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Joined: 26 Jul 2008 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 23 Jul 2009
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cjjc   
30 Oct 2008
Language / Genitive case ("nie ma nic" vs "nie ma niczego") [71]

Merged: Whats with "u" added to the end of words?

Hi/Cześć,

I'm curious about the letter "u" being added to the end or words, is there a general rule used in determining if you should add it? for instance the other day I told my Polish friend "Nie mam czas" and she told me that I have to add a "u" in this situation I didn't have time (obv ;D) to ask her why so here I am.

Please if I'm opening up a can of worms at my basic level and this is complicated tell me to hush!

Thanks in advance.

:D
cjjc   
25 Oct 2008
Language / My Learning Polish Woes... [64]

Ok, I know that I've only just started in recent weeks, but I am finding it difficult :(

Me too! Don't worry! I feel the same but you just have to stick at it!

For instance, I really can't hear the difference between "hi" (czesc) and the number six (szes) :(

for me its CH = cz - vs. - SH =sz therfore they dont sound the same to me...I never even noticed the similarity until you mentioned it.

you'll learn to speak FAAARRR better Polish than most of the average Poles will speak English, I guarantee it!!-:)

Thats interesting...is it true?

:>
cjjc   
23 Oct 2008
Language / Looking for a word... "fatalnie" [5]

fatalnie

Wyniki tłumaczenia: fatalnie
polsko-angielski

fatalnie (Ectaco-Poland)
adv,
1 fatally
2 badly
3 lucklessly
4 fatefully

Thanks.

:)
cjjc   
23 Oct 2008
Language / Looking for a word... "fatalnie" [5]

Hi All,

In my magical quest to learn Polish I came across a word mentioned on a language podcast which i cannot spell and therefore cannot use correctly (I like to know how the word is written as it helps me with pronunciation)

I'll set out the context:

So whilst learning about asking someone in Polish:
How are you? (Jak się masz? Co tam? etc etc)
I was given a list of standard answers that I would likely receive in Polish, Being that (apparently) Polish people are grumpier and like to whinge more than English people they would likely not say:

Very good thank you (Bardzo dobrze, Dziękuje)
However something along the lines of:
Nothing special (Nic specjalnego - Nb:I think/hope that is correct!)
Another word mentioned was (and I'm completely guessing at the spelling here): Fontanie - meaning really really awful.

Could somebody please help me out by giving me the definition and the correct spelling?

Thanks in advance gang.

:)
cjjc   
12 Oct 2008
Language / Pronunciation difference between Ź and Ż / RZ [83]

Merged: Really struggling with pronunciation of "rz"

Could somebody please help me out!

I won't tell you what I've been told but I have been told 3 different ways and I'd like to know for certain!

:D
cjjc   
12 Oct 2008
Life / How well is English spoken in Poland? [27]

I do not think it is a legal obligation here in Poland to speak English.
Local stores serve local people in their local = Polish language.
Buying a phrasebook "Polish for tourists" or something like this could help.
(By the way I am not Polish but Belgian and I speak every day Polish at all times, I consider it to be a matter of everyday respect)

I respect that however Polish is an incredibly difficult language and takes hours of study to even begin to work out which way the order of words go in a sentance!

I'm not making excuses, I'm going to Poland in November and will obviously have to speak it, read it and hear it. I found this piece of text on a website a whi;le ago and it was this that inspired the thread:

"Foreign visitors should be aware that almost all written and spoken information will usually be in Polish only. Tickets for buses and trains, public signs and information posters generally have no English on them. Even information displayed at museums, churches, etc. will usually only be in Polish, while important messages broadcast through loudspeakers at a railway station will not be followed by a translation."

However now I know that I will be at least able to get some help from most people :) of course firstly I will try out my Polish!

:D
cjjc   
23 Aug 2008
Language / I need a good dictionary! (book) [21]

recommend you getting a teacher

I'm going travelling soon for around 1 year so finding a teacher will be hard work.

I may step in and take a look at Polish-for-foreigners books.

If you could I would be indebted to you.

:)
cjjc   
22 Aug 2008
Language / I need a good dictionary! (book) [21]

You need a basic textbook and a good dictionary. And a good one has:
-examples of usage of the word
-collocations
-popular fixed phrases connected with the word and basic idioms

Switezianka, Thanks for the advice it sounds like you know what you are doing! Would there be a textbook that you would recommend?

I found this one on amazon
amazon.co.uk/gp/product/8324206337/sr=8-1/qid=1219440232/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1219440232&sr=8-1&seller=
and also this
amazon.co.uk/Beginning-Polish-v-1-Linguistic/dp/0300016530/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219440896&sr=1-9
what do you think?

Thanks in advance.

:)
cjjc   
16 Aug 2008
Feedback / Spellcheck on PF [19]

I simply know that Mac/Apple is considered better than Windows

Yes indeed Apple products are expensive but they ROCK!

Firefox

Can indeed be made to check many spellings in many languages it's a good browser for this reason.

:)
cjjc   
14 Aug 2008
Language / Classes, books, audio books, CDs? - best way to start to learn Polish! [23]

So I'm downloading Rossetta Stone, Pimsleur and I paid for Learn Polish Now! from digital river because I got a recomendation from a friend.

I also downloaded The PWN Oxford Concise English - Polish, Polish - English Dictionary although I would like a print copy but I want to check it before I buy as with Rossetta Stone and Pimsleur.

Anyways it's a start!

:)
cjjc   
10 Aug 2008
Love / My polish g/f can be a nightmare,is it always like this [262]

Smiffer,

Mate you just need to sort it out because posting on here and having 15+ people all chime in with an opinion really wont help you, it will just confuse you more...

I suggest you just have it out with her and then you will both know where you stand then you can both move on in the right direction.

Seriously I dont think your going to get the advice your looking for on here.

:)
cjjc   
10 Aug 2008
Language / Classes, books, audio books, CDs? - best way to start to learn Polish! [23]

Classes?
Books?
Audio books?
CD-ROM?

I'm going to learn Polish! I am! :)

I'm wondering what the best way to start would be and if I could use anyones experience to point me down the right track which books etc worked out best for them.

Dziękuję!

:)
cjjc   
9 Aug 2008
Love / A love story about a young pretty Polish girl who traveled to the UK... [15]

This had better be more gripping than "Work getting in the way of a romantic evening" LOL

Hahahaha! :) if you knew my life you would know that it will be much more than that!

I'll put the kettle on and stick some biscuits on a plate

You might be waiting a few days for the next part...stay tuned!
cjjc   
9 Aug 2008
Love / A love story about a young pretty Polish girl who traveled to the UK... [15]

oooh better than Corrie :))

Is this a true story then?

Ohh there will be drama! and yes it's true.

Sounds very familar to me. How about having a bash at writing it in Polish?..

With my skill level at the moment....no!...I might slip a Kurwa or 2 in! :D believe me there has been a few!

;)
cjjc   
9 Aug 2008
Love / A love story about a young pretty Polish girl who traveled to the UK... [15]

Once a pretty young Polish girl traveled to the Uk on her holidays for the summer of 2007 she worked at a training centre and met an English guy who didn't really like her too much as she seemed an irrational fool they had a brief friendship and exchanged facebook details and after she left she sent him a message... They chatted more and more as days went by and eventualy found they had the wrong impression of each other and that they actualy liked each other very much, after 6 months of constant chatting the guy woke up one day and realised he was in love with her, he longed to tell her but was worried about how she would react and how it would affect their friendship but then one day in the middle of the night after thinking very hard about what he should do he wrote her a facebook message telling her how he felt, the reaction was not good she told him she did no feel the same way, he was crushed, they carried on their friendship and nothing changed too much but eventualy she started to come around to thinking that she may love him too as you can imagine he became happier and happier with every day this happened. She told him she was coming back to the Uk to live for 2 months and live only a short walk away, when she arrived they found it strange at first but soon the guy realised that she just might be "the one" he played his cards close to his chest and waited...they kissed and so it began....

More on the story another time
cjjc   
8 Aug 2008
Love / My polish g/f can be a nightmare,is it always like this [262]

Thats a very short answer compared to your usual responses especialy given the questions I put forward...you sound down...

Nobody on here and I mean nobody (even me) has the right advice that you should take you just need to read what we are saying and then use it to come to a conclusion on your own, nobody knows her and nobody knows youand it's easy to give advice but not so easy to recieve it.

Good luck pal! I promise you this in 5 years you will look back at this and think... What the hell was I doing to myself!
cjjc   
8 Aug 2008
Love / My polish g/f can be a nightmare,is it always like this [262]

I think you just need to ask yourself the golden question.....

Are you happy?

If you are not and the main reason is because of her then just end it, it will be the best thing for both of you.

On the other hand if you are happy or maybe you are sad and she makes you happy then keep her and learn to deal with her behavior.

All the best!
:)
cjjc   
8 Aug 2008
Language / I need a good dictionary! (book) [21]

And what do you need it for?

Just generaly to help with my learning, I'm also looking for a good starting point for grammar and such things...I know it sounds funny but I think a childrens book wopuld be cool you know..nothing complex.

I'm learning the alphabet today or I'm going to try to!

:)