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Bednar87   
13 Oct 2007
Language / Żeby and Aby, versus in polish [4]

versus = kontra or przeciw.

żeby = aby in most cases, but sometimes you can't use them interchangeably. Look at the example below :

żeby nie Tomasz, nie wydostalibyśmy się = hadn't it been for Thomas, we wouldn't have escaped. In this example, you can't use aby.

Generally, we use aby and żeby interchangeably if they mean "in order to"; "so that"
Bednar87   
23 Aug 2007
Language / Double negative in Polish language [24]

Nie ma na sobie niczego. Not wearing nothing?

Nie ma na sobie niczego = S/He is not wearing anything.

Czy pan mowi po Norwegski?

..po norwesku

Do you speak Norwegian ?= (czy) Mówisz po norwesku? or (Czy) Znasz Norweski ?

Q: Mówisz po norwesku ?
A: Tak, mówię po norwesku =Yes, I do speak Norwegian.

Q: Znasz Norweski ?
A: Tak or Znam

Znam + your favorite language is more common that Mówię po + your favorite language

P.s :I'm new here. Hello everyone ! ;-)