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Speaks Polish?: No, but I wish I did.

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Rudy5   
7 Jun 2012
Language / Adjective endings for Polish surnames - the role of the suffixes? [8]

What is the rule for the suffixes? Like -ska -ski and all those. I understand that they change depending on if the person is male or female, would their legal last name be different then? Does it matter what surname it is? Could it be done with Duda for example(which is believed to mean "bagpipes" or "bad musician" and other meanings)?
Rudy5   
6 Jun 2012
Language / Standard Polish taught in schools? [18]

Thanks, ya English is my first language, but I've been learning German for 2 years and I'm gonna take up Polish soon. Why do I sound like a non-native English speaker? Haha
Rudy5   
6 Jun 2012
Language / Polish language grammar books [59]

Thank you, are these websites a good source?

polish.slavic.pitt.edu/firstyear/nutshell.pdf
seelrc.org:8080/grammar/pdf/compgrammar_polish.pdf
polish-translations.com
Rudy5   
6 Jun 2012
Genealogy / Duda Family [23]

Thanks that's very informative.

I heard that they're suffixes like -ska and -ski, what do they do? Are there rules to adding them onto last names? Sorry if I'm getting off topic.
Rudy5   
6 Jun 2012
Language / Polish language grammar books [59]

Merged: Grammar Books to learn Polish?

What are some really good Polish grammar books?
Rudy5   
6 Jun 2012
Genealogy / Duda Family [23]

Ok thank you for the correction.

Do you know if Duda originated in Poland?
Rudy5   
6 Jun 2012
Language / Standard Polish taught in schools? [18]

google.com/m/products/catalog?hl=en&gl=us&client=safari&q=polish+engli sh+dictionary&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13336881644093015 354&sa=X&ei=21fPT96AFaSi2wX_t5CsDA&ved=0CGUQ8wIwAA#

Would this or any other dictionary that you could buy have this standard Polish?
Is it difficult to talk to people that talk with other dialects? Do you know any good Polish grammar books or better dictionaries?
Rudy5   
6 Jun 2012
Language / Standard Polish taught in schools? [18]

Is there a standard Polish taught in school like in German? What dialect is the most common? What dialect is spoken in Lubin? I tried to google them, but there was no straight answer.
Rudy5   
6 Jun 2012
Genealogy / Duda Family [23]

My surname Duda means "bagpipes" or "bad musician". I know that my family came from Nałeczów, Lubin, Poland. They moved from Poland in the early 1900s. Also my great grandmas maiden name was Kwiatkowska(from Karcziska, Lubin, Poland), but I don't know what it means. Does anyone know of the Duda family in Poland? Or what Kwiatkowska means?