Law / Poland's citizenship by descent question. Polish great-great grandfather arrived in the USA as a kid. [76]

You are welcome. I would just say I am not an expert at all, so it may still be worth consulting a professional, but at least you will know what questions to ask.

Law / Poland's citizenship by descent question. Polish great-great grandfather arrived in the USA as a kid. [76]

If you've got the documentation, I think you have a good chance.

Language / The use of 'sobie' in Poland's language [16]

I always think of it as meaning "having a read of ..." but I'm not a native speaker, so maybe I've not caught the nuance exactly.

Language / The use of 'sobie' in Poland's language [16]

@mafketis
Are perfectives other than the po- form allowed? eg przeczytać sobie?

Language / Easy texts to practice Polish sentences/reading/vocabulary? [33]

I started with the novels of Dan Brown. His unbearably trite prose style has the advantage that, translated into Polish, it is very easy to understand.

Life / Confirming Poland's citizenship required, but have Polish Birth Certificate? Born in the US. [5]

@zazak
It's much easier than you think. You only need a translation of your birth certificate (which you already have) and anything that proves your mother had Polish citizenship when you were born. It took me two months and my circumstances were far less clear cut than yours.

@DominicB Polish bureaucrats are a pleasure to work with if you have all of your ducks in a row. Agreed.

Law / Opening a Polish Bank Account by a foreigner in Poland. Recommendations. [299]

According to the table on this page, only Deutsche Bank
ebroker.pl/wiedza/konto-dla-obcokrajowca-jak-je-zalozyc/4369

Any bank will accept dollars, but they'll give you a poor exchange rate. It would be best to use a company such as Transfer.

Language / Polish pronounciation of: cz vs ć/ci, sz vs ś/si, ź vs ż and dż vs dź/dzi - how to make these sound diff [79]

The "i" turns "dz" into " d͡ʑ". Register as a member and I'll tell you more.

Language / Polish pronounciation of: cz vs ć/ci, sz vs ś/si, ź vs ż and dż vs dź/dzi - how to make these sound diff [79]

i always softens the proceeding consonant. What "soften" means depends on the consonant in question. For most consonants, it just means insert an "y" (as in "yellow") sound. If the i appears on its own it is pronounced, but if it is before another vowel it is silent. So "pani" sounds like "panyi" but "nie" sounds like "nye", "pies" sounds like "pies". However, for c,dz,s,z it means produce a soft "shushing" sound.

If the softened consonant is at the end of the word, an acute accent is used instead of i: n->ń, c->ć, dz->dź etc.

Language / Polish pronounciation of: cz vs ć/ci, sz vs ś/si, ź vs ż and dż vs dź/dzi - how to make these sound diff [79]

So to try and transliterate into English spelling your example of biały, are you saying it is pronounced b-ee-awy?

Language / Polish pronounciation of: cz vs ć/ci, sz vs ś/si, ź vs ż and dż vs dź/dzi - how to make these sound diff [79]


No. Ziemowit has explained the situation better than I have so far managed. I was using the word "silent" in the same sense as you when you wrote


. That is, it doesn't produce its own sound but serves to soften the preceding consonant (b in biały, dz in działa)

Language / Polish pronounciation of: cz vs ć/ci, sz vs ś/si, ź vs ż and dż vs dź/dzi - how to make these sound diff [79]


So does this sound like a doubled ń or a n followed by a double jj? I've just tried danie vs Dania on Google translate and on Ivona and I must admit, I can't really hear any difference.

Language / Polish pronounciation of: cz vs ć/ci, sz vs ś/si, ź vs ż and dż vs dź/dzi - how to make these sound diff [79]

I've listened to these files and I can (just about) hear the difference.
pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/danie
pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dania
So could someone now tell me how to pronounce the genitive versions? For example manii (mania) Mani (Maria).

Language / Polish pronounciation of: cz vs ć/ci, sz vs ś/si, ź vs ż and dż vs dź/dzi - how to make these sound diff [79]

@gumishu
That's very helpful. Thanks

Travel / Gdansk Christmas markets [26]

@Lisah78
I live in Gdańsk and naturally think it's the best place in Poland. However, I'm not sure it has the best Christmas market. If I were you, I'd consider Wrocław and maybe Kraków. As far as the beaches are concerned, of course you can go for a stroll on them in the winter but part of their attraction is the numerous bars, stalls and restaurants that they contain but which, with a few exceptions, close at the beginning of September.

Language / Polish pronounciation of: cz vs ć/ci, sz vs ś/si, ź vs ż and dż vs dź/dzi - how to make these sound diff [79]

@Exx217
It seems to me that both sets of examples contain the d͡ʑ sound and the the second set only differs from the first by the additional i sound. Is there more to it that this?

Law / Finding proof of Polish passport of my grandfather [7]

Have you got your dates and locations right? Israel didn't exist in 1940 and I can't find anywhere in Ukraine that sounds like Delaityn. It's important because for you to have any hope of citizenship your great grandfather needs to have been been living in Poland in 1918 when the modern Polish state was founded.

Law / Poland's citizenship by descent question. Polish great-great grandfather arrived in the USA as a kid. [76]

When was your mother born?

Law / Poland's citizenship by descent question. Polish great-great grandfather arrived in the USA as a kid. [76]

My understanding is that by becoming naturalised Canadian citizens in 1949 they renounced their Polish citizenship before your mother was born. This means that she did not inherit it. See under Loss Criteria here:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_nationality_law

Law / Finding proof of Polish passport of my grandfather [7]

@SectionOne I assumed you that you were trying to claim Polish citizenship for yourself but I've just re-read your post and you haven't made that explicit. Is that what you are trying to do or are you just researching out of personal interest?

There are some online resources for find birth, death and marriage certificates such ancestry.com but countries do not tend to keep historical records of passports and id cards issued, which it seems is what you are looking for.

If he were made to give up his Polish citizenship by the German authorities in 1940, I very much doubt if that decision would be enforced today.

Language / First Year Polish Second Edition Revised and Expanded - Oscar E. Swan (White Cover) [13]

You can find that extract in the white covered book in Google books:
books.google.pl/books?hl=pl&id=UkOAAAAAIAAJ&dq=pas%2C+mapa%2C+karp%3B+ten%2C+kot%2C+data%3B+kura%2C+oko%2C+rok+swann+polish&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=pas%2C+mapa%2C+karp%3B+ten%2C+kot%2C+data%3B+kura%2C+oko%2C+rok

It looks like it is the same as in your copy.

Language / First Year Polish Second Edition Revised and Expanded - Oscar E. Swan (White Cover) [13]

@devilslayer
I'm not a librarian, but I was under the impression that if two books have the same ISBN, they also have the same content.

I've heard that Oscar Swann is very helpful if contacted but it might be a bit of a stretch to ask for technical help.

Language / First Year Polish Second Edition Revised and Expanded - Oscar E. Swan (White Cover) [13]

OK. Glad you got there in the end. Good luck with your Polish.

Real Estate / Buying real estate in Poland advice [18]

@Buggsy
I'm in a similar situation to the OP and have really only just started researching the project. Could you elucidate what you mean by "don't come here with the UK way of doing things in this industry"?

UK, Ireland / Applying for Poland's citizenship using a specialised service or trying on my own? [3]

£950 is utterly ridiculous for such a simple case. Get a sworn translation of your birth certificate, fill in this form:
londyn.msz.gov.pl/resource/d87e1de1-2e70-4231-b8b0-33465ee43a5b:JCR
attach a copy of your mother's passport as instructed at the bottom of page 6 and you are done.

Real Estate / Buying real estate in Poland advice [18]

@sebncfc123
I'm not sure what I can add at this point as I am only just starting out but by all means PM me if you want to keep in touch.

Feedback / Is the Administrator of the P.F. a Native Pole ? [80]

If you are dissatisfied with the services you have received, you have the right to ask for your money back.

UK, Ireland / Moving stuffs from London to Warsaw or Gdansk [5]

Merged:

Recommendation for removers. London -> Gdańsk

I'm looking for someone with a Luton van to move some possessions from London to Gdańsk. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Law / Polish Citizenship for a foreigner whose parents was born in Poland [174]

@rabbits
You can get a letter from the National Archives at Kew, who keep records of naturalisations, to the effect that they can find no evidence that you father acquired British citizenship. Absence of proof isn't proof of absence, but in my case it was sufficient to persuade the Polish authorities that my father never gave up his Polish citizenship.

News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]


Either you write political satire in your spare time or you have entirely failed to understand how a justice system is actually supposed to work.