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So many words for "Kisses" in Polish?
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djf
  Jan 24, 08, 06:57  #1
Why are there so many words for kiss in Polish?
Calus, Buziak, Pocalunek etc.

What are the differences?

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elyessamina
  Jan 24, 08, 09:36  #2
it show that they love kissing:Dit is good...

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kioko
  Jan 24, 08, 09:41  #3
you forgot about "cmok" :)

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angel
  Jan 24, 08, 12:28  #4
why are there so many words for kiss-does each word describe a different type of kiss or level of committment to whom its being said?

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James Revan
Edited by: James Revan  Jan 24, 08, 12:32  #5
A question for you...

why not? :P

and no, it does not describe anything, those are just "exchanges" for the standard one "kiss"

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angel
  Jan 24, 08, 13:10  #6
in english we say kiss
also "smaker"-slang word

the polish language seems to decribe actions better

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James Revan
  Jan 24, 08, 13:13  #7
True... And it's much more interesting when you can use 10 words to describe something instead of just one.

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Ryszard
Edited by: Ryszard  Jan 24, 08, 17:52  #8
Hmm, let me think...
Cmok = smooch
Buziak is rather informal. For example you'd say it to a child "Daj buziaka mamusi"
Pocałunek is all purpose good one :)
And "całus" sounds kinda noble. And in some tenses there is no verb form of "pocałować", you have to use "całować" then (for example in present: "I'm kissing" - "Ja całuję")

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polishgirltx [Guest]
  Jan 24, 08, 18:17  #9
djf wrote:
So many words for "Kisses" in Polish?

because we are very 'kissable'... and if we like something so much, we start making up more words :D

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