Lyzko
9 Feb 2017
Lyzko
9 Feb 2017
Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]
As I recall in English, at least in Britain aka England, there exists a phrase "As the captain, so the ship."
:-)
In colloquial speech as concerns "Schlag"/"Der" Schlag, the article may in fact be omitted, I honestly forgot here.
Certain usage is plain, flat wrong such as in fixed expressions.
As I recall in English, at least in Britain aka England, there exists a phrase "As the captain, so the ship."
:-)
In colloquial speech as concerns "Schlag"/"Der" Schlag, the article may in fact be omitted, I honestly forgot here.
Certain usage is plain, flat wrong such as in fixed expressions.
Lyzko
8 Feb 2017
Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]
@Ziemowit, the German corresponding expression would likely be "Schlag soll mich treffen!"
:-))
Sometimes, a Polish idiom or saying may have almost a direct translation into another language, but not into user-friendly or common English parlance aka "Jaki pan, taki sam." = Wie's der Herr, so's Gescherr.
@Ziemowit, the German corresponding expression would likely be "Schlag soll mich treffen!"
:-))
Sometimes, a Polish idiom or saying may have almost a direct translation into another language, but not into user-friendly or common English parlance aka "Jaki pan, taki sam." = Wie's der Herr, so's Gescherr.
Lyzko
6 Feb 2017
Off-Topic / Being a Slav: a blessing or a curse? [199]
Allow me to interject. Slavic as an Indo-European language family is normally divided into Eastern Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian), South Slavic (chiefly, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian etc.) and West Slavic (Polish, Polabian, Sorbian, Silesian, Czech, and Slovene). While categorists abound who'd doubtless take serious issue with the above (much as with most everything elseLOL), among the so-called "theories" floating around concerning peoples and languages is that of the much-debated Nostratic group, given to include as far-flung tongues as Basque, Kartvelian, and Hungarian:-)
The funniest of these is the notion that if a Lithuanian peasant listens to a Sanskrit prayer chanted ever so slowly, the former can understand the latter intelligibly!!
This is pure fiction, to put things politely.
Allow me to interject. Slavic as an Indo-European language family is normally divided into Eastern Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian), South Slavic (chiefly, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian etc.) and West Slavic (Polish, Polabian, Sorbian, Silesian, Czech, and Slovene). While categorists abound who'd doubtless take serious issue with the above (much as with most everything elseLOL), among the so-called "theories" floating around concerning peoples and languages is that of the much-debated Nostratic group, given to include as far-flung tongues as Basque, Kartvelian, and Hungarian:-)
The funniest of these is the notion that if a Lithuanian peasant listens to a Sanskrit prayer chanted ever so slowly, the former can understand the latter intelligibly!!
This is pure fiction, to put things politely.
Lyzko
6 Feb 2017
Off-Topic / Being a Slav: a blessing or a curse? [199]
The Slavs, like the Teutons (Germanic tribes), Celts, Balts etc. are a people, a Caucasian sub-group much like the Na-Dene, Havasupai, Kwakiutl, and Tlingit are an Amerind sub-group of Native North Americans:-)
The Slavs, like the Teutons (Germanic tribes), Celts, Balts etc. are a people, a Caucasian sub-group much like the Na-Dene, Havasupai, Kwakiutl, and Tlingit are an Amerind sub-group of Native North Americans:-)
Lyzko
4 Feb 2017
Life / Comparing Poland and Romania [108]
Lots of people mistake Romanians as well as Albanians, even Hungarians, for Slavs:-)
Lots of people mistake Romanians as well as Albanians, even Hungarians, for Slavs:-)
Lyzko
4 Feb 2017
Genealogy / Guzik last name [7]
I knew several American males with this family name growing up, both from Missouri! The name simply means "button":-)
I knew several American males with this family name growing up, both from Missouri! The name simply means "button":-)
Lyzko
4 Feb 2017
Life / Comparing Poland and Romania [108]
That's highly debatable:-) Writing a lot, but most of it wrong rather nullifies the entire purpose of writing, in ANY language!
That's highly debatable:-) Writing a lot, but most of it wrong rather nullifies the entire purpose of writing, in ANY language!
Lyzko
3 Feb 2017
Life / Comparing Poland and Romania [108]
[moved from]
Romania remained possibly the poorest country in Eastern Europe post-War, even more than Albania, Bulgaria, and Slovakia!
They were caricatured in the foreign press as a land of vampires, thieves, low-lives as well as of the loosest women that side of the Vistula:-)
Romanians have a long and rich culture, often slighted by those who don't understand them. Their language may well be the closest we have extant to how Caesar's troops spoke, going back over a thousand years!
[moved from]
Romania remained possibly the poorest country in Eastern Europe post-War, even more than Albania, Bulgaria, and Slovakia!
They were caricatured in the foreign press as a land of vampires, thieves, low-lives as well as of the loosest women that side of the Vistula:-)
Romanians have a long and rich culture, often slighted by those who don't understand them. Their language may well be the closest we have extant to how Caesar's troops spoke, going back over a thousand years!
Lyzko
1 Feb 2017
Real Estate / Buying a residential flat/apt in Poland as a foreigner [24]
The whole point of a łapówka or a vzjatka etc. is that it's all done in a round about way.
The whole point of a łapówka or a vzjatka etc. is that it's all done in a round about way.
Lyzko
31 Jan 2017
Life / When will SMOKING BE BANNED? (from public areas in Poland) [44]
Oh, I've seen it, Johnny, I've just never smelled it:-)
Oh, I've seen it, Johnny, I've just never smelled it:-)
Lyzko
31 Jan 2017
Life / When will SMOKING BE BANNED? (from public areas in Poland) [44]
'Cuz it's THE IDEA od tobacco smoke the Feds think is dangerous:-) Even if there's no smell, it's sort of like non-alcoholic beer or the like; the thought of kids drinking is bad enough, even if the stuff ain't real!
Make sense, kinda?
'Cuz it's THE IDEA od tobacco smoke the Feds think is dangerous:-) Even if there's no smell, it's sort of like non-alcoholic beer or the like; the thought of kids drinking is bad enough, even if the stuff ain't real!
Make sense, kinda?
Lyzko
30 Jan 2017
Life / When will SMOKING BE BANNED? (from public areas in Poland) [44]
I certainly can sympathize, though somehow, I find it unlikely that this will happen any too soon, in Poland or any place else:-)
I certainly can sympathize, though somehow, I find it unlikely that this will happen any too soon, in Poland or any place else:-)
Lyzko
30 Jan 2017
Life / When will SMOKING BE BANNED? (from public areas in Poland) [44]
Hmm, tough call here! Although I'm bascially a non-smoker (yet far from abstinent in terms of drinking either), having lived for a while in Europe, I DO feel that smoking has its place, albeit the wafting of a neighbor's inconsiderate tobacco fumes bothers me as well:-)
Wasn't in Poland for that long, but when last in Germany some twenty years back or so, nearly EVERY public area was filled with smokers, aggressively pursuing their right to puff, and heaven help anybody, particularly a foreigner, for objecting!
Hmm, tough call here! Although I'm bascially a non-smoker (yet far from abstinent in terms of drinking either), having lived for a while in Europe, I DO feel that smoking has its place, albeit the wafting of a neighbor's inconsiderate tobacco fumes bothers me as well:-)
Wasn't in Poland for that long, but when last in Germany some twenty years back or so, nearly EVERY public area was filled with smokers, aggressively pursuing their right to puff, and heaven help anybody, particularly a foreigner, for objecting!
Lyzko
27 Jan 2017
News / President Duda rules out homo marriage in Poland as banned by the constitution [172]
That too, Maf, oh, yes!
That too, Maf, oh, yes!
Lyzko
27 Jan 2017
News / President Duda rules out homo marriage in Poland as banned by the constitution [172]
Sodomy though contradicts ALL known religious teaching, the Bible, Koran, Bhagavagida etc.. Any holy book will disavow such relations between humans and animals.
Gay marriage therefore, obviously doesn't fall under that category!
Sodomy though contradicts ALL known religious teaching, the Bible, Koran, Bhagavagida etc.. Any holy book will disavow such relations between humans and animals.
Gay marriage therefore, obviously doesn't fall under that category!
Lyzko
26 Jan 2017
Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]
No, no, thanks for that! True, I often make orthographic mistakes when I type, although I know the correct spelling:-)
How frustrating.
No, no, thanks for that! True, I often make orthographic mistakes when I type, although I know the correct spelling:-)
How frustrating.
Lyzko
25 Jan 2017
Life / Would getting a Polish eagle tattoo be frowned upon?? [39]
I know for a fact that such overtly nationalistic symbolism is frowned upon in Germany. From educated Poles in my professional circles, the Biały Orzeł is the stuff of reactionary things, at best, old-fashioned, conservative, older Poles living abroad who feel a need to express homeland feelings:-)
I know for a fact that such overtly nationalistic symbolism is frowned upon in Germany. From educated Poles in my professional circles, the Biały Orzeł is the stuff of reactionary things, at best, old-fashioned, conservative, older Poles living abroad who feel a need to express homeland feelings:-)
Lyzko
24 Jan 2017
Life / Would getting a Polish eagle tattoo be frowned upon?? [39]
It's much like a tattoo in Germany showing a swastica or an Iron Cross. To enlightened citizens, it's BRAZENLY offensive!
It's much like a tattoo in Germany showing a swastica or an Iron Cross. To enlightened citizens, it's BRAZENLY offensive!
Lyzko
24 Jan 2017
Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]
Not as terrifying as your "English"LOL
@Hi, Lenko! Thanks for catching that one.
Haste makes waste, right? Had I thought for another second, I'd have realized instantly that the GENITIVE SINGULAR MASCULINE of siostrzANIEC is in fact "siostrzeŃca", and WITH a soft sign as written, therefore, of course NEPHEW:-)
A beginner mistake I oughtn't have made, particularly as a professional translator!
Not as terrifying as your "English"LOL
@Hi, Lenko! Thanks for catching that one.
Haste makes waste, right? Had I thought for another second, I'd have realized instantly that the GENITIVE SINGULAR MASCULINE of siostrzANIEC is in fact "siostrzeŃca", and WITH a soft sign as written, therefore, of course NEPHEW:-)
A beginner mistake I oughtn't have made, particularly as a professional translator!
Lyzko
24 Jan 2017
Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]
"Bratnica" or "siostrzenca" (minus ź) means NIECE!
:-)
"Bratnica" or "siostrzenca" (minus ź) means NIECE!
:-)
Lyzko
23 Jan 2017
Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1049]
"In witness whereof, the rest (residue and remainder) of the estate shall go to the niece."
"Entirety", "the ENTIRETY of the estate.." would be more textually faithful:-)
"In witness whereof, the rest (residue and remainder) of the estate shall go to the niece."
"Entirety", "the ENTIRETY of the estate.." would be more textually faithful:-)
Lyzko
20 Jan 2017
Real Estate / Buying a residential flat/apt in Poland as a foreigner [24]
Au contraire! What worked in the Old Soviet Zone(s), the Old Silk Road, works particularly well here in the good ol' USA!!! And now that the Tweeter-in-Chief has successfully seized control of the Oval Office, what worked during the Communist Era will work even better here at home:-)
Au contraire! What worked in the Old Soviet Zone(s), the Old Silk Road, works particularly well here in the good ol' USA!!! And now that the Tweeter-in-Chief has successfully seized control of the Oval Office, what worked during the Communist Era will work even better here at home:-)
Lyzko
20 Jan 2017
Off-Topic / What's your connection with Poland? Penpals. [595]
I'd nonetheless still love to return, Tomasz! You haven't dissuaded me:-)
I'd nonetheless still love to return, Tomasz! You haven't dissuaded me:-)
Lyzko
20 Jan 2017
Real Estate / Buying a residential flat/apt in Poland as a foreigner [24]
So then you agree:-) WRESZCIE!!!!
So then you agree:-) WRESZCIE!!!!
Lyzko
20 Jan 2017
Real Estate / Buying a residential flat/apt in Poland as a foreigner [24]
As much or as little as you know about the United States, no doubt:-)
Black Market trickery's alive and well and can be seen here in the States among Poles, Albanians, Russians and assorted other former Satilite countries!
What you don't know could fill a book.
As much or as little as you know about the United States, no doubt:-)
Black Market trickery's alive and well and can be seen here in the States among Poles, Albanians, Russians and assorted other former Satilite countries!
What you don't know could fill a book.
Lyzko
20 Jan 2017
Real Estate / Buying a residential flat/apt in Poland as a foreigner [24]
@NoToForeigners, who's talking about commiting a crime?? The beauty of a bribe is that it is usually a kick-back of some sort for a favor trade, you know, the way things worked during Comminist times, you ought to know that:-)
I'm sure it's still done on a regular basis.
@NoToForeigners, who's talking about commiting a crime?? The beauty of a bribe is that it is usually a kick-back of some sort for a favor trade, you know, the way things worked during Comminist times, you ought to know that:-)
I'm sure it's still done on a regular basis.
Lyzko
19 Jan 2017
Off-Topic / What's your connection with Poland? Penpals. [595]
Szczecin unfortunately is the only Polish city I've visited!
I've heard Krakow is the most aesthetically pleasing, and what I've seen of Wrocław, the main market square (Główny Rynek) is full of delightful dining spots and shops:-)
Szczecin unfortunately is the only Polish city I've visited!
I've heard Krakow is the most aesthetically pleasing, and what I've seen of Wrocław, the main market square (Główny Rynek) is full of delightful dining spots and shops:-)
Lyzko
19 Jan 2017
Real Estate / Buying a residential flat/apt in Poland as a foreigner [24]
My advice is to do what the Poles themselves do: "łapówka" (little envelope) aka to pass a bribe etc.
Based upon personal dealings with Poland, both here and abroad, straightforward ways of business dealing simply don't work in formerly Black Market societies such as Poland, Albania, Ukraine or Russia!
I don't intend my answer to be facetious, but sadly, the unvarnished truth:-)
My advice is to do what the Poles themselves do: "łapówka" (little envelope) aka to pass a bribe etc.
Based upon personal dealings with Poland, both here and abroad, straightforward ways of business dealing simply don't work in formerly Black Market societies such as Poland, Albania, Ukraine or Russia!
I don't intend my answer to be facetious, but sadly, the unvarnished truth:-)
Lyzko
16 Jan 2017
History / Poland and Britain started WW2 [356]
In and of itself, the premise of the present thread is incorrect. If what is meant is that foreign instigation into Hitler's saber rattling finally induced the Germans into war, there is for sure some degree of truth, but certainly not as expressed by our more "conservative" posters. Some would have us believe the old self-pity that it was the Jews aka outsiders, perhaps even the US and the Versailles Treaty which all together were responsible for the rise of Hitler, and that the Germans were victims:-)
The latter argument is bull, because the roots of WWII go back further even than the start of the 20th century!
In and of itself, the premise of the present thread is incorrect. If what is meant is that foreign instigation into Hitler's saber rattling finally induced the Germans into war, there is for sure some degree of truth, but certainly not as expressed by our more "conservative" posters. Some would have us believe the old self-pity that it was the Jews aka outsiders, perhaps even the US and the Versailles Treaty which all together were responsible for the rise of Hitler, and that the Germans were victims:-)
The latter argument is bull, because the roots of WWII go back further even than the start of the 20th century!