Hi from Mark3181

Hi Guys

found this forum and thought I'd sign up looks like there's more activity here than some of the other Poland related sites I've been to.
Been to Krakow twice in 2006 such a great place and a quick visit to Warsaw (totally different)

Mark

hey mark - welcome to the forum

give the tri city a visit if you get the chance... well worth it...

Hello

hello

Thanks Good to meet you

Where is the Tri city then? Thinking about returning to Krakow in March To Learn Polish not having much luck teaching myself but I do know some basic stuff not enough though to have a conversation.
Doing lessons in the UK is really expensive anybody reccomend Crakovia Language Academy? they are doing 2 week courses at a good price too hope it will be a big help for me

As I am Considering maybe moving to Poland sometime in 2007

tri City is on the coast of Poland, North part.. actually lol thats where im from if u want to know a bit more about this place than visit trojmiasto.pl unfortunately the web page is in polish but theres an option 4 an english tourist guide

or then u got individuall towns web pages gdansk.pl , gdynia.pl , sopot.pl - i think theres an option 2 view them in english

and dont forget gdansk-life.com

where abouts are you from maya...?

Thanks Maya I'll have a look sometime

Met a really nice Polish couple from your part of the world last time I stayed in Krakow even though I could hardly speak any Polish I had a really great chat with them.

Gdansk, but BubbaWoo i thought u told me me 2 learn how 2 type propper english... n ure talkin 2 me??? strangee.....

yeah maya... i did... your use of so called text english was so accurate i had suspicions that you were not actually polish... my mistake... i apologise...

...however...

... i hope that your *correct* use of english is as good as what you are using here... otherwise it would be ashame...

care to say which part of gdansk...?

Accepted ok lets 4get bout it... i just got used 2 all those abreviations , bn talkin online 4 ages 2 my m8s from all over the world n when ure typin u wnt 2 type as little as possible n thats how it became one of my bad habbits now i guess :P
and where it cums 2 part.. am from Oliwa -i presume uve bn there , am i rite?

cool... forgotten...

oliva i know and like... especially as you enter it on spacerowa ? - coming in from osowa just entering the city past the lake and the mill... one of my favourite parts of the tri city... there is also a mexican restaurant just down there on the corner which i am known to visit... know it...?

yeah i know.. theyve rebuilt spacerowa now luks a bit better but unfortunatelly not a whole part, n yeah mexican restaurant El Passo
i live next 2 Piastowsta Street, when u pass the Park n McDonald n like ure headin thruwards the beach

yeah... i know it... where are you now...?

Currently Doncaster, SOuth Yorks

yeah... i read that somewhere... remember now...

LOL

Gud memory aint bad :P

Hi Maya

Just been reading through other posts on the forum your English is quite good so are you currently in Gdansk? or living abroad?:I'm sure you will find a job soon keep your chin up it will all come good in the end

Hi mark

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Hello Mark3181,
currently am in UK, Doncaster, SOuth Yorks actually... i will keep on tryin if ill fail i got always where 2 go bk 2

Never say never hunnie keep your chin up ... by the way i am starting my holiday in Poland in the summer from Gdansk it will finish either 2-3 weeks later in Zakopane cant wait either hehe

(full run down on where i am heading -- Gdansk..Torun(see my friend Kasia)...Poznan(see my friend Lena)...Warsaw...Wroclaw...Krakow(been before in 2003)and finishing off in my fave place Zakopane
Currently looking for accommadation in all and then i have to organise travel within Poland (i dont drive a car) but should be a fun experience

Hun deff it will b an experience specially if ure goin with ur friends
when u fink ull b goin 2 poland exactly then?
Krakow- awww...lovely.....
Torun- when ull b there go deff 2 PLANETARIUM, its awesome 2 c that show expalinin everyfin bout the starts constelations
Wawrsaw-old town yeah.. tho am not a gr8 fan of my capital :P lol
hope ull have wicked time luv
n oh yes i wont give up promise lol maybe both of us will find a job in the same travel agency n will b organizin trips 2 poland , ull b dealin with english bit n ill deal with polish lol

Hi Mutley

Good to meet you
Have you started trying to learn Polish Yet?
I'm trying to get myself down the learning road been looking in the local area but so much money(for lessons) Polish is not excatcly a common langauge to learn in the UK (unlike French, German ..ETC) so looks like I might be jumping on a Plane again for 2 week course in Krakow just got to organise it now

(Maya) So how did you end up in sunny donny(Doncaster) then? I'm In Colchester in Essex lots of Polish people down here where I work at the local hospital

dzien dobre mark

learning polish via books,1 cd but mainly from my staff.only know a few phrases.pronounciation of some words are very hard. my gf arrived in uk in sept and did not know any english but could understand me a little.her english is getting better but she is coy as sometimes i think she does not understand me
i talk to her in english and she to me in polish............it works!!!

i generally can understand what they (friends polish) are saying for the most part.will be easier if you are have alot of contact with polish staff/friends etc.

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Exactly the same with me Mutley. I met a girl (not my GF, but I'm working on it!). She doesn't speak English very well and I may as well be speaking Swahili - it's hillarious sometimes but someday I hope to be able to speak freely with her!

well give her time

they are very smart and will pick up the lingo (englsih) quicker then us (polish).they great people.i was non drinker for 5 yrs,when i started to go out with her,they all said soon i will be drinking vodka...i said " nah,never "...they had a shot glass already for me.so over the last 2 months i've been to a number of polish parties.fortunately my gf looks after me.
i think depends on individuals,but polish girls like romantic gestures,flowers,opening doors etc..

ps.lingo is slang for language for any polish who not heard the term

Yeah, I'm being very patient as she is an absolute gem - well worth the time and effort. As for chivalry - well, it goes a very long way so ALWAYS put it to practice!!!

Just my opinion anyways!!!!

mark

try telling her

v glon dash piawkne

(but write it down and show her if she does not understand)