News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

I honestly couldn't say, Novi. Any ideas?

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

...though a darned sight better than returning them to the hell holes from whence they came! Just imagine if FDR had allowed the S.S. Missouri to dock and disembark in Havana rather sending them back to the Dante's Inferno that was Nazi Germany, if merely to cave in to Senator Long, Rankin, Bilbo and the rest of that dastardly bunch.

Language / Polish Language Exchange Thread [145]

One can never be too sure, Lenka:-)

Language / Polish Language Exchange Thread [145]

I recently received a birthday card from a Polish female friend and saw some unusual calligraphy, it's true. Perhaps it's a gender question.

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

Wonder how the Biden admin. is going to impact this entire díscussion.

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

What do you define as "normal", Sag?

Po polsku / Informacje, obserwacje o Góral [5]

Ach, bardzo dziekuje! :-)

Po polsku / Informacje, obserwacje o Góral [5]

?? Czy jest zjednoczna gwara albo jest innie mówiona od regiony do regiony czyli jest róznica n.p miedzy.gwara Podlasiego w porówianiu z gwara w Beskidzach, w Zakopanym itd.?

History / Vilamovian language - now that's something interesting [24]

An old saying goes something like this, "Good butter and good cheese is good English and good Fries". While I've no tangible personal knowledge of the language which is the topic of this thread, linguists have theorized that modern West Frisian, still spoken in sections of Northern Germany, is the closest extant tongue to present-day English.

Po polsku / Elity wygrywają. Z narzędziami, które posiadamy nie ma nadziei dla ludzkości. [14]

Co myslesz o dwie partie system tu w USA? Moim zdaniem nie jest sprawiedliwy.

Po polsku / Elity wygrywają. Z narzędziami, które posiadamy nie ma nadziei dla ludzkości. [14]

Tak jest. Zgodze sie z ta opinia.Takie napady zagrazaja naszej demokracjii.

Po polsku / Elity wygrywają. Z narzędziami, które posiadamy nie ma nadziei dla ludzkości. [14]

Ludzie ktorzy popelnili straszny napad na Kapitol Budynek w Waszyngtonie nie sa "ludzkoscmi", lecz prosto chuliganami oraz drabami!

Language / Family Polish Language Games [11]

Oh, I definitely agree. How can someone think any faster than they already can? :-)

Language / Which books do native Polish people in Poland use to learn Polish? [72]

A potentially tortuous read at worst, an exhillarating one, once mastered, at best! I can only recommend it for any serious students of Polish.

Genealogy / I'm polish and have a darker complexion - WHY? [78]

Something got lost in the translation along the way, as usual:-)

Genealogy / I'm polish and have a darker complexion - WHY? [78]

I know any number of rank-and-file Poles whe are naturally dark brown haired and dark eyed.

Language / Family Polish Language Games [11]

Doubtless a Polish version of the US game "THINK FAST".

Language / Family Polish Language Games [11]

Merged:

Is anybody here familiar with "MYSL SZYBKOWO"? (a Polish Game)

Is anybody here familiar with "MYSL SZYBKOWO: IMPREZA NA KTOREJ TY WIEDZIESZ ODPOWIEDZ"? It's produced by Ridley Games.

Language / Which books do native Polish people in Poland use to learn Polish? [72]

True. Perhaps then for advanced Polish university students.

Merely a postscript, but even for non-Polish, Anglophone learners such as yours truly, Tokarski's book systematically covers all the required inflections in comprehensive depth, don't you think?

Language / Which books do native Polish people in Poland use to learn Polish? [72]

Oh, of course not, I meant solely for Matura prep:-)

Language / Which books do native Polish people in Poland use to learn Polish? [72]

Good to know. What do you think of "FLEKSJA POLSKA" by J. Tokarski for a solid review?

Language / Which books do native Polish people in Poland use to learn Polish? [72]

Terrific, kaprys:-) Will have to ck. those out as well.

Language / Which books do native Polish people in Poland use to learn Polish? [72]

The primer was from the Gierek Era, but I was only learning during the early 9O's:-)

Language / Which books do native Polish people in Poland use to learn Polish? [72]

It was nearly thirty years back!

Language / Which books do native Polish people in Poland use to learn Polish? [72]

It was long ago and so Maf might be right.

Language / Which books do native Polish people in Poland use to learn Polish? [72]

For Poles learning their own language, naturally. Always best for serious foreign learners to learn the target language IN the target language!

Language / Which books do native Polish people in Poland use to learn Polish? [72]

"PRACOWITA MATKA" has no ancillary audio-visual materials included of which I am aware. Moreover, the grammar was very thorough, if unidiomatic:-)

Language / Which books do native Polish people in Poland use to learn Polish? [72]

I used a primer for native speakers daating way back to the Communist days, probably from the '7O's, entitled "PRACOWITA MATKA"..

Work / Black English Teacher going to Wroclaw [247]

Nawzajemnie, Joker LOL You (conveniently) missed my point. A Frenchman, Italian, Swede, even a German, in all likelihood wouldn't have eyed me with such mistrust. In addition, the woman was practically my age:-) Furthermore, 5O+ is scarcely that "over the hill". Finally, in what language, pray, ought I have entrusted an involved transaction anyway? She dealt almost exclusively with Polish clients to boot.