Kurwa? at end of every sentence

reggie124Threads: 1 Posts: 6 Joined: Oct 10, 11 ♂	Oct 10, 11, 19:30 #1
Hi every1 am new here on this forum, I join this forum because i have few Polish friends and I ask them why you always say (Kurwa) at end of every sentence, even when there talking on phone or mobile... why? cant you end the sentence without swearing (Kurwa)

Wroclaw BoyThreads: 57 Posts: 5,477 Joined: Jul 3, 09 MEMBER ♂	Edited by: Wroclaw Boy Oct 10, 11, 19:32 #2
Kurwa what a stupid question Kurwa

teflcatThreads: 6 Posts: 1,071 Joined: May 29, 11 ♂	Oct 10, 11, 19:32 #3
You could be more selective in your choice of friends.

reggie124Threads: 1 Posts: 6 Joined: Oct 10, 11 ♂	Oct 10, 11, 19:33 #4
there very nice friends, but why u keep saying (Kurwa)

Wroclaw BoyThreads: 57 Posts: 5,477 Joined: Jul 3, 09 MEMBER ♂	Oct 10, 11, 19:36 #5
I was actually at a care boot sale recently and witnessed two Polish guys carrying a double mattress, one had vision the other did not and the one that did not not said left, left (lewo) but the guy that could actually see where they were going said "nie Kurwa prawo" (right) was quite funny.

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Oct 10, 11, 19:36 #6
I ask them why you always say (Kurwa) at end of every sentence, they obviously don't understand the true nature of their own language. kurwa is not used to end a sentence. it should be every second word in the sentence. when one is excited, using a double kurwa in the middle of a sentence is acceptable. i'm sure others will back me up on this.

carrie65Threads: 2 Posts: 50 Joined: Sep 15, 11 ♀	Oct 10, 11, 19:38 #7
Same as anyone who says f--- all the time in English, shows a lack of vocabulary and sometimes general ignorance. The classier Poles ( not particularly the rich ones ) don't do this!

gumishuThreads: 17 Posts: 3,943 Joined: Apr 6, 09 ♂	Oct 10, 11, 19:42 #8
Kurwa what a stupid question Kurwa no no - you got it completely wrong Wroclaw Boy - it should be: Kurwa, what a kurwa po ch**u stupid question, kurwa

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Oct 10, 11, 19:43 #9

kurwa is not used to end a sentence.

True, but it's often said after the briefest of pauses.

using a double kurwa in the middle of a sentence is acceptable.

Can't remember hearing a double K, but a I did hear a woman yelling at her husband, who was on his way back from the village shop after a few breakfast beers. After letting him have it she ended with, "Kurwa bardzo." Never heard that one before or since. Sounded almost polite.

VincentThreads: 15 Posts: 1,706 Joined: Sep 9, 07 ♂ [Moderator]	Oct 10, 11, 20:09 #10
Until recently I always thought the word "kurwa" was just used like a comma in a sentence.

Wroclaw BoyThreads: 57 Posts: 5,477 Joined: Jul 3, 09 MEMBER ♂	Oct 10, 11, 20:11 #11
who was on his way back from the village shop after a few breakfast beers. After letting him have it she ended with, "Kurwa bardzo." I can just imagine her saying that, thats a satisfying curse, just rolls of the tongue - with venom.

scottie1113Threads: 11 Posts: 873 Joined: Mar 13, 07 ♂	Oct 10, 11, 20:39 #12
"Kurwa bardzo." I think the nearest English equivalent is "f*!k you very much". When I ask my students what the most important Polish word I should know is, they always mention the k word. It's not. Piwo is the most important word, but maybe with the k word after it? :)

reggie124Threads: 1 Posts: 6 Joined: Oct 10, 11 ♂	Oct 10, 11, 23:08 #13
You could be more selective in your choice of friends there are very good friends, it only when the talk with polish to polish

Lyzko	Oct 10, 11, 23:27 #14
"Kurwa" simply means "whore". If Poles, that is, male Poles, insult one another, they might use "Dupo!" (from "dupa" = roughly "arsehole"). Older generations would say "Cholera!" = Dammit!, "Psakrew bydło!", (lit. "Dog's blood, cattle!", which elicits more guffaws of laughter in English than anything elseLOL) or the like. These though are fairly outdated, albeit still recognizable to some--::)

Wroclaw_666Threads: 3 Posts: 69 Joined: Sep 20, 11 ♂	Oct 10, 11, 23:30 #15
they obviously don't understand the true nature of their own language. kurwa is not used to end a sentence. it should be every second word in the sentence. when one is excited, using a double kurwa in the middle of a sentence is acceptable. Hehe great explanation :) Watch this short movie :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2LR0TdoEUA .

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Oct 10, 11, 23:35 #16
These people are best left avoided. They are some of the lowest forms of life I have ever encountered. They seem to find themselves funny but they are tragically mistaken. Pure losers! Drop them like a hot potato.

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Oct 11, 11, 00:13 #17

A lot of them seem to have moved to GB. You hear this almost all the time. It's not like an educated person or someone with a bit of class never uses the words, but every sentence, all the time and on public transport or somewhere, it is pathetic. A lot of people who are not Polish now know what it means so it is embarrasing. Anyway to the thread starter, don't say 'why do we say it?' We don't. Your friends do. I don't have any friends like this who swear in every sentence.

MinaDThreads: 1 Posts: 28 Joined: Apr 24, 11 ♀	Oct 11, 11, 02:39 #18
Yes, they say this alot. Almost all poles ive encountered use it ALL the time

beckskiThreads: 19 Posts: 2,148 Joined: May 15, 07 MEMBER ♀	Oct 11, 11, 05:30 #19
there are very good friends, it only when the talk with polish to polish I can't imagine what they'd say if they were enemies. Reminds me of when blacks refer to each other as the N word. Some Latinos also refer to each other as guay. A sincere thanks PF, for putting up with me FIVE terrific years, muah!

WedleThreads: 24 Posts: 786 Joined: Sep 27, 11 ♂	Oct 11, 11, 07:50 #20
there very nice friends, but why u keep saying (Kurwa) In England maybe, in Poland they would be pond life, reflected by the use of the word ( Ku...)

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Oct 11, 11, 10:12 #21
Pond life is alive and kicking ;) Tbh, I've heard it *much* less than when I first came here 7 years ago.

kondziorThreads: 2 Posts: 441 Joined: Oct 16, 09 ♂	Oct 16, 11, 19:54 #22
I would not trust a person who isn't throwing a little "kurwa" once in a while. Such a person got to think very highly about themselvs. I believe Americans call such a personas "nerd".

carrie65Threads: 2 Posts: 50 Joined: Sep 15, 11 ♀	Oct 16, 11, 21:36 #23
kondzior: I would not trust a person who isn't throwing a little "kurwa" once in a while. Not really a matter of having too high an opinion of one's self, some people just do not like bad language!

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Oct 16, 11, 21:40 #24
It's all about time and place. For example, I was at a post-baptism meal today and no-one ever got close to saying it. It wouldn't have been fitting. It's more for football stadiums.

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Oct 16, 11, 21:43 #25
Seanus: It's more for football stadiums. don't be daft. one can here it everywhere and anywhere.

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Oct 16, 11, 21:52 #26
I really don't hear it much these days. It obviously can be heard on the streets and in pubs but it's not sth I pick up on these days.

rocaThreads: 7 Posts: 79 Joined: Sep 3, 11 ♂	Oct 17, 11, 01:05 #27
simple, your friends are ''kurwa boys''

f stopThreads: 33 Posts: 2,861 Joined: Dec 9, 09 ♀	Edited by: f stop Oct 17, 11, 01:26 #28
I just watched Dzień Świra, and it seems to me that kurwa is very much like f... here. You shouldn't use it too much, especially at work, around old people or kids, but with people you are mad at, or comfortable with, you can let it fly. That is fine with me. Language is constantly evolving, and I find both of those words genuinely funny.

antheadsThreads: 13 Posts: 306 Joined: Jan 21, 11 ♂	Oct 17, 11, 03:04 #29
its pretty much socially acceptable when you are drunk and shooting the shit./

DonAlfonsoPerezThreads: - Posts: 7 Joined: Sep 24, 11 ♂	Oct 17, 11, 03:58 #30
reggie, kurwa, why do you care?

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