milawi
20 Apr 2014
milawi
16 Apr 2014
Travel / Advice needed on a trip to Warsaw, Lublin and Zamosc [29]
Just change the date of your query to check the price, 'Kup bilet' button works only when tickets are available for purchase, other wise it gives you an error, and I think in most cases you can get a ticket only one month ahead. Also if you have to change from 'Interscity' to 'Przewozy Regionalne' and buying option is available only for Intercity, change your query to the part of the journey you can not buy the ticket for, and hit the search button again. You should be able to buy tickets separately. Some local rail operators do not sell their tickets through the PKP website, like 'Koleje Śląskie' for example, but you can still buy them online through their own websites. I hope this helps a bit :)
That's the one I'm looking at, just under 5 hrs. Can't find price details on PKP website though. Tariff option seems to have disappeared and clicking on buy ticket isn't giving me much joy either.
Just change the date of your query to check the price, 'Kup bilet' button works only when tickets are available for purchase, other wise it gives you an error, and I think in most cases you can get a ticket only one month ahead. Also if you have to change from 'Interscity' to 'Przewozy Regionalne' and buying option is available only for Intercity, change your query to the part of the journey you can not buy the ticket for, and hit the search button again. You should be able to buy tickets separately. Some local rail operators do not sell their tickets through the PKP website, like 'Koleje Śląskie' for example, but you can still buy them online through their own websites. I hope this helps a bit :)
milawi
4 Apr 2014
Life / Amazon stops super saver delivery on orders to Poland [40]
it's not just Poland : "From 3 April, 2014, FREE Super Saver Delivery is no longer available for deliveries to Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Gibraltar, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Sweden."
alienate all their Polish customers
it's not just Poland : "From 3 April, 2014, FREE Super Saver Delivery is no longer available for deliveries to Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Gibraltar, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Sweden."
milawi
26 Mar 2014
Law / Dying in Poland - Inheritance tax ? [62]
Inheritance from a close family member is tax free in Poland, if you declare it within 6 months. Otherwise you will have to pay the tax.
Inheritance from a close family member is tax free in Poland, if you declare it within 6 months. Otherwise you will have to pay the tax.
milawi
20 Mar 2014
Life / Tool Hire - Gdańsk/Pruszcz Gdański [5]
why unhappy face? 'cykliniarka' is 'floor sander' in Polish, is it not what you are looking for?
why unhappy face? 'cykliniarka' is 'floor sander' in Polish, is it not what you are looking for?
milawi
19 Mar 2014
milawi
15 Mar 2014
milawi
15 Mar 2014
Genealogy / Polish version of my name -Sławomir? [17]
Someone who praises the glory would be called Sławosław, the one who praises the peace would be called Mirosław or Sławomir. I don't know which meaning is closer to the meaning of your name, you have to decide for yourself.
Someone who praises the glory would be called Sławosław, the one who praises the peace would be called Mirosław or Sławomir. I don't know which meaning is closer to the meaning of your name, you have to decide for yourself.
milawi
15 Mar 2014
Genealogy / Polish version of my name -Sławomir? [17]
it's Russian meaning of this word. In Polish it means 'pokój - peace' also 'poważanie - esteem, respect'
mir - world
it's Russian meaning of this word. In Polish it means 'pokój - peace' also 'poważanie - esteem, respect'
milawi
6 Feb 2014
Life / Shipping costs from Poland to Croatia? [4]
It would cost around 60 zł for the heaviest letter (up to 2 kg) and about the same price for the smallest package (up to 1 kg).
If anyone knows approximately how much this kind of shipping would really cost in a post office
It would cost around 60 zł for the heaviest letter (up to 2 kg) and about the same price for the smallest package (up to 1 kg).
milawi
26 Jan 2014
milawi
9 Dec 2013
Language / Please help me understand Polish adverbs [30]
of course not :)
From my (Polish) point of view the fact that I have to use adjectives instead of adverbs after verbs: to be, become,seem, feel, grow, look, prove, remain, smell, sound, taste, turn (there may be more of them, these are the ones I've found in my English course book) is just a quirk of English language, I've accepted the rule and try to use it, although it seems illogical to me. You can not expect that rules of English language will be transferred into Polish, it has its own rules.
here is the indication of how to use adverbs in Polish - if the questions starts with 'jak' - you answer with adverb, If it starts with 'jaki' you use adjective, but of course to know how to create a question to an answer you would have to speak Polish very well ;)
But it's not so simple.
of course not :)
In English we say She speaks English very well, but we say Her perfume smells good.
From my (Polish) point of view the fact that I have to use adjectives instead of adverbs after verbs: to be, become,seem, feel, grow, look, prove, remain, smell, sound, taste, turn (there may be more of them, these are the ones I've found in my English course book) is just a quirk of English language, I've accepted the rule and try to use it, although it seems illogical to me. You can not expect that rules of English language will be transferred into Polish, it has its own rules.
Jak było?" - How was it? "Było dobrze.
here is the indication of how to use adverbs in Polish - if the questions starts with 'jak' - you answer with adverb, If it starts with 'jaki' you use adjective, but of course to know how to create a question to an answer you would have to speak Polish very well ;)
milawi
9 Dec 2013
Language / Please help me understand Polish adverbs [30]
It has nothing to do with adverbs.As Zibi's said - for English word 'smell' you use different words in Polish depending on what action you describe:
to smell sth (sniff deliberately) - 'wąchać' and it's 'węszyć' - if you talk about your dog
to smell (have odour) - 'pachnieć' / 'śmierdzieć' (if it's unpleasant)
smell (noun) - 'zapach' or 'smród'/'odór' (if it's unpleasant)
sense of smell - 'węch'/'powonienie'
It's simple, you use 'dobry' for 'good' and 'dobrze' for 'well' - He's a good swimmer (jest dobrym pływakiem). He swims well (pływa dobrze).
It has nothing to do with adverbs.As Zibi's said - for English word 'smell' you use different words in Polish depending on what action you describe:
to smell sth (sniff deliberately) - 'wąchać' and it's 'węszyć' - if you talk about your dog
to smell (have odour) - 'pachnieć' / 'śmierdzieć' (if it's unpleasant)
smell (noun) - 'zapach' or 'smród'/'odór' (if it's unpleasant)
sense of smell - 'węch'/'powonienie'
I never know when to use "dobry" or "dobrze".. and no one seems to be able to explain it to me.
It's simple, you use 'dobry' for 'good' and 'dobrze' for 'well' - He's a good swimmer (jest dobrym pływakiem). He swims well (pływa dobrze).
milawi
11 Nov 2013
Life / Learning Driving In Poland - rules? [55]
I don't think there is such thing. The diagram is just one of the test questions, there are 3 answers that you can pick from but they are not included on the picture ;)
If that's the Polish government's diagram
I don't think there is such thing. The diagram is just one of the test questions, there are 3 answers that you can pick from but they are not included on the picture ;)
milawi
11 Nov 2013
Life / Learning Driving In Poland - rules? [55]
- numbers are for color blind people ;)
The numbering of the cars in the diagram is therefore confusing, isn't it
- numbers are for color blind people ;)
milawi
11 Nov 2013
Life / Learning Driving In Poland - rules? [55]
On the crossroads without any signage you should use 'right-hand rule' - the car approaching you from your right side has the priority
- no, you always give way to the car on your right - 'right-hand rule'
- yes
- yes, you want to turn left so he/she has the priority
- yesIf we talk about the situation on the picture - green car (3) should give way to the red car (1), and the red one sould give way to the blue one (2) - that's according to the right-hand rule, but in the real life what will probably happen is that when the red one will give way to the blue one, the green one will see the opportunity to make its manouver (the red one that has the priority over him is blocked by the manouver of the blue car) and will turn left at the same time as the blue one, and the red car will leave the crossrad as the last one.
On the crossroads without any signage you should use 'right-hand rule' - the car approaching you from your right side has the priority
a) I give way to the vehicle on the right if they are turning to their right or going straight ahead, but not if they are turning to their left?
- no, you always give way to the car on your right - 'right-hand rule'
b) I drive within the trajectory you and Peter mentioned if I'm turning left and the vehicle opposite me is turning to his left, ie we don't give way to each other, just carefully drive away from each other as we turn?
- yes
c) I give way to a vehicle opposite me that is going straight ahead?
- yes, you want to turn left so he/she has the priority
d) I give way to a vehicle opposite me that is turning to his right?
- yesIf we talk about the situation on the picture - green car (3) should give way to the red car (1), and the red one sould give way to the blue one (2) - that's according to the right-hand rule, but in the real life what will probably happen is that when the red one will give way to the blue one, the green one will see the opportunity to make its manouver (the red one that has the priority over him is blocked by the manouver of the blue car) and will turn left at the same time as the blue one, and the red car will leave the crossrad as the last one.
milawi
11 Nov 2013
Life / Learning Driving In Poland - rules? [55]
are you still talking abut the situation in the picture?
are you still talking abut the situation in the picture?
milawi
11 Nov 2013
Life / Learning Driving In Poland - rules? [55]
In front of each other - as peter already said the trajectories in this case do not cross..
pass behind each other
In front of each other - as peter already said the trajectories in this case do not cross..
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