Language / I'm Moving from UK To Poland to learn Polish and live there [11]

Cześć,
I have finally decided to move to Poland. I fell in love with Poland when I visited Wroclaw about 10 years ago. I had a friend I worked with in the UK who took me to her home and I stayed with her family for two weeks. I came home and signed up for a Polish course which I completed. My friend then moved back to Poland with her Husband and raised a family. I hadn't spoken to her in about 6 or 7 years because life just took over. I then started learning Polish again and after a few months I signed up on facebook and tried to find her, which I did. She is doing fantastic.

I would like to move maybe within two years. I have a few things I need to take care off in the UK first. I am single with no real responsibilities in the UK so I finally made the decision and I am so looking forward to the future. I fell in love with Poland the moment I stepped foot off the airplane all those years ago and at this point in my life I want to have experiences that are priceless. Needless to say I will have my Best Friend back in my life.

I am going to spend the minimum of the next two years learning as much Polish at home knowing that soon I will be speaking with Natives. I will be 33 by the time I leave, I have no job waiting for me or anything but I would be happy working in cafe in Poland because like I said before its about the experience of being there.

Sorry for rambling but just wanted to share the good news.

Dziękuję bardzo, Simon

Life / Is wizja.tv a free service for watching Polish channels or what? [10]

Hi guys and gals. I am curious what the situation is with this channel. I have been watching it now for a few days (I have surpassed the 3 hours) and it seems to be free however in red writing at the side it does say "UWAGA! Brak Premium! - limit oglądania: max. 3 godziny - dostęp tylko do serwerów standard".

It is great though for watching Polish tv and I will pay if it ever stops working. Does anyone have any experience using this?

P.S. I do live in N.Ireland btw.

Simon

Language / Is it possible to master the Polish language fluently for a non-Polish speaker? [120]

Hello again, I have just came across this forum so I am making the most of it lol. From what I read on the forum it seems to be that Polish is a really difficult language to learn and I get that as I am trying my hardest to learn it. So my question is...You always here about English speaking people who can speaking fluently in Spanish, French, Italian etc but I have never come across someone who is English that can speak fluently in Polish and understand others competently. Is it just due to the fact it is extremely difficult or have I just not came across them lol.

Sorry for bombarding the forum...I am just asking the questions that I have thought about in the past.

Is Polish up there with the MOST difficult language to learn?

Thanks again, Simon

Language / Good Polish Music To Help Me Learn? [41]

Hey, I am wondering if anybody could help me to find some good Polish music? I would like it to play whilst I am int he gym or driving. I have been listening to Marek Grechuta and I really enjoy it. I really appreciate how I am able to hear his lyrics nice and clear. So if you could let me know what you would recommend that would be great.

Thank you all so much in advance

Simon

Language / Is It Possible For... a person who has studied Polish in College for 1 year to get good [3]

...a person who has studied Polish in College for 1 year to get good. I am talking about myself. I went to college and studied Polish for 1 year and also studied a little on my own as well. At the time I was surround by Polish friends however as we all got older some of my friends moved back to Poland or elsewhere around the world. I am in contact with them still but they are busy with there new lives that I cannot speak with them verbally like we used to be able to.

I have just turned 35 years old and it was 8 years ago when I studied in Polish. I have recently started studying it again (you could call it a mid-life crisis lol). I am trying to surround myself with as much Polish things as possible. I am reading Polish books, watching Polish TV Shows, listening to Audio Cd's and listening to Polish music when I am in the Gym or Driving. I just started listening to Marek Grechuta and I really enjoy it because I can hear what he is saying clearly, I don't understand much of it but I do like it.

I am looking to make Polish a part of my life and I am studying at least 1 hour a day. My question is...Is it possible for someone like me to eventually become good at Polish? What I mean is can somebody my age if they put in the time get to a good level of Polish or even better. I do know that the best way to learn Polish is to be around people who speak the language but at the moment that is not possible but I would like to move and live in Poland at some point in the future.

How good can a person get when learning Polish...is there a certain level that someone who wasn't born into the language can reach or is the sky the limit? Can you get to the point where if a Polish person met you and didn't know you could think you are Polish? because I have met Polish people who have a local accent where I live and I was suprised when they told me there were Polish and they were only in the country 5 years.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, all help is greatly appreciated.

Simon