How long to get fluent in Polish?

scot - | 5

27 Dec 2007 / #31

Polish on rosetta stone for a few months now

quite good software, but I find that, I need to use a dictonary with it quite a lot..

sledz 23 | 2247

27 Dec 2007 / #32

I need to use a dictonary with it quite a lot..

I`ll 2nd that:)

mia711 - | 4

27 Dec 2007 / #33

Quite...I think I'll just take it on its own terms from now on to avoid any unnecessary confusion... :)

superjay - | 47

27 Dec 2007 / #34

Wyspianska wrote:
Only one week if you have good teacher like me. Ask Joe! His JEZYK polski is perfect after he visited me

Just one week, eh? Ok, but what about his language skills?

good one!!

Lettuce 1 | 23

27 Dec 2007 / #35

quite good software, but I find that, I need to use a dictonary with it quite a lot..

Yeah, a dictionary can help, but only occasionally for some of the less obvious words. I just cant learn from books though!

Bondi 4 | 142

28 Dec 2007 / #36

Rosetta Stone is good, basically, but quite a few times I just had to go barmie at the resolution of the pictures. Sometimes it's so bad that you can't see sod all...

On the learning side, the method is good, but it gives you a passive knowledge, rather than an active one. I found that even if I repeat everything loudly, it's quite hard when it comes to writing. I know, Polish is pretty phonetic but it does have its pecularities for a foreign ear. I remember the first time I wanted to put down drzękuję... It sounds quite simple, but gave me a headache first, i.e. "dzienkuje" etc. :))

Lettuce 1 | 23

30 Dec 2007 / #37

I remember the first time I wanted to put down drzękuję... It sounds quite simple, but gave me a headache first, i.e. "dzienkuje" etc. :))

I know what you mean - takes some getting used to, but I think the best thing about the software is that it simulates immersion in the language for people who wouldnt otherwise encounter the language regularly.

jm123

14 Jan 2008 / #38

Arrived in Krakow a week ago and I find Rosetta Stone really good for basics but not great for every day sentences.

'Colloquil Polish' is great for every day conversations but is way too fast and a pain to keep rewinding unless on itunes.

I have a Polish flatmate so that helps and I've met her Polish friends who are great at practising with. I find my way around by asking strangers the way - also I get lost easily so I can ask up to 4 Polish strangers just to find a bank around the corner! Once, the stranger didn't know Polish but understood English! The practise helps!

Jessie

telefonitika

14 Jan 2008 / #39

'Colloquil Polish' is great for every day conversations but is way too fast and a pain to keep rewinding unless on itunes.

where can i get a copy of this from?

lucylamingtons - | 7

17 Apr 2008 / #40

what is this rosette stone??
i mean, i majored in ancient history so i know what THE rosetta stone is...
hahaha but there's no polish on it LOL

F15guy 1 | 160

18 Apr 2008 / #41

lucylamingtons: what is this rosette stone??...there's no polish on it

Polish is on the flip side of the stone.

Actually it's commercial software for learning languages: rosettastone.com