Language / Is Polish easy to learn? [10]

Jon's correct here of course!
I grew up with German and English, almost bilingual.
Had I tried to master German completely, naturally, all but indistinguishably from a German-born native speaker by the time I'd entered my freshman year of college at roughly eighteen, I'd have flunked from the first day of Frau Koerner's class with flying colors LOL

Any language can be learned the younger one is, practically as with any motor skill, from foreign languages to driver's ed.

Polish admittedly is a far different quantity from either English or German. As the latter are both related Germanic languages, it stands to reason they would be easy to master for Brits, Yanks or anybody with a similar mother tongue.

Being a Slavic language, Polish presents certain immediate obstacles for foreign learners, not the least of which is the base vocab., followed by pronunciation, thereupon counting quirks and paired verbal aspects.

Polish children naturally absorb the latter with their mother's milk:-)

Po polsku / Nowy film "Osiol" [12]

Bo nigdy nie potrzebowalem google'a, juz masz racje, ze definitywne musze pocwiczyc moj polski!
Dzieki za Twoje polecenie:-)
Cwiczenie czyni mistrza, czy nie?

Language / Is Polish easy to learn? [10]

Polish does indeed have its challenges for non-Polish native speakers such as myself!

However from a sheer practical point of view, it's well worth the effort.

Po polsku / Nowy film "Osiol" [12]

Dzieki! Ten film musze ogladac, tylko ogladam w tym momencie "Popiol i Diamenty" od Andrzeju Wajdy.
Czy Skolimowski jest popularny w Polsce?

News / Is NORD STREAM dangerous for Poland's natural enviroment? [540]

Yes, good analogy. Both Czech and Ukrainian, unlike Polish or Russian, lack the "h" sound in their language, therefore UkCz.."holub", not Pol. "golab", Uk/Cz.. "holodni" vs. Pol. "glodny" etc.

Sorry, I meant "lack the "G"-sound!!

Life / Don't Forget: Tomorrow, March 8 is Women's Day in Poland! [140]

Szczesliwego Dnia Kobiet!

History / Karol Wojtyla, the man who become a pope (video) [58]

Wojtyla, like Francis, was bound by the rules of the papacy. Surely he did not defend child molestation!

History / Karol Wojtyla, the man who become a pope (video) [58]

"Manipulator"? I ?! Why pawianku, whatever gave you that idea?

History / Karol Wojtyla, the man who become a pope (video) [58]

@Paw, I said he was the people's pope, I never said which people nor that he was perfect!:-)

History / Karol Wojtyla, the man who become a pope (video) [58]

If you're referring here to the age-old sex abuse scandal within the Church, you're sadly correct!

Perhaps the entire point here is that Wojtyla was NOT a saint, nor did he ever pretend that he was....holier than thou.

He was in the truest sense the people's pope, who proved his metal often under the most trying of circumstances.

History / Karol Wojtyla, the man who become a pope (video) [58]

Karol Wojtyla was the first Pope in recorded history to publically apologize to to the Jews for centuries of anti-Semitic hatred and persecution at the hands of the Roman Catholic Church! As with many committed Christians, he struggled with his faith and tried his level best to reconcile his deep belief in Christian teachings with the wrongs perpetrated against many non-Christians in the name of the Church.Unlike Martin Luther, he didn't excoriate the Jews for not wishing to convert to the "superior" religion:-)

During the Second World War, he showed rare courage as a member of the Polish Underground Resistance while still a young priest, continuing to fight the scourge of Communism and dictatorship until his last breath.

NIECH ZYJE KAROL ("LOLEK") WOJTYLA

Po polsku / Staram się polepszać się po polsku :) [85]

Ale wedlug New York Times'a moze byc nawet w tym roku koncem wojny!

Po polsku / Staram się polepszać się po polsku :) [85]

Dzieki, alien!

Po polsku / Staram się polepszać się po polsku :) [85]

Paulina, robilem wczoraj blad! Hug jest ucisk.

Po polsku / Staram się polepszać się po polsku :) [85]

Co to oznaczy "ghost hug"?
hug = ogarnie
??

Po polsku / Praca i życie w Hiszpanii [4]

Portugalia takze jest popularna wsrod turistow.

Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [402]

A question about the family name KOSZARSKI.
Might the translation be BASKETMAKER'S SON, or something
in this neighborhood?

Po polsku / Praca i życie w Hiszpanii [4]

Witam pana,

ucz sie pan bezposrednio jezyka hiszpanskiego, zanim sie przeprowadiac do Hiszpani!
Kolega byl w jesieni w Barcelonii (Katalunyii) a zadny czlowiek mowil po angielsku.

Co jest pan zawodowo?

Work / Are Poles workaholics? [164]

Can't argue with ya there, jon.

Work / Are Poles workaholics? [164]

Perhaps because as immigrants abroad, they felt they had to work twice as hard.

News / News article on Poland absorbing Ukrainian refugees [47]

@Maf,
Kindly name a newspaper/-agency which IS an "objectively" satisfactory newspaper for information!
The Washington Post? The Boston Globe? The London Times?, DER SPIEGEL?.......?

News / News article on Poland absorbing Ukrainian refugees [47]

So far, however just wait and see.

News / News article on Poland absorbing Ukrainian refugees [47]

Yet who would be manning those factories you speak of, Rich?
Guess who, REFUGEES!

Work / Are Poles workaholics? [164]

In my experience, Poles always had the reputation of being most industrious! Still recall the name of my first Polish textbook from the Communist Era, "Pracowita Matka", praising the image of the hard-working Polish mother, in accordance with the propaganda of the period:-)

UK, Ireland / What English food would you serve a Pole? [172]

@Milo, mate you continue to expose yourself as little more than a troll!

@jon, Oh well, serving Shepherd's Pie to a guest's nothing to "stew" about, is it? LOL

News / News article on Poland absorbing Ukrainian refugees [47]

This I can well understand, they being Slavic brethren and all!
Apparently though, the Ukrainians have a less than savory reputation among many Poles for certain acts of violence perpetrated years ago.

UK, Ireland / What English food would you serve a Pole? [172]

Nice post. Thanks, jon!
Why though need the offerings necessarily be "posh", unless of course one is trying to make a particular impression on wealthy company?

UK, Ireland / What English food would you serve a Pole? [172]

England does have certain wines such as port and claret which, because of a colder climate for growing grapes, Poland doesn't have. If I lived in England and had a Polish house guest, I'd probably opt for typically English Stilton or Wensleydale and a nice claret:-) For an encore, perhaps some rare roast beef, maybe some shepherd's pie for a main course.