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	ów its meaning 11 - Better to use ten, ta, to.... Languagechaza - 10 Jan 2010 / SzwedwPolsce - 26 Nov 2010
	Some phrases for a training exercise? 4 - Please don't hurt me - proszę, nie rób mi krzywdy Please don't let them hurt me - proszę, nie... LanguageKeith - 14 Nov 2010 / bloodyth - 24 Nov 2010
	Pronunciation of vowels at the end of a word 28 - Especially this one! However, compared to other languages, pronunciation of Polish letters is extremely regular.... Languagetriuo - 22 Nov 2010 / SzwedwPolsce - 23 Nov 2010
	Paddy, Jock and Taffy; origin and translation to Polish 27 - The French may refer to us Brits as Rosbifs or Rosbeefs. One explanation of this term is that it... LanguageBorrka - 1 Nov 2010 / fluteboy - 19 Nov 2010
	Easiest Language To Learn from English to Polish... 13 - Fair enough - didn't know that. Although to many mainland Spaniards, South American Spanish tends to cause a... LanguagePolakTom101 - 15 Aug 2010 / Teffle - 19 Nov 2010
	When to use: Znać/Wiedzieć & lub/albo 23 - Just for the sake of completeness, the perfective counterpart of "dowiadywać się" is "dowiedzieć się".... Languagerejd - 18 Feb 2009 / Rulatir - 19 Nov 2010
	Variations of these Polish Foul Words 6 - kurwa - a prostitute wkurwiać - to drive one crazy przykurwić - to beat zkurwić - to lower one's... LanguageSemsem - 13 Nov 2010 / cinek - 15 Nov 2010
	I need to find a name for my cartoon character (similar to Chuck for a Buck and Sid)? 8 - How about Lira the Llama? Yen the Yak? Euro the Emu?... Languageklaklak - 4 Nov 2010 / trener zolwia - 5 Nov 2010
	which 'if' (jeśli, gdyż or gdyby) use in conversation? 13 - wiewieros, that was an excellent explanation, thank you. I haven't done conditional structures in Polish yet, but I've taught... Languagechaza - 17 Sep 2010 / Richfilth - 3 Nov 2010
	Problems remembering Polish vocabulary 20 - Not quite a frequency list, but this PDF has a list of the most common words: polish.slavic.pitt.edu/other/minimum.pdf... LanguageOlly - 29 Jan 2010 / tonywob - 28 Oct 2010
	Jestes moim najlepszym kumlpem... 18 - You are my best buddy and I'm glad that I have you....!! Take care kisses... Languagethedoctorofspin - 9 Oct 2010 / urszula - 10 Oct 2010
	Dziękujecie in plural form 11 - No. It is: dziękowaliście (imperf.). Podziękowaliście is the perfective counterpart. Cinek... Languagesunbreak - 1 Oct 2010 / cinek - 8 Oct 2010
	Undertsanding case structure (or 'you can't translate English directly into Polish') 10 - Does you cousin correct you when you make a mistake? If not, then ask her to do so.... Languagechaza - 7 Oct 2010 / cinek - 7 Oct 2010
	WHAT CASE DOES BŁOGOSŁAWIĆ TAKE? 6 - No, not loftier nor noble, just in your head polonius. and it's not co/kogo but cos'/kogos'.... LanguagePolonius3 - 1 Jul 2008 / uknohoo - 29 Sep 2010
	usage of taki/taka/takis 11 - ok, as far as i am concerned the word taki is gone, if, as you say i donr really... Languagechaza - 27 Sep 2010 / chaza - 28 Sep 2010
	Does anybody know of a list of Polish-English False Friends and True Friends? 2 60 - It's (mostly London) slang, it means many things, depending on how and where you use it in the... Languagetonykenny - 15 Dec 2008 / NorthMancPolak - 25 Sep 2010
	The differences between rozumiem and pojmuje? 12 - w moim pojęciu is an expression used when someone tries to pretend he speaks in intelligent way. It... Languagechaza - 19 Sep 2010 / zetigrek - 23 Sep 2010
	seen / saw usage 18 - At least try to fight down a habit to use/translate I / Ja at the beginning.... Languagechaza - 19 Sep 2010 / peter_olsztyn - 19 Sep 2010
	because - what are the diferences between "bo" and "ponieważ" 10 - Thanks, mate. I learned something new there!... Languagechaza - 18 Sep 2010 / alexw68 - 18 Sep 2010
	"Co nie zabije to wzmocni?" - correct me if I'm wrong 13 - you have always al least 2 options: 1). to be desperated and fail in some departments or: 2). to... Languagebuzzkillla - 31 Aug 2010 / noreenb - 5 Sep 2010
	I teach English to some Polish people - how to explain them tenses? 2 33 - That's ok cinek, I wasn't trying to criticise. The juz/jeszcze thing was confusing for me until a girlfriend used... LanguageTeffle - 26 Aug 2010 / Richfilth - 30 Aug 2010
	Translation request: words like the / and / or / left / right / this, etc... 19 - See here... LanguageEssell - 6 Sep 2009 / SzwedwPolsce - 28 Aug 2010
	may/might (expression) 25 - It's one of the main problems. Many people have problems with ć, ń, ś, ź, ni, si, ci, zi.... Languagechaza - 23 Aug 2010 / SzwedwPolsce - 26 Aug 2010
	Self-Study books for level B1 2 - Polish in 4 weeks level 2 is designed for B1. It's a pretty good book. However, you need... Languagetonywob - 23 Aug 2010 / SzwedwPolsce - 26 Aug 2010
	to be substituted (with reference to football) 7 - My bad. I mistyped it, and some beers do not excuse me. English words I do check several times,... Languageczarnykot - 2 Aug 2010 / kondzior - 22 Aug 2010
	Why 'działka'? 10 - The law was changed to allow foreigners to buy a " dzialka " about two years ago and... LanguagePolonius3 - 24 Jul 2010 / poland_ - 7 Aug 2010
	Word order; simple & continuous tenses; definite/indefinite articles 13 - z przyjemnością! = With pleasure! So glad you found it helpful. Actually I do speak Polish (more or less,... Languagexwelcomex - 5 Nov 2008 / Lyzko - 4 Aug 2010
	na co dzien v. na codzien 3 - True, it should be written separately. However in the past (before the 70-ies or so) it was not a... LanguageRichfilth - 3 Aug 2010 / Zed - 3 Aug 2010
	Word order and swearing in Polish 2 44 - In other words, what we might call "Republican" here in the States!-:))... LanguageMrBubbles - 2 Feb 2009 / Lyzko - 1 Aug 2010
	Grammar questions... małe/mało 3 - Dziękuję bardzo :) Teraz rozumiem.... Languageclare - 28 Jul 2010 / clare - 29 Jul 2010
	Experience or opinions of The Travel Linguist? 4 - what about the experience of the cunning-linguist?... LanguageRaph - 11 Jul 2010 / King Sobieski - 21 Jul 2010
	Starting to learn Polish again! (study aid question) 5 - Oh sorry I didn't see it, this forum is confusing me because it use to be structured differently, something... Languagegiovannile07 - 13 Jul 2010 / giovannile07 - 15 Jul 2010
	The correct usage for the word "since" 5 - No, just the meaning may depend on the context and there's no one to one translation for those... Languagechaza - 10 Jul 2010 / cinek - 12 Jul 2010
	spotykac/poznawac 6 - Think of spotykać of being like the present continuous in English. I am meeting my friend. Not in the... Languagechaza - 9 Jul 2010 / Seanus - 9 Jul 2010
	abbrevations: t.z.w. wne rys. r.n.e. ark wyd kl. 8 - Thank you!!!... LanguageLeonis - 13 Jun 2010 / Leonis - 9 Jul 2010
	Usage of Polish Verbs 14 - Oops, such a basic mistake. Thanks, Magda :) :)... Languagekie - 30 Jun 2010 / Seanus - 8 Jul 2010
	Which is the correct spelling - uwierzyć or wierzyć? 5 - Yeah, that's my understanding too. If I were to use that word in particular personally I'd use wierzę... Languageohaythar - 8 Jul 2010 / skysoulmate - 8 Jul 2010
	Declining Polish acronyms 4 - This could be tricky, but I think the phonological rule given by Alex generally applies. We can treat... LanguagePolonius3 - 6 Jul 2010 / Ziemowit - 7 Jul 2010
	będzie potrafił? 2 34 - Yes, Justysia! I believe I finally DO understand the difference-:)) S'pose I was just translating from German once... LanguagePolonius3 - 27 Jun 2010 / Lyzko - 2 Jul 2010
	Quick Tips for Choosing a Polish Translator 8 - polishtranslation.com Or refer to this research on translation jobs: polish-translator.net/articles/polish-translation-jobs.html... Languageteixeira1 - 1 Jul 2010 / Babylon - 1 Jul 2010
	Can you recognise the nationality of foreign Polish speakers by their accent? 2 43 - The old "ostpreussisch" accent of elderly surviving ethnic German speakers from around fomer Koenigsberg etc.. have markedly trilled 'r'-sounds... Languagestevepl - 10 Dec 2009 / Lyzko - 30 Jun 2010
	Ile by nie było to i tak jest za mało 26 - All excellent advice from Ziemowit. I tried the same with both Swedish as well as Polish and after a... LanguageDerevon - 23 Jun 2010 / Lyzko - 30 Jun 2010
	Is czarnoskóry acceptable? 21 - "Czarnoskóry" or "Ciemnoskóry" is not offensive. Why it is mentioned in media? Well, wasn't it considered globally and... LanguagePolonius3 - 23 May 2010 / jwojcie - 30 Jun 2010
	to go s/where 13 - Just so things aren't all that straightforward, there is also the frequentative version of the imperfective verb chodzić --... Languagechaza - 22 Jun 2010 / Polonius3 - 29 Jun 2010
	Difference between Polska & Polsce? 26 - Polish shares with ultra-conservative tongues such as Lithuanian, Icelandic, Basque and several others, considerable prefixal as well as case-driven... LanguagePolskiej_Dumy - 23 Jun 2010 / Lyzko - 25 Jun 2010
	Jeszcze or wciaz? 10 - Cinek is right. Chapeau bas!!!... LanguageBrandon - 10 Jun 2010 / Zed - 24 Jun 2010
	Pronunciation question - glottal stops 6 - Perfect. Thanks for this.... Languagerob_manchester - 24 Jun 2010 / rob_manchester - 24 Jun 2010
	Why x.xx$ in Poland? 20 - very.. it's not a bad thing as some of these things are easier weighed in 10's of grams... LanguagePolonius3 - 8 Jun 2010 / plk123 - 20 Jun 2010
	I'm gonna learn Polish in a month! 2 3 86 - I need a crash course too. I'm going to Warsawa on August 11th. The time will be here... Languagemasks98 - 8 Jul 2008 / beckski - 18 Jun 2010
	Nazwy mieszkanców - the names of a city/country residents in Polish 14 - kolanin, kolanka: sjp.pl/co/kolanin sjp.pl/co/kolanka... LanguageLeonis - 1 Jun 2010 / Nomsense - 12 Jun 2010
	'jestem po weselu' 8 - "Jestem po weselu" could be a good example of a Polish "Present Perfect" tense. As such one doesn't exist... LanguageWilhelmTold - 9 Jun 2010 / Ziemowit - 10 Jun 2010
	what's the difference between... "spierdalaj" vs "wypierdalaj" 6 - "spierdalaj" - you can also use it to tell your buddy to run away from something "wypierdalaj" - this... LanguageCheery - 5 Jun 2010 / jakubzurawski - 9 Jun 2010
	Polish Slang Phrases - Elephant Me! - Huh?!! 14 - "Polish Slang Phrases" - LOL... LanguageSparkle_Ravelle - 4 Jun 2010 / POLENGGGs - 8 Jun 2010
	'Szymoniak' - help with pronunciation of a Polish name please 9 - shi-MAW-nyak (only three syllables). Means: Simonson (patroynmic nick)... Languagekjwx109 - 3 Jun 2010 / Polonius3 - 4 Jun 2010
	ssać - please conjugate 15 - An elderly gentleman from the Ukraine once corrected me most vehemently regarding yet another verb: I said "RozumieM", and... Languagetonykenny - 18 Feb 2009 / Lyzko - 28 May 2010
	Optimal word order in: Czy dobrze się wczoraj bawiłaś? 22 - Yeah I guess so, rather like the use of articles in English - a lot relies on feeling derived... LanguageSzwedwPolsce - 27 Mar 2010 / davepw - 23 May 2010
	średniozaawansowany prodręcznik do nauki polskiego 8 - The hurra po polsku books are great if you have a tutor, or are learning in a class, but... LanguageMivalekan - 25 Mar 2010 / tonywob - 18 May 2010
	How do you add and 'ing' to the end of the verb in Polish? If you do. 17 - :-))))) Touche there, pal!! Sorta like the oldest known sentence ever discovered in the Polish language: (freely translated!)... Languagedrsxyc - 9 May 2010 / Lyzko - 15 May 2010
	"Idę do kolegi." - Polish prepositions/and translation 17 - This desn't translate as 'Ide...' the translation will be: Wkurza mnie kiedy on śpiewa tę piosenkę. ... Languageplg - 2 May 2010 / cinek - 10 May 2010
	Bookstore in Warsaw - Polish in 4 weeks LEVEL 2 19 - As Vincent said, no one in their right mind would expect to learn to speak any foreign language in... LanguageSzwedwPolsce - 20 Dec 2009 / Bear - 10 May 2010

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