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Vincent   
25 Apr 2009
Language / Listening to music and learning Polish [45]

I've found this a good way to learn the language.

There are some good Polish songs in this thread, also search for similar threads and you will find lots of Polish songs to help with learning. Good luck:)
Vincent   
27 Mar 2009
Law / Are Blackberry devices popular in Poland among business and individuals? [57]

I like the experience on the iPhone to be honest.

Well I agree that the iphone is a nice looking phone, and was just pointing out that a few items on it, seem a little primitive for it to be called "the most advanced mobile device available". Each to their own eh? ;)
Vincent   
27 Mar 2009
Law / Are Blackberry devices popular in Poland among business and individuals? [57]

No replaceable battery...you got me there.

I meant when you need to replace the battery on the iphone it is a pain? do you have to return it back to base for a few days? On a normal mobile phone you don't need any special tools to change the battery

Tell me how that browseing experience is compared to iPhone... ;)

to be honest internet browsing is crap on any mobile phone, I would prefer browsing on a pc anyday. ;) Oh I forgot there is no video cam on the iphone as well;)
Vincent   
27 Mar 2009
Law / Are Blackberry devices popular in Poland among business and individuals? [57]

iPhone is the most advanced mobile device available.

Well in some ways its still primitive. A 2mp camera on a mobile phone was the standard 3 or 4 years ago. No replaceable battery, no memory card slot and no support for bluetooth stereo, it is also the same weight as a house brick ;)

It also does not have true GPS, which gives turn-by-turn instructions. In all I am very happy with my Nokia N96 ;)
Vincent   
22 Mar 2009
Life / How would you describe the Polish sense of humour? [66]

I like the "Embedding disabled by request" bit. Is that Polish humour?

I'll do a search for it instead.

Most times when you see that message, "double clicking" on the video screen will make it work. When posting a utube video it is always best to check in the preview box to see if there is any problems with the link. Hope this helps;)
Vincent   
3 Feb 2009
Language / Word order and swearing in Polish [44]

Thanks Sean

From gramatical point both sentences are correct and acceptable

Thanks also for a great explanation:)
Vincent   
3 Feb 2009
Language / Word order and swearing in Polish [44]

Kurwa co ty Kurwa robisz, Kurwa?

Just a daff question from someone learning polish. Why is there two "you's in that sentence? ty and robisz?
Vincent   
8 Jan 2009
Language / Pimsleur's Polish Lessons [38]

I'm also trying to look for the alphabet and how to say them.

here you are the best on the internet, right here on polish forums :)

polishforums.com/language/lessons-units-10526/
Vincent   
8 Jan 2009
Language / Pimsleur's Polish Lessons [38]

or depending on how is the sentence structure for the most part?

Nouns, pronouns and adjectives change their endings to show their relationship to other words in the sentence.

If you haven't found out yet, polish nouns have different forms for expressing grammatical case, related to the function of a noun in a sentence. A polish noun also has one of 3 genders, masculine, female or neuter. The 7 cases are , nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental, locative, and vocative in both singular and plural.

So a noun like sklep ( shop/store) may look like this in case form..

Nom. sklep
Gen. sklepu
Dat. sklepowi
Acc. sklep
Instr. sklepem
Loc. sklepie
Voc. sklepie

and their plurals, sklepy,sklepów, sklepom, sklepy,sklepami, sklepach and sklepy.

If you have just started to learn polish, then this may be a little too advanced for you but there is no need to rush. I would advise you to start of, learning the letters of the alphabet and then the spelling and grammar rules with them. Learn the basic phrases like hello, goodbye, thank you , I would like a coffee etc, build up your vocabulary then later on, get to grips with the 7 cases.

Above all take your time and have patience, after all you are trying to learn one of the top five hardest languages :)
Vincent   
28 Dec 2008
Language / Pimsleur's Polish Lessons [38]

The translation that the member did for you above, is correct.

Oh thank you what's mowi? Is that suppose to be understand?

mówi means speak. It is how you would ask someone that you don't know very well if they speak polish or english?. czy mówi pan(pani) po polsku ( po angielsku).

Oh and final question the czy is it suppose to sound like te?

czy sounds like chi

Oh I found another mistake it should be angielski and polski.

when you talk about languages from a country it is po polsku, po angielsku

You really should get yourself a polish phrase book to help you,as all of the above is just basic polish and you need to see how the words are spelt and written down.

good luck with your course.
Vincent   
28 Nov 2008
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Very good edition mr Sz, took me by surprise being published on a Friday.

Glad to see that you are fighting fit again.
Vincent   
21 Nov 2008
Language / Polish Lessons Units [189]

Thank you Janusz..this video is excellent.
Vincent   
18 Nov 2008
Language / Is rosetta stone any good for learning Polish? [51]

If you know someone who can find their way around the net, you can get it for free. So i am told:) I think the first part can be downloaded from the Rosetta Stone site for free. Also there are some other threads about this product, just type Rosetta Stone into the search box at top of page.
Vincent   
17 Nov 2008
Food / Polish food in Pictures. [277]

where's the pictures of all the delicious dishes you've cooked? ;)

Well although I have sampled many polish dishes, I am ashamed to say I've never cooked any. I have helped grate potatoes for the dish you made last week, so I know my way around a grater:(

However I have been shown in great detail how to make kotlet schabowy, and I might surprise you one week with photos on here:)
Vincent   
17 Nov 2008
Food / Polish food in Pictures. [277]

Very disappointed tonight PD. Give up watching corrie to come to your cookery class, and what do I find? No recipe just a...

I made gołąbki today but I won't be posting a picture

I hope this class picks up next week again, with or without a new grater :)
Vincent   
17 Nov 2008
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

My sincere condolonces and thanks for sharing with us, your memories of a great friend.
Vincent   
10 Nov 2008
Food / Polish food in Pictures. [277]

Hmmm, I think I forgot something, I dunno what though. :}

a grater ;) That is the worst bit :)
Vincent   
10 Nov 2008
Food / Polish food in Pictures. [277]

It didn't seem like a ketchup sort of a dish

just needs a dash of Hp brown sause:)
Vincent   
3 Nov 2008
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Wroclaw Boy is going to be a Daddy.

congratulations old chap.
Vincent   
3 Nov 2008
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Ohh how life can be boring in Poland

Can't be all bad WB, driving around in a nice fast car:)
Vincent   
31 Oct 2008
Language / Recommended for learners: Michel Thomas Method Polish Audiobook [60]

I have seen it on ebay going for £25 pounds at the moment, but the general price seem to be around £35..Michel Thomas was a language teacher to the stars, demanding up to $30,000 a week for his sessions. Some people have criticized his teachings because he had a German accent so any language that you might learn would have his accent.

However I believe he used polish native speakers on his polish course.
Vincent   
24 Oct 2008
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Has to be Vincent the only person to admit to being a Spurs fan

Thanks for the adward Mr Sz, but will I have to give it back in May, when we break into the top four? :) Excellent edition and happy birthday.
Vincent   
13 Oct 2008
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

how did your golf game with StevieG go this morning mr Sz?
Vincent   
13 Oct 2008
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Good day everyone. As Mr Sz is very busy working on the Omnibus Anniversary Edition he has rather reluctantly let me write this weeks edition. He also asked me to point out that normal services will return shortly and no blame for the following article should be directed at him or any other employee at Szarlotka Towers.




P/f at war

A rather bad week for rage wars on P/F. At one point it look like world war 3 was about to break out! Earlier in the week Illinois started to lunch missile attracts on the lone star state of Texas. Texas returned fire and the war continued for a good 30 minutes then fizzled out with no reports of injuries.

Next up a bovine type creature ( stationed at a base somewhere in the UK) started to bombard a Brit living in Wroclaw with cruise missiles. The fire was returned quite quickly and went on for most of the night. Earlier reports told us that the factory where the Brit had been hiding took a direct hit, but our man was not hurt and was later seen in the stare miasto area wearing his favourite shirt, it was then confirmed that there had indeed been an explosion at the paint factory. Some countries east of Poland also got involved in this battle which resulted in snipers firing shots at each other all through the night.

Just when we thought it was safe to go back to our keyboards, a normally peaceful and non aggressive city in Canada got involved in a war with our lovely cathedral city of Salisbury in Wiltshire .This one quickly gathered momentum with guns blazing from both sides and when the small country of Northern Ireland mistakenly got involved, a warning shot was quickly sent from the Salisbury plain area to halt any attempt of an invasion. The main battle went on for over an hour but thankfully (at the time of writing) peace is now restored in all the trouble spots.

Our P/F peace keeper Daisy has now opened a safe haven for anyone feeling angry to let off steam in her new thread Mad, Bad, Sad or Glad...which one are you? Please make a note of this folks and post it as a sticky on your monitors.

The ghost of Vera Old

The devious Vera Old came back to haunt us once more. Just as admin was doing a spot of site maintenance she struck again …our volunteer watch guard and member Franek, was once again quick to see her on his radar. He sent out a warning and petrified one p/f member who was so scared that she thought Vera had taken over admin and PolskaDoll. This woman must be caught, and rest assured that Franek is still on her case 24/7 and setting traps for her, so it is just a matter of time before the forum police catch up with her.

Same old story

Things are starting to hot up in P/F’s World cup and Euro games. Many Countries are represented with the likes of England, Scotland, France, Poland, Germany and Turkey battling for a place in the finals. So which country is going to win these competitions you might ask? Well which country always starts slow? gets better with each round? Always gets into the final? Yes folks you have guessed it, the Germans. Bratwurst Boy is at the top of the euro game, with what seems like an unchallenged lead, and has slowly been working his way up to the top of the world cup game too. Experts say he could well be top come Wednesday. Is there chance that England could win this? Maybe a slim chance, you see if one of the Scots win it, we will do our usual bit and claim a victory for Britain…rest assured we will also be looking to get into the semis and hope that jbman can continue his great winning streak and Mr Sz must have a good chance as well. Anyway there is still a long way to go and it must be said, congratulations to Bratwurst Boy for a superb performance so far, and thanks also to Polson for keeping everything in order.

In between the wars.

With the wars making the headlines this week other people not involved were trying to carry on with their normal lives. Our new guest to these shores, Wyspi is settling in at Cambridge and not letting future mum in law spoil her happiness. Good for her we all say here at Szarlotka towers. New member sweet-g who does not speak much polish, has found a novel way of communicating with her new polish boyfriend, by writing love messages on her wall. Alleged super spy and private detective Senator has been asking for an email translation and then asking for how to mark an email as unread, he has since cleared things up saying it was for a mate. Joepilsudski’s agony aunt thread has been a success and many people are keen to get his advice. One member asked for advice on why his wife did not like him going fishing with his mate Sam and posted a photo of his buddy with some bass, however many male p/f members claim that they can’t remember seeing any bass in the picture.

And finally.

Some threads which may or may not, complement each other

pretty woman - were are you? Hiking around Zakopane/ Tatra mountains

Cooked Fruit in Poland - Fruity Fillings, Flan, Pies, Tarts and JAM
Calling wind musicians in Trojmiasto!

what are the best love poems in polish for a girl to receive? Which position you play in Football ?

why does he write polish words on the wall?
Native Speaker available for private evening lessons

nasza-klasa.pl how to mark a read mail as unread
I like this Polish girl, but she doesn't get my... English sense of humor

Are polish girls gold-diggers? What to do with my penny jar full of Polish coins?

Thanks for reading have a great week
Vincent   
1 Oct 2008
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Excellent stuff Mr Sz. A golden edition and masterpiece.

My best wishes and good luck to the pool tonight
Just score a couple and keep it tight
two nil would keep my predictions right
So don’t have me thinking what a load of ….scousers :)