Travel / Szczecin - small and compact or a sprawl? [14]


Where is it?

Oooops link in another post... Me dim :)

Language / Accusative Case [44]


Proszę jednego małego kurczaka.

No explanation this time - I'm running out of power :)

Language / Which case for adjectives? [47]

You are right. I will never do it again.

Language / Which case for adjectives? [47]

And now we have discouraged everybody from learning polish language... ;)

Language / Which case for adjectives? [47]


What I see in dictionary is:

Celownik:
ma końcówkę ~om lub ~óm dla dwa: dwom, dwóm,
ma końcówkę ~em dla trzy, cztery: trzem, czterem,
poza tym jest równy dopełniaczowi (obocznie także dwa - dwu).

I have found it also here:
grzegorj.w.interia.pl/gram/przyp5.html

They sound strange but looks like all forms are correct except:
z kim/z czym? (Narzędnik - Instrumental) z dwu mężczyznami

Although a friend of mine (linguist) said that this is an archaic form.
I cannot prove it now :)

sjf: I think Krzysztof is right - use the safest (most common) form he gave.

btw. tough debate ;)

Language / Which case for adjectives? [47]


OMG. You think you are right or you know you are right?
Are you a linguist? I don't think so....

Ask linguist or read this:
poradniajezykowa.us.edu.pl/baza_archiwum.php?POZYCJA=780&AKCJA=&TEMAT=Wszystkie&NZP=&WYRAZ= Poradnia Językowa
(search for 'dwoma kobietami" phrase)

Let me explain again: it's not in common use but it is a correct form!
If you don't know it, it doesn't mean it's incorrect!


Thank you very much for the link where we can read (table on the left):
"W narzędniku również zachowała się specjalna forma żeńska dwiema, jednak tu użycie formy dwoma również z rodzajem żeńskim nie jest błędem'


Im not saying he is infallible but this time he was right :)

Language / Which case for adjectives? [47]


Yes - example is from this article. If he is not correct then show me and explain to me mistakes.


Correct forms are:
z dwiema lub dwoma kobietami, z dwu kobietami
Yes - the last one is not in common use but it doesn't mean that is not correct.

Don't write "glaring errors" without showing the correct forms and explaining them. I'm sorry but Maciej Malinowski knows better polish language then you... no offence :)

Language / Which case for adjectives? [47]

Ooops, looks like one of us doesn't speak proper polish :)
Point them out. I will take a position on your post then.

BTW. This shows that polish language is difficult even for native speakers :D

Language / Which case for adjectives? [47]

No difference. Use that one you like more :)

Explanation:
Rodzaj żeński:
– kogo? dwu kobiet, komu? dwu kobietom, z kim? z dwu kobietami, o kim? o dwu kobietach
or
– kogo? dwóch kobiet, komu? dwóm bądź dwom kobietom, z kim? z dwiema lub dwoma kobietami, o kim? o dwóch kobietach.

Rodzaj męski (i nijaki):
– kogo? dwu mężczyzn, komu? dwu mężczyznom, z kim? z dwu mężczyznami, o kim? o dwu mężczyznach
or
– kogo? dwóch mężczyzn, komu? dwóm bądź dwom mężczyznom, z kim? z dwoma mężczyznami, o kim? o dwóch mężczyznach.

Life / To all of you who are Polish - where did you learn English? [64]

Me speak no english

Travel / Cheap taxi company in warsaw? [4]

Google has got :)
ewarszawa.com/uslugi/miejsca/taks%F3wki/index.html

Travel / Cheap taxi company in warsaw? [4]

City Warsaw Taxi or Grosik Taxi

Travel / My first journey to Poland, travel questions. [10]

Intercity is a train with a seat reservation.
The are lots of another trains:

rozklad-pkp.pl/bin/query.exe/en? -PKP schedule

Query for a train to Chełm.

Warszawa Centralna is the closest station to the Airport.

Feedback / CLOSING THE TRANSLATION THREADS [55]

Even for a dim it was dumb :)

Language / Adjective and adverb comparison [19]

Tough task because there is no comparative form of some adjectives and adverbs.
For example drewniany (wooden). One can say "bardziej drewniany" - more wooden - but it doesn't make sense. It's not obvious even for native speakers :)

I will try anyway:

mokry - bardziej mokry
cienki - cieńszy
wolny (slow) - wolniejszy; (free) - no comparative form
błędny - bardziej błędny

Adverbs
bogato - bogaciej, najbogaciej
brzydko - brzydziej, najbrzydziej
ciekawie - ciekawiej, najciekawiej
gładko - gładziej, najgładziej
prywatnie - no comparative form
publicznie - no comparative form
pusto - bardziej pusto, najbardziej pusto (puściej, najpuściej)
staro - starzej, najstarzej
stromo - bardziej stromo, najbardziej stromo (stromiej, najstromiej)
twardo - twardziej, najtwardziej
wesoło - weselej, najweselej
zdrowo - zdrowiej, najzdrowiej

Objection? :)

Language / 'Tak (więc) jak robi wy zajmujecie się będący *scum* ziemii' [8]


Forget about translators.

Travel / Tips for driving in Polish cities [29]


hire a chauffeur :)

Life / HOW CAN POLISH PEOPLE AFFORD IT?? They are said to earn very little..? [43]


hehe.. and how do you think, why over 1 mln Poles left country?

Life / Cool Polish names [133]


This is first name. Very old slavic name. There is an actor in Poland: Sambor Czarnota:
samborczarnota.com

Life / Cool Polish names [133]

The best Polish male name I know is Sambor :)

Work / I'm moving to poland; I got sick of the London lifestyle. Find work? [27]


That's true... but people in Poland doesn't buy old cars because they adore old cars. They simply can't afford a new cars. The average salary in Poland is about 2300 zł before tax (approx. 2000 zł after tax). Now.. The new Fiat 500 (btw. ugly as hell, small as beer can) costs 47500 zł! Let count: 47500/2000 = over 23 months! You have to work 2 years not buying food to purchase this pile of s**t.

That's why people in Poland buys old cars.

Work / I'm moving to poland; I got sick of the London lifestyle. Find work? [27]


No, the problem lies in the fact that cars are expensive in Poland. New cars are expensive, so the used are also.

Used cars in Poland.

Language / Meaning of "zafraskany" [9]


I don't know this word.... I thought I know polish language :)

Study / Summer courses in Kraków 5596PLN - your thoughts? [17]


You are welcome!

So.... powodzenia w nauce!

Travel / Reaching Warsaw airport from Warsaw Central Train Station? WIFI? [20]

Few? I can't agree...

Try this: hot.spots.pl/eng/ - Hot Spots

or this: computerworld.pl/hotspot/1.html

this one is good (but in polish language only): wardrive.pl/maps.php?city=20 - wardrive

Food / Is there McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut etc in Poland? Food survey. [222]


OMG! Conversely!!! KFC - fatty, disgusting food.

I'm not a youngster and I prefer pizza!

Life / Greatest Polish Films [22]


1. If you have any friends in Poland - ask them. Old films are very cheap and they can easily send you parcel with DVDs inside.

2. tvpolonia.com/en/about.html tvpolonia - check this. From time to time they are transmitting old, classic films
3. The best choice is imho this: kinopolska.com/usa.php kinopolska

Personally I like Bareja films (Alternatywy 4, Zmiennicy, ...)

Language / The sound of the Polish 'R' [33]


Record it and give us a sample. We will tell you if it's OK or not :)

Study / Summer courses in Kraków 5596PLN - your thoughts? [17]


Definitely the best way of learning a spoken language... and the cheapest :)

I googled also this:
angielski.co.uk/polish_poland.htm
A little bit cheaper then in Kraków.