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old Polish form of word ('dziatek')? sunbreak: So, is dziatek an old form of Polish? dziatki = children dziadki = grandpas Cinek	2	sunbreak Jan 3, 11, 01:52	cinek Jan 3, 11, 09:21
how to use time Oh, allright. I see now-:))	19	chaza Dec 26, 10, 10:30	Lyzko Dec 30, 10, 23:09
Z pięćdziesiciorgiem dwojgiem dzieci? Just to get a word in edgewise (once again..!!). I've heard the inflectional unpredictability of languages like Polish and Icelandic...	28	Polonius3 Dec 9, 10, 22:10	Lyzko Dec 18, 10, 14:41
jesc/zjesc and possible english translations for the imperfective/perfective thank to you all, your comments are taken note of. on a positive note, i can only get better, or...	29	plg Nov 5, 10, 22:34	chaza Nov 30, 10, 12:42
ów its meaning Better to use ten, ta, to.	10	chaza Jan 10, 10, 16:37	SzwedwPolsce Nov 26, 10, 15:54
Pronunciation of vowels at the end of a word 2 SzwedwPolsce: So you mean that ę in ręka and wolę arepronounced the same? Especially this one! However, compared to...	30	triuo Nov 22, 10, 19:49	SzwedwPolsce Nov 23, 10, 23:22
When to use: Znać/Wiedzieć & lub/albo Just for the sake of completeness, the perfective counterpart of "dowiadywać się" is "dowiedzieć się".	23	rejd Feb 18, 09, 18:41	Rulatir Nov 19, 10, 00:07
Variations of Words kurwa - a prostitute wkurwiać - to drive one crazy przykurwić - to beat zkurwić - to lower one's moral...	5	Semsem Nov 13, 10, 06:30	cinek Nov 15, 10, 13:20
which 'if' (jeśli, gdyż or gdyby) use in conversation? wiewieros, that was an excellent explanation, thank you. I haven't done conditional structures in Polish yet, but I've taught them...	12	chaza Sep 17, 10, 10:01	Richfilth Nov 3, 10, 10:24
in Polish slang, what is the difference between Siema and Siemka? 2 Siemka is simply the diminuitive form of siema. It depends on the context. That's what tomek1234 said....	57	nikola Feb 13, 08, 10:56	Seanus Oct 13, 10, 19:23
Dziękujecie in plural form Bzibzioh: sunbreak: past form of the word dziękujecie. Podziękowaliście No. It is: dziękowaliście (imperf.). Podziękowaliście is the...	10	sunbreak Oct 1, 10, 02:48	cinek Oct 8, 10, 15:10
Undertsanding case structure (or 'you can't translate English directly into Polish') chaza: i do speak to my cousin regulaly, even she says my polish is good. Does you cousin correct...	9	chaza Oct 7, 10, 10:39	cinek Oct 7, 10, 15:55
"A" and "I" usage in Polish language Getting back on topic, I've found the following is a useful heuristic: i = and (also) a =...	19	Semsem Sep 26, 10, 04:20	mafketis Oct 4, 10, 09:58
błogosławić komu/czemu or kogo/co? No, not loftier nor noble, just in your head polonius. and it's not co/kogo but cos'/kogos'.	3	Polonius3 Sep 26, 10, 22:42	uknohoo Sep 29, 10, 23:49
usage of taki/taka/takis ok, as far as i am concerned the word taki is gone, if, as you say i donr really need...	10	chaza Sep 27, 10, 14:18	chaza Sep 28, 10, 20:57
Are the context of these sentenses correct? 2 3 4 yes i do have phrases i know by heart, but conversation is the best way, the more yopu speak it...	101	chaza Sep 22, 10, 15:29	chaza Sep 26, 10, 22:21
The differences between rozumiem and pojmuje? Ksysia: 'w moim pojęciu' w moim pojęciu is an expression used when someone tries to pretend he speaks in...	11	chaza Sep 19, 10, 12:08	zetigrek Sep 23, 10, 22:54
seen / saw usage chaza: i often wonder what do i sound like to a pole. At least try to fight down a...	17	chaza Sep 19, 10, 15:26	peter_olsztyn Sep 19, 10, 17:53
because - what are the diferences between "bo" and "ponieważ" nott: There's another difference: you can say '(Ponieważ) whatever, (więc) sth else', but you can't use 'bo' in this position....	9	chaza Sep 18, 10, 19:43	alexw68 Sep 18, 10, 20:00
"do I" usage in a question? 2 thanks undertsood chaza	47	chaza Aug 15, 10, 18:07	chaza Sep 18, 10, 13:58
Google Translate - want know if the Polish pronunciations given are on an accurate level? beckski: Polish pronunciations ivona.com is the best for Polish pronunciations. Choose voice Ewa. Don't trust the Google Translator, especially...	10	beckski Sep 12, 10, 23:14	SzwedwPolsce Sep 14, 10, 17:37
I teach English to some Polish people - how to explain them tenses? 2 That's ok cinek, I wasn't trying to criticise. The juz/jeszcze thing was confusing for me until a girlfriend used them...	32	Teffle Aug 26, 10, 11:17	Richfilth Aug 30, 10, 16:30
may/might (expression) chaza: yes, one of the liittle issues i have is getting my mouth to say all the strange sounds, like...	24	chaza Aug 23, 10, 19:34	SzwedwPolsce Aug 26, 10, 22:53
kilka slow po polsku - sentence check please NoSpeakyPolski: Is this correct? Znam tylko kilka słów po polsku yes, good job :)	1	NoSpeakyPolski Aug 25, 10, 22:50	pgtx Aug 25, 10, 22:51
to be substituted (with reference to football) Pio: You could try better, too. No wonder people find the Polish language difficult. So many words that they cannot...	6	czarnykot Aug 2, 10, 13:53	kondzior Aug 22, 10, 20:47
here/there Ot is short for oto, innit?	5	chaza Aug 21, 10, 11:43	Polonius3 Aug 22, 10, 15:38
"który" - relative pronoun question True, SwP. I've amassed 8 years worth of teaching exp with a postgrad education lying behind that. I...	11	caecilius Aug 18, 10, 21:19	Seanus Aug 19, 10, 21:12
Why 'działka'? Barney: A year or two back there was a proposal to relax the building law allowing permanently inhabitable buildings to...	9	Polonius3 Jul 24, 10, 11:54	warszawski Aug 7, 10, 15:56
Word order; simple & continuous tenses; definite/indefinite articles z przyjemnością! = With pleasure! So glad you found it helpful. Actually I do speak Polish (more or less, less...	12	xwelcomex Nov 5, 08, 17:33	Lyzko Aug 4, 10, 14:55
na co dzien v. na codzien True, it should be written separately. However in the past (before the 70-ies or so) it was not a...	2	Richfilth Aug 3, 10, 16:46	Zed Aug 3, 10, 19:15
Grammar questions... małe/mało Dziękuję bardzo :) Teraz rozumiem.	2	clare Jul 28, 10, 00:51	clare Jul 29, 10, 02:06
The correct usage for the word "since" chaza: i understand bo to mean'because', dlatego to mean ' for that' and zę to mean 'that'. have i misunderstood....	4	chaza Jul 10, 10, 11:27	cinek Jul 12, 10, 14:25
spotykac/poznawac Think of spotykać of being like the present continuous in English. I am meeting my friend. Not in...	5	chaza Jul 9, 10, 11:53	Seanus Jul 9, 10, 19:19
Dwa vs. dwie 2 Polish is part of the Lechitic branch of west slavic languages and is most certainly NOT derived from Russian, or...	55	tomek123 Aug 19, 07, 11:31	kołodziejski Jul 9, 10, 09:40
Declining acronyms This could be tricky, but I think the phonological rule given by Alex generally applies. We can treat the...	3	Polonius3 Jul 6, 10, 14:20	Ziemowit Jul 7, 10, 13:09
będzie potrafił? 2 Yes, Justysia! I believe I finally DO understand the difference-:)) S'pose I was just translating from...	34	Polonius3 Jun 27, 10, 12:58	Lyzko Jul 2, 10, 13:55
Ile by nie było to i tak jest za mało 2 All excellent advice from Ziemowit. I tried the same with both Swedish as well as Polish and after a while...	30	Derevon Jun 23, 10, 18:41	Lyzko Jun 30, 10, 14:22
Is czarnoskóry acceptable? Polonius3: I have seen Polish media referring to Obama as ciemnnoskóry prezydent USA. "Czarnoskóry" or "Ciemnoskóry" is not offensive....	20	Polonius3 May 23, 10, 13:28	jwojcie Jun 30, 10, 14:22
to go s/where Just so things aren't all that straightforward, there is also the frequentative version of the imperfective verb chodzić -- chadzać....	12	chaza Jun 22, 10, 18:37	Polonius3 Jun 29, 10, 12:11
Difference between Polska & Polsce? Polish shares with ultra-conservative tongues such as Lithuanian, Icelandic, Basque and several others, considerable prefixal as well as case-driven productivity....	25	Polskiej_Dumy Jun 23, 10, 06:03	Lyzko Jun 25, 10, 22:37
Jeszcze or wciaz? Cinek is right. Chapeau bas!!!	9	Brandon Jun 10, 10, 00:39	Zed Jun 24, 10, 22:39
Pronunciation question - glottal stops Perfect. Thanks for this.	5	rob_manchester Jun 24, 10, 12:00	rob_manchester Jun 24, 10, 14:13
The usage of: oboje, obaj, oba, obie hi there would it not be correct to say that 'oba, obaj' is like saying' i like both of...	8	arnaud May 31, 08, 16:15	chaza Jun 23, 10, 13:53
Why x.xx$ in Poland? Leopejo: Is this common? very.. it's not a bad thing as some of these things are easier weighed in 10's...	19	Polonius3 Jun 8, 10, 22:17	plk123 Jun 20, 10, 04:43
Nazwy mieszkanców WhizzKid: Mieszkaniec Koła :-) kolanin, kolanka: http://www.sjp.pl/co/kolanin http://www.sjp.pl/co/kolanka	14	Leonis Jun 1, 10, 12:54	Nomsense Jun 12, 10, 00:14
'jestem po weselu' "Jestem po weselu" could be a good example of a Polish "Present Perfect" tense. As such one doesn't exist in...	7	WilhelmTold Jun 9, 10, 20:48	Ziemowit Jun 10, 10, 09:15
what's the difference between... "spierdalaj" vs "wypierdalaj" "spierdalaj" - you can also use it to tell your buddy to run away from something "wypierdalaj" - this one...	5	Cheery Jun 5, 10, 14:06	jakubzurawski Jun 9, 10, 10:53
A little polish grammar. Masculine, animate objects. The thing with Polish accusative is that we have a kind of a case shift ongoing in the language. "Pies"...	8	plg May 30, 10, 22:07	WhizzKid Jun 4, 10, 12:49
ssać - please conjugate An elderly gentleman from the Ukraine once corrected me most vehemently regarding yet another verb: I said "RozumieM", and he...	14	tonykenny Feb 18, 09, 23:07	Lyzko May 28, 10, 13:58
much better Thanks for the explanations! :-))	6	Leonis May 16, 10, 12:26	Leonis May 27, 10, 10:33
Etymology of samochod and other related automotive words I supose no one would know the origin for the Czech word for brakes (hamulec) "brzda" would they?	11	clifborder4fm May 16, 10, 21:36	clifborder4fm May 26, 10, 01:28
A Polish female name (anna) Ania?	13	ncman Oct 21, 09, 23:23	plk123 May 24, 10, 07:36
How many tenses can be used for "pojechac" Przepraszam, PolishTutor! ".......studiowałEś.."	24	Ahmet May 3, 10, 20:32	Lyzko May 10, 10, 17:10
"-uj" letter combination? Ivona will help. Write some words ending in -uj. Don't put letters uj into the box, Ivona reads letters...	1	Polskiej_Dumy May 4, 10, 05:04	AdamKadmon May 4, 10, 09:25
Instrumental Case Have a look at this. Hope it helps. youtube.com/user/AbcSchoolOfPolish#p/a/u/0/Bft7pfXczaU	7	patryk_sudol Oct 4, 07, 22:14	Krzysiu Apr 30, 10, 09:02
Future tense with bawić się 2 SzwedwPolsce: Baw się dobrze dziś wieczorem!Is this the best expression, or is there any other expression that sounds more natural?...	37	SzwedwPolsce Jul 19, 09, 21:08	MarcinPL Apr 27, 10, 15:05
oparty o/na? Ziemowit: his could be a source of possible confusion in the language of native speakers. „w oparciu o”...	6	Leonis Apr 20, 10, 20:49	Polish Tutor Apr 21, 10, 11:04
pierwszego/pierwszy Thank you very much for answering!	11	Leonis Apr 18, 10, 20:35	Leonis Apr 19, 10, 19:39
"life and death" phrase spelling Życie i śmierć - St. Teresa of Avila Przed życiem czuję, nie przed śmiercią trwogę, i tym umieram, że...	2	ErikNLCT Apr 2, 10, 01:57	AdamKadmon Apr 19, 10, 00:04
How to pronouce Szczygieł last name? Ivona.com Maja voice	23	Veneziaa Oct 21, 07, 02:59	grubas Apr 10, 10, 12:08

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