Language / Greetings, to much respect? [23]


LOL that is very funny, probably because its spelled like that more than anything. Imagine in IM chat someone writing joł lol. :P

Language / (part 2) Polish Language Pronunciation - Sample Words and Phrases [311]

Merged:Pronouncing n and ń

What is the difference between these two when they are put in front of consonants or at the end of words such as...

Dzień
Dzien(I don't know if this is a real word but just for differentiating the pronunciation)

hańba
hanba(I don't about this either)

Language / Greetings, to much respect? [23]


Lol does that really mean 'yo dudes'? I didn't know this type of slang existed! That is very refreshing and funny to hear.

USA, Canada / Polish food in Rockland County, NY [7]

Its very up north in NY State, not the city. Or was it just a little bit above NYC, I might be getting confused with Rochester County... I am pretty sure it is up north somewhere... actually no not anymore.

Life / Polish-English Bilingual Bible [29]


Lol, I meant to call myself this. I didn't think I would last too long here. I was here for a lot of the resources, and when time came when I needed to ask specific questions, I used this name just to get by.

However, this forum is very nice and there are many good people and very interesting and intelligent as well as humorous conversations, and I decided to get more involved in things other than the language. Some people I know also got me involved in Polish culture and this place is great to talk about it. I wish I could change the name if that were possible.


It is a great find indeed and thanks for it....

But it is not the full bible (I like the OT stories and their vivid descriptions of the miracles and the battles). Also it is not the NIV version which I am accustomed to. Also, in my original post, I had a question: What is the most standard regular language bible(w/o the extra books, forgot what those were called).

//Like the NIV is modern compared to KJV.

Life / Polish-English Bilingual Bible [29]


Well, I hope so..

But why should I be careful if I am getting what I want? was it something about the hand?

Life / Polish-English Bilingual Bible [29]


Lol why?


Lol no thanks.

Life / Polish-English Bilingual Bible [29]

Lol I already know how to speak basic things, I'm just looking for something that is translated and side-by-side and something I can hold in my hand. I tried looking, and they're hard to find unless they are electronic. I know that there are many bilingual bibles in almost every language so I tried to look for those.

EDIT: oh yea that thing in the profile, I should change it to 'Just a little bit'

Language / Polish keyboards - layout difference or QWERTY? [6]

The Polish Programmers is the one that I use. It is almost the same as the American qwerty, except the specific Polish letters are the RIGHT-ALT keyed versions of their regular letters.

Ą - R ALT + A
Ć - R ALT + C

the - and Ż is just right next to each other.

Life / Polish-English Bilingual Bible [29]

I am learning on my own on learning Polish. But it is quite slow and almost baby-ish. I will continue to learn the traditional way learning vocabulary, grammar, verbs, etc, but the bilingual books will help in my reading, putting to use the understanding of my standard learning, and also speaking, when I try to say the words.

I have a few bilingual works PL-EN but they are not hard copy. I am looking for something I can hold in my hand.

Life / Polish-English Bilingual Bible [29]

I speak english well, but not polish. So I can use it to learn Polish.

Life / I'm an American who lived in Poland for 6 years. I'm not welcome anymore. [169]

I came to the US legally and stayed here legally, studied, worked, did everything legally for 10 years, and just recently I was able to get my permanent residency. America is no different.

Life / Daylight Savings Time in Poland [15]

Which state is that? It is one of the Midwest or Central ones right?

Life / Daylight Savings Time in Poland [15]

That is probably why I couldn't meet my talking appointments. I enjoy the longer daylight, although it is kind of weird to still have light out at 8 in the evening. The only thing bad is the first day, when you lose an hour of sleep. Although if someone changes the clocks for you without you knowing, the loss has no effect.

Language / What do all the Polish single letter words mean? [13]

Hmm.. so i is used for agreement, a is used for disagreement. (That is what I am implying from your examples).

Dziękuję. (BTW, I have like 5 different keyboards on my machine, and I think Polish (programmers) is the easiest to use. The foreign words are easy to find just by clicking ALT + letter, except the ź which is on the x, but nevertheless easy).

Language / What do all the Polish single letter words mean? [13]

When do you use them? Actually, I think a friend of mine corrected me on this one time, but she never told me why.

Can 'a' possible mean 'but'? Like "This style is pretty but the other is not" ?

Language / What do all the Polish single letter words mean? [13]

There is one example..

However, I thought that 'and' was 'i' in Polish...
Sorry if that is a retarded question, I am very new to this.

Language / What do all the Polish single letter words mean? [13]

that can't be it, right? I've seen w too, but i would like to know all of them. They seem to be prepositions or conjunctions(?). It would be useful to know them all, and easy because they are just 1 letter.

News / Should Polish citizens living abroad have the right to vote in elections [69]

I am not so sure how politics work and such, but this is my idea. Abroad citizens should be able to elect officials who represent the 'abroad citizens' in 'abroad affairs (if there are any)' which then means that they actually do get a say in the vote.

Citizens are citizens, and although they do not live in the land of their citizenship, that land is the only place where they have the franchise. It would be a shame, not being able to vote anywhere.

Is the idea ridiculous, or somewhat sensible?

Language / Parallel texts - a useful learning resource? [7]


Sorry, but where are the readings? I found the sound files, yet not the reading itself.

Thanks

EDIT:
Never mind, I found it.

Here it is, you can hopefully edit your post to also include this one: let.rug.nl/%7Ehoutzage/polish.html

Language / Terms for greetings in Polish [10]

Ok, so there is no set "courtesy" in Polish for greetings... I know if I come and say hi to my dad if he is like talking to people he'll get upset...

Language / Terms for greetings in Polish [10]

Merged: Saying hello, greeting between Polish people

I have a question.

Do Polish people think it is rude for you to greet them if they are in the middle of something (such as writing something, reading, etc)? Is it polite to first make eye contact then greet, or greet as soon as you see them [even if they haven't seen you]?

I know in some cultures, it is rude to greet someone when the person is busy or doing something.

Language / What is the meaning of the prefixal 'z'? [8]

Thanks so much for your help.

Language / What is the meaning of the prefixal 'z'? [8]

What is będę and pójdę? (reflective action and future action)?

I still don't really understand.