Antek_Stalich
14 Jun 2011
Language / Ukrainian language similar to Polish? [236]
Wiedzmin, I see there is a big disagreement between you and Nathan. Let me use some analogy. Let us assume half of Poland were inhabited by Upper Silesians. Moreover, everybody would travel freely. After some time, each nation would be able to fully understand the other. Still, both languages would remain separate languages. For example:
Sil: -- Wyciep ta flaszka po gorzole na hasiok!
Pl. -- Wyrzuć tę butelkę po wódce do śmietnika!
Eng. -- Throw that empty vodka bottle out to the dustbin!
Notice that almost all Silesian and Polish words in the example are different, and even grammar is different.
I see no difference between Ukrainian and Russian. These languages are different and some people may believe these are similar to each other. They are not.
Wiedzmin, I see there is a big disagreement between you and Nathan. Let me use some analogy. Let us assume half of Poland were inhabited by Upper Silesians. Moreover, everybody would travel freely. After some time, each nation would be able to fully understand the other. Still, both languages would remain separate languages. For example:
Sil: -- Wyciep ta flaszka po gorzole na hasiok!
Pl. -- Wyrzuć tę butelkę po wódce do śmietnika!
Eng. -- Throw that empty vodka bottle out to the dustbin!
Notice that almost all Silesian and Polish words in the example are different, and even grammar is different.
I see no difference between Ukrainian and Russian. These languages are different and some people may believe these are similar to each other. They are not.