Language / When do you use 'się'? And what does it mean? [37]

Now it became a lot of text. If we summarize it with one sentence we can say:

Się means myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, themselves and yourselves (depending on the ending of the verb as usual).

Language / When do you use 'się'? And what does it mean? [37]

In a slightly simplified way we can say that:

Się means myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, themselves and yourselves (depending on the ending of the verb as usual).

Compare these pairs:

Myjemy = We are washing
Myjemy się = We are washing ourselves

Uczę = I teach
Uczę się = I teach myself (I study/learn)

Kochają go = They love him
Kochają się = They love themselves (or they make love to each other)

And sometimes się occurs without any obvious function, those situations you have to learn by heart (as you get more experienced).

When you see a verb in a sentence you should always check if się is present or not, so you learn which verbs are associated with się, and which are not.

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Travel / Poland trains in winter [7]

It should be announced more clearly what kind of train it is.

But in general, by train is the best way to travel in Poland. Especially because of the bad roads.

Cheap and you can get almost everywhere. Even many small cities have train connections.

Love / Beauty and physical apperance - Is it so important to Polish boys? [26]

It depends more on personality than nationality.

Law / How much is the maximum daily limit to withdraw zloty from ATM in PL. [14]

Contact the bank who is responsible for your account, sometimes you can change the limit.

Life / Can foreigners really understand Poles? [136]


Relax mate. If you go to Poland and react like that, you will get a heart attack very quickly.


I speak 3 languages, and understand 5. It's not so uncommon in Western/Northern Europe.

I hope you'll enjoy the forum.

Life / Can foreigners really understand Poles? [136]

There are people in the world who understand more than one language.

UK, Ireland / Poles living in the UK returning home or not? [63]


Poles left Poland to get more money. Now wages in Poland increase, so other people will come to Poland. That's the rules of the game.

UK, Ireland / Coming to England - should my friend get passport/driving licence here or in PL? [10]


If she's Polish she should get the passport in Poland.

Airlines require an ID, that shows your citizenship on the card. If she doesn't have that she can't fly anywhere.

Travel / Holidays next month - suggestions for which part of Poland to visit [14]

And even if you don't like skiing, there are many cozy things you can do in the mountains in the winter.. hehe.

Travel / Holidays next month - suggestions for which part of Poland to visit [14]

Depends on what you want to do. It's rather cold for outdoor activities.

Maybe skiing in (or just enjoy) the Polish mountains. Many cozy places there.

Or wait until it gets warmer.

UK, Ireland / Poles living in the UK returning home or not? [63]


I think that this woman isn't 100% updated.

Language / I want the audiobooks called "Zaczynam Mowic Po Polsku " [18]

I only have the audio files, but they're too big to send by e-mail.

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]


You should try to relax a little, it's good for your heart.

Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]


Half of the year are rather warm. People shouldn't freeze when it's over +20 C from May to September.

Travel / Best way to go from Warsaw to Varberg (Sweden) [7]

Yes, this is for sure the best option. It's very easy to go from Gothenburg to Varberg by train, takes like 1 hour.

Quick and cheap. You can usually fly with Wizzair for about 100-150 zl.

The other options you mentioned are very inconvenient.

Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]


All Polish university degrees are recognized by all EU-countries.

Love / I want my Polish gf to live with me but she says life here is too hard [31]

Everything associate with economy is cyclic. Soon the economies will rise again, after that they will fall again... and so on.

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]

It depends very much in wind and humidity.

- 20 C with no wind and low humidity feels warmer, than - 10 C windy or high humidity.

Due to differences in humidity, - 15 C usually feels colder in Gdansk than in Kraków.

Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]


Really?

Language / Usage: Freedom in Polish and in English [30]



Read the initial post.


As I said before, it's incorrect because sakta is an adverb, not an adjective.

Language / Usage: Freedom in Polish and in English [30]


It was listed there as both an adjective and an adverb. But it's incorrect.

Can we stick to the language of the Forum, please.

Language / Usage: Freedom in Polish and in English [30]


God kväll!

Långsam (pl. långsamma) = adjective
Långsamt = adverb

Sakta = adverb
There is no corresponding adjective to sakta.

As you know, an adjective describes how something/someone is (refers to a noun). An adverb describes how something is done (refers to a verb).

Långsamt and sakta means exactly the same.

Language / Usage: Freedom in Polish and in English [30]


Actually no. And when it comes to grammar, Swedish is much more simplified, generalized and ambiguous than Polish.

Language / Usage: Freedom in Polish and in English [30]


In Swedish we have 4 different words, and there aren't any ambiguous meanings.

Gratis = Sth you don't have to pay for
Ledig = Not occupied
Fri = Not bound
Långsam = Slow

Language / When to use: Znać/Wiedzieć & lub/albo [23]


Yes, I'm sorry. Embarrassing!

I heard the sentence nie znam tego miasta in my head.

Positive sentence with znać = accusative
Negative sentence with znać = genitive

Thanks for the correction.

Language / Polish locative and case declensions [16]

I haven't read all of it. But it seems to be very good. It's a lot of work, I'm very impressed.

Life / Are surf/skate clothes popular among Polish kids? [15]

Many people try to order from another EU-country. Because you don't have to pay import taxes and other strange fees.

If you buy from US you have to pay import taxes etc. But I don't think it's an extremely complicated process (but complications can occur). But as far as I know you don't have to pick it up at the customs. You can let Poczta Polska (avoid!) or another transporter deliver it to your home etc.

Language / When to use: Znać/Wiedzieć & lub/albo [23]

Yes. But it does not have to be a person.

Znam tego miasta! - I know this city!

And don't forget that the direct object associated with znać should be genitive.

Language / co to jest? [11]

Jaki, jakie, jaka you use when you want to know what something/someone is like.

Jaki on jest? (What is he like)?

And also when asking what kind of the "thing" people mean.

- Poproszę piwo.
- Jakie?
- Lech

If you ask what thing (not what kind of thing) you use co.