Study / Opinions about '2 weeks intensive Polish course' [26]


Thanks dhrynio

Study / Opinions about '2 weeks intensive Polish course' [26]

Was this better than just getting Polish lessons regularly? Because of the other students did you find that you didn't speak as much Polish as you would have liked? Did they speak a lot of English?

Study / Opinions about '2 weeks intensive Polish course' [26]

What ideas did you get for studying on your own?

Did they have any exercises that you found particularly useful?

Has anyone else been to one of these 2 week intensive courses? How did you find it?

Are they worth the money?

Language / Give me some reasons to learn Polish [126]



I think that mafketis is right, obviously you like it and have an interest in it so you should keep doing it.

In my opinion there are many things that people do that aren't a means to an end(they are an end in themselves) but people do them anyway, sometimes it is socially acceptable and sometimes not, depending on who your parents are, what country you live in etc. For some people learning langauages is a pastime like going to the pub or hillclimbing etc. You could be doing a lot worse, taking drugs, drinking, playing video games, watching too much televison etc.

I am sure that your mother spends her free time doing stuff that she likes also but that isn't necessarily productive.

Language / dziękuję za lekcji/dziękuję za lekcję? za takes dopełniacz/biernik/celownik? [20]

Thanks PolishDomains

Po polsku / Jaki seriale polecacie dla dorosłych? [30]

Dziękuję wszystkim. Kupiłem Usta Usta sezon 1 i oglądam Nie Kłam Kochanie.

Language / Biernik czy narzędnik (Accusative or Instrumental) [65]


Nic ciekawego ałe bawiłem się dobrze. Nothing interesting but I had a good time.

Thanks for your help.

Language / Biernik czy narzędnik (Accusative or Instrumental) [65]

.........pod choinką

or

.........pod choinkę

which is correct and why?

Co dostałeś/łaś pod choinkę? Looks like accusative

pod stołem is nardzędnik

after pod we use nardzędnik usually?

Language / "który" - relative pronoun question [12]

Merged: The pronoun game, can you use it in the Polish language? Examples?

I was wondering is it possible to use the the pronoun game in the Polish language?

Would you be able to give examples?

Thanks.

Language / GCSE Polish experience. [51]

Hi Chrzaszcz!

Did you have any Christmas test and how did it go? Would you post the test questions?

Wesołych świąt

Food / Why carp for Polish Christmas? [157]

Merged:Where did you keep your live carp and did you kill it or free it?

Where did you keep your live carp and did you kill it or free it?

I am more surprised that people keep their carp in the bath. Did your children ask you not to kill it? Any funny stories?

The people in this video as far as I can tell deny killing their own carp.

Po polsku / Zwykli obcokrajowcy mówiący po polsku.\ Ordinary foreigners speak PL language [12]

Obcokrajowcy mówią po polsku, myślę że mówią dobrze po polsku, kiedy mówią nie bolą mnie uszy. Nie mówią, hmmmm, ahhhh, ahhhh, nie wiem, proszę poczekać itd. jak ja.

dailymotion.com/video/xbtyyx_olimpiada-jyzyka-polskiego-dla-obco_school

Po polsku / Szczęśliwy piątek [6]


Dziękuję bardzo za pomoc.

Po polsku / Szczęśliwy piątek [6]


Jutro pracuję i w niedzielę jadę do miasta. Tam spotykam się z bratem na obiad.

Language / Speaking with wrong Polish case endings? [94]


Only curious, I always thought that it would be younger students that went to these classes.

Language / Speaking with wrong Polish case endings? [94]

This guy is doing his best with the case endings. What age is he do you think?

Language / Speaking with wrong Polish case endings? [94]


Thanks, I didn't know who Kali was until now. Kali pić i kali jeść! :-(

Language / How do I address a letter to a woman in Poland, [8]

Thanks IAF

Language / How do I address a letter to a woman in Poland, [8]


Is this because other people will be reading the envelope like the postman? You can write Droga Anna on the card in the envelope but Szanowna Pani on the envelope?

Thanks

Language / How to learn Polish by understanding its culture ? [5]



What happens if you decide that you would like to learn a little Spanish after you know a little Polish?!

Language / Is this proper Polish grammar? If it is, can you explain how it is? [32]


Thanks AK.

Language / Is this proper Polish grammar? If it is, can you explain how it is? [32]

It is a real shame that one of the students didn't ask her what she said and to explain the grammar of it!!!! Maybe they had learnt their lesson in another class, that it is better not to ask questions about grammar while trying to have fun! :-)

I really appreciate all your comments and help, thanks. Please continue to debate the topic and I will come back to it. I have a lot of grammar to learn before I can understand a fraction of what you are talking about.

Thanks.

Work / Chemistry degree - what are my chances of finding work in Poland? [29]


Hi Pam, what did you do in Krakow and Koszary. How long did you spend there?

I would love to go and live in Poland also but I would be afraid that life is very hard there, so many people have left to make a better life for themselves elsewhere, this is only my own fear and not 100% good advise as I have never lived in Poland(I have only been there as a tourist). I would do a 2 or 3 week Polish course during the summer or winter though, have the best of both worlds, enjoy Poland, the language and the people etc. but not have the problems of living there(although there are problems in any country that you choose to live in).

Why would you like to go to Poland? You may have answered this already but I didn't read it. What would you like to do in Poland that you cannot do here?

Sorry if I am stating the obvious and being patronising, it is a bad habit of mine.

Language / Personal Pronouns - Zaimki Osobowe [14]


ex boyfriend

Language / Is this proper Polish grammar? If it is, can you explain how it is? [32]

Thanks AK and Chodov. Many thanks to Zazulka too, buziaki :-) .

Language / Is this proper Polish grammar? If it is, can you explain how it is? [32]


And what has "to be" got to do with eating some of the cucumbers?


I shouldn't get annoyed because this is Polish grammar and everyone is only trying to help. I just don't see how you can use była in a sentance that makes any sense when talking about eating cucumbers.

Language / Negation in Polish sentences [12]

What book do you have? Sometimes there is a teachers book with the answers
There is double negation in Polish which is still a negative.

Never did I not help her means I always helped her in the english langauge while in Polish it means I never helped her. I am not an expert but I hope you get the idea.

Language / Is this proper Polish grammar? If it is, can you explain how it is? [32]

Powinienem iść: I should go.

Language / Is this proper Polish grammar? If it is, can you explain how it is? [32]


Quoted!! :-), I don't understand it either. We will probably come across it again later and hopefully understand it better.

There is a reason for using była we just don't know it yet.