żupan meaning a tribute gathering officer...	15	papagarth Feb 11, 10, 22:14	boletus Jul 29, 11, 16:51
How do Poles feel about foreigners learning their language? 2 Obviously, we can't generalize here. All I'm sharing are some elementary observations based solely upon my experiences in both Poland...	32	Rain33 Jul 14, 11, 06:38	Lyzko Jul 29, 11, 14:16
Snow white in Polish I wonder what Walt Disney thinks of the Russian version of Snow White's Heigh-Ho? There is a version of the...	2	Rain33 Jul 28, 11, 21:17	Rain33 Jul 29, 11, 07:20
How many words does the Polish language have? It will make more than 7 millions of different words if counting all forms of words ( declensions...	16	smurf Jul 27, 11, 20:28	Monia Jul 28, 11, 15:18
Great News. Lingq has added Polish I just thought I'd let you guys know that lingq.com has added polish (and czech, arabic and dutch). The only...	0	blindside70 Jul 28, 11, 09:35	—
Word "Dom" 2 3 From what i can see, the words 'dom' and 'don' are from the same origins, and that is the Hebrew...	62	NomadatNet Mar 16, 11, 14:15	NomadatNet Jul 26, 11, 01:44
Polish war cries/battle sayings In Jan Pasek's memoirs he wrote that when he and other Poles were storming a Swedish occupied castle they carried...	3	Lewandowski Jul 20, 11, 07:54	Des Essientes Jul 20, 11, 21:40
Having trouble pronouncing Polish words? No problem... I've done voice recording but some speakers make a botch up of online options.	26	Bednar87 Sep 28, 07, 17:43	Seanus Jul 20, 11, 18:43
Małopolska in English? Polonius3: Which one do you use? Either form is fine so I would not worry about it at all. But...	2	Polonius3 Jul 19, 11, 09:43	boletus Jul 19, 11, 15:54
GCSE Polish - the best way of learning the seven cases? Polish Pronoun Declensions (maybe too advanced for the beginner) As said above. When it comes to dative, just focus...	11	Chrzaszcz Jul 11, 11, 21:28	SzwedwPolsce Jul 17, 11, 14:57
Unique names of cities/town/villages in Poland and elsewhere 2 Low comedy is much underated. I might just start a thread on the best toilet humour onscreen. The dinner table...	59	Nathan Jul 12, 11, 22:02	teflcat Jul 14, 11, 13:27
Why is the Polish language so difficult? 2 3 Russian has one fewer cases (6) than Polish (7), Polish on the other hand has a slightly more "phonetic" pronunciation...	81	Rain33 Jul 8, 11, 07:28	Lyzko Jul 11, 11, 15:04
Does anyone feel that they are not normal for learning Polish? No Polish girlfriend etc. Crow, it is growing in popularity. Please join us in the Polish language threads and show us what you...	11	catsoldier Jun 18, 11, 11:53	Seanus Jul 9, 11, 16:36
Meaning of git majonez Thanks :)	6	raina83 Jul 4, 11, 18:30	raina83 Jul 8, 11, 21:35
Is Polish amongst the best-sounding languages in the world? 2 3 4 When I listen to Ukrainian singers, I feel like I’m back in Italy	106	PennBoy May 19, 11, 22:17	Woon Jul 7, 11, 13:59
Is fluency in Polish for an English speaker possible?! 2 Is fluency in Polish for an English speaker possible? Absolutely YES! David reached the level. See him speaking Polish....	31	Rain33 Jul 5, 11, 06:16	gregloby Jul 7, 11, 12:03
My struggle learning the Polish language @Peter: You're right there.. English people tend to swallow some letters..American english is way easier. @catsoldier: Yea,...	5	AJ192m Jul 2, 11, 22:59	AJ192m Jul 3, 11, 00:57
About Byki - how to use free lists? Also, nowadays there's a choice to dowload directly the .b4u file - there are 3 icons to the top left...	12	Mala_Elf Oct 25, 08, 14:27	Bulgarian-geek2 Jul 1, 11, 16:04
IRC channel for Polish language learning? Well the way posts here get picked off by some bored moderator I can't be sure if someone had an...	2	eberhart Jun 26, 11, 09:41	eberhart Jun 27, 11, 00:44
Learning Polish...looking for a software package? Thanks Vincent :)	10	JJC Jan 8, 11, 13:18	BritinPoland Jun 26, 11, 21:53
funny videos to help you learn Polish If you know some words you can get an idea of what is happening and look up the words that...	2	catsoldier Jun 25, 11, 13:03	catsoldier Jun 25, 11, 13:40
What are the correct terms for "flower girl" and "ring bearer" in Polish? The term "Ring bearer" is quite problematic. You will find everything you need in this thread: http://www.polishforums.com/free-translation-42/wedding-translations-p lease-best-man-father-groom-52067	2	evylllint Jun 24, 11, 17:20	Goury Jun 24, 11, 21:16
Anki (flash card memorising) + Sound Hi all, I've done the 'bez problemu' supermemo courses and then ran across 'anki' which is a similar but more...	0	zinc Jun 23, 11, 08:43	—
Polish & French Grammar/Vocabulary Polish learning resources are few and far between, I don't know of any french ones, but a google of "apprendre...	4	myjustyna Jun 20, 11, 21:55	zinc Jun 23, 11, 07:59
Polish B1 certificate You can see how close you are to passing by doing the practice test online: http://certyfikatpolski.pl/ I'll be...	6	wronki91 Jun 23, 10, 14:50	zinc Jun 23, 11, 07:52
Why when spelling Polish names abroad, Polish letters are ignored? 2 3 Urszulu, 'Kopernikus' pisze się po niemiecku-:) I'd forgotten the "Polish" spelling-:)	62	Maaarysia May 9, 11, 21:45	Lyzko Jun 20, 11, 23:30
Polish and other West Slavonic languages and "pozor vlak" :) 2 Apropos of absolutely nothing, a Dane once told me my Danish was so good, no Swede would guess I'm German-:))))...	43	sobieski Jun 15, 11, 19:08	Lyzko Jun 18, 11, 14:27
Funny Malapropisms 2 I also commited some other malapropism, which we Poles call 'czeski błąd' ('Czech mistake'). I got lost a wee bit...	31	pawian Jun 15, 11, 13:36	Bartolome Jun 16, 11, 21:44
You & The Polish Language: Just in One Sentence emha: to difficult for our president Bul-Komorowski :) Really??? Why?	11	myjustyna Jun 14, 11, 17:52	myjustyna Jun 14, 11, 22:34
Polish verbs are confusing/I get many results when I look them up in an online dictionary 2 I stand corrected, much obliged Boletus!	54	wantlearnpolski May 25, 11, 19:40	Lyzko Jun 8, 11, 17:05
News Podcasts in Polish Hi, Why don't you just browse a bit. This is what I 've just found. Try it out :) http://bloggypolish.co.uk/...	1	kie May 14, 11, 11:54	EnglishDirect Jun 2, 11, 19:42
Future or ą, ć, ł, ż, etc. 2 3 4 ... 6 7 Excellent reference site, Dariusz, many, many thanks-:)	201	Polonius3 May 16, 11, 19:21	Lyzko May 30, 11, 22:14
What's a Polish equivalent of hardware store? SeanBM: is a hardware store mostly for Iron goods and a smallish local kind of shop There're no such...	8	balrog_99 May 28, 11, 21:05	cinek May 30, 11, 11:12
Do you pronounce the "w" in sentences? Hey I really like Rosetta stone, it helps because it gives you a lot of practice and lessons are often...	7	raith09 May 23, 11, 01:05	raith09 May 24, 11, 20:30
Polish idioms involving colour 2 Wow! Thanks to everybody!!	37	MissMarple May 18, 11, 15:12	MissMarple May 22, 11, 12:52
Could a native Polish speaker give me all the rules for Polish pronunciation? you may find also this useful http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_obstruent_devoicing devoicing also occurs in Polish in a couple of other instances (so...	5	DPV123579poll May 21, 11, 03:02	gumishu May 21, 11, 11:13
Classical statements of love, in Polish Ha. I hope your life gets better, man.	2	Chrysalis May 20, 11, 20:18	Chrysalis May 20, 11, 23:43
Can anyone tell if this phrase is right: Zestrat sie a nie Podat sie It conveys the notion of 'sh-- in your pants but never give up!'	5	gbrown May 18, 11, 21:55	Polonius3 May 19, 11, 13:08
What's the best book for Polish language learners? HI Veronika, I don't want to attack you or anything, but B1 after 4 years of studying? Aren't things going...	3	wannabewitcher May 16, 11, 03:05	Koala May 16, 11, 17:44
Poland in different languages? 2 3 Hungarians in PL? What a rarity!!! You are MOST welcome to PL honey! because we love HU folk here!...	74	Polonius3 Sep 28, 08, 10:39	Zman May 16, 11, 17:29
Polish idioms - rural people Thanks. It's a start. I wish I could find this idiom so much! So many idioms in Polish!	3	NonaE May 14, 11, 16:49	NonaE May 16, 11, 01:26
Antonyms book of Polish words? http://leksykony.interia.pl/synonim	2	myjustyna May 14, 11, 19:41	z_darius May 15, 11, 04:03
Super fast Polish language learning strategies from internet polyglots Why sit around critiquing someone because hes doing something your not. These forums used to be informative, but now its...	28	slick578 May 8, 11, 08:01	mrpootys May 14, 11, 09:04
What I learned so far about the Polish language. Lyzko: Quote Not sure I catch your drift, Darek. Not sure you caught mine either-:) Are...	29	fullyalive May 6, 11, 11:34	z_darius May 13, 11, 21:19
A downloadable collection of reading passages in Polish? myjustyna, although I'm against piracy myself, I'll tell you what people do here. They register to www.chomikuj.pl then google out...	9	myjustyna May 11, 11, 22:01	Antek_Stalich May 11, 11, 23:04
skwirut pronunciation Sure. Skvee-root Put stress on the first syllable.	1	mighty1 May 9, 11, 21:45	Koala May 9, 11, 21:51

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