Michal
29 Feb 2008
History / 1939: the road to tyranny. Is it happening again? [14]
Hardly!
he parallels between what happened in Germany throughout the 1930's and whats happening in the USA/UK now is almost identical.
Hardly!
Michal
29 Feb 2008
Language / Genitive case ("nie ma nic" vs "nie ma niczego") [71]
Should be proszę o butelkę wina.
Proszę butelkę wina, win
Should be proszę o butelkę wina.
Michal
28 Feb 2008
Language / Polish Language Basic Guide [19]
With two beautiful girls like those, who needs grammar to express yourself!
With two beautiful girls like those, who needs grammar to express yourself!
Michal
28 Feb 2008
Michal
27 Feb 2008
Language / Share Perfective and Imperfective Polish verbs [105]
Mind you, both Chinese and Arabic have so many dialects that I do not know how you would have enough years to live in order to master them all properly.
Chinese and Arabic the
Mind you, both Chinese and Arabic have so many dialects that I do not know how you would have enough years to live in order to master them all properly.
Michal
27 Feb 2008
Language / Kupować vs Kupić [27]
kupić is perfective so wczoraj, ja kupiłlem książkę-yesterday, I bought a book (once)
Do tej chwili, ja zawsze kupowałem książki-until the present time, I have always been buying books.
kupić is perfective so wczoraj, ja kupiłlem książkę-yesterday, I bought a book (once)
Do tej chwili, ja zawsze kupowałem książki-until the present time, I have always been buying books.
Michal
27 Feb 2008
Life / Angina, Polish resources needed [27]
Yes, it is a killer and it kills many people in Poland on a day to day bases.
Yes, it is a killer and it kills many people in Poland on a day to day bases.
Michal
27 Feb 2008
Life / Angina, Polish resources needed [27]
It is a common problem in many western countries but especially in Poland. It is the stress of daily life linked to high levels of stress, alcohol and smoking which is a big killer in Poland and always has been. The other thing that comes out of the daily turmoil of life in Poland are strokes-also very common in Poland.
I have a Polish friend who has just been diagnosed with angina, she is ve
It is a common problem in many western countries but especially in Poland. It is the stress of daily life linked to high levels of stress, alcohol and smoking which is a big killer in Poland and always has been. The other thing that comes out of the daily turmoil of life in Poland are strokes-also very common in Poland.
Michal
26 Feb 2008
UK, Ireland / Catholic church experience for Poles in England [22]
I think that they are less two faced than the Poles. The Russians are not so friendly but at least you know more or less what you are getting with them.
I think that they are less two faced than the Poles. The Russians are not so friendly but at least you know more or less what you are getting with them.
Michal
26 Feb 2008
UK, Ireland / Catholic church experience for Poles in England [22]
I think on the whole, the Russians are definitely more honest but i do remember all the help Poland showed towards the Soviet Union, sometimes even giving ships to Russia for free after their construction in Gdansk. I am sure these acts of Polish kindness will never be forgotten in Russia and the mutual respect each country has for one another will continue for a long time to come.
hey stole them. Because the Poles are all thieves, right? Unlike the honest Russians, of course...
I think on the whole, the Russians are definitely more honest but i do remember all the help Poland showed towards the Soviet Union, sometimes even giving ships to Russia for free after their construction in Gdansk. I am sure these acts of Polish kindness will never be forgotten in Russia and the mutual respect each country has for one another will continue for a long time to come.
Michal
26 Feb 2008
Language / 'Uwierzyłem w kłamstwa te' - Confusion [15]
That is exactly what I wrote above.
Biernik - kogo? co?, in this case w kogo? w co?, accusative question still remains.
That is exactly what I wrote above.
Michal
25 Feb 2008
Language / 'Uwierzyłem w kłamstwa te' - Confusion [15]
Yes it does. I understand the written word very well indeed. We know Polish very well too. My wife has just come back from Warsaw this morning. We have continual contact with Poland and the language.
no, this is not what it means and he has not missed out anything from it.
Yes it does. I understand the written word very well indeed. We know Polish very well too. My wife has just come back from Warsaw this morning. We have continual contact with Poland and the language.
Michal
25 Feb 2008
UK, Ireland / Catholic church experience for Poles in England [22]
Where do you think Polish vicars get the money to buy their brand new B.M.W.s from? They are not going to waste money on tea and biscuits.
ass they served coffee, tea and biscuits. Never came across that in Poland.
Where do you think Polish vicars get the money to buy their brand new B.M.W.s from? They are not going to waste money on tea and biscuits.
Michal
25 Feb 2008
Language / 'Uwierzyłem w kłamstwa te' - Confusion [15]
It translates as I believed in the lies, these...but I do not know what goes further as you have not written down the next words. Uwierzyć plus w meaning into something plus the accusative is a standard form with this verb. Ja kocham cię is I love you and cię is in the accusative case-ja powiem ci whereas ci is in the dative case and on and on and on. You will simply need to learn verbs as you come across them and learn these cases as you meet them. With the preposition w it can take the accusative case or the prepositional case depending on movement. So with uwierzyć ja uwierzę w ciebie-I believe in you.
It translates as I believed in the lies, these...but I do not know what goes further as you have not written down the next words. Uwierzyć plus w meaning into something plus the accusative is a standard form with this verb. Ja kocham cię is I love you and cię is in the accusative case-ja powiem ci whereas ci is in the dative case and on and on and on. You will simply need to learn verbs as you come across them and learn these cases as you meet them. With the preposition w it can take the accusative case or the prepositional case depending on movement. So with uwierzyć ja uwierzę w ciebie-I believe in you.
Michal
25 Feb 2008
Language / Share Perfective and Imperfective Polish verbs [105]
Obviously, Polish, for example, is a useless language for daily social or business activity.
precisely because English is sooooo much more omnipresent in daily life than Polish,Russian or almost any other tongue I can think of, it tends to seem as though it w
Obviously, Polish, for example, is a useless language for daily social or business activity.
Michal
25 Feb 2008
UK, Ireland / Catholic church experience for Poles in England [22]
The Polish is England will become less and less religious as they earn and make more and more money. I never go to church in England or in Poland for that matter. A total wast of time if you ask me. In Poland religion does more for the rich vicars than the congregation on the whole. Big new flashy cars and girl friends in the countryside. Hopefully as the population becomes more and better educated, the church and its hold will diminish. In the rural areas of Poland there are still a lot of very uneducated people.
The Polish is England will become less and less religious as they earn and make more and more money. I never go to church in England or in Poland for that matter. A total wast of time if you ask me. In Poland religion does more for the rich vicars than the congregation on the whole. Big new flashy cars and girl friends in the countryside. Hopefully as the population becomes more and better educated, the church and its hold will diminish. In the rural areas of Poland there are still a lot of very uneducated people.
Michal
24 Feb 2008
Michal
24 Feb 2008
Study / Summer courses in Kraków 5596PLN - your thoughts? [17]
For fun, I attended a language course in Kraków in the summer of 1986 also at Jagiellonski University. I can not remember how much a paid but it was about £400 then and it was for six weeks. It seemed a lot of money and I suppose remembering inflation, £400 was a lot of money twenty years ago. We had a full programme of lessons every morning and the afternoons were free. It was a nice experience because I met so many people, especially from the United States of America. The food was excellent and we had a lovely breakfast and evening meal each day. It was more a 'cultural holiday' than a serious study course. You should do better by buying from amazon or e-bay a course in Polish with accompanying cassettes. The only thing is, of course, that student life is great fun and you meet so many people from all around the World with whom otherwise you would never come into contact with. I suppose that this is true of student life in general. I would not pay over £1000 for a four week course though.
eally, I'd like to stay for a longer period, say, 2 months but for 5596 PLN (just over £1,100) for four weeks it would be a bit expensive for me.
For fun, I attended a language course in Kraków in the summer of 1986 also at Jagiellonski University. I can not remember how much a paid but it was about £400 then and it was for six weeks. It seemed a lot of money and I suppose remembering inflation, £400 was a lot of money twenty years ago. We had a full programme of lessons every morning and the afternoons were free. It was a nice experience because I met so many people, especially from the United States of America. The food was excellent and we had a lovely breakfast and evening meal each day. It was more a 'cultural holiday' than a serious study course. You should do better by buying from amazon or e-bay a course in Polish with accompanying cassettes. The only thing is, of course, that student life is great fun and you meet so many people from all around the World with whom otherwise you would never come into contact with. I suppose that this is true of student life in general. I would not pay over £1000 for a four week course though.
Michal
24 Feb 2008
Language / Declination - biegać skręcać wysiąść chrapać [15]
The verb biegać is running around all the time at the present time such as biegam po mieście or biegam po sklepach. The verb biec/biegnąć is the verb forms for 'to run' from which we get the verb biegnę.
biegam means something like: I run (often, twice a week)
biegnę means: I'm running (right now)
biegnę means: I'm running (right now)
The verb biegać is running around all the time at the present time such as biegam po mieście or biegam po sklepach. The verb biec/biegnąć is the verb forms for 'to run' from which we get the verb biegnę.
Michal
24 Feb 2008
Language / Share Perfective and Imperfective Polish verbs [105]
What does this mean? I have been told that the German education system is not very good. Having said that, I have met Germans who have attended school and seem to speak excellent English. Is this proof of an excellent education system or does it just prove that English is an easy language for Germans to pick up? Is Polish grammar difficult for Russians to pick up? I would have thought that Russian was far harder for Poles to master because of the varying stress patterns and the way pronunciation changes in any given word. In this regard at least, polish is quite logical.
What b_ _ _ _ _ _t, people! J
What does this mean? I have been told that the German education system is not very good. Having said that, I have met Germans who have attended school and seem to speak excellent English. Is this proof of an excellent education system or does it just prove that English is an easy language for Germans to pick up? Is Polish grammar difficult for Russians to pick up? I would have thought that Russian was far harder for Poles to master because of the varying stress patterns and the way pronunciation changes in any given word. In this regard at least, polish is quite logical.
Michal
23 Feb 2008
Language / Share Perfective and Imperfective Polish verbs [105]
Its one of the reasons why I could never 'get my head around' German at all.
Its one of the reasons why I could never 'get my head around' German at all.
Michal
23 Feb 2008
Language / "sorry" instead of "przepraszam" [76]
Nor do you!
Michal, shut up if you don't know. By the way: you don't know.
Nor do you!
Michal
23 Feb 2008
UK, Ireland / Three more Polish males lose lives on Irish roads [18]
I heard once a little while ago that the French have twice as many accidents on the road than the U.K. The reason given was that the French tend to accelerate out of positions of danger whereas the British are trained to stop on the spot. I imagine that the Poles are similar to the French in this regard.
I heard once a little while ago that the French have twice as many accidents on the road than the U.K. The reason given was that the French tend to accelerate out of positions of danger whereas the British are trained to stop on the spot. I imagine that the Poles are similar to the French in this regard.
Michal
23 Feb 2008
UK, Ireland / Three more Polish males lose lives on Irish roads [18]
A lot of these Poles have bought their driving licenses. There is not evidence that they always actually take a test. Another issue is that they love to drink and drive. It is illegal to do so but do they care? Polish Polonez and Maluch motor cars are not designed to be driven on our roads.
Can our Polish contributors please try and explain why their countrymen appear to be so dangerous on the road?
A lot of these Poles have bought their driving licenses. There is not evidence that they always actually take a test. Another issue is that they love to drink and drive. It is illegal to do so but do they care? Polish Polonez and Maluch motor cars are not designed to be driven on our roads.
Michal
23 Feb 2008
Language / "sorry" instead of "przepraszam" [76]
yes it does. In Swedish sorg means sorrow or mourning.
No it doesn't.
yes it does. In Swedish sorg means sorrow or mourning.
Michal
22 Feb 2008
Language / "sorry" instead of "przepraszam" [76]
The word sorry is not an English word in fact. It comes from Swedish where the word sory means sorrow.
IMO "sorry" ha
The word sorry is not an English word in fact. It comes from Swedish where the word sory means sorrow.
Michal
22 Feb 2008
Real Estate / How much for a nice house in Poland? [11]
Its a shame because some years ago, you could pick up a house in Poland for almost nothing. I went round Częstochowa and I found several nice big houses all for under £30,000. The trouble was that all these houses were nice but when I saw the areas and the dirty unmade up streets and filthy roads I though to myself, 'God, no way would I inflict this sort of life on my family'. With a family it is necessary to think of others too.
Its a shame because some years ago, you could pick up a house in Poland for almost nothing. I went round Częstochowa and I found several nice big houses all for under £30,000. The trouble was that all these houses were nice but when I saw the areas and the dirty unmade up streets and filthy roads I though to myself, 'God, no way would I inflict this sort of life on my family'. With a family it is necessary to think of others too.
Michal
22 Feb 2008
Language / Share Perfective and Imperfective Polish verbs [105]
The German Language too is full of words very similar to each other but with very different meanings.
The German Language too is full of words very similar to each other but with very different meanings.
Michal
22 Feb 2008
Language / Share Perfective and Imperfective Polish verbs [105]
Also zamierać/zamrzeć meaning to decay.
no such word as zamierzeć, only zamierzać = to intend)
Also zamierać/zamrzeć meaning to decay.
Michal
22 Feb 2008
Language / Are there double letters in Polish Language? [6]
Yes, there are such as wanna for a bath. You have to remember to pronounce each consonant separately.
Yes, there are such as wanna for a bath. You have to remember to pronounce each consonant separately.