Language / Popular Polish expressions/proverbs relating to months of the year [10]

W marcu jak w garncu.

Kwiecień plecień, bo przeplata troche zimy troche lata

Work / The cost of an IT programmer in Poland? [9]

I think that 40-50 pln/h is ok (depending on experience and number of hours). For that rate you can expect that they'll work as self-employed and can send you invoices. Experienced PHP programmer makes 3000-5000PLN net per month working full-time depending on city/company.

Life / Wlatcy Moch?? [14]

this is cartoon for retarded people...

ps. Polish people - who do understand (or at least more or less understand) what they say there.

Life / Where to get a cup of coffee in Warsaw? [40]


maybe you...


ok, you're right it's not public place... on the other hand I always have to breathe in smoke in places like bus stations, my own balcony!, office toilets and so on... moreover no smoking rooms in restaurants are often a fiction...

Life / Where to get a cup of coffee in Warsaw? [40]

Unfortunately in many places this is true! but soon, very soon it will change - at last - no smokers in public places ! :D

and what about coffee places... it's not that popular in Poland to go to such places so there is not too many clients and that's why prices are high.

Language / Polish-speaking children and their slang [9]

two more:

ojciec and matka (more official...)

stary and stara (and this is slang... some people call their parents like that... personally i have never used any of this and I will not use .. it's just not nice in my opinion)

stary/stara - old

Language / Polish-speaking children and their slang [9]

mama and tata

or

mamusia and tatuś

Language / need pronounciation for great-grandmother please [7]


or expressivo:

say.expressivo.com/?lang=pl

(this is the same company/software engine)

Love / polish boyfriend has wrecked my english [48]

the thing with picking up some sentences/sayings from people that you often see is quite normal... and it has nothing to do with some specific languages. Just simple example.. I've started new job some time ago... a colleague of mine (we share the same room in an office) always says 'siemanko' as a greeting when he comes in in the morning... at first I thought it is quite weird word as I haven't heard it earlier too often... a few weeks later I've noticed that I also say 'siemanko' when I enter the room ;)

ps. siemanko = siema (or sie ma) = cześć in Polish...

Love / KISSING ON THE LIPS (problem with my Polish in-laws) [17]


NOOOOOOOOOO !!!

Life / Good Gym's in Poznań? [23]


I think it is pretty streight forward ;)

chick's gym - gym for chicks (depending for context it might mean that only girls can exercise there or no real pudzian-like man would go there ;-)

Language / Przesiadała się w... or do? [3]


no,

your version in english:

she changed from london to San Francisco

and original

she changed in london (on her way) to San Francisco

Language / mój vs. swój [9]

moj and swoj has similar meaning - which one should be used? it depends on context...but i think that swoj is hardly ever used... and by the way - it should be 'to moja ziomalka'...... 'to swoja ziomalka' doesn't make any sense...

but hell..i'm not good at grammar :D sorry ;)

examples:

to moj pies - it's my dog
to moje - it's mine
nienawidze tracic swojego czasu - i hate wasting my time

but the last sentence could be also translated as nienawidze tracic mojego czasu

so you can use both words in this case.....well it's complicated :D sometimes you can use both, simetimes one just sounds better that another and that's it ;)

Life / Grandmother's day & Grandfather's day in Poland [7]


and I haven't..... please describe ;]

Related: Father's Day - what to write in Polish?

tomorrow, in norway, its fathers day.. and I wonder what to write in the card from the kids.. do anyone know any polish poems or something that is usuall to write in the card in poland?

Life / Living In Poland For The Expat [67]


Of course... I think that you will have to pay around ~700 EUR... but it depends on flat standard.

For example this is what you can get for 1k EUR: 4 rooms, 110 squere meters, parking place... close to subway station.

use gumtree and find what you need....

Language / Help with pronunciation of Gorecki Symphony [41]

say.expressivo.com/dAgvGxoI

Life / Cost of living in Warsaw, is 4.000 EUR a month OK? [9]

4k EU is considered as a high salary in Poland... on the other hand private schools for foreigners might be expensive...

Real Estate / I have 20,000 EUROS .. and I want a house in Poland - best buy? [13]


Nice house? 300k PLN in location that you would like (but not near Warsaw, Cracov..).


Then go to Belarus

Life / Need some advices from fellow expats in Wawa [14]


oh, so I didn't understand what we are talking about... I'm talking only about main meal

Life / Need some advices from fellow expats in Wawa [14]

Hey,

I saw the prices which Harry gave and though that maybe I will write down some info from a perspective of a typical Pole in Warsaw

cheap restaurants or maybe rather 'restaurants':

20-30 PLN for meal (one person)

'normal-prices' restaurants

40 - 60 PLN for meal

expensive ones

>60 PLN

Travel / Getting from Krakow to Lublin. Train, car or bus, which is best? [6]

but for sure it's safer way to travel.... especially in winter.

Travel / Wedding in Krasnik, which airport to fly into from UK (Warsaw or Cracow)? [4]


Yeah... one day it will have one. They say that an airport in Świdnik will be finished by the end of 2012....we will see ;)


You're right - Warsaw is the best option. When you're in Warsaw you can take train or bus and be in Lublin in ~3 hours. Maybe there are some private buses which will take you straight to Krasnik from Warsaw... I'm not sure..... in case they don't exist you will take a bus in Lublin and be in Krasnik in 20-30 minutes.

Life / Need some advices from fellow expats in Wawa [14]

Hi,

Cheap Restaurants: gastronauci.pl/advsearch.php?s=&m=warszawa&w=&k=&t=19&c=1

'Normal' prices restaurants: gastronauci.pl/advsearch.php?s=&m=warszawa&w=&k=&t=19&c=2

Clothes: allegro.pl

Cars: otomoto.pl

but these sites are in Polish only ... so you have to have someone who will help you a bit :)

Real Estate / Good Places to Live in Warsaw [21]


but domaniewska isn't necessary so close from metro station... keep in mind - it is quite long street... I haven't check that and had quite long walk one day to reach my destination... :D

Work / Need help about employment process in Poland [23]


Maybe she dosn't speak / write English fluently and communication with you isn't easy for her? :D

Travel / Are Cyber Cafes available in Polish cities? [4]

cost? depends... generally speaking sth like 1-2$ per hour.

Love / what does it mean when a polish boy calls me 'girl'? [38]

in what way it would be impolite? :) I'm Polish and I don't know :)

Language / Basic words to say to a Polish girl? [40]


uhh, and where is the dinner ?! :D ROTFL, just joking :D

Travel / Travel Time By Train - Warsaw to Wroclaw. [15]

It would take 6 hours by train to get to Wroclaw from Warsaw central station.

You can also fly there by lot... if you have many money :)

Love / 3 Polish Men.. it isnt just me right???? [25]


it's possible... but in the other way than you think. There aren't many black people in Poland so some guys won't look at you just because they may think that you may think that they're staring at you just because you're black... racist thing, you know. It's stupid... but it might be the case.