Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]


This one is the Polish surname. Check the map:
moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/rzepecki.html

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1040]

I would only change


for 'imigracyjnej' - everything else seems perfect.

Language / Terms of endearment in Polish [222]


This word in Polish is 'Króliczku' and the English pronunciation would be like 'kroolitchkoo'

Language / The "end piece" of a loaf of bread in Polish [80]


In Poland the name for it is the 'skórka od chleba' or sometimes 'skórka chlebowa'

I would say 'przylepka' sounds rather like the second slice of bread which makes the double sliced sandwich.

Language / The "end piece" of a loaf of bread in Polish [80]

Piętka for me too - I don't know any other term for this in Poland.

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1040]

Ok, nobody? So I'll try:


I have two possible translations for this:
Power of Attorney for delivery/service or Mandate to deliver/to serve


I,... hereby signed below,


some ID with number


For my plenipotentiary for delivery I nominate


resident of

Genealogy / Want to find a person [762]

Hello Danette.


is most likely Zambrov - Zambrów. And the names you provided are Jewish. There's even Polish wiki page about history of Jews in Zambrów - who came mostly from a nearby


pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historia_Żydów_w_Zambrowie
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambrów (check also Polish version)

Genealogy / Want to find a person [762]

First thing is always to check Facebook.
Look here - facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009736927110&fref=ts
No picture, but the same first name, surname and he's from Gliwice. Maybe it's him?
Try to make contact, if no response then maybe ask the guy with exact same name from his contacts - probably a relative. He has his photo there, so most likely is a more frequent Facebook guest.

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1040]

There's also a Polish version for the "Cherry picker" on wiki:
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podno%C5%9Bnik_koszowy

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1040]

The first and third sentence is translated very good and sound natural in Polish.
The second question should be either replaced with the first translation or written something like this:


Czy masz zdjecia, na których ja jestem?

Genealogy / Name of a town in Poland in early 1900's [32]


It must be a different spelling. It would be helpful to have a scan of the handwritten spelling to decipher it correctly.

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1040]

Ok, I'll try:

Nie mogę powiedzieć, że Cię kocham...
A to dlatego, że tak naprawdę to Ciebie nie znam.
Nigdy nie mieliśmy szansy poznać się bliżej.
A bardzo żałuję.

Law / Lost my work permit in Poland - How do I get a duplicate? [4]

A work permit in Poland is issued by the voivode at the request of an employer and you should to ask him about this matter. As far I know he also probably have copy of your work permit and the other copy has the Voivodeship Office.

I'm not an expert but your Polish national D-Visa should be enough in the case of travel to any Schengen country for the period of three months and less.

You always may call German embassy to be sure.

Language / Polish Sweet Phrases About Home [10]

The proper spelling of this in Poland is "gość w dom, Bóg w dom" - I know, not exactly correct in today's Polish grammar, but old quotes language is sometimes a bit different, and everybody is pronouncing it rather in it's original form.

Language / Polish Sweet Phrases About Home [10]

Yes - and it is the most popular phrase in Poland about home I believe.

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1040]

In Polish the 'good morning' or 'good afternoon' is the same - "dzień dobry" - we say dzień dobry until the sun is shining - before sunset. Then just we change it for 'dobry wieczór'. Those are only terms for greeting. For a goodbye during a day we say mostly something like "do widzenia" or "na razie", etc. However the 'dobranoc' is used exclusively when we say goodbye to someone (not for a greeting) and it's late already - night or almost night.

Language / Polish Sweet Phrases About Home [10]

In Poland there are different phrases about home, but not as many "sweet" - most sound just humorously and satirically, and may not fit the situation.

This seems nice - it comes supposedly from a quote of Oliver Wendell Holmes, although I'm not sure from which one, but check this out:

Dla człowieka, podobnie jak dla ptaka,
świat ma wiele miejsc, gdzie można odpocząć,
ale gniazdo tylko jedno.

Direct translation from Polish into English:

For Man, like a bird,
The world has many places where you can rest.
But only one nest.

And this is an another phrase - probably straight Polish:

Chałupka - choć ciasna ale własna.

My translation:

A home, although tight, but your own.

Life / Polish people and TV Series - so good and hilariously spot on :) [99]

First I thought that it's a Polish soap opera, but after hearing your humming I can only say that it's "The Bold and the Beautiful" (Moda na sukces)



Indeed very popular in Poland at that time.

Language / Children's Songs in Polish [66]

I know something like this:

youtu.be/0j2CDdN3D9I

There's bunch different version of this - here are some lirycs..
wiersze.juniora.pl/wyliczanki/wyliczanki_k04.html

Law / Startup with Blue Card or TRC in Poland? [17]


No problem with that. In Poland you may have an regular job and be self employed at once - the only what matters is to paying taxes and ZUS contributions.

And the Blue Card has not much to do with registering own business in Poland so it can't be your 'base' to startup here.

On the first post you asked about prolongation of your stay in Poland. The "TRC" is required in that case, but extending Poland's visa is not an easy task: Prolongation_of_a_visa_in_Poland.html

Law / Startup with Blue Card or TRC in Poland? [17]

In short - you can't do a startup in Poland basing only on the Blue Card. Besides, to obtain it, you still need to find an employer who would want to hire you. And it can't be a common job of let's say a driver or some teacher - the Blue Card is given only to people with an extraordinary skills, able to do an extraordinary job. Read more here:


ec.europa.eu/immigration/who-does-what/what-does-the-eu-do/coming-to-the-eu_en

So TRC? But what is that? I don't recognize what it might be.

If you want to register your own business in Poland, some factors must be fulfilled: /conducting-business-activity-in-poland-by-foreigners.html

Genealogy / Bierc family from Dolistowo Stare (old Dolistowo), Podlaskie, Poland [5]

Just typing 'Bierć Dolistowo' in Google shows quite a lot connections between this name and this small Polish town..
Among others one person on nk.pl (Polish networking site) and an different girl on Facebook with Bierć surname from Dolistowo. Additionally some interesting facts about this place with a brief statement from an resident of this village - Bierć of course (a bizarre story on religious epiphany).

If you only knew some Polish..

Genealogy / Lomza Catholic Church marriage and birth records [8]

The best way would be contact Roman Catholic Diocese of Łomża.

However:


From what I read (here genealodzy.pl/PNphpBB2-printview-t-6047-start-120.phtml) this time frame you've mentioned could be at parish office Dworna Street 25:
katedra.4lomza.pl/index.php?k=13.

Someone said that in order to get more help, an interested person should mention about a donation during a phone call - and a written requests may be ineffective. Then at the place, the knowledge of Russian is necessary since big part of archive is in that language.

Check also this link from Poland State Archives:
baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en&miejscowosc=%B3om%BFa&gmina=&wojewodztwo_id=0&wyznanie_id=0&rodzajaktu_id=0&search=search

Food / Ordering Birthday Cake Online For Delivery --Wroclaw / Warsaw [5]

Sure - you can order such cakes all over Poland.

Check out these links:
e-torty.pl/
tortyonline.pl/torty-wroclaw
e-tort.pl/wroclaw-oferta-tortow/torty-urodzinowe-wroclaw
torty.co/katalog/torty/

Life / Hosting home party for my Wroclaw colleagues. How much drinks and food to prepare? Any activities/games? [13]

You're right - people should drink what they want. (or even not to drink any alcohol at all, if they wish)

Language / Terms of endearment in Polish [222]


You mean "pupka" - Polish term pronounced 'poop-ka'. This is what I've found:

1. pupka - old-fashioned term for a doll - it comes from a German word die Puppe
Nowadays this meaning is not in use and not known for an average Pole.

2. pupka - the term of endearment for a young girl

I've found those above in an online dictionary with the dialect from the area of Poznan, Poland.
poznan.pl/mim/slownik/words.html?co=word&word=pupka

Presently in Polish 'pupka' is the diminutive form of a bottom :)

Life / Which the best hospital for Uterine fibroids in Poland? [2]

After a quick research I believe that the Specialized Hospital PRO-FAMILIA in Rzeszów may be the best choice for you.

From an article from a medical specialized source:


And the PRO-FAMILIA page about this treatment:
rzeszow.pro-familia.pl/en/fibroids-treatment

Travel / Performing live music in Szczecin [2]

What you may want to look at in Polish is "Muzyka na żywo" Szczecin. I'm not from there so can only give you a link to some clubs with live music:

kluby.cjg.gazeta.pl/klub/miasto-Szczecin/muzykanazywo-Tak/1

Also check the Free Blues club - they sometimes organize jam session nights.
facebook.com/FreeBluesClub

and maybe Stara Komenda Browar:
facebook.com/Stara-Komenda-Browar-123716704358258/

Real Estate / Where to look on the internet for Poland Real Estate [112]

One of the good and very popular sites is otodom.pl

You may advertise your property right there:
otodom.pl/sprzedaz/dzialka/nowe-ogloszenie

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1040]


I would translate it something like:
"To jest to o czym mówię" - It's not an idiom, just regular sentence - more literal translation
or..
"To jest to!" - and it's more like an idiomatic phrase - also very close to the English term from above.


You can't translate it literally. And if I understand it correctly, the below are different Polish version which may more, less fit this phrase..

"Jeśli mogę tak powiedzieć" ("powiedzieć" may be also replaced by "rzec") = If can I say so
"Jeśli wolno mi się tak wyrazić" = If I can say so
"Że tak powiem"
"To jest tylko moje zdanie" = It's just my opinion
"Moim zdaniem" = In my opinion

My English knowledge is limited so maybe someone else choose the most suitable translation.