Language / "Gdybym" - meanings and a grammar question about the letters 'z' and 'i [5]

z- with
i- and
o- about for ex. I think about
a - more less it means "but", "and", "while", "whereas" - the most common meaning
w- in

News / Ruski a slur like Pollack? [53]


Welll, but for me it doesn't sound nice. I would never say "mój ruski chłopak" - ugh! Rather - "Mój rosyjski chłopak"- it sounds much better.

In some cases it hasn't got such a negative meaning (what i noticed before), but if you tell someone that he/she is "ruski", you may offend that person.

News / Ruski a slur like Pollack? [53]

so...? so what that these words exist in russian. "ruski" doesn't exist (as a correct form) in polish. it called "rusycyzm". it was "borrowed" from russian and it was used with tendency to offend sth, sb.

But as I said/wrote before - everything it depends on our intention, purpose. We could use it neutrally, but generally it has pejorative meaning.

Travel / Which cities in Poland are nice to visit [80]

ok, so that's my list ;) :
1. Cracow - of course - nothing new
2. Wroclaw
3. Zakopane - welll, maybe just for the weekend. I wasn't sure to recommend... Generally there's wooden architecture, specific culture, beautiful nature and it's worth to see it but ... but in high season there is f*** crowd! And you must prepare to a lot of people, tacky shops and high prices.

4. Przemysl - I like this city very, very much. Small, unusual, calm with beautiful old town and cheap. IZt's very relaxing city. more over it's very near to polish-ukrainian border so you can even go to Lvov for a day or 2. (circa 80 km)

5. Tricity - Gdans, Sopot, Gdynia

I'd like to add that Masurian lakes (which were mentioned above) are worth to see it. there are a lot of small towns and unique landscapes.

Life / Gypies/Indian-looking women with kids beg for money in Poland [143]


not as many as is in Serbia. I noticed that gypsies are more integrated with serbian society (ex-Yu) than in Poland.

You have many famous people with gypsy origin - for ex. the member of "Top Lista Nadrealista" (Davor Dujmović if I remember well) and so on.

In Belgrade i saw gypsy orchestras. They ear money in that way. But I've never seen begging gypsies in the streets of Belgrade. Maybe I didn't see a lot ;)

BTW I work with gypsy families and it's VERY, VERY, VERY difficult job ;)

News / Ruski a slur like Pollack? [53]

I think "Ruski" has got offensive meaning. of course it depends on intonation and intention :).
Some phrases aren't so offensive like "ruski miesiąc" ("russian month") - which means that sth takes a long time. It's used in polish language without negative meaning.

But generally it's offensive and the term "ruski" it hasn't got polish origin but russian. In polish should be "rosyjski". If we wanna say that sth is russian we should use "rosyjski".That's why "ruski" is rude, impolite

Travel / A good kebab place in Warsaw? [45]

The good one (i think one of the best)is in Nowy Świat St. but next to the alternative clubs (Kafe Fajka, Melanż, Klepsydra). It's not on the front of the street.

And Sahara kebab - now, it's in the center of the city.

Language / To wear: nosić, nieść, ponieść? [10]

Zwykle noszę spódnicę (I usually wear a skirt)

Only that sentence is correct. other mean not to wear but to carry but for ex in hand. :)
ale dzisiaj niosę dżinsy (but today I am wearing jeans). Tylko raz poniosłem moją nową bluzkę (I have only worn my new blouse once)?

Today I'm wearing jeans - dziś NOSZĘ spodnie
I have only worn my new blouse once - tylko raz NOSI£AM moją nową bluzkę

Nosić- to wear clothes, to carry for ex things in hand, bag more less regularly. As you mentioned "I usually wear...."
Nieść - means - to carry (in hand, in bag) in that moment, now
Ponieść - means to carry for a while, or for ex" ponieść klęskę/karę" - to be defeated/punished

Love / SHE'S 25, HE'S 85 (Polish actor Andrzej Łapicki) -- ANY FUTURE? [82]

for me it's a kind of sexual deviation ;) or pragmacy? maybe she'll be in the will? who knows? ;)

History / The Polish Blame Culture! [330]

Dont you know it's much easier to blame sb than do sthg right and look into the future? It's victim sindrome. (I wrote psychological article about it ;P ). In my point of view it's changing but we need some time. Still, but it's changing.

PS firstly we should accept the past then we could look into the future.

Travel / Nice restaurants in Warsaw [30]

"Ale gloria" is very good restaurant of polish cuisine, although it's not cheap. This is one of the best I have ever been.

alegloria.pl/?language=en#

Life / Russian rap vs Polish rap [87]

Quite good russian rap
youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uwl7BHq_9tM

Afrokolektyw
youtu.be/45QNCOJID-o

OSTR
youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EsJp6pJxLZU

Language / że & iż [16]

I speak ;) maybe not so often but it happens. In written language is quite common.

Genealogy / Looking for my Polish family (Wieruszow area) [7]

you can contact with them

wieruszow.pl

they can help you how to find informations about your grand parents. i suppose there are registers in local parish, so it's huge possibility that you can find there

Language / Usage rules of ł in the Polish language [30]


In subway in Warsaw, the man use "dark l"- Metro Arsenalł ;)

Life / Russian Language - is it offensive if I speak it to Polish people? [69]


Maybe they want just to chat. I was learning russian in secondary school(it was few years ago) and I remember parents' protest: why, its not important, english is better etc. but i dont regret. I liked russian and I regret that i dont use it as much as i would. maybe these people even though it was associated with stalinism and comunism they liked that language and they wanted to talk and practise russian :)More over because of learning russian i liked and i was interested in slavic culture overall.

Language / A Polish female name (anna) [16]

Julianna?

Travel / Hometown / Vacation pictures Poland [201]

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