Ways of Learning Polish

Sasiad	Aug 20, 06, 10:05 #1
Can anyone tell me if the courses given by the Polish Cultural Institute (London) are any good, or would you advice private lessons which are more expensive. Want to give myself a challenge to listen/speak Polish. It seems so difficult don't know where to start.

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Aug 20, 06, 10:30 #2

Quoting: Sasiad, Post #1

Can anyone tell me if the courses given by the Polish Cultural Institute (London) are any good, or would you advice private lessons which are more expensive. Want to give myself a challenge to listen/speak Polish. It seems so difficult don't know where to start.

forget about expensive courses or private lessons.find a polish friend (preferably girlfriend

) who doesn't speak english or doesn't speak much.u will learn very quickly.my friend from new zealand(born in poland but rised in new zealand-didn't speak polish when he came to the uk last year) meet his polish girlfriend 8 months ago and now is fluent in polish(she still doesn't speak english

and....they r getting married next week

JustinDT	Aug 20, 06, 11:19 #3
A friend certainly helps a great amount, good for explaining and the parts of language you'll never get from any book and just have to be around. But so does self-study to supplement. Books or the website for the U Pittsburgh program are incredibly well done. polish.slavic.pitt.edu

krysiaThreads: 26 Posts: 3,604 Joined: Aug 10, 06 ♀	Aug 20, 06, 12:12 #4
But be careful what your Polish friend teaches you. Besides laughing her head off when you say Polish tounge twisters, make sure what she tells you is what it actually is. I know. I've done that.

Sasiad

Aug 20, 06, 16:11 #5

Fantastic all the reply

I had two polish girlfriends in the last 8 year and know that's the the best way to learn the language, have been over to your country many times and learned some words/frases, sadly last relation is in the fridge at the moment for a reason I dunno, maybe sometimes man never understand women and the same the other way round

Back to the subject, I wanna learn the language so!!!!!
polish.slavic.pitt.edu looks promising to start together with the books from Barbara Bartnicka and this website if you want to help me out so now and then

Thanks

belkyboy	Aug 21, 06, 02:54 #6
are there any websites wat tell you english to polish words like hello or goodbye

Shelley	Aug 21, 06, 04:09 #7
I'd definately say a Polish friend helps, books and dvd's are bit lacking

misiol	Apr 24, 07, 20:47 #8
Go to polbook.com in Brooklyn N.Y. and they sell DVD on learning Polish. I am going to buy them as I want to learn pPolish Carl

estrella

May 16, 07, 10:51 #9

IMHO the best way to learn Polish is to start learning a languageis to go to Poland, preferably Krakow and enroll on a course. That's what I did last year – it was a 2-week stay where they teach you Polish (check out varia-course.com). It was very motivating when they take you on different trips, show you strange and beautiful places in the city, organize lessons in pubs etc. It's not only about learning the language but more about getting to know the culture, really – that's why it was such fun and encouragement for further study. I think that during those 2 weeks I learnt a lot more than a person studying for, say, 2 months in a regular course. It was, like I said, because of the culture but I also owe a lot to my Polish host – a nice Polish student (even though he wasn't free :( )...

sledzThreads: 29 Posts: 3,202 Joined: Sep 19, 06 ♂	May 16, 07, 14:45 #10
Quoting: estrella estrella Thats sounds really cool but unfortunately not everybody can just go to Poland. I`ve been learning at my own pace plus I have friends that have been helping me.

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May 16, 07, 15:03 #11

Quoting: belkyboy

are there any websites wat tell you english to polish words like hello or goodbye

Thats a good start
golem.umcs.lublin.pl/users/ppikuta/lessons/less0.htm

This is very good imo

apronus.com/polishlessons/lekcja01.htm

Download the free BYKI polish tutorials - I bought the full version.

A word of warning, Polish is magnificently difficult due to cases, think latin with difficult pronounciation for a beginner

estrella

May 17, 07, 05:35 #12

Yep, sledz... And that's a shame :( Finding a pen pal is a good solution if you can't go to Poland... When you're advanced enough to have a conversation (even about the weather) it is great fun when you can chat in Polish on the internet. It's best to have someone who'll learn your language so you both can benefit. Having a Polish-speaking pen pal is a great motivation and might also provie an opportunity to go to Poland someday.
Anyone has a Polish pen pal?

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May 17, 07, 06:17 #13

Quoting: dannyboy

Download the free BYKI polish tutorials - I bought the full version.

I have that program also, I like it.
Rosetta Stone is pretty good but a little expensive..

Quoting: estrella

Anyone has a Polish pen pal?

That sounds like a good idea Estrella,
I`m kinda of lucky to be in Chicago theres alot of Polish people I know that live here.

Someday I`ll go to Poland for vacation, I definitely want to be fluent in the lang.

sconsiniteThreads: - Posts: 1 Joined: Jan 18, 10 ♂	Jan 18, 10, 20:56 #14
Jan 18, 10, 21:54 - Thread attached on merging: What are some ways to become a better Polish speaker and fluent? I live in Milwaukee, WI and I would like to learn Polish. Not much of my family knows the Polish language anymore so I can't go to the family, what are some ways?

SeanBMThreads: 41 Posts: 8,727 Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂	Jan 18, 10, 21:01 #15
Hello sconsinite, And welcome to the Polish Forums. There is a lot of information on learning Polish on this site. Use the search box in the top right hand of this page to search through the site, using key words, to find what you are looking for. This should help to get you started : Collection of learning resources for learning the Polish language. Good luck!

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Feb 14, 11, 00:43 #16

Hi,
i would take private lessons as learning from listening to someone & conversations are the best. i am a scottish woman & my husband is polish, after a yr of listening to conversations using polish 101 on youtube i can now isolate some conversation & know what it means unfortunately i do not speak much polish but im still learning little amounts by watching favourite films with polish subs or with lektor which is a bit hard but its all coming along nicely. hope this helps

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