RFL950x
14 Mar 2013
Language / Learning to speak Polish(?) for traveling reasons. Help!? [30]
Recently I've been fascinated with Poland. From the food, to the culture and history and everything else. I've been doing quite a bit of research so I can educate myself a bit more. I know more about my other roots than I do about being Polish, and I guess that gap that I had is what's making me go so crazy right now.
I've tried to learn more from my family, but unfortunately, my mother can't offer me any other information other than the fact that her father was Polish (Mom is half French, Italian, and Polish. Dad is Jewish [he's not from Israel so according to Israeli law or something, he's considered Jewish]).
After seeing pictures of Poland, and learning a bit about their society, culture, and some good places to travel (especially their cuisine), I wanted to plan a trip to Poland. However, I figured it would only be appropriate to speak Polish if I'm going to Poland.
Before I jump into learning how to speak it, being a first time learner, how easy or difficult will it be? And, after learning some basics and enough to keep me steady, how easy or difficult will it be to learn other words and phrases? My worry is just the pronunciation and what letters are used for what because after seeing the Polish alphabet, I look at the letters like, "how in the world...".
I tend to learn quicker through context-clues and through visuals than I do by learning the verbs, nouns, adjectives, ect ect like how they would teach you another language if you were in school, yet I don't have the money for Rosetta stone.
Any and all help would be appreciated.
Recently I've been fascinated with Poland. From the food, to the culture and history and everything else. I've been doing quite a bit of research so I can educate myself a bit more. I know more about my other roots than I do about being Polish, and I guess that gap that I had is what's making me go so crazy right now.
I've tried to learn more from my family, but unfortunately, my mother can't offer me any other information other than the fact that her father was Polish (Mom is half French, Italian, and Polish. Dad is Jewish [he's not from Israel so according to Israeli law or something, he's considered Jewish]).
After seeing pictures of Poland, and learning a bit about their society, culture, and some good places to travel (especially their cuisine), I wanted to plan a trip to Poland. However, I figured it would only be appropriate to speak Polish if I'm going to Poland.
Before I jump into learning how to speak it, being a first time learner, how easy or difficult will it be? And, after learning some basics and enough to keep me steady, how easy or difficult will it be to learn other words and phrases? My worry is just the pronunciation and what letters are used for what because after seeing the Polish alphabet, I look at the letters like, "how in the world...".
I tend to learn quicker through context-clues and through visuals than I do by learning the verbs, nouns, adjectives, ect ect like how they would teach you another language if you were in school, yet I don't have the money for Rosetta stone.
Any and all help would be appreciated.