Language / Is ę and ń always pronounced the same? [11]

first: ń and ę are different sounds
second: ę can sound differently depending on where in word it is
ń is mostly at the end so sounds the same but there is also ni
and that can be like in nie or in nic
thy listening here ivona.com/pl/

Language / Going to learn the Polish Genitive Case [28]

The trouble with rosetta from what I read at this site, is that it is not designed especially for Slavic languages, so it introduces difficult stuff in random moments, and it doesn't explain much.

Tables can help you look up words and find endings. I checked that polish.slavic.pitt.edu/polish/ has a dictionary with noun and verb forms shown.

Language / Going to learn the Polish Genitive Case [28]

Indy people make those lists because they believe it's easiest to learn.
There are -y and -i for feminine words. -a and -u for masculine and -a or -ęcia for neutral words. Look at declension tables and see endings for yourself . There are many exceptions in Polish sometimes words are masculine but have feminine declension like mężczyzna or the endings are according to the rules but word changes like pies- psa.

Those different qestions that all mostly mean who and what - different cases have different questions. Polish people learn declensions with them.

Coming buck to names - nobody knows how to declense foreign names (Other than teachers , profession
al proof-readers and University students).

Polish female names always end with "a" but Genitive can be either with -i or -y
Kasia- Kasi, Maria-Marii, Maja-Mai Anka-Anki Agnieszka-Agnieszki
Marta-Marty, Anna-Anny, Genowefa-Genowefy

male forms end with consonants and you add -a
Paweł-Pawła
Piotr-Piotra
Michał-Michała
Grześ-Grzesia

There are some male nicknames ending with o or -u , then you replace them with "A"
Staś-Stasia
Stasio-Stasia
Jaś-Jasia
Jasio-Jasia
Miś-Misia
Misiu-Misia

Also you asked what is affected

To jest książka tego nowego ucznia
This is a book of this(the) new student
to jest książka tej znanej pisarki Marii Konopnickiej
This is a book of this (the) famous writer Maria Konopnicka
all the bolded words are in genitive.

Also in Polish the Genitive question is kogo? czego? while direct translation for whose? is czyj? czyja? czyje? ( depending on the gender of the owned thing)

That is because genitive is not only for possessions.
Common use is for negations , and the question polish kids learn for genitive is "who is not there" "kogo nie ma"

Language / pierze vs myje ? [7]

wash is mostly for textiles. It could be used in metaphorical sense as listed above, or sometimes about things that were put in washing machine.

Language / pierze vs myje ? [7]

Yes prać is infinitive and pierze is among other things form for he/she/it washes.

prać- to wash

ja piorę I wash
ty pierzesz you wash
on ona ono pierze he/she/it washes
my pierzemy we wash
wy pierzecie you wash
oni piorą they wash

Polish is fun like that

and wet is mokry/mokra/mokre in nominativ depending on the word's gender

Language / pierze vs myje ? [7]

wash clothes- prać ubranie (to launder?)

wash hands - myć ręce
wash floor - myć podłogę

Travel / Baggage size limit on Trains in Poland? [16]

It goes more to the buying ticket, but when travelling with other person , if you get "bez przedziałów" carriage (without compartments) try to get one seat next to window and other next to that seat, they tend to sell two window seats and you end up seating one'e back before another's face.

Language / Polish grammar - do you have the same words for toes and fingers? [6]

with games like computer games and card games and board games it's "grać"

Travel / Baggage size limit on Trains in Poland? [16]

I wouldn't count on room by your seat. If it's standard medium about 65/40/20 cm it should fit above your head but pack in a way that somebody else could put their smaller bag on it and not damage anything. Be sure you can lift it above your head. (Probably somebody will help you) If you travel Warsaw to Krakow most passengers will board with you and leave with you, but also there are many people who travel with little luggage . It depends on the day ( when exactly do you arrive ? last days of September can be crowded )

Also if your luggage is on two wheels you may have to carry it while on train

Intercity has tree types of carriages (that I've encountered)
with compartments for 8 people in two rows facing each-other , with place for luggage above your head (if there are full people there is enough place on floor for your legs and nothing else and no place under a seat.

- with compartments for 6 people ( those are new cars) as above but with more place as the same space is for 6 pairs of legs and 6 pieces of luggage

In both you can leave your luggage at corridor if necessary.

- - without compartments , looks like inside of a bus but half seats face one direction and half the other. Less space at shelf above you but there is space under a seat. You cant place anything near your seat but there are shelves and free space for luggage at the beginning and end of the carriage.

Regio is no compartments, less space above , no additional space for luggage and more people without any luggage ( depends on route)

Language / Polish Grammar - ile - ilu ? [9]

I'd say mixed groups are mostly ilu but osoby, dzieci and niemowlęta are exceptions.

It's because usually there is a singular male form and sometimes female counterpart but singular "osoba" is feminine but means person regardless of sex, while children and babies are neuter.

The cited above book claims some specific rules but they are complicated. You can come back to them in few years when you will like to sound more natural, for now I'd say :

men and most mixed groups - ilu
women animals and inanimated objects ile

exceptions from mixed groups:
osoby- people
dzieci- children
niemowlęta- babies

Travel / Baggage size limit on Trains in Poland? [16]

While it is said it has to fit above your seat it doesn't specify how big it has to be.
standard The biggest luggage bags not always fit above your head ( or to be more specific there is place for two of those where luggage for 4 pasangers should fit) but I've never seen anybody charged for it. Keep in mind you probably will have to put your luggage above your head yourself, so don't take more than you can lift.

Travel / Buying Train Tickets online - I'm going to Poland soon [18]

You need to decide between cheaper and more comfy but more expensive. TLK costs 35 zł while EIC 130

News / Closet homosexual politicians in Poland [83]

While I don't believe him to be homosexual ( more in denial than closeted) but if he were he would have to hide very well with being a leader of rather homophobic party with even more homophobic electorate

Travel / Buying Train Tickets online - I'm going to Poland soon [18]

you can see prices just before logging in.

Language / Polish Grammar - ile - ilu ? [9]

Ile osób przyjdzie osoba is female osoby are not masculine personal
Ilu gości przyjdzie gość is male goście are masculine personal

Language / Polish grammar - do you have the same words for toes and fingers? [6]

toes and fingers are both palce ( palec, masculine)
yes it's teach somebody and teach yourself- learn. ( uczyć kogoś, uczyć się)

And play is other way where we have two words where English has one
Grać is more serious you play music, musical instruments and sports.
Bawić się is entertain yourself, or toy with something, or children playing, Dobrze się bawić means have fun
Bawić kogoś is entertain (somebody)

Girl smells roses Dziewczyna wącha róże
Girl smells like roses Dziewczyna pachnie różami

Wąchać is when an animal with a nose makes an effort to feel a smell of something (Sniff)
Pachnieć is to emit a pleasant fragnance
Śmierdzieć is to emit an unpleasant fragnance
Zapach is a noun smell

I like a smell of roses Lubię zapach róż

Travel / Buying Train Tickets online - I'm going to Poland soon [18]

use this one? it seems to work: rozklad-pkp.pl/bin/query.exe/en?

and the price is exactly like I always pay.
(I checked before registering, so I don't know what happens next)

Language / Polish Grammar - ile - ilu ? [9]

ilu is for human males, ile for females, children, animals and unanimated (there may be exceptions)

It goes with Polish Plural dividing nouns between masculine personal , and other.

And I never was learning Polish as it's my first language , but from this website and number of questions people ask while learning from Roseta Stone , please don't use it as your only resource, Polish is so grammar driven, you will be more confused if it's not explained.

Travel / Buying Train Tickets online - I'm going to Poland soon [18]

Maybe you should buy your tickets on the intercity website?

Life / Anyone recognize this lullaby? 'Ah-ah-ah Ju ju spach...' [21]

But isn't it kind of lullaby where you make up your words after you ran out of them. idż już spać mama nie wie co ci dac seems like that.

Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]


Or old one is for non-recyclable and two new ones are for recyclable ( glass / paper nad plastic) or one for recyclable one for organic?

Life / Anyone recognize this lullaby? 'Ah-ah-ah Ju ju spach...' [21]

Second part sounds like "mama nie wie co ci dać" which means mama doesn't know what to give you

Life / Poland no Unemployment benefits after paying taxes for 20 years [41]

it is, but there could be another article saying claiming the same as above, saying they paid taxes , but were refused unemployed benefits on base of not paying enough Fundusz Pracy, as so called garbage jobs and starting self-employed don't pay it.

Right now if you have "Umowa o Dzieło" Umowa zlecenie" or "Kontrakt menedżerski" or pay reduced ZUS in first years of self employment you wont receive benefits. Just in case somebody needed that knowledge.

Life / Poland no Unemployment benefits after paying taxes for 20 years [41]

Well accually just paying Taxes wouldn't be enough , but he probably also paid "Fundusz Pracy", which would have meant he would have been given 120% of "standard" benefits if he didn't miss the deadline. ( If he paid for more than 20 years).

Genealogy / Jerzy Jasion - please help me find my best friend [11]

Or maybe you can tell us what you want to text them? or text in English? and try to listen to that recorded message again. Is it in Polish only? That means its a voicemail so leave a message in English. If the phone was disconnected the message would be in both English and Polish.

It's easy to search nk. you just type name in top left box with a looking glass and then see who was found. There are two people with that name but from central and West Poland.

Life / Poland no Unemployment benefits after paying taxes for 20 years [41]

Let's be clear. With open boarders and all govenments have no interest in strictly enforcing 3 months rule , but it you want government help they can say, you should have registered, you didn't so we don't need to help you.

Can ALL posters stick to the thread topic please.

Life / Poland no Unemployment benefits after paying taxes for 20 years [41]

I translated from polish , and didn't know formal terms, it's residence permit. You know what it is better than I do.

Life / Poland no Unemployment benefits after paying taxes for 20 years [41]

a quick serach shows that you need residency, permission to stay in Poland, be in Poland, and of course all conditions for Polish citizens also apply.

infolink.wroclaw.pl/node/339?language=en

Life / Poland no Unemployment benefits after paying taxes for 20 years [41]


that is true, you can also be beneficent of scholarships, courses and other programs for registered unemployed, if you fit other criteria like age, gender, place of living length of unemployment, disability etc.

Law / How to register a new business in Poland [129]

A bit of advice : 1 ) whenever you go to an office applying for anything take a polish speaker with you, just in case.
2) you are going to receive letters from various companies saying that you need to pay for being registered, that is not true, and those companies are trying to fool people.