blargh
12 Feb 2011
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4501]
Hahahaha soap maker.
Thank you Polonius! :)
Hahahaha soap maker.
Thank you Polonius! :)
blargh
12 Feb 2011
Language / How hard is it to learn Polish? [178]
What! Do you really think that? I've never heard an estimation anywhere near that high for any other language in the world before. I mean it only took two years to become completely fluent in Russian, which has completely different alphabet and grammar rules from English...
Seriously 6 years? Whaaaaat.
Thank you everyone else for your answers! I find the variance very interesting and helpful. :)
What! Do you really think that? I've never heard an estimation anywhere near that high for any other language in the world before. I mean it only took two years to become completely fluent in Russian, which has completely different alphabet and grammar rules from English...
Seriously 6 years? Whaaaaat.
Thank you everyone else for your answers! I find the variance very interesting and helpful. :)
blargh
12 Feb 2011
Life / Walentynki and March 8th? [4]
Hah, also born on March 8th. Interesting.
And yes, I agree with your friend's comments. Maybe some people take advantage of the pure commercialism or idealism, but it's still ridiculous.
Hah, also born on March 8th. Interesting.
And yes, I agree with your friend's comments. Maybe some people take advantage of the pure commercialism or idealism, but it's still ridiculous.
blargh
12 Feb 2011
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4501]
Anyone have insight on the following names?
Tomaszewski
Antonowski
Grzonka
Mydlarz
Any help would be very much appreciated. :)
Anyone have insight on the following names?
Tomaszewski
Antonowski
Grzonka
Mydlarz
Any help would be very much appreciated. :)
blargh
12 Feb 2011
Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]
I'm without a doubt 100% Polish, shown by tons of different papers and family trees, and my face is:
very big brown eyes, set kinda far apart
nice cheeks
kinda big-ish forehead ahah
straight nose-- haha for some reason a lot of people have complimented me on my nose
and thin lips
body is just a classic hourglass shape, and I'm 5'4.
When I was born my hair was platinum blonde, it's darkened to a sort of dishwater blonde, though whenever I dye my hair blonder people think that I've just washed out dye that made my hair brown. Oh, and I tan very, very easily and quickly. I consider myself attractive.
Where I am in Russia, I've noticed very similar facial characteristics, even much more so when I travel closer to Poland.
I'm without a doubt 100% Polish, shown by tons of different papers and family trees, and my face is:
very big brown eyes, set kinda far apart
nice cheeks
kinda big-ish forehead ahah
straight nose-- haha for some reason a lot of people have complimented me on my nose
and thin lips
body is just a classic hourglass shape, and I'm 5'4.
When I was born my hair was platinum blonde, it's darkened to a sort of dishwater blonde, though whenever I dye my hair blonder people think that I've just washed out dye that made my hair brown. Oh, and I tan very, very easily and quickly. I consider myself attractive.
Where I am in Russia, I've noticed very similar facial characteristics, even much more so when I travel closer to Poland.
blargh
12 Feb 2011
Language / How hard is it to learn Polish? [178]
Hey!
I have pure Polish heritage and am currently enrolled at a top all women's college in the United States. I'm majoring in Russian Literature and am currently studying abroad at St. Petersburg State University. However, I don't know Polish and that's disheartening to my very Polish grandmother in particular, and my family in general. I also think that because I'll probably be going to graduate school for Slavic Literature (I'm a second semester junior) that I should learn Polish for the benefit of my academic career. So I want to learn Polish a lot!
However, my college in the U.S. does not offer Polish language, and I do not have room in my schedule at St. Petersburg to learn Polish.
So what I'm wondering is:
1. How hard was it for any native English speakers to learn Polish?
2. What did you use to learn Polish? (Assuming that you did not learn to speak Polish from your family)
I would very much like to learn Polish during this year, and become an advanced speaker by the end of this year. :)
Thank you so so so much for any help!
Hey!
I have pure Polish heritage and am currently enrolled at a top all women's college in the United States. I'm majoring in Russian Literature and am currently studying abroad at St. Petersburg State University. However, I don't know Polish and that's disheartening to my very Polish grandmother in particular, and my family in general. I also think that because I'll probably be going to graduate school for Slavic Literature (I'm a second semester junior) that I should learn Polish for the benefit of my academic career. So I want to learn Polish a lot!
However, my college in the U.S. does not offer Polish language, and I do not have room in my schedule at St. Petersburg to learn Polish.
So what I'm wondering is:
1. How hard was it for any native English speakers to learn Polish?
2. What did you use to learn Polish? (Assuming that you did not learn to speak Polish from your family)
I would very much like to learn Polish during this year, and become an advanced speaker by the end of this year. :)
Thank you so so so much for any help!