Language / Free Polish books online? [7]

Hello, here are the samples from a book which I used with my student last year polskikrokpokroku.pl/sample_polish_lessons.html
there is also a link to online polish course, but I think you can use only demo versions of the lessons for free. Best regards and be patient with your Polish :)

Life / What is the best city in Poland to live in? Relocating to Poznan? [41]

I also recommend Cracow :) I've lived here for 4 years now and I love it. Many job opportunities, cultural events, and good clubs and restaurants. It is a good place to study and work, but I think I would move to a more peaceful and cheaper place when I'll retire :)

Life / What is the best city in Poland to live in? Relocating to Poznan? [41]

Hopefully :) I'm new at PF, I didn't know that there are some meetings of its participants! But I'd love to see who's behind those nicknames :) Regards

Language / Differences in Polish and English idioms [69]

Thank you very much for your answers.

I also find very useful:

1. the fifth wheel to a coach - (the same in Polish) piąte koło u wozu someone unwanted
2. a big cheese - gruba ryba :-) (totally different idioms) V.I.P., important persona
3. like father, like son - jaki ojciec, taki syn (the same)
4. a sacred cow - święta krowa (the same) a person or belief that is so important that no one should criticize it

Oh and one more (I didn't know that in English it's the same): Manna from heaven - manna z nieba (something very useful received unexpectedly).

Life / Poetry and Poets of Poland [58]

I love romantic poetry of Halina Poświatowska, Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, Bolesław Leśmian, but also more metaphoric poems of Wisława Szymborska. I think that poetry of Szymborska is hard to translate into other languages because its full of allegories and ambiguity.

I love Marek Grechuta and Ewa Demarczyk for their poetic souls and beautiful interpretations of poems.

Work / What do English Teachers do during the summer for work in Poland? Jobs for teenagers? [6]

Hi Karl,

I also teach English and a little bit of Polish too, and I know that many language schools are looking for teachers only for a holiday period. There are many job ads in May and June, recruiting teachers to work for them. You could also look for a job in translations, usually it's not a full time job, so you would still have time for another job if you wanted.

Good luck, malwinaflower.