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From: US, Washington
Speaks Polish?: basic knowledge
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Brandon   
8 Sep 2013
Language / The OPPOSITE of Polish diminutives [5]

Cześć!

We all know how diminutives are used in Polish to denote something that is small or "cutesy," but what about something big, fat and robust?

A Hispanic friend of mine had me in stitches, demonstrating how Spanish uses the endings "ito/ita" for something small, and "oso/ota" for something big and fat.

You can imagine how this opens up a whole new world of name-calling.

Thanks for reading!
Brandon
Brandon   
20 May 2011
Life / Flowers for my Polish teacher. What kind should I bring? [11]

The last day of my Polish class is coming up, and I want to bring flowers for my teacher. I don't know much about this tradition so I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction- what kind should I get? I don't want to mess up and get funeral flowers or something.

Dzięki
Brandon   
12 Jun 2010
Language / Jeszcze or wciaz? [10]

Thanks for much for the clarification!
Brandon   
10 Jun 2010
Language / Jeszcze or wciaz? [10]

I was speaking to my polish friend the other day about these words and I need some clarification...
When using the word "still" as in, "I still work here" or "I'm still learning polish" she said that the word wciąż would just sound weird.

What is the real difference between these words? The way I see it, they seem interchangeable.

Thanks for the help!
Brandon
Brandon   
13 Nov 2008
News / Poland's fight against paedophilia [277]

Unfortunately, like most legislation, the focus is on fixing the effect, not the cause. Encouraging healthy, moral families would certainly help save future generations from succumbing to perversions such as pedophilia. Come to think of it, a lot of todays problems could be solved by a little dose of morality.