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	Names spelling, pronunciation for Grandparents 6 - Our family pronounces these words "bopcha" and "zsa zsa" or "gha gha."... Languageshonnalynn - 13 Aug 2008 / Guest - 5 Jun 2009
	The letter combo "ch" and a thing about "ść" 11 - Go to vona.com! Choose voice "Ewa". Then type the following words 1. chyba 2. miłość Then you... LanguageSemsem - 29 Dec 2009 / SzwedwPolsce - 30 Dec 2009
	Polish Pronuciation for Non-English Natives 7 - Thanks Piorun for the PDF. It is really helpful... :-D To Ender: of course I did use Google.... Languagefreekarol - 27 Dec 2009 / freekarol - 28 Dec 2009
	how do you pronounce ; Udawał się, Powiedział...and more 5 - can you break down the pronuciation a bit further please.... Languagechaza - 27 Dec 2009 / chaza - 28 Dec 2009
	Do you think there is something like Warsaw accent ? 29 - glyna, lyna, plastelyna... there is also some kind of habit to say "tak?" at the end of a... LanguageBorrka - 26 Dec 2009 / foyteck - 30 Dec 2009
	Gdybym...łbyś 16 - I was joking... LanguageKenji75018 - 25 Dec 2009 / Kenji75018 - 28 Dec 2009
	ich/nich/ych 10 - I posted a PDF document on the web, which I made myself when learning Polish. I picked everything I... Languagechaza - 24 Dec 2009 / Moonlighting - 25 Dec 2009
	CO and TO,CO - what 15 - Hi Szwedpolsce. Thank you for your post. After reading Mira's one, I felt a bit sad, but yours... LanguageKenji75018 - 22 Dec 2009 / Kenji75018 - 26 Dec 2009
	Advice on Polish word - possibly colloquial? 4 - Almost! It's 'nie wolno' and never 'niewolno' :) At your service!... Languagelollapahoola - 20 Dec 2009 / jump_bunny - 23 Dec 2009
	pzdr? 8 - lol thanks!... LanguageNoSpeakyPolski - 20 Dec 2009 / NoSpeakyPolski - 23 Dec 2009
	Need affectionate terms for Ania.. 23 - Aniś, Aniczku, Niuś, Anulko, Nuleczku, just making up.. but could work...... Languageajy3108 - 20 Dec 2009 / ooshak - 28 Dec 2009
	Dopóki - Dopóki nie - Dopóty (EXAMPLES) 5 - Thank you Zafrira for your answer. I knew there was something strang with this word. I hope I can... LanguageKenji75018 - 20 Dec 2009 / Kenji75018 - 21 Dec 2009
	Annę stać na samochód - Anny nie stać na samochód 6 - Thank you very much for this very clear answer.... LanguageKenji75018 - 19 Dec 2009 / Kenji75018 - 20 Dec 2009
	Ambiguous words? [całkiem and zapewne] 9 - Hmm, actually I wrote "tomorrow" first and then deleted it (never even submitting or reviewing) just to shorten it... LanguageDerevon - 14 Dec 2009 / Derevon - 15 Dec 2009
	Grammar Cases - would "revisiting" english grammar help with learning? 7 - My thoughts exactly, which is why I asked the question in the first place! Although I don't think... Languageemmajo - 2 Dec 2009 / emmajo - 2 Dec 2009
	Dostał buta - genitive / accusative 25 - Yeah, it's a term of endearment. Grzesiu is another one.... LanguageDerevon - 1 Dec 2009 / Seanus - 4 Dec 2009
	jedni? masculine plural version of jeden 10 - Jedni may be confusing. When jeden/jedna/jedno transforms itself into jedni/jedne, it looses its sense of a cardinal numeral; it... LanguageDerevon - 28 Nov 2009 / Ziemowit - 3 Dec 2009
	Not sure if I will be able to speak Polish 2 53 - May I ask where you are from and how well you can converse in Polish? I assumed you were... LanguagePolskiej_Dumy - 27 Nov 2009 / Derevon - 9 Dec 2009
	Polish Phonology. 14 - Hi back, Lorenc! My money's on Turkish of this bunch. I've been seriously engaged in learning it on my... Languagejump_bunny - 24 Nov 2009 / Lyzko - 6 Dec 2009
	A word about a dialect. 20 - The level of dialectal use obviously depends on your precise location. I heard more use of Germanic words in... Languagejump_bunny - 18 Nov 2009 / Seanus - 26 Nov 2009
	Polish language and Gaelic language. 5 - I know of at least two Poles in Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities who speak very good Gaelic. I admire... Languagederek trotter - 18 Nov 2009 / Rogalski - 9 Dec 2009
	I like and I dislike... 3 - Dziękuję!!!... Languageangelbina000 - 17 Nov 2009 / angelbina000 - 17 Nov 2009
	precarious polish homonyms 3 - Keep in mind that the aforementioned words/expressions in their sexual context belong to slang. członek - 1. member (of... Languagemiaxxx - 15 Nov 2009 / Bartolome - 15 Nov 2009
	Meaning of letters in online polish dictionary? 11 - Thanks, I will check out this dictionary.... Languagecatsoldier - 12 Nov 2009 / catsoldier - 19 Nov 2009
	Need help with spelling "Theresa" 4 - Whoops, you're right! "Teresa Kubiak", the great Polish opera diva, spelled her name without an 'h', yes! Clean forgot... Languagesuzannaski - 10 Nov 2009 / Lyzko - 14 Nov 2009
	Siebie/Sobie meaning? 3 - I'm not far into study so those language cases are new to me, thanks for the detailed reply, I'll... LanguageHosko - 10 Nov 2009 / Hosko - 10 Nov 2009
	Inventiveness in Polish word formation 9 - I can't agree more! Inventiveness exists in every language, and I think it is a playful feature. A recent... Languageosiol - 5 Nov 2009 / Bondi - 11 Dec 2009
	Supermemo.net - has anyone had any experience with it? 3 - Unless you don't have any choice, stay away from Skype lessons. You're in London - it should be... Languagetheevilmonkey - 4 Nov 2009 / delphiandomine - 12 Nov 2009
	"Polski" or "Polskiego" - Grammar help 19 - :-) and i would say: Sekcja polska/polish section Forum polskie/polish forum dział polski/polish section dział j. polskiego/polish language section... LanguageSenach - 3 Nov 2009 / ender - 8 Nov 2009
	"Mieć doła" - moron speech? 6 - Indeed, the older generation would say "jestem w dołku". But the younger generation invent new ways of saying... LanguagePolonius3 - 2 Nov 2009 / Ziemowit - 3 Nov 2009
	Pronouncing final -ą as -oł (Czech infleunce?) 14 - Yes it is (according to the people that study that kind of thing).... LanguagePolonius3 - 1 Nov 2009 / mafketis - 3 Nov 2009
	mój - moja 28 - I think this discussion is even worthy of its own thread, so I will start a new one. (I... LanguageLeonis - 28 Oct 2009 / Derevon - 20 Dec 2009
	Pan or Pani? Do we have to be formal in the UK? 22 - gumishu Yeah that's what I was thinking.. Its hard enough speaking polish at the best of times. However... LanguageJustanya - 26 Oct 2009 / Justanya - 3 Nov 2009
	Zajebiiiiiście! 30 - yes... LanguagePan Zuk Gnojowy - 26 Oct 2009 / esek - 31 Oct 2009
	Nice way to say the name? 22 - that's really nice... LanguageEdward429451 - 24 Oct 2009 / catsoldier - 27 Oct 2009
	Studying Intensive Polish in Summer 2010 5 - Don't miss visiting Wroclaw. Beautiful city, lots of young people and entertainment, great University of Wroclaw, not sure if... Languagepolishseeker - 24 Oct 2009 / Eurola - 25 Oct 2009
	Polish and Russian - learning by a beginner 30 - As a non-native adult Polish learner, I applaud gumishus's solid advice, especially about the alphabet ('abecedło' in Polish). I... Languageescapee3 - 22 Oct 2009 / Lyzko - 31 Oct 2009
	'Gateway' slavic language? 2 54 - ...not really a 'nickname' though, as much as a diminutive, cf. Hungarian and given names "Istvan"/"Pista", "Maria"/"Marika" etc... ... Languagestevew - 19 Oct 2009 / Lyzko - 12 Dec 2009
	How do little children know that they should say "mamo" rather than "mama"? 23 - i agree about this and i hate it about Polish language. that we have so many unnecessary formal... LanguageDerevon - 12 Oct 2009 / Gaa - 26 Oct 2009
	Polish masuline singular/plural inanimate nouns and case 8 - Oops, I meant 22-24, 32-34 etc take nom. pl. of course, not 22-35...... Languageplg - 11 Oct 2009 / Derevon - 16 Oct 2009
	TELEPHONE GENDER WOES? 11 - Muszę rozmawiać z kimś kto osobiście zna pana £apszczyńskiego.... I do have to say, that the odds of... LanguagePolonius3 - 11 Oct 2009 / mafketis - 19 Oct 2009
	Polish grammar exercises from hell 2 3 4 5 130 - Thanks, but what do you mean if it's "liczebnik porządkowy"? Isn't "tysięczny" always a such? 21000 = dwadzieścia... LanguageDerevon - 11 Oct 2009 / Derevon - 11 Nov 2009
	Examples of zakupić and kupić 8 - Yes what a great summary. The way you described it makes perfect sense. Thank you.... LanguageTrixity - 10 Oct 2009 / Trixity - 10 Oct 2009
	Does this look right? (Cases reference); co? kto?/ czego? kogo? 8 - [Link / Image / Video / Quote] LanguageLefty - 9 Oct 2009 / peter_olsztyn - 9 Oct 2009
	Slang words like man, dude 29 - kochanie i.e. Hej kochanie, chodźmy na spacer. Hey honey, let's go for a walk.... LanguagePolskiej_Dumy - 8 Oct 2009 / esek - 2 Nov 2009
	Mężczyzno 7 - Mile TO kończysz ,ale masz rację. To BY£O JAK KRÓTKI SEN........ Za który dziękuję Mężczyzno z mojej bajki..... Languagesurvivor73 - 6 Oct 2009 / RubasznyRumcajs - 7 Oct 2009
	Pan/Pani necessary? 8 - Heh, I ran across Pan and Pani issues when I was in Portland OR, USA of all places! I... LanguageTurtleonfire - 4 Oct 2009 / HAL9009 - 10 Oct 2009
	Jennifer - will people be able to pronounce it properly? 11 - That's so cruel.. I soo liked the name Jeniffer until now : (... LanguageTurtleonfire - 4 Oct 2009 / frd - 3 Nov 2009
	Why są, why not jest?? 2 32 - Yes, to all of the above : )))))))... LanguageLeonis - 3 Oct 2009 / Lyzko - 17 Oct 2009
	A poem about (strangely enough) cases in Polish! 6 - ... compared with German (das Haus, des Hauses, dem Haus[e] etc....), a piece of cake. Strange, I never even... LanguageLefty - 3 Oct 2009 / Lyzko - 4 Oct 2009
	"Prześle" - which verb is that? 7 - Many people also pronounce ę as e if it's the last letter of a word.... LanguageMoonlighting - 2 Oct 2009 / SzwedwPolsce - 28 Oct 2009
	It's very simple to change windows to any other desired language 3 - You can get a Polish language pack off Microsoft to add to your MS Word, but really you do... Languageonward - 2 Oct 2009 / ukpolska - 30 Oct 2009
	Basic learning words and phrases for Polish Language 9 - 7.Selamat malam = Good night = Dobranoc smaczne - tasty, delicious co (tam) robisz? \| co porabiasz? -... LanguageTaamakurama - 27 Sep 2009 / peter_olsztyn - 7 Oct 2009
	How does Polish sound to you? How to make Polish sound more pleasurable? 2 3 4 100 - A Pole with a stammer. Sounds almost funny. Normally you stutter over consonants moreso than vowels, so with such... LanguageKsysia - 25 Sep 2009 / Lyzko - 31 Oct 2009
	POLISH ETHNIC PEJORATIVES 23 - Szlachta - show-offs chopi - rudies mieszczanie - rags Żydzi - dirties others - cheaters Uh-huh. Will we... LanguagePolonius3 - 21 Sep 2009 / Ksysia - 29 Sep 2009
	Live Mocha, have you used this? Is it any good? 7 - I just had a look at it and, again, I would say it's okay as an addition to... LanguageMichallikes - 21 Sep 2009 / learn polish - 8 Dec 2009
	Polish dictionary that included English pronunciation 11 - well.......yeh obviously...:) my point was that they don't change all the time like English.... Languagekemstewa - 21 Sep 2009 / niejestemcapita - 24 Sep 2009
	Osram - Misnomer that means, "to poop" in Polish? 17 - There is a street of posh boutiques in Paris, but its name is 'Fauche'. In Hungarian 'fos' = 'sraczka'... LanguageMajas - 16 Sep 2009 / Bondi - 26 Sep 2009
	SURNAMES IN -KO DECLINED LIKE FEM. NOUNS? 2 - The rule and the norm in the Polish language is generally to decline whatever can be declined. Thus, the... LanguagePolonius3 - 13 Sep 2009 / Ziemowit - 13 Sep 2009
	CONJUGATION OF CHLAĆ - CHLAM, CHLEJĘ or BOTH? 7 - Not at all. I may say that I don't even "hear" people using one or the other.... LanguagePolonius3 - 12 Sep 2009 / Ziemowit - 15 Sep 2009

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