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


No. You can ask anyof the native Polish speakers on this forum. Or listen to the video I referred to.
There are very few exceptions to the regular pronunciation.

Rz and ż are pronounced exactly the same. The words może and morze is pronounced exactly the same.

But rz can never be pronounced like an English "dj"-sound. You say that it's pronounced like an English "sh"-sound, and that is actually true.


In morze and przeprasam you pronounce the rz-sound exactly the same. Ask any native speaker on this forum.

But remember that the rz and r sounds are completely different sounds, it's like comparing b and k sounds.

ę and ą are one of the very few exceptions I wrote about above.
They differ in pronunciation depending on whether they are the last letter in the word or not.

This is defined in all Polish grammar books.

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

You are saying that Polish is more difficult to learn than Greek and Chinese. Sorry, but you're wrong.

A problem for beginners is that written Polish words look much more difficult to pronounce than they really are.

And Polish letters and letter combinations are always pronounced the same. This is not the case in English. To put it simply, the way letter and letter combination are pronounced in English is very irregular. But in Polish this is extremely regular.

Polish does have a very difficult grammar. But on the other hand, English grammar is one of the easiest in the world.

Study / "MAGISTER" OR "MASTERS DEGREE" - ARE THEY THE SAME? [75]


In Sweden both semesters are 20 weeks each. 60 ETCS is defined as 1 year full-time. And full-time study is defined as 40 hrs per week. Even if most students study much less. For example this year (in Poland) I'm scheduled 966 hours at University and in the hospital. And then I have to study at home too. I don't know how many hours are considered full-time here in Poland.

Study / "MAGISTER" OR "MASTERS DEGREE" - ARE THEY THE SAME? [75]

In the recently standardized European System of higher education (Bologna process), a master's degree corresponds to a one- or two-year postgraduate program (60 to 120 ECTS credits) undertaken after at least three years of undergraduate studies.

UK, Ireland / The best way for a Polish person to learn English? [46]


I did that (and still do it) in Polish. It's more effective than people think, because positive music experiences create strong memory associations.

Travel / How do I go by ferry from south of England to Gdynia? [15]

Flying is usually cheaper.

UK, Ireland / The best way for a Polish person to learn English? [46]

Different people prefer different ways to learn. But I think it's best to combine a few methods.


Rosetta Stone
I don't like it. You don't get the structure of the language.

UK, Ireland / The best way for a Polish person to learn English? [46]

The best way is to get an English girlfriend/boyfriend. The second best way is to get English friends, and speak a lot with them.

It's also good to get a course book to learn grammar etc.

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


Bullsh*t!


Well-educated Polish businessmen speak English.

Language / Z in usage with a verb... [20]

No, there are many prefixes that can be added to the verbs, and they change the meaning.

This a big Jungle, this kind of knowledge comes only with experience, step by step.

I recommend 301 Polish Verbs by Janecki. It's a real life saver when it comes to the grammar of verbs.

Language / Z in usage with a verb... [20]


It's usually more like an action that will be completed in the future. If you mean the form zrobię, zrobisz, zrobi etc. This form is called 'simple future'.

Za kilka lat zrobię magistra. (I will complete my master's degree in a couple of years)

Of course there is a past tense of perfective verbs, but no present tense exist.

The best way to define the perfective verbs is in my opinion that; they focus more on completion of the action/process than the ongoing process itself.

It doesn't matter at all if the action already is completed or not.

But I can add that I understand what EchoTheCat means.

He means that perfective verbs focus more on completion of the action/process than the ongoing process itself. Just as I wrote.

Language / A few words -"widzisz" and "mokro"... Curious about usage [11]


It doesn't mean "to see" it means 'you see' or 'you are seeing'.


It's wet

Language / Declension of town names in prepositional phrases in Polish [22]

The locative is in my opinion (by far) the most difficult case. Probably because we often also have a change in the end of the stem.

Language / Anglos don't distinguish kasza from Kasia? [22]


A good way to practice is to say Cieszę się, że jesteś. There you have the ci, ze, si, że, ś sounds, all in one very short sentence.

Also compare cie, szę, się and że in the sentence above.

Language / Anglos don't distinguish kasza from Kasia? [22]

I think quite a few say szę instead of się. But there are worse mistakes you can do.

Life / Fat People in Poland? [161]

There are not so many fat people in Poland now. But it's clearly that habits are changing.

Language / 'ucha' [23]

Start with the basic knowledge.

Language / 'ucha' [23]

It's the genitive form of ucho (ear).

Food / What is your favorite Polish Vodka? [653]


Yes it is. And if someone says it, you also say na zdrowie, and then you drink. Easy.

Food / What is your favorite Polish Vodka? [653]


Żubrówka and apple juice is very popular. And to be honest, it's very tasty. :)

Language / twoj wasz [12]

twój = your (when talking about 1 person)
wasz = your (when talking about more than 1 person)

Language / Which preposition for 'at'? [58]


You will learn this when you get the books. Now you just make things more difficult for yourself, stop that and wait until you get the books.

And when you get the books, do the lessons one by one. Don't jump around between the chapters.

Language / Which preposition for 'at'? [58]

You can learn it all. But you have to take it slowly step by step.

Good Luck!

Language / Which preposition for 'at'? [58]


A good point to start with.

It's necessary to learn a language step by step in a logical order.

My advice would be to start with very basic grammar, and focus on learning expressions and basic vocabulary instead.

Then you can build up the grammar step by step. Many people get angry when they can't learn all the grammar at once. But believe me, that's impossible even if you are very talented. There are so many other aspects of a language to learn as well.

Language / Which preposition for 'at'? [58]

It was not a mistake, both ono and to are associated with the 3rd person singular of neutral gender.
But I prefer to. You see sentences with "to było..." much more often.

Language / Which preposition for 'at'? [58]


I = 1st person singular
You = 2nd person singular
He/she/it = 3rd person singular

We = 1st person plural
You = 2nd person plural
They = 3rd person plural

You (in English) can be one single person or several persons, so we have two different "you" in the table, one singular and one plural form.

Language / Which preposition for 'at'? [58]

Yes, it depends on the person who is doing the thing (the so called subject), and in the past tense it's also gender dependent.

PAST TENSE OF BYĆ (to be):

masc/fem
I (ja) byłem/byłam
you in singular (ty) byłeś/byłaś
he/she/it (on/ona/to) był/była/było

we (my) byliśmy/byłyśmy
you in plural (wy) byliście/byłyście
they (oni/one) byli/były

All verbs should be conjugated. The book 301 Polish Verbs will show you how to do it.

Language / Which preposition for 'at'? [58]


They will understand much of it even if you make some grammatical misstakes.

You should start listening to what we say if you want to learn better Polish.

Buy the books Colloquial Polish and 301 Polish Verbs. And most of your questions will be answered.

Life / Do Polish workers have post-Christmas break? [16]

Sometimes things get stolen or just disappear when poczta polska is involved.

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


Very creative.