piotrn
10 Sep 2008
Language / I need a good dictionary! (book) [21]
Yes, this is the best Polish-English-Polish dictionary ever !
The Great Oxford-PWN Dictionary
Yes, this is the best Polish-English-Polish dictionary ever !
piotrn
9 Sep 2008
piotrn
9 Sep 2008
Genealogy / Clarification - where is "Hacrowie"? [9]
I know, it was just a metaphore :) keep looking, I couldn't find anything.
I know, it was just a metaphore :) keep looking, I couldn't find anything.
piotrn
9 Sep 2008
Life / "K*rwa"-why do young Poles find this word so cool ? [67]
When you say:
Where the hell it is? Crap, I've lost my wallet! Damn, it was a gift from my wife! Fukc, i had 500$ in it... Oh, lol, there it is, God thank you. What a relief...
We say:
Gdzie on kurwa jest? Kurwa, zgubiłem portfel! Kurwa, to był prezent od żony! Miałem w nim kurwa 500$... O, kurwa tu jest, Bogu dzięki. Co za ulga, kurwa...
That's why there are so many "curves"...
"Fukc" is not a mistake.
When you say:
Where the hell it is? Crap, I've lost my wallet! Damn, it was a gift from my wife! Fukc, i had 500$ in it... Oh, lol, there it is, God thank you. What a relief...
We say:
Gdzie on kurwa jest? Kurwa, zgubiłem portfel! Kurwa, to był prezent od żony! Miałem w nim kurwa 500$... O, kurwa tu jest, Bogu dzięki. Co za ulga, kurwa...
That's why there are so many "curves"...
"Fukc" is not a mistake.
piotrn
8 Sep 2008
Genealogy / Clarification - where is "Hacrowie"? [9]
Well, if Google doesn't know, then noone knows :)
Well, if Google doesn't know, then noone knows :)
piotrn
8 Sep 2008
Language / what is polish word "stodja" or "stoddy" [5]
Yes, possibly it was "stara" (woman) or "stary" (man), or in some dialects "story" (man), so you probably have remembered "story" (it sounds similar to "stoddy"), but who knows :)
And the meaning is "old".
Yes, possibly it was "stara" (woman) or "stary" (man), or in some dialects "story" (man), so you probably have remembered "story" (it sounds similar to "stoddy"), but who knows :)
And the meaning is "old".
piotrn
8 Sep 2008
Language / Road Madam = dictionary Polish [23]
Yes, i had to say that :P
Edward, try to teach him "siad" instead of "usiąść". It sounds better (no ą, ś, ć next to each others) and is more frequently used in Polish language as a "sit down" command. But be aware, and don't say "siad" to a person, it would sound you treat him like a dog.
Yes, i had to say that :P
Edward, try to teach him "siad" instead of "usiąść". It sounds better (no ą, ś, ć next to each others) and is more frequently used in Polish language as a "sit down" command. But be aware, and don't say "siad" to a person, it would sound you treat him like a dog.
piotrn
7 Sep 2008
Language / Road Madam = dictionary Polish [23]
The word "miał" has some meanings in Polish language.
One of those meanings comes from the word "mieć" - "to have got", but it shows the past form of that verb, additionaly in the third person singular:
On miał kota rok temu - He had a cat a year ago.
But when there is a verb after "miał", it indicates:
* that someone was supposed to do something but it wasn't done, or we still don't know if it was:
[John had said "I'm going to hang myself, when she gets married", and she got, but he didn't hang himself]
John miał się powiesić - John was supposed to hang himself.
Adam miał powiedzieć Johnowi, żeby tego nie robił - Adam was supposed to tell John not to do it.
** that someone is suspected of doing something, but we're not sure about it:
[A car hit a tree, witnesses claim the car speed was 100km/h, radio news reports]
Kierowca miał jechać z prędkością 100km/h, a następnie uderzyć w drzewo - The driver was probably driving 100km/h, and then hit a tree.
BUT that sentence can also mean - The driver was supposed to drive 100km/h, and then hit a tree. (Like he was ordered to do it, simply "should do it")
EASY: The ** example sentence can be simply replaced with: According to the witnesses, the driver was driving 100km/h...
MOREOVER: Miał in the * and ** meanings also represents the past tense. We can use the present (and probably at the same time future) one:
Ja mam dzisiaj ugotować obiad - I'm supposed to cook dinner today.
Oni mają zająć się dzieckiem w sobotę - They are supposed to take care of the baby on Saturday.
And in the very first meaning:
Ty masz naprawdę piękną koszulę - You've got a really beautiful shirt.
Oni mają dużo pieniędzy - They have a lot of money.
That's what I think, or what I know, as a normal 18-years-old Polish language user.
The word "miał" has some meanings in Polish language.
One of those meanings comes from the word "mieć" - "to have got", but it shows the past form of that verb, additionaly in the third person singular:
On miał kota rok temu - He had a cat a year ago.
But when there is a verb after "miał", it indicates:
* that someone was supposed to do something but it wasn't done, or we still don't know if it was:
[John had said "I'm going to hang myself, when she gets married", and she got, but he didn't hang himself]
John miał się powiesić - John was supposed to hang himself.
Adam miał powiedzieć Johnowi, żeby tego nie robił - Adam was supposed to tell John not to do it.
** that someone is suspected of doing something, but we're not sure about it:
[A car hit a tree, witnesses claim the car speed was 100km/h, radio news reports]
Kierowca miał jechać z prędkością 100km/h, a następnie uderzyć w drzewo - The driver was probably driving 100km/h, and then hit a tree.
BUT that sentence can also mean - The driver was supposed to drive 100km/h, and then hit a tree. (Like he was ordered to do it, simply "should do it")
EASY: The ** example sentence can be simply replaced with: According to the witnesses, the driver was driving 100km/h...
MOREOVER: Miał in the * and ** meanings also represents the past tense. We can use the present (and probably at the same time future) one:
Ja mam dzisiaj ugotować obiad - I'm supposed to cook dinner today.
Oni mają zająć się dzieckiem w sobotę - They are supposed to take care of the baby on Saturday.
And in the very first meaning:
Ty masz naprawdę piękną koszulę - You've got a really beautiful shirt.
Oni mają dużo pieniędzy - They have a lot of money.
That's what I think, or what I know, as a normal 18-years-old Polish language user.
piotrn
7 Sep 2008
Language / wrzesien/wrzesnia [5]
"Wrzesień" is a name of the month - "September".
Wrzesień jest dosyć ciepły - September is quite warm.
"Września" is "wrzesień" in the genitiv.
Nie lubię września - I don't like September.
For writing dates, we use the genitives:
Przyszedł tu drugiego września - He came here on the second of September.
Przyszedł tu drugiego września - He came here on September the second.
Dziś jest piąty września - Today is September the fifth (the fifth day of September)
WRONG: Dziś jest piąty wrzesień.
BECAUSE it means: Today is fifth September. (Like there were some Septembers, and today is the fifth).
"Wrzesień" is a name of the month - "September".
Wrzesień jest dosyć ciepły - September is quite warm.
"Września" is "wrzesień" in the genitiv.
Nie lubię września - I don't like September.
For writing dates, we use the genitives:
Przyszedł tu drugiego września - He came here on the second of September.
Przyszedł tu drugiego września - He came here on September the second.
Dziś jest piąty września - Today is September the fifth (the fifth day of September)
WRONG: Dziś jest piąty wrzesień.
BECAUSE it means: Today is fifth September. (Like there were some Septembers, and today is the fifth).