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I want to learn Polish. Where to start? [180]
there has usually been languages on the school syllabus. French, German and Spanish have been popular over the years.
I have learned more Polish in two weeks than i ever learned in 5 years of French class in school.
It was only after i left that i began to learn anything useful in French!
Snap,I think watching le haine and Doberman did it for me :)(well,if gutter french swear words and slang count )
Totally! I find swear words are always the most useful thing to learn first in a foreign language...
La Haine is one of my faves, actually i watched it again just two nights ago!
And Betty Blue, but that really takes some effort and leaves you emotionally drained as its 3 hours long...
Going to watch Katyn tonight and test my Polish!!
On a more topical note: My 'Polish in 4 weeks' book arrived yesterday, it looks really good. I'm now using three things:
Pimsleur audio on my i-pod, because I can listen to it at work when i'm on the nightshift and get a good few hours to invest.
Good for = Pronounciation, basic, helpful phrases.
Rosetta Stone for the PC, not very good for explanation but a perfect assistant to the other methods i am using. I also use this really good pdf dictionary along with it, to help with some words that are not explained.
Good for Learning new and helpful words easily, its good to use if you cannot put in the mental energy for one of the other methods and can be quite fun and short-term rewarding. You will find yourself pointing at things in the street and saying:
"Thats a źółty samochód!!" *proud -face* :-)
Polish in 4 weeks which is a book course with accompanying CD and PC program. (though the CD-Rom is a little useless to be honest, you only need the CD). Only just started with this one but already i can see results, very good explanations, well laid out and easy to understand, it also includes exercises to test you which is something i have been lacking so far: being able to apply my new knowledge.
Good for Learning Polish! This will be the biggest help for learning to write in this new language, and read it. understanding all these complicated Polish Nouns, verbs etc, and their many variations. Highly recommended.
