Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]


"pasuje w tym samym kontekście"
ten sam = the same
sam = alone

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]


Now that's a perfect sentence. :)

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]


Nie jestem na Ciebie zły, ale poprawię:P "Proszę nie bądź na mnie zły! Ogólnie Twój angielski jest niezły" <- "Inaczej" jest poprawnie, ale w tym przypadku nie pasuje :) We say in such cases "in general", not "otherwise".

I think everybody saw Trainspotting, at least everyone who met at least one Scott in his life as every Scott asks if you saw that movie.

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

That's my problem, too, as I learn a lot from watching movies or reading message boards and it's hard to determine for a non-native what is colloquial and what is considered more formal.


Fixed :)

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

I know plenty of Dutch people, and they don't seem arrogant at all. We always talk in English and the conversations are very smooth usually, I'd say they're statistically much better in English than other mainland European nations. In fact, I worked in Northern Belgium for 3 months and only learned a handful of words in Flamish/Dutch (they're almost the same language) as I could always speak in English! (I was a student at the time and my job was helping in organizing beach parties during Summer - one of the best times of my life :)) In Germany or in France there's much lower probability of meeting people speaking English.

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]


I'm afraid that's not possible. :( I just don't have the patience anymore for that. When I was a teenager, I was reading English novels, playing video games, watching movies etc. and translating every single word, so that my vocabulary is rather extensive (and on the university I was studying exclusively from English textbooks), so even if my grammar is far from perfect, I'll never be able to match that knowledge and fluency in any other foreign language, maybe only if I moved there...

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

I'm settling for a low standard, it's just that practicing the standard English or the standard American accent (if such exist) would take me years probably and would turn out to be a useless skill as I have no immediate plans to travel to UK or the US. I'd rather commit that time to improve my German or French.:)

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

I'm not a teacher though and won't struggle to remove my accent as it'd be entirely pointless - I've never had any problems with native (or non-native for that matter) English speakers comprehending me and I'm not ashamed of my origins.

I also had a pleasure to have classes with various native English speakers for 9 years, it's only 1 hour a week, but a great experience nonetheless.

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

Is there something wrong with having a heavy nonAmerican or nonEnglish accent? Collin Farrel has very heavy Irish accent and yet is a very popular actor.

Language / Polish versions for English words? ! [34]

I think there are very few (relatively) natively Polish words in Polish language, most of them were borrowed at some point. Which is not a bigdeal, the world around us evolves, so should the language and the simplest way for that is to import words along with technologies/phenomena that they are described with.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


The "bad" guys have to belong to some organized crime organizations (mafia or at least a small gang). Because the access to guns is somewhat more difficult, you don't have any psycho waving a gun. Isn't it funny that all these famous mass shotouts in public places (schools etc) were either in the US or Germany?

I'd feel a lot LESS safe if I knew anyone on the street could have a gun. Besides, I'd have a very difficult time shooting someone, even if in self- or relative's defense.

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

I think we Poles like to use idioms a lot, also in our own language they're very frequently spoken. But maybe your Polish acquaintances indeed overuse them.

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

Out of curiosity, could you list some of those corny expressions?

Language / Polish slang phrases - most popular. [606]

Literally "zaprzyjaźnij się z moimi wargami sromowymi", but it would sound off and break the mood most likely. Or maybe not, depending how you say it. Generally though such naughty phrases should be made on the fly rather than be memorised.

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]


That's a rather embarassing mistake I made correcting someone else!

Slavic languages wouldn't be different languages if they were all the same. They are still easier to learn for other Slavic language speakers than for Germanic or Roman language speakers, since the grammar concepts and a lot of vocabulary are similar. That doesn't matter that the student can or should slack off, it just means he might have easier time memorizing grammar structures and vocabulary.

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]


Fixed. I hope you don't mind it, I figured you're studying Polish and the corrections serve educational purposes, not to humiliate you Study the subtle differences between stać się and zostać!

History / Where did the power of Poland vanish to, since... let`s say, some 300 years ago? [180]

Bratwurst Boy, are you really German? I find it incredible that you tolerate this mud-throwing. Anyway, ignore this extreme nationalists. The way Europe is nowadays, we should all become like brothers for each other. Powinniśmy stać się dla siebie braćmi. Wir sollen Bruder ein fuer einander werden. :) (I hope it's correct, been a while since I studied German:))

History / Where did the power of Poland vanish to, since... let`s say, some 300 years ago? [180]


I think you should learn some proper manners, buddy. Otherwise people will ignore you, as I'm going to from now on.

History / Where did the power of Poland vanish to, since... let`s say, some 300 years ago? [180]

I think it's a combination of many things. Liberum veto, which lead to parliament losing any sort of legislative or decisive power. The King and his crew were stripped of any power, too, so basically there was really no one to rule the country. The second big factor would be extremely conservative society and lack of any innovation, on any level of human activity (technological, constitutional, economical, military etc.) - Poles were merely followers, and even then they adapted innovations much later than everyone else. It basically wasn't a modern country anymore at the time

Frequent wars weren't unheard of at the time, many countries had many ongoing wars.

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]


Brad Pitt

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

I don't think there's such thing as objectively difficult. The student's background is of highest importance in determining the language's difficulty - a Slovak would speak Polish in no time, whereas a Chinese would probably struggle to grasp even some basic concepts. But ultimately anyone can learn any language, commitment is the key.

History / The restoration of Polish cities from WW2 destruction [123]

Yes, I consider it a barbaric act to move the buildings from towns and cities of western Poland (which were rather well preserved as Germans fled those territories without much of a fight, reorganizing their defense at Odra) - the sad result of that is for example Głogów. Warszawa is still an extremely ugly city outside of the Old Town, which makes all of it all the more shameful.

Living in a small town in western Poland, we are restoring the town from four decades of communism more so than the war itself, many older buildings turned into ruins due to negligence...