Life / Polish Songs related to Hope [29]

Golden Life - 24.11.94
song written after the fire which had broken down during their concert in the Gdańsk shipyard,
i'm not sure it's about hope, but it's a beautiful song, nontheless.

Life / Condoms and the Catholic church in Poland [83]

why should we use condoms at a church?

Language / Names for days of the week and their meaning in Polish [15]

yes, that's exactly 'wigilia'
but again, it is used now only to indicate Christmas Eve
it used to be used as 'the evening before' but long long time ago

no such word that I know of in modern Polish

Language / Names for days of the week and their meaning in Polish [15]

what do you mean 'deal with'?
the word (direct translation) is 'wigilia' and is used only for Christmas Eve in Poland.
look here

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigilia

Real Estate / "Forma własności: hipoteczne" - why is this on a property schedule? [22]

yeah, that's what it means, but the rest, no clue. you need to ask someone who can do more than a translation.

Real Estate / "Forma własności: hipoteczne" - why is this on a property schedule? [22]

what do you need translated? "Forma własności: hipoteczne"?

"form of ownership: mortgage"

there's no word that would indicate a schedule, unless there's something I don't understand about mortgage :)

Language / Przedstawiam się [24]


doesn't translate literally, (it would be "how are you having yourself"), it's just "how are you?", one of many ways to ask it.

Language / The word KOLEGA [11]


widzę innego kolegę
nie widzę innego kolegi

Language / Przedstawiam się [24]


it's quite ok to say so

does she ask: 'Jak się masz?'

Melusine is a very pretty name :)

Language / The word KOLEGA [11]

koledzy - frends (guys, boys)
znajomi - friends, people you know, general both sexes (znajomy (m), znajoma (f))
koleżanki - friends (girls)
koleżanka - girlfriend indeed but in the sense of a friend who is a girl (not a girl you go out with)
diewczyna - this means girlfriend as in one who you go out with, or it also simply means 'a girl' (context plays a role)

i guess it's more than enough.

Language / [Phrase of the Day]: English to Polish [37]

I hate doing that, but this:


is just rubbish.


Potrzebujesz pomocy w nauce lub doskonaleniu angielskiego?
Potrzebujesz pomocy w wypełnianiu formularzy?
Pomożemy.

Love / My Polish guy won't tell me his feelings about me - is it usual? [15]

diamond rings for friends? naah. there must be something else, unless the diamond is counterfeit ;)

UK, Ireland / Why do Poles come to England? [514]

ROTFL. the documentary of the year. :)

Language / On nakłada spodnie. Is it correct Polish? [23]

nothing really, just to finish it.

Language / On nakłada spodnie. Is it correct Polish? [23]

I wouldn't know, never been there... but one day i'll go and check it for you

anyway, rumour has it, they speak English in Ireland, but what do I know..

Language / On nakłada spodnie. Is it correct Polish? [23]


never heard


quite a normal thing to say


never heard, bis

UK, Ireland / Why do Poles come to England? [514]


easy there. there's no anti-Polish conspiracy on this forum. it's at the least not polite to throw blunts at the forum management. nor is it wise ;)

Michal is Russian, BTW, and it isn't a secret :)

Language / On nakłada spodnie. Is it correct Polish? [23]


one of the 'local' things if I can call it this way. it is used also in Pomerania, i would call it 'colloquial'. but yes indeed, it is incorrect in the view of stricte language teaching.

Life / Your favourite Polish television shows [20]


maybe the latter, no way the former! but, ok, as my friend used to say:
some like oranges, some the stench of their feet :)
(in other word, I'm gonna respect your opinion... a little)
let's not start arguing about the dude, alright? ;)

Life / Your favourite Polish television shows [20]

ough, now I have to back up (was that English?), I watch Polish tv one week per half a year, this is when I'm in Poland... and unfortunately it is enough to come across that idiot.

sorry, but I do not have enough knowledge in the subject to advise someone worthwhile. :(

Life / Your favourite Polish television shows [20]


well, au contraire I will be blaming her for making you like this piece of sh*t.
seriously, giving this pr*ck tv time is an insult to the viewers.

Language / On nakłada spodnie. Is it correct Polish? [23]


yes, they are.

zakłada, however, is more commonly used. in my region, that is (!!!)

Travel / Mazurian Lakes pyramid - Help me win a bet.... [15]

in English: photos.poland.pl/categories/gallery,Pyramid_in_Rapa,gid,70782,cid,115.htm

Travel / Mazurian Lakes pyramid - Help me win a bet.... [15]

the pyramid in Rapa?

only in Polish: mazury.info.pl/atrakcje/rapa/
euromazury.pl

Language / Difference between: ż and ź [8]

what about it?
dz is a single sound, but how to explain this one, I don't know

Language / Difference between: ż and ź [8]

nope, none of these letters appear in this name
it's Ryszard - sz is a single sound, much softer that ż

Language / Difference between: ż and ź [8]

ż with the dot is pronounced the same as rz (like g in genre)
ź with the accent is pronounced like i don't know what, I'm having a problem finding this sound in English (you need to push your tong up, comparing to ż)

News / English vs. Polish hostility [323]

nope, he was saying "thak you, i've already had one"

Language / Double negative in Polish language [24]


this isn't a good argument. Polish and English come from completely different language families, so a construction correct in one that doesn't make any sense in the other is a pretty normal situation.

Language / affectionate term in Polish [59]


yes, it's right.
i guess it's a private joke. 'burak' in Polish has a notion of 'redneck' :)
but I've heard before girls calling their boyfriends 'buraku'. although it doesn't sound right in public.