tonykenny
19 Feb 2009
tonykenny
19 Feb 2009
Language / ssać - please conjugate [15]
My girlfriend had a similar argument saying that with my character it's only potential use was, ahem, behind closed doors.
I'm thinking, straws, vacuum cleaners, plug holes... not really many days I use the verb suck. Still it was in this list and I'll learn it. Just a few thousand more words to go...
My girlfriend had a similar argument saying that with my character it's only potential use was, ahem, behind closed doors.
I'm thinking, straws, vacuum cleaners, plug holes... not really many days I use the verb suck. Still it was in this list and I'll learn it. Just a few thousand more words to go...
tonykenny
18 Feb 2009
Language / ssać - please conjugate [15]
Wow, that was fast! thank you.
So it is a regular verb :)
Can you add the imperative please? :)
Wow, that was fast! thank you.
So it is a regular verb :)
Can you add the imperative please? :)
tonykenny
18 Feb 2009
Language / ssać - please conjugate [15]
Hi,
I'm learning a list i found of the '55 most common verbs in any language'. One of these is ssać but this is not in my 301 Polish verbs, which I thought would contain the most common, but hey, I guess scholars disagree on which are important.
Anyway, I'm assuming that ssać is not a regular verb and I can't turn it to ssam ssasz etc.. so please, how do I create the other forms of this verb?
Thanks in advance
Tony
Hi,
I'm learning a list i found of the '55 most common verbs in any language'. One of these is ssać but this is not in my 301 Polish verbs, which I thought would contain the most common, but hey, I guess scholars disagree on which are important.
Anyway, I'm assuming that ssać is not a regular verb and I can't turn it to ssam ssasz etc.. so please, how do I create the other forms of this verb?
Thanks in advance
Tony
tonykenny
18 Feb 2009
Life / What can citizens do to make Poland a better place to live? [125]
them bugger clamped me for parking in a no parking zone... but, this was on a one way street with the sign pointing the WRONG WAY so i didn't see it! The road used to be 2 way, hence the sign pointing the other way... The only consolation was that 4 other cars got clamped too.
always wondered what are the cops for and the Parking attendents
them bugger clamped me for parking in a no parking zone... but, this was on a one way street with the sign pointing the WRONG WAY so i didn't see it! The road used to be 2 way, hence the sign pointing the other way... The only consolation was that 4 other cars got clamped too.
tonykenny
16 Feb 2009
Life / What can citizens do to make Poland a better place to live? [125]
About 7 years ago, do you really think they're any different now? I wouldn't trust an estate agent as far as I could throw them. And most of them I wouldn't even be able to lift!
About 7 years ago, do you really think they're any different now? I wouldn't trust an estate agent as far as I could throw them. And most of them I wouldn't even be able to lift!
tonykenny
16 Feb 2009
Life / What can citizens do to make Poland a better place to live? [125]
I had a similar things trying to buy a house in England years ago. Everytime I was 'interested' but not ready to make an offer, the agent phoned the next day saying somebody else had placed an offer for the asking price. This happened a few times, it was always the asking price and always the day after. So i always said, "Fine, let them have it, it's not worth more". Again, every time, the day after that 'buyer' retracted their offer...
So, the lies are not limited to Poland.
Oh, I didn't know I knew you....
sudden this Polish agency had an offer.
I had a similar things trying to buy a house in England years ago. Everytime I was 'interested' but not ready to make an offer, the agent phoned the next day saying somebody else had placed an offer for the asking price. This happened a few times, it was always the asking price and always the day after. So i always said, "Fine, let them have it, it's not worth more". Again, every time, the day after that 'buyer' retracted their offer...
So, the lies are not limited to Poland.
particularly after seeing how someone else I know had made a complete balls-up of relocating to Poland
Oh, I didn't know I knew you....
tonykenny
16 Feb 2009
UK, Ireland / Immigration and Identity: how to keep Polish identity when living in UK. [30]
ah yes, I got my groups mixed up, I mean the same as any group of foreigners in another country. They tend to stick together.
or did you mean, nationality? rather than ethnic?
ah yes, I got my groups mixed up, I mean the same as any group of foreigners in another country. They tend to stick together.
tonykenny
16 Feb 2009
UK, Ireland / Immigration and Identity: how to keep Polish identity when living in UK. [30]
Well, in Leicester you're in the rigth place. I lived in Melton Mowbray and worked in Leicester before I emigrated to Poland last summer. I had many polish friends there and at last count, i think there were believed to be over 8000 Poles in Leicester alone. You only have to see the number of Polish shops and shops advertising "polski produkty" to see this.
I'm not sure if many I knew did anything conscious or deliberate to keep their 'identity' but most communicated with Polish friends in Polish, watched Polish TV, ate polish food and drank Polish beer. You can see on the internet that many Polish services are available in Britain, from hairdressers to Polish satellite TV installers; all available in Polish.
Looks to me like they're doing the same as any other ethnic groups who move to another country 'en masse'. They are keeping contact with their own and helping each other along. Same as I do here with many foreigners in Poland.
For more help, you might like to try one of the Polish community centres in Leicestershire. A quick googling should return a few results.
all the best
Tony
Well, in Leicester you're in the rigth place. I lived in Melton Mowbray and worked in Leicester before I emigrated to Poland last summer. I had many polish friends there and at last count, i think there were believed to be over 8000 Poles in Leicester alone. You only have to see the number of Polish shops and shops advertising "polski produkty" to see this.
I'm not sure if many I knew did anything conscious or deliberate to keep their 'identity' but most communicated with Polish friends in Polish, watched Polish TV, ate polish food and drank Polish beer. You can see on the internet that many Polish services are available in Britain, from hairdressers to Polish satellite TV installers; all available in Polish.
Looks to me like they're doing the same as any other ethnic groups who move to another country 'en masse'. They are keeping contact with their own and helping each other along. Same as I do here with many foreigners in Poland.
For more help, you might like to try one of the Polish community centres in Leicestershire. A quick googling should return a few results.
all the best
Tony
tonykenny
2 Feb 2009
Travel / Tell me all about Krakow! [42]
Krakow is amazing, I loved every minute of my 7 weeks there. Though sadly not really as a tourist.
There are many places to see as a tourist, of course Wawel castle being one of them. Kazimierz being another. My suggestion is take a walking guided tour of the old town and of kazimierz. These walking tours are better because you can ask questions and our guide was very knowledgable. The recorded tours on the little carts are well, recorded...
Watch out for bars offering your leaflets on the main square. We went into one, ordered our drinks then a large Polish guy working there demanded we pay an entrance fee to stay. We politely told him to bugger off and left - never to return. There is NO need to pay an entrance fee in a bar in Krakow, there are many good quality bars with no entrance fees.
There are many great bars that are hard to spot. One which is under ground and had godo live music. I can walk to it but I can't remember to give directions. Explore! get off the main square and look for small alley ways.
As for tight budget, depends where you're coming from. A large beer was typicall 7 - 9 zloty, depending on where you go. Often more on the main square. When I was there, the exchange rate took a serious hit on my budget and I made the mistake of taking travellers cheque and got a raw deal.
ooohh, Babcia Malina! North of the main square - e-krakow.com/restauracja/675-U_Babci_Maliny
You really can't do better than this for real Polish food at amazing prices. Just 10 zloty put enough on your plate to feed an army. Now, read carefully, this can be a sod to find.
Walk up ul. Slawkowska from the main square. Look out for the menu for Babcia Malina outside the door of a large 'official' looking building. Enter this building into a huge high corridoor and then exit left about 20 metres on the left into a courtyard. Babcia's is on the left here. Enjoy! and be ready to use a little Polish - English simply will not work in there.
Enjoy! I hope to visit there again too! To be honest, I'd love to live there again.. 7 weeks was not enough
Tony
Krakow is amazing, I loved every minute of my 7 weeks there. Though sadly not really as a tourist.
There are many places to see as a tourist, of course Wawel castle being one of them. Kazimierz being another. My suggestion is take a walking guided tour of the old town and of kazimierz. These walking tours are better because you can ask questions and our guide was very knowledgable. The recorded tours on the little carts are well, recorded...
Watch out for bars offering your leaflets on the main square. We went into one, ordered our drinks then a large Polish guy working there demanded we pay an entrance fee to stay. We politely told him to bugger off and left - never to return. There is NO need to pay an entrance fee in a bar in Krakow, there are many good quality bars with no entrance fees.
There are many great bars that are hard to spot. One which is under ground and had godo live music. I can walk to it but I can't remember to give directions. Explore! get off the main square and look for small alley ways.
As for tight budget, depends where you're coming from. A large beer was typicall 7 - 9 zloty, depending on where you go. Often more on the main square. When I was there, the exchange rate took a serious hit on my budget and I made the mistake of taking travellers cheque and got a raw deal.
ooohh, Babcia Malina! North of the main square - e-krakow.com/restauracja/675-U_Babci_Maliny
You really can't do better than this for real Polish food at amazing prices. Just 10 zloty put enough on your plate to feed an army. Now, read carefully, this can be a sod to find.
Walk up ul. Slawkowska from the main square. Look out for the menu for Babcia Malina outside the door of a large 'official' looking building. Enter this building into a huge high corridoor and then exit left about 20 metres on the left into a courtyard. Babcia's is on the left here. Enjoy! and be ready to use a little Polish - English simply will not work in there.
Enjoy! I hope to visit there again too! To be honest, I'd love to live there again.. 7 weeks was not enough
Tony
tonykenny
16 Jan 2009
Law / Poland residency permit / registration questions. [23]
Harry,
Yes, I was on an o dzielo, dodgy as hell and no ZUS.
once again, more stories about bad schools, make me want to open my own and get it right :) Need a few more years teaching experience first though.
T
Harry,
Yes, I was on an o dzielo, dodgy as hell and no ZUS.
once again, more stories about bad schools, make me want to open my own and get it right :) Need a few more years teaching experience first though.
T
tonykenny
15 Jan 2009
Law / Poland residency permit / registration questions. [23]
The only good schools I've seen are run by British natives who are teachers themselves.
When I mean good, I mean those who appear good to the staff.
To be honest, there's nothing I want more than to go and work for International House in Krakow, but, they simply don't pay enough to live on :(
I enjoyed my teacher training there and I'm sure I would enjoy working for them with the constant supervision of the teacher trainers to help me grow.
Teaching is in my heart but IT is in my wallet. An awful situation.
T
The only good schools I've seen are run by British natives who are teachers themselves.
When I mean good, I mean those who appear good to the staff.
To be honest, there's nothing I want more than to go and work for International House in Krakow, but, they simply don't pay enough to live on :(
I enjoyed my teacher training there and I'm sure I would enjoy working for them with the constant supervision of the teacher trainers to help me grow.
Teaching is in my heart but IT is in my wallet. An awful situation.
T
tonykenny
15 Jan 2009
Law / Poland residency permit / registration questions. [23]
When I was supposed to go and apply for a NIP, they were very insistant that I must not show my contract or mention about my type of work with the school. Dodgy as hell!
I only had a contract in English, they were not happy when I demanded a version in Polish after pointing out the English version is not legal in Poland, which I signed but was never returned signed from head office.
The whole TEFL world seems dodgy as hell.
just remind them that you can happily show the taxman your contract.
When I was supposed to go and apply for a NIP, they were very insistant that I must not show my contract or mention about my type of work with the school. Dodgy as hell!
I only had a contract in English, they were not happy when I demanded a version in Polish after pointing out the English version is not legal in Poland, which I signed but was never returned signed from head office.
The whole TEFL world seems dodgy as hell.
tonykenny
15 Jan 2009
Law / Poland residency permit / registration questions. [23]
Registering a car is something I'm going to need soon, which is the main reason I'm registering and my partner needs it so she can travel in the Schengen zone :)
Registering a car is something I'm going to need soon, which is the main reason I'm registering and my partner needs it so she can travel in the Schengen zone :)
tonykenny
15 Jan 2009
Law / Poland residency permit / registration questions. [23]
Wow, that's a big post. Thank you so much, it's very useful.
I'll visit the local office and get the paperwork and see if my partner can register at my address. Maybe they'll have the new system in place and make things easier.
You're right about the EU thing, I can just claim to have stepped over the border to Germany and the 90 days starts again. In the meantime, I have my stamp from the Ukraine border on Sunday so that gives me another 90 days.
As for the not paying tax thing, the last school I worked for took tax from my salary, even though I had no NIP and no registration, so how does that work?
Thanks again for all the advice
Tony
Wow, that's a big post. Thank you so much, it's very useful.
I'll visit the local office and get the paperwork and see if my partner can register at my address. Maybe they'll have the new system in place and make things easier.
You're right about the EU thing, I can just claim to have stepped over the border to Germany and the 90 days starts again. In the meantime, I have my stamp from the Ukraine border on Sunday so that gives me another 90 days.
As for the not paying tax thing, the last school I worked for took tax from my salary, even though I had no NIP and no registration, so how does that work?
Thanks again for all the advice
Tony
tonykenny
14 Jan 2009
tonykenny
14 Jan 2009
Law / Poland residency permit / registration questions. [23]
Hi,
I'm sure these questions are answered somewhere, but this whole subject seems to be a minefield. I have questions about residency and registration.
1. Is it right that I can only register if my landlady gives permission for that address?
2. If she does not give permission, can I register at an address other than that at which I live?
3. A friend of mine has her permit but has moved flats, does she now have to change the address on her registration? What is the penalty is she does not?
4. My partner's landlady is refusing to let her register at her flat, can she register at my flat even if she doesn't live with me?
I've heard the process in my area is quite painless, so, I'll keep my thumbs and try.
T
Hi,
I'm sure these questions are answered somewhere, but this whole subject seems to be a minefield. I have questions about residency and registration.
1. Is it right that I can only register if my landlady gives permission for that address?
2. If she does not give permission, can I register at an address other than that at which I live?
3. A friend of mine has her permit but has moved flats, does she now have to change the address on her registration? What is the penalty is she does not?
4. My partner's landlady is refusing to let her register at her flat, can she register at my flat even if she doesn't live with me?
I've heard the process in my area is quite painless, so, I'll keep my thumbs and try.
T
tonykenny
15 Dec 2008
Language / Does anybody know of a list of Polish-English False Friends and True Friends? [60]
ahhh, i see :)
ahhh, i see :)
tonykenny
15 Dec 2008
Language / Does anybody know of a list of Polish-English False Friends and True Friends? [60]
seksowny = sexy according to my dictionary
właśnie = exactly not sure how it's a false friend though.
but looking at the dictionary, i can see that i'm going to confuse właśnie and własny (own, belonging to oneself)
seksowny = sexy according to my dictionary
właśnie = exactly not sure how it's a false friend though.
but looking at the dictionary, i can see that i'm going to confuse właśnie and własny (own, belonging to oneself)
tonykenny
15 Dec 2008
Language / Does anybody know of a list of Polish-English False Friends and True Friends? [60]
Found some here:
mypolishlife.pl/index.php/tag/false-friends/
Found some here:
mypolishlife.pl/index.php/tag/false-friends/
tonykenny
15 Dec 2008
Language / Does anybody know of a list of Polish-English False Friends and True Friends? [60]
yeah, i've come across this one where a friend said somebody was making her nervous, she really meant annoyed. Of course, similar problem i had a year ago explaining to somebody in Polish I was too nerwowy to speak... meaning nervous.. oops!
Maybe I should set up an online false-friend database.
yeah, i've come across this one where a friend said somebody was making her nervous, she really meant annoyed. Of course, similar problem i had a year ago explaining to somebody in Polish I was too nerwowy to speak... meaning nervous.. oops!
Maybe I should set up an online false-friend database.
tonykenny
15 Dec 2008
Language / Does anybody know of a list of Polish-English False Friends and True Friends? [60]
Hi,
Does anybody know of a list of Polish-English false friends and true friends.
For those not up on the terminology, a false friend is a word that sounds the same in the 2 languages but has a different meaning. For example, as a Pole for a preservative and see what you get! :) More of a 'preventative' is what you will receive :)
I'm looking for the list of false friends to prevent such mistakes but, the list of true friends will be incredibly useful as a way to boost my vocab very quickly indeed. For example, mailować, surfować, powokować are such true friends that are easy to remember.
In the meantime, I have a race with a friend to completely memorise all the verbs in "301 Polish verbs" but thakfully not all the conjucations and perfectives.
dziękuję bardzo za pomóc.
Tony
Hi,
Does anybody know of a list of Polish-English false friends and true friends.
For those not up on the terminology, a false friend is a word that sounds the same in the 2 languages but has a different meaning. For example, as a Pole for a preservative and see what you get! :) More of a 'preventative' is what you will receive :)
I'm looking for the list of false friends to prevent such mistakes but, the list of true friends will be incredibly useful as a way to boost my vocab very quickly indeed. For example, mailować, surfować, powokować are such true friends that are easy to remember.
In the meantime, I have a race with a friend to completely memorise all the verbs in "301 Polish verbs" but thakfully not all the conjucations and perfectives.
dziękuję bardzo za pomóc.
Tony