Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]


Both Portuguese and Spanish are warm countries, although Portuguese is quite guttural (I've heard been described by sounding Russian - but by non russian speakers ;)). Sounds deep and back of the throat.

Spanish is front of the mouth, mouth not as open, using tongue more (like a snake). So with warmer climates I would say your theory wouldn't stand! ;))

Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]

To translate properly you can't do direct comparisons. You’ll always find richer the language you know better. I’m Portuguese but live in the UK for 16 years, speaking English fluently enough to blend as a local.

You can always find the right words as long as you translate the meaning, not the words themselves.

The hardest part so far of learning Polish is remembering the words, with so little vowels and too many consonants, it doesn’t feel natural to me. But that might also be my age…