Language / How long to get fluent in Polish? [41]

Perhaps this will give you a bit of encouragement. My girlfriend who is polish used to teach a friend of hers from south africa on a 1 to 1 basis.The guy started with no knowledge of the polish lanaguage. Within the first 12 months the guy was speaking confidently....not fluently, but he had a good range of vocabulary and was understood in a multitude of situations ..after 12 months.Of course it depends on how much you want it and you have to put yourselfin situtaions where you are made to speak it. LOL go to the post office a few times a day...that's always fun. Seriously though, you should get a 1 to 1 tutor.there are plenty of students out there looking to teach and it'll cost you like 40zl and hour or something.

Also ask your engish speaking friends to talk to you partly in polish and build it up from there. This is the best advie i can give having learnt 2 languages myself....though granted one of them are polish...it just requires a bit of extra work i guess.

In a months time i'll be in warsaw and i'll be in the same boat as you!

god luck.

Dean

UK, Ireland / Poles in the UK sleeping in toilets [165]

lol

I don't mind poles being in the u.k. Infact i have many polish friends and really like polish people on the whole and poland.There is a poish store in my town and i am very welcoming to any poles i may meet.

The affect on local employment is noticeable though.Not that this angers me or anything,it's just an observation ..and hey it's life and there are plenty of positive effects too.

Having just returned from travelling there would normally be certain local jobs that i could walk into.Obviously places with high turn over ...jobs that most brits don't really want to do. These days most of these postions are filled, due to the influx of poles into this area.

Like i say i'm not complaining about this, it's just an observation. I'm all for immigration and am looking to go and spend some extended time in Poland myself. It's a great place with genuine,friendly people.