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Useful and the most common words in Polish


moonsa  4 | 28  
2 Jan 2008 /  #31
thanx !!! i really had problem with that word!!!:)
Seanus  15 | 19666  
2 Jan 2008 /  #32
Wiec is another Polish favourite, it is like therefore/thus. Po prostu means sth like simply. W ogóle is like 'in general' and is also widely used. Jasne means either light or clearly.
moonsa  4 | 28  
2 Jan 2008 /  #33
in other words

can u give some examples plz!!!!
Seanus  15 | 19666  
2 Jan 2008 /  #34
In other words = z innymi słowami albo inaczej
Michal  - | 1865  
2 Jan 2008 /  #35
More or less-mniej więcej, prawdę mówiąc-to tell the truth, pod każdym względem-in all situation, or words to that effect ect such expressions are always useful.
Seanus  15 | 19666  
2 Jan 2008 /  #36
Ah, u r from Iran Moonsa? Nice!! One of my students went there and he loved it. Michał is right but again he uses old Polish. I'd argue that most Poles would say szczerże mówiąc more than his offering.
moonsa  4 | 28  
2 Jan 2008 /  #37
yeah i'm from iran!!!!:D
btw how do we use czyli in a sentance?
Seanus  15 | 19666  
2 Jan 2008 /  #38
He was in Tehran but he is Polish. He felt comfortable. How do Iranians view different Europeans? More useful words in Polish. W sumie is like all together, Wiesz? is U know? Szalony means crazy. Oh Boże is OMG.
moonsa  4 | 28  
2 Jan 2008 /  #39
tehran is so cooooool!!!:D
Krzysztof  2 | 971  
2 Jan 2008 /  #40
and in Polish it's Teheran, in case you didn't know
moonsa  4 | 28  
2 Jan 2008 /  #41
really? i didn't know that!!!!
slyder  
5 Jan 2008 /  #42
I don't know if thi

there is a way to ask things? For example in english: DO/DID/WILL YOU <VERB>?

i'm not sure if this has been answered or not, but you can pose yes/no questions by saying 'czy' before your verb.
Lady  - | 7  
5 Jan 2008 /  #43
There is no way to translate "do/did/will you" cause in polish you have to inflect the verb :) but as Slyder said, you can use "czy", but it's just drop in the ocean in making question.

Would you like something to eat?
Czy chciałbyś coś zjeść?

Haha, for me, one of the most useful words (or phrases) is "przepraszam, chciałabym wysiąść" (Excuse me, I'd like to get off ) :D or "gdzie mogę znaleźć?" (where can I find).

If you're looking for any particular word, just ask :)
z_darius  14 | 3960  
6 Jan 2008 /  #45
If you're looking for any particular word, just ask :)

How do we say "kokcielić" in English?
Seanus  15 | 19666  
6 Jan 2008 /  #46
How do we say kokcielić in Polish? hehehe
Lady  - | 7  
6 Jan 2008 /  #47
"Kokcielić" is a slang word, isn't it? I think you should ask some hunter about it :]
It's voice, which black grouses "give" :] It's sneeze-like :) <- all my knowledge about it.

And we're talking about useful words :) Don't be so nasty.
Seanus  15 | 19666  
6 Jan 2008 /  #48
Dopiero is another Polish favourite. I've noticed that they like to say 'znowu' which means 'again'.
jacek23maks  - | 7  
8 Jan 2008 /  #49
Check this website - it has a lot of glossaries for almost each Eastern European language, including my native Polish

euglossary.com/Polish.htm
Seanus  15 | 19666  
27 Dec 2008 /  #50
Po prostu is always used. It means simply.

Related: 1000 (or more) MOST COMMON POLISH WORDS - (Frequency list)?

Does anyone know where I can find a frequency list of the most common polish words? I've looked and can't find any.
The best one so far was 200 words :(
Help would be greatly appreciated!

pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/Indeks:Polski_-_Najpopularniejsze_s%C5%82owa_1-1000

78.9.31.5/server1/lista-frekwencyjna.pdf (beware, this one is 10 THOUSAND pages long and totaly user unfriendly)

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