UK, Ireland / Polish Lessons / Polish tutor wanted in Manchester [22]


Try this link >>
general information
langcent.manchester.ac.uk/foreign/applied-language-studies/
the information regarding Polish classes
langcent.manchester.ac.uk/foreign/leap/polish/

they will be starting classes again in September 2010 you will need to get hold of (though they will be supplied in the class to use) the following books though they pop up on eBay from time to time

# Set texts: PO POLSKU 1. Podrecznik studenta, Malgorzata Malolepsza, Aneta Szymkiewicz ISBN 978-83-60229-15-6 and PO POLSKU 1. Zeszyt cwiczen Malgorzata Malolepsza, Aneta Szymkiewicz ISBN 978-83-60229-16-3

# Recommended texts: Basic Polish. A Grammar and Workbook by Dana Bielec, Routledge 2008, ISBN-10: 0415224373; ISBN-13: 978-0415224376

this is for Beginner Level which is A1/2 on the Common European Framework
langcent.manchester.ac.uk/foreign/information/framework/

obviously put the www in front :)

Im posting as im on this course :) though the intermediate level :)

News / 2010 Polish Presidential Election [39]

You didnt think he wouldnt use the sympathy voting tactic did you all ?

I dont personally believe he should run for president its all out of raw emotion and he and his brother had their chance and did fk all by all accounts.

If he is voted into power which from what i am reading he is least likely to win votes (unless polls are rigged) then there is something seriously fk'd up with peoples ideologies and moving forward.

Food / Polish food in Pictures. [277]


now that i could eat yummy :)

Travel / Cracow - Gdynia, what is the best way to travel between the two? [11]

The train long journey though approx 8 hours i think ....
Why arent you travelling direct to Gdansk then onto Gdynia in first place they put on a shuttle bus from the train station in Gdynia to the festival ... would make sense to go there unless you are on holiday in Krakow then fair play?

these are the trains the night before ie 30th June
PKP Krakow to Gdynia

thats how much it will cost you
Informacja o cenie biletu normalnego
642 km (total kilometres travel)

kl. 2 129,00 PLN equivalent of at todays rates via XE.com = £26.52 $40.66

kl. 1 170,00 PLN equivalent of at todays rates via XE.com = £37.58 $57.59

Travel / Cracow - Gdynia, what is the best way to travel between the two? [11]


yes she could i wasnt having a dig at your previous post neither i was given the OP alternatives and if she wants to be there day before rather than travel overnight she has that option :)

Food / I've never cooked or eaten any polish dish before. [24]


I lol'd so much at that .. sorry i saw the hidden innuendo there!

Kielbasa
Kabanos
are two varieties which spring quickly to mind

Explaining the different types of Polish Sausage here in this person's blog
thepolskiblog.co.uk/2009/03/polish-sausages

Food / I've never cooked or eaten any polish dish before. [24]

@ keen111 yes it is not necessarily to die for but it is yummy :) Polish Sernik recipe
polish-dictionary.com/polish-cheese-cake

Language / I need advice - how long does it take to learn Polish? [70]


REALLY!!!!!

alot of people have been doing it wrong then?


HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA LOL use a online translator .. online translators are wrong 99.9% of the time

if you want to learn use skype, find classes taught in your local area, immense yourself in the language every day, use Livemocha, ask your Polish friends to teach you

and even Polish people will tell you you cannot learn it in 4 weeks neither ... so avoid that book and cd as you will waste your money!

News / Brown's 'Bigotgate' and the debate about Poles [63]


yet everyone who lives in the UK is in some way a descent of an immigrant in the first place!!


glad you said this otherwise i would have pointed it out.

the only reason the UK has the stereotypical views of the 2004 influx of Polish people is down to the Media and how they sensationalise a story to create a moral panic within society. yes i grant you the influx was nothing to the 300,000 Polish people who came to the UK under the Polish Resettlement Act 1947 but still it is down to the Media at the end of the day and that 9 times out of 10 one source of media is a person in society only source of information and that it can be mis-interpreted

Life / WHY DO POLES USE ENGLISH WORDS IN CONVERSATION? [396]


depends on the context to which it is used in can mean that or f**k

Travel / Is September good for going to Poland? [15]

September is moderately warm still i went walking with no coat and wore sleeveless tops whilst i was there during September ;)
December is how can i put it rather colder ... if you want to experience a winter then yes go by all means but pack some thermals lolz when i experienced the winter it was minus 12 during the day and colder at night and plenty of SNOW ;)

But enjoy the experience either way!

Travel / Poland Warsaw Airport to Train [26]

this thread might answer your question or perhaps this thread though in reverse just reverse it lolz (you'll see what i mean)

https://polishforums.com/archives/2005-2009/travel/reaching-warsaw-airport-central-10612/

or this site worldtravelguide.net/airport/437/airport_guide/Europe/Warsaw-Frederic-Chopin-Airport.html

Law / Tax in Poland? [57]

No you dont pay an import tax it is just sent as normal in post

Law / WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE EURO CURRENCY TO POLAND? [101]


ive said this to people .. but that it wouldnt benefit the people of Poland as it will increase spending costs in terms of how much things will cost but would benefit businesses more


Because it would go to a referendum and the British would say no!

Language / Is it too late for me to learn Polish..? [65]

you need perservance and determination with the Polish language i started at the age of 27 and im not fluent as a native yet .... but getting there slowly (my task this weekend is translate an essay ive received this morning from the Hoover Institutte written by my grandfather which is all in Polish from 1942)

just keep at it you'll get there eventually :)

Language / Where can I find audio of polish words [24]

it depends on what you want downloading if audiobooks go to peb.pl
and same for music if you will

for learning material i have a few i can happily send by email including the Colliqiual Polish PDF and audio and the Primsuler material or i will upload to rapids hare and you can grab as you will from there in your own time :)

Work / Girl looking for job speaking English apart from teaching English. Ideas? [30]

If you taught English you could also get some help to improve your Polish from your students perhaps :)

or find places that teach Polish to Foreigners many schools teach it in an evening whilst looking for work :)

Also it depends on what area of Poland you are planned to go to of which you havent indicated .. this might give people here on PF a better insight in how best to help point you in the right direction :)


perservance thats all ill say on the matter ;)

Language / Bookstore in Warsaw - Polish in 4 weeks LEVEL 2 [19]

and the staff in Empik will shake their heads when you purchase the Polish in 4 weeks stuff as they and any Polish person will tell you -- it is not possible to learn Polish in 4 weeks ... but if people want to waste money then fair play to you!

Life / what is GG chat please? [17]


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadu-Gadu tells you about it

here is where its downloadable

gadu-gadu.pl

i already have it installed on my pc but im on my third number as i deleted my old ones through spamming nowadays i dont get any thankfully :) I also use it via Nimbuzz on my blackberry :)

But as Vincent pointed out all the instructions are in polish to install and set up an account so if you are beginner to Polish you may best have a Polish friend help you install it on your pc, for me i took a worthy guess a couple years ago to install it as i was beginner.

:)

Genealogy / Favourite Polish county coat of arms? [24]

because it's the coat of arms for the area of Poland (until 1939) that my Grandfather came from :)

• 
  Nowogródek coat of arms
  

News / 2010 Polish Presidential Election [39]

which president are we referring to???

Lech KaczyƄski - Killed in Plane Crash - polish president 2005-2010
Aleksander Kwaƛniewski - President 1995-2005
Lech WaƂęsa - President (22nd dec) 1990-1995

News / 1945-2010 Poles will march on Red square [66]

an interesting article regarding the victory parade back in the day from one of the Polish Air Force fighter pilots:


ft/cms/s/2/c5e6a8bc-5c9c-11df-bb38-00144feab49a.html

Travel / Staying in Krakow, any comfortable and good quality hotel? [20]

There is a few ... google your search and then you will see late August good time prices might be a little up in some hotels with it still being high season

Depends also whether you want to be centrally located or dont mind a little trip in a taxi or on a tram from your hotel :)

Travel / Staying in Krakow, any comfortable and good quality hotel? [20]

i dont know i thought you were in bonnie Scotland based on your photos in another thread - i may have forgotten to punctuate that sentence slightly ;)

Travel / Staying in Krakow, any comfortable and good quality hotel? [20]

look at that cracow-life/sleep/hotels.php. maybe get some reviews from it

News / Flood situation worsens in southern Poland [119]


thats bad :( crossed that bridge many a times though hope it does improve though ...

Language / Is it too late for me to learn Polish..? [65]

here you go



links for learning:

polishforums.com/general-language-17/polish-lessons-units-10526/

polishforums.com/general-language-17/collection-learning-resources-learning-polish-language-31442 (this one has loads of useful links on and should be first port of call)

also use livemocha as well has over 34 languages for free on there including Polish.

tv wise look through the threads on this forum many have been posted before :)

a further tip is have on a piece of A4 paper (in different colours if learning more than one language like me) the key words .. so have columns say English and Polish for you all that are just learning Polish and then pin up where you will see them daily ..... repeat those words over and over.

Language / Is it too late for me to learn Polish..? [65]


Estonian principally behind Polish and i know a few words in German and Dutch too :)

History / World War II Stories by Polish survivors [5]

i clicked on this due to interest and realised i have it bookmarked my grandfather was in the 300 Dywizjon Bombowy "Ziemi Mazowieckiej" or in English 300 Polish Squadron (Mazowiecki)

News / Flood situation worsens in southern Poland [119]


Venice beat everyone to it and if they can pull it off im sure the rest of the world can!

But it is rather profound the scenes that i am seeing in pictures and videoclips but one about Poland is it can overcome over any difficulty.