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Holiday in Poland - do I need to learn Polish?



Rockery WomanThreads: 1
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should I learn some polish phrases before I holiday in Poland?
Forfour44Threads: 7
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Joined: Oct 22, 09 ♂ 		 Aug 16, 10, 11:04    #2
Just simple ones. Try this webpage.
http://www.zem.co.uk/polish/basicvoc.htm
sausageThreads: 25
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Joined: Sep 21, 07 ♂ 		 Aug 16, 10, 11:17    #3
Rockery Woman:
should I learn some polish phrases before I holiday in Poland?

It really depends where you're going and if you will be using public transport etc. If you're going somewhere like Warsaw / Krakow you may will find plenty of English speakers. But if you go to a little corner shop it's not all self-service and you will need to ask the shop-keeper for what you want.
king polkakamonThreads: 1
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Joined: Dec 30, 09 ♂ 		Edited by: king polkakamon  Aug 16, 10, 14:42    #4
Rockery Woman:
should I learn some polish phrases before I holiday in Poland?


Tak and jeszce are enough.
superjohn82Threads: 2
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Joined: Aug 12, 09 ♂ 		 Aug 16, 10, 17:02    #5
If your going to warsaw, check out my blog with things to do.

livewarsaw.blogspot.com
jedenThreads: -
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Joined: Nov 30, 09 ♂ 		Edited by: jeden  Aug 16, 10, 17:29    #6
If you ask sb for smth. using "Dzień Dobry" instead of 'Good Morning' people will help you with pleasure ;)
lateStarterThreads: 2
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Joined: Jul 14, 09 ♂ 		 Aug 16, 10, 18:33    #7
It won't hurt to learn a few phrases and people will be more willing to help you if you at least make the effort as already pointed out. On the other hand, if you will mostly be in areas like Warsaw, don't be suprised if your waitress is perfectly fluent in English!

Have fun. You'll be fine!
sobieskiThreads: 80
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lateStarter:
It won't hurt to learn a few phrases and people will be more willing to help you if you at least make the effort as already pointed out.

I guess that goes for any country :). Buy a phrase book, try to pronounce the basic lines and people will like you for that :)
peter_olsztynThreads: 8
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Rockery Woman:
should I learn some polish phrases


You can print essential phrases and point with your pen|finger

gdzie jest - PKS|PKP|metro|hotel|kantor|szpital|dentysta|policja|piwo
where is - bus|train|subway|hotel|exchange|hospital|dentist|police|beer

pokaz na mapie - show me on the map

;)
EL EASYThreads: 4
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Rockery Woman:
should I learn some polish phrases before I holiday in Poland?



Not really!!! i live here and i don't speak polish i speak english with everybody
pgtxThreads: 48
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EL EASY:
i live here and i don't speak polish

shame on you...
scottie1113Threads: 10
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EL EASY:
i live here and i don't speak polish


You're proud of that? How long have you lived here?
OscarSilThreads: -
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I dont think you need to learn polish as english is widely spoken especially
in big cities
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OscarSil:
I dont think you need to learn polish as english is widely spoken especially
in big cities

so is it better to be an ignorant, lazy ass...?
mafketisThreads: 15
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EL EASY:
i live here and i don't speak polish i speak english with everybody


Then you should never complain about foreigners in the US who don't speak English.
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EL EASY:
Not really!!! i live here and i don't speak polish i speak english with everybody

I think that it is a scandal. You live in Poland (or maybe not and it could be a troll), so why do you expect people here to speak in English. Disgraceful!
With what kind of God-given arrogance do you expect people here to adapt to you, bloody disrespectful expat?
Or is it just plain laziness?
Rockery WomanThreads: 1
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Joined: Aug 1, 10 ♀ 		 Sep 22, 10, 17:04    #17
Thanks for that, I will buy a phrase book. I will be travelling with my husband (we are Irish) and my friends (Polish) and I am really looking forward to it. Im sure Bastek will help me anyway but my pronunciation of polish phrases is rubbish! Dzienkie! (I hope I spelt thank you properly!)
LAGirlThreads: 13
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Yes you sure need to know Polish. alot of people dont speak alot of English.
mvefaThreads: 11
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Joined: Jul 21, 09 ♂ 		 Sep 22, 10, 21:43    #19
Outside Warsaw and Krakow you will need indeed your phrase book, they cant speak english even at the train stations, so it can be a little frustrating, just learn some words and phrases it should be fine!
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mvefa:
Outside Warsaw and Krakow you will need indeed your phrase book, they cant speak english even at the train stations, so it can be a little frustrating, just learn some words and phrases it should be fine!


They speak English just fine in Poznań Głowny.
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delphiandomine:
They speak English just fine in Poznań Głowny.

huh i have been to katowice, outskirts of warsaw and krakow and gdansk and it was waaaaayyy too frustrating to comunicate..period!!!
delphiandomineThreads: 40
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mvefa:
huh i have been to katowice, outskirts of warsaw and krakow and gdansk and it was waaaaayyy too frustrating to comunicate..period!!!


Depends where you try and with who.

No different to me having a nightmare in Frankfurt (Oder) train station because of not speaking German.
kate8609Threads: -
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Joined: Aug 25, 10 ♀ 		 Sep 23, 10, 14:14    #23
Phrase book is a way to go! Just get familiar with it before you come otherwise it might be quite frustrating when you need to find right phrase to say fast!

Good luck to you.

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