Language / Polish pronounciation of: cz vs ć/ci, sz vs ś/si, ź vs ż and dż vs dź/dzi - how to make these sound diff [79]

"Marznąć" and its derivatives (zamarznąć, zmarznięty, etc.) are actually one of few exceptions where "rz" is pronounced as two sounds ("r-z") rather than ⟨ż⟩. The only other examples I can think of on the spot are: Tarzan (although elder people from the pre-war generation sometimes try to pronounce it as "Tażan") or Murzasichle - a village in Podhale.

Language / Help with correct Polish grammar - "Wojownik Warszawa" or "Warszawa Wojownik"? [9]

"Wojownik Warszawa" sounds like a name for a sports club.

Life / Questions about Polish names Pola, Gracja, and Grażyna [29]


Genowefa reminds me of Genowefa Pigwa, a (very fuuny, at least according to some people) creation of Polish actor and comedian Bronisław Opałko:

Life / Questions about Polish names Pola, Gracja, and Grażyna [29]

Wrong, Balladyna has been written by Juliusz Słowacki.

Language / Polish keyboard incompatibility issues [11]

Maybe there are some applications on your laptop that use combinations of Alt+key as their local shortcuts.

I remember some Polish users of ATI Catalyst having problems with "Ć" because of this.
Try to look for said programs and check their settings.

Language / Double meanings, Polish slang and embarrassment [49]


It depends on region.
In Lesser Poland, where Kraków lies, buc is a serious offence that means a part of male genitalia and can be roughly translated as ''dick''. It's a cracovian equivalent of chuj.

In other parts of Poland, however, it means an impolite, ill-mannered person (cham, prostak, burak) or a conceited or arrogant person, bighead (zarozumialec, pyszałek) - still not a nicest term, but it's generally not considered as a curse word for penis, like in Kraków.

Life / Polish Brand names in everyday usage. [6]


I heard some Polish (female, if I remember corretly) reporter almost caused a scandal by asking at Puma's (or Nike's) press conference 'how many adidases are you planning to produce in the next year?"

Also not a brand name, but Poles often call every martial arts movie a karate movie (althought it seems at last to change nowadays).

Back to the topic:

Junkers for any hot water storage tank.

USA, Canada / Some of the major cultural differences between Poland and America? [11]

Polish title of Rapunzel is ''Roszpunka''.

Life / I'm English, but I really like some Polish names. Can I use them for my baby girl? [25]


Unless you're a popular pop star, like Michał Wiśniewski ;)

Language / What is the Polish word for "friend"? [13]


Probably you meant kumoter, it's a word from Poznanian dialect.

pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/kumoter

Life / "To pilka to barka" - Does anyone know this poem? [3]

" Wakacyjne wspomnienia"

Nad rzeczką słoneczko, nad rzeczką trawa,
oj była to była latem zabawa.
To w piłkę, to w berka, to buch do wody,
oj były to były latem przygody.

A rzeczka brzęczała, mruczała sobie:
Wykąpcie się dzieci, nic wam nie zrobię.
Mam parę kamyczków i trawek na dnie ,
orzeźwię was tylko, opłuczę ładnie.

Hope this helped; Merry Christmas.
PS. Actually, it's less poem and more like rhyme from children's schoolbook.

Life / Do you have middle names in Poland? [12]


You mean so called ''bierzmowanie''?
Those names have no legal meaning and are not being used outside Church document.

Life / Do Polish children have a typical bedtime? [11]

In ''good old days'' (back when there were only two channels in TV) Polish children were going to bed after ''dobranocka'', but nowadays the ''dobranocka'' is no more.

Life / Polish Lullaby (help) [4]

Could you upload somewhere an audio file with your singing? Maybe the melody will help with recognizing it, because the text is a total word salad disaster.

Language / Polish childrens books about divorce [5]

Heck, why this forum doesn't have an ''edit'' button? I clicked by accident ''post'' instead of ''preview''.

Anyway, ''O słodkiej królewnie i pięknym księciu'' - the title may seem a bit misleading; it sounds like a classic old fairy tale, but in fact it's written by a modern author.

The book generally tells about love and crisis in relationship and features multiple endings (including divorce).

Roksana Jędrzejewska-Wróbel, the author, is well-known for writing children books that deal with difficult topics. Her another famous book is ''Kosmita" (''The Alien'', or ''The Extra-Terrestial'') which touches on the subject of autism.

Language / Polish childrens books about divorce [5]

Try ''O słodkiej królewnie i pięknym księciu''.