Posts by scrivomcdivo

scrivomcdivo

13 Oct 2008

Language / Plural endings [20]

I am just beginning to learn Polish and am learning my numbers. My audio pack states that when talking about Złoty, this word changes depending on the amount you are talking about eg. "2 Złoty" and "10 Złoty".

Why do the endings on the word "Złoty" change depending on the amount? Does this apply to other plurals too or just the word "Złoty"?

scrivomcdivo

15 Oct 2008

Language / Plural endings [20]

Thanks for the link Osiol

scrivomcdivo

15 Oct 2008

Language / Plural endings [20]

ask the question "czego"

That was going to be my next question, what is the difference between "Czego" and "Co"?

scrivomcdivo

15 Oct 2008

Language / Recommend a text book for learning Polish... [10]

polish.slavic.pitt.edu/firstyear/lessons

Thanks for posting this link. Loving it and using the lessons together with my audio learning packs :)

scrivomcdivo

19 Oct 2008

Language / Spóźniona [3]

I have just learnt the phrase "Jestem spóźniona". I am just wondering, does this refer to a male speaker of a female speaker? Similarly, how would you say it if if you were a man or a woman?

Thanks

scrivomcdivo

19 Oct 2008

Language / Spóźniona [3]

Thanks Sausage

scrivomcdivo

27 Oct 2008

Language / Plural endings [20]

For the numbers 2, 3 and 4 you ask the question "co" (mam dwa co?) = Nominative Plural “złote"
While 5, 6, etc. and the whole numbers ask the question "czego" (mam pięć czego?) = Genitive Plural "złotych" (so there is a method to this madness)

With this, can somebody tell me how to write the following then in Polish:-

1 Zloty = złoty
2,3,4 Zloty = 2,3,4 złote
5 and over = 5 złotych

1 Dollar = 1......?
2,3,4 Dollars = ........?
5 and over Dollards = ......?

1 Pound = 1.......?
2,3,4 Pounds = ........?
5 and over Pounds = ......?

Many thanks

scrivomcdivo

12 Nov 2008

Language / Share Perfective and Imperfective Polish verbs [105]

Merged: Dawać czy Dać

I am currently following a beginners' Polish course and have just learn the following phrase, "Mogę Panu dać.....?" which I am told means "I can give you....."

When I have looked up the verb "dać" in the dictionary, it says it means "to supply" or "to allow". I have looked up the verb "to give" and the dictionary gives the verb, "dawać".

My question is, which verb is most suited for the sentence, "Can I give you..." for example, "Can I give you 10 dollars?" Is it better to you "Mogę Panu dać.....? or "Mogę Panu dawać.....?"

Thanks

scrivomcdivo

2 Mar 2009

Language / Polish speech synthesiser software [19]

Merged: Ivona? How to pronounce "Nauczycielem" & "Pielęgniarzem"

Hi all. I'm currently trying (in vain) to teach myself Polish using online resources as well as audio and reading learning packages. I've come across the phrases "Jestem nauczycielem / nauczycielką" and "Jestem pielęgniarzem / pielęgniarką" but unfortunately, there is no audio book with these phrases and so I'm struggling to work out how to correctly pronounce them.

Could anybody offer me any advice or does anybody know of any existing recordings on the internet with these words pronounced?

I have previously used ivona.com but just want to make sure that the pronunciation of these words using this site is similar to how they are actually pronounced

Dziękuję bardzo :)

scrivomcdivo

2 Mar 2009

Language / Polish speech synthesiser software [19]

Thanks Cinek :)