Polish Word Association

Jova:

hehe... what makes it even stranger is the fact that we seem to have grown up in the same part of Poland! :P
I guess this idiom changes with every 50 km (so there are probably hundreds of variations all over Poland ;))

yeah probably, you're from Pomorze arent you? im from Warmia... but even my neighbours would have their own weird ways of saying things that i've never heard about. its especially old people who are like a gold mine of idioms.

	JustysiaS
	May 7, 08, 06:40 #301 strzyga: prosty jak metr sznurka w kieszeni wasn't it "prosty jak metr drutu w kieszeni"? (straight - or simple/easy - like a meter of wire in a pocket)	Member Posts: 1116 Joined: Oct 14, 07
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	Jova
	May 7, 08, 06:45 #302 JustysiaS: wasn't it "prosty jak metr drutu w kieszeni"? The only version I'm familiar with is 'prosty jak kilo drutu' (straight/simple like a kilo of wire) ;)	Member Posts: 647 Joined: Mar 15, 08
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	JustysiaS
	May 7, 08, 07:01 #303 Jova: 'prosty jak kilo drutu' never heard that one?! a kilo of wire??? lol	Member Posts: 1116 Joined: Oct 14, 07
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	Jova
	May 7, 08, 07:05 #304 JustysiaS: never heard that one?! a kilo of wire??? lol hehe... what makes it even stranger is the fact that we seem to have grown up in the same part of Poland! :P I guess this idiom changes with every 50 km (so there are probably hundreds of variations all over Poland ;))	Member Posts: 647 Joined: Mar 15, 08
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	JustysiaS
	May 7, 08, 07:10 #305 Jova: hehe... what makes it even stranger is the fact that we seem to have grown up in the same part of Poland! :P I guess this idiom changes with every 50 km (so there are probably hundreds of variations all over Poland ;)) yeah probably, you're from Pomorze arent you? im from Warmia... but even my neighbours would have their own weird ways of saying things that i've never heard about. its especially old people who are like a gold mine of idioms.	Member Posts: 1116 Joined: Oct 14, 07
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	Jova
	May 7, 08, 07:12 #306 JustysiaS: yeah probably, you're from Pomorze arent you? im from Warmia... I'm originally from somewhere between Warmia and Mazury :D My parents and a lot of friends still live there :)	Member Posts: 647 Joined: Mar 15, 08
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	polishgirltx
	May 7, 08, 09:54 #307 wisieć - to hang	Member Posts: 1251 Joined: Feb 23, 08
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	Easy_Terran
	May 7, 08, 12:03 #308 zwisa mi to (or mam to na szóstej as of the position of the number 6 on the clock) - I don't give a damn	Member Posts: 246 Joined: Mar 31, 08
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	polishgirltx
	May 7, 08, 12:12 #309 or olewam to... krawat - tie	Member Posts: 1251 Joined: Feb 23, 08
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	Easy_Terran
	Edited by: Easy_Terran May 7, 08, 12:18 #310 mucha - bow tie nieziemski przystojniak - Easy Terran mucha - fly	Member Posts: 246 Joined: Mar 31, 08
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	polishgirltx
	Edited by: polishgirltx May 7, 08, 12:23 #311 robaczek świętojański - firefly	Member Posts: 1251 Joined: Feb 23, 08
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	Easy_Terran
	May 7, 08, 12:34 #312 Noc Świętojańska (or Noc Kupały) - St. John's Night why St. John? No idea, cuz this night is an old Slavic, hence pagan, celebration and has nothing to do with saints, but that's the translation I've found on the net	Member Posts: 246 Joined: Mar 31, 08
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	polishgirltx
	May 7, 08, 12:40 #313 puszczanie wianków - floating of the wreaths	Member Posts: 1251 Joined: Feb 23, 08
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	Easy_Terran
	May 7, 08, 12:56 #314 wianek - wreath wiła wianki i rzucała je do falującej wody, wiła wianki i rzucała je do wody la la la wiano - dowry	Member Posts: 246 Joined: Mar 31, 08
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	Krzysztof
	May 7, 08, 14:30 #315 dziewica - virgin Easy_Terran: Noc Świętojańska (or Noc Kupały) - St. John's Night why St. John? No idea, cuz this night is an old Slavic, hence pagan, celebration Noc Kupały is pagan, while Noc Świętojańska is Christian (and why St. John? Because the 24th June is a name day of Jan/John in the Catholic calendar)	Member Posts: 859 Joined: Jul 26, 07
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	PolskaDoll
	May 7, 08, 14:37 #316 delikatny - delicate	Posts: 2889 Joined: Jun 15, 07
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	PolskaDoll
	May 7, 08, 14:52 #319 dżentelmen - gentleman (well-mannered)	Posts: 2889 Joined: Jun 15, 07
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	Seanus
	May 7, 08, 15:17 #321 cham - chav	Member Posts: 4179 Joined: Dec 25, 07
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	osiol
	May 7, 08, 15:20 #323 wiewiórka - squirrel / nickname for a redhead	Member Posts: 3865 Joined: Jul 25, 07
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	JustysiaS
	May 7, 08, 14:42 #317 Jova: I'm originally from somewhere between Warmia and Mazury :D My parents and a lot of friends still live there :) ziom! lol PolskaDoll: delikatny - delicate delicious - pyszny	Member Posts: 1116 Joined: Oct 14, 07
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	Krzysztof
	May 7, 08, 14:44 #318 delicacy - delikates (food), delikatność (fragility, gentleness)	Member Posts: 859 Joined: Jul 26, 07
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	Easy_Terran
	May 7, 08, 15:09 #320 cham - cad(?)	Member Posts: 246 Joined: Mar 31, 08
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	Jova
	May 7, 08, 15:18 #322 JustysiaS: ziom! lol :):):) chomik - hamster	Member Posts: 647 Joined: Mar 15, 08
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	Seanus
	May 7, 08, 15:21 #324 prawda - true/the truth (my ex called me rudy wiewiórka)	Member Posts: 4179 Joined: Dec 25, 07
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	Krzysztof
	May 7, 08, 15:27 #325 fałsz - false	Member Posts: 859 Joined: Jul 26, 07
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	PolskaDoll
	May 7, 08, 15:29 #326 prawdziwy - genuine	Posts: 2889 Joined: Jun 15, 07
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	Krzysztof
	May 7, 08, 20:58 #327 prawdziwy - real	Member Posts: 859 Joined: Jul 26, 07
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	polishgirltx
	May 8, 08, 21:15 #328 sklep - store, shop	Member Posts: 1251 Joined: Feb 23, 08
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	Krzysztof
	May 8, 08, 22:08 #329 shopping - zakupy	Member Posts: 859 Joined: Jul 26, 07
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	polishgirltx
	May 8, 08, 22:19 #330 pieniądze - money	Member Posts: 1251 Joined: Feb 23, 08
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