"kupić ci drinka" - Is this proper grammar?

Może mogę kupić ci drinka kiedyś?

Może mógłbym Ci kiedyś postawić drinka?

Whats the difference?

right here....hehehe ;)
you just say 'postawić' and not 'kupić'...

it's like in English you say 'to take pictures' - robić zdjęcia you say in Polish (doing pictures)...

I cant find this word in my dictionarys, what does it mean?


I was given this word many moons ago it was in a sentence "Czy mogę kupić ci drinka?"

it works too... ;)

So why doesnt "może" work before it? Is it just grammer? and why does "czy" work?

you just stick 'może' wherever you want to... lol;)

j/k

Are you implying it should be ingested the wrong way around? lol :)

A bit like the word **rw*?

yes...you could even use the word *u*** instead of 'może'... ;)

Now now, are you trying to spoil my date before it even gets off the ground, your a bad influence ;) I dont think the girl will go for it, but as the old saying goes "he who dares wins"

PE, just ask her: "Może mógłbym Ci kiedyś postawić drinka?" and you'll be fine...:)

Jesteś numer jeden :)

Ok one last question, is it proper grammer to say "jadę do Kraków"?

jadę do Krakowa - I am driving to Krakow.

"Do" requires the genitive.

Może kiedyś postawię Ci drinka?

I don't like może mógłbym (two words from the same verb móc in close proximity generally sounds worse in Polish in my non-native opinion).

Also ... (getting onto thinner ice) Polish people generally like more direct speech than English speakers do, IME they have a low tolerance for beating around the bush and hinting and offering something without really offering it.

I'd say:

Postawię Ci drinka kiedyś, dobra?

I'll buy you a drink sometime, okay? which also gives her a space to respond, which could be good or bad.

"what's wrong with now?"
"I get off work at six"
"don't bother"
"just the cash, please"

does any one know what "kuziemeczek" means in polish or any other language

"Może" is a particle, inot a form of the verb "móc". It means, in this context, "perhaps".

The phrase "może mógłbym" is perfectly fine and commonly used in Polish.

Może mógłbym Ci kiedyś postawić drinka? - sounds v.polite. By using this version you're politely asking for permission to buy somebody a drink.

Postawię Ci drinka kiedyś, dobra? - implies familiarity and is kind of rough, especially the "dobra?" question tag. Said to a person you don't know very well it might be even perceived as borderline rude. IMHO this version does not give the other party space to respods; their agreement is sort of implied and imposed upon them. I wouldn't use this version to woo someone.

Perhaps even too polite depending on the kind of place you're in. I would use a more direct "Mogę ci postawić drinka?" or "Postawić ci drinka?"

grammar...

Pedantic Pat ;P

Syntactically it's a particle, morphologically it very much is derived from móc (linguist in me speaking). I'll defer to native judgement on the rest. I was purposefully making it more direct because I had the idea that poor edward needs to be more rather than less direct (he kind of reminds me of English guys I've known who take five minutes to ask a simple question).

What about

Mogę postawić Ci kiedyś drinka? (not sure about optimum word order)

DRINKA? WTF? THAT'S NOT POLISH MANG

I think you'll find it is, its derived from the english "drink"

it sure is, it's very popular


i just thought i'd help you out cos you seem to make this mistake everytime you write grammar so it can't just be a typo... :/ :P

Thank you Justysia :)


Did you ever think I might not like the letter m and a close together? They're bad news together, always getting drunk and hanging around street corners. (Well, thats the best excuse I could come up with without having to admit I just cant spell every word perfect everytime). And let it be known Ill be keeping a very close eye on all your spelling, english or polish ;)