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	Sticky: Short Polish<->English translations 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 927 - You forgot to say the magic word. :):) Actually, two magic words.... LanguageWiktoria17 - 28 Oct 2007 pawian - 4 May 2021
	Sticky: Polish Language Exchange Thread 2 3 4 5 128 - One can never be too sure, Lenka:-)... LanguageKarol Pol - 31 Oct 2012 Lyzko - 21 Jan 2021
	Cases in Polish. czas, czasu, czasowi, czasy, czasom, etc 5 - W porównianiu z tym czasem, jest.. = In comparison with that time..... Languagenyphri22 - 9 hrs ago Lyzko - 7 hrs ago
	English sentences into Polish (want to test my knowledge) 27 - @Lenka Yes, I realize my mistake here. It should actually be "stresujący dzień''... LanguageMaj2020 - 2 May 2021 Maj2020 - 3 May 2021
	Polish terms for age demographic? ("Baby Boomer", "Generations X/Y/Z", "Millennials", "Post-Millennials",etc?) 12 - In general.... everybody seems devoted to trying to forget all about that period, my students say it's barely... LanguageForumUser - 23 Apr 2021 mafketis - 26 Apr 2021
	Declension of diminutives in the Polish language 8 - If we had borrowed it from English, the dimunitive of ham would be hamka.... LanguageLeo 037james - 13 Apr 2021 pawian - 13 Apr 2021
	rzeczownik (noun) // Right, Recht? 8 - In German, "Laib" is the cognate/calque of "loaf":-)... LanguageThomasK - 15 Mar 2021 Lyzko - 15 Mar 2021
	Postcard from Wolyn.. translation if possible.. 19 - Good that you got the translation, nice to see a happy ending :) Have a look at... Languagetadoz - 22 Jan 2021 Chemikiem - 26 Jan 2021
	I really need to know the rest of this phrase - Jezu Kochanie...? 8 - Could be another language. It doesn't make much sense as it is. Polish catenation is unusual though, try... Languagepipdaddy - 15 Oct 2020 jon357 - 17 Oct 2020
	Meaning of "B.P." and "b." in a Polish death notice 5 - You are welcome.... Languagemhurwicz - 9 Aug 2020 pawian - 9 Jan 2021
	Polish opinions on foreign languages? 2 42 - Seems like I have to either study Swedish or German - they demmand it for medical degrees. I can't... LanguageZlatko - 3 Jul 2020 Zlatko - 20 Jul 2020
	Am I the only person that can't sing in Polish at all? 2 48 - @LostSoul Given your interest in 70s era prog, you might like these: youtu.be/M9bgWtNAQpE youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_krtPW3V5MWskO4YefDgZcILsxdoMeGddg youtu.be/zmpiGHe72Xk... LanguageLostSoul - 20 Jun 2020 budzin - 4 Feb 2021
	Does being surrounded by Slovak language help in learning Polish? 4 - Vocabulary-wise it could be helpful but you will need to re-acquaint yourself with proper Polish pronunciation as Slovakian is... LanguageZlatko - 10 Jun 2020 BiffCzajka - 30 Aug 2020
	Trying to interpret a letter from Poland 3 - Thank you very much for that info!... LanguageNinaM - 15 May 2020 NinaM - 16 May 2020
	Lyrics to Polish song Hoopai Shupai 3 - WW1. The Polish lyrics mentions trenches and tsar (while the English lyrics mention mud). Listen to it here:... Languagesurfski - 2 May 2020 pawian - 25 Jun 2020
	Can I buy the Polish language certificate B1? 12 - ha ha,sounds like my birth certificate from India in 4 languages ,English,Hindi,Urdu and Punjabi.Go figure what I went... LanguageHi Pol - 13 Apr 2020 Cargo pants - 15 Apr 2020
	Poszłam or poszedłem 30 - Not really the same thing powinienem is an abbreviated version of "jestem powinien" or "powinienem jestem" with... LanguageSnakeater - 5 Apr 2020 mafketis - 8 Apr 2020
	Instrumental case in the Polish language. Am I understanding it right? 2 3 68 - In the Polish counterpart of the English-language sentence structures "Affirmative Sentence + Neither...Nor" such as "I eat candy bar(s)... LanguageSwimfan - 21 Mar 2020 ForumUser - 1 Apr 2020
	Cultural disparities shown through Polish and English languages 2 59 - Perhaps the defective articles "the", "a" in Polish, as in Russian, reflect a perceptual difference in the way certain... Languagepawian - 19 Mar 2020 Lyzko - 25 Oct 2020
	Can you recognise the famous quotes from Polish films? 9 - Two days ago when Czechs expelled 18 Russian spies I read this comment under the article: Czechs! How you... Languagepawian - 18 Mar 2020 pawian - 23 Apr 2021
	Diminutive Words for Breads, Loaves, etc 20 - Close words of the Polish language for the word 'crumb' there are a total of 175 synonyms. These synonyms... LanguageKitte - 12 Mar 2020 johnny reb - 13 Mar 2020
	Sentence usage/placements of unstressed vs stressed pronouns Się/Siebie, Mi/Mię, Cię/Ci, Go/Jego, Mu/Jemu, 19 - Yep, makes sense.... LanguageForumUser - 8 Mar 2020 Lyzko - 11 Mar 2020
	Etymology of sztuka 5 - It obviously means "art" as in the above photo, perhaps derived from the German.... Languagesysna - 6 Mar 2020 Lyzko - 10 Mar 2020
	Verbal nouns and past-tense adjectives from imperfective & perfective verbs..when to use which aspect? 2 48 - Indeed, forms like: przebywszy (tę odległość), zdobywszy (szczyt), dobywszy (szpady), odbywszy (karę wiezienia).... LanguageForumUser - 2 Mar 2020 Ziemowit - 8 Mar 2020
	Translation of the word "małpka" into English 10 - Well, some guys can swallow such a 100 ml bottle in one nip. :):) Not bad,... LanguageZiemowit - 6 Feb 2020 pawian - 7 Feb 2020
	Slow Talk in Polish TV 6 - hahaha I thought the same about Americans when in NYC. I came there with my school and uni... LanguageSylvio - 1 Feb 2020 pawian - 1 Feb 2020
	What is your biggest problem with Polish language? 2 3 4 5 6 158 - I hate to recognise and label certain formal structures, especially clauses because there are so many of them:... LanguageJanusz2020 - 21 Jan 2020 pawian - 2 Apr 2021
	Origin of / reason for spelling /tɕi/ as <ci> in the Polish language 11 - Swietna idea. Dobranoc:-)... LanguageLucDre - 13 Jan 2020 Lyzko - 14 Jan 2020
	Meaning of I-go , II-go , III-go ??? 2 - It's a grammatical ending for adjectives (genitive singular for masculine and neuter nouns), the full form is -(i)ego... Languagemhurwicz - 3 Jan 2020 mafketis - 3 Jan 2020
	Interslavic artificial language 2 35 - Nearly all languages have at least some foreign borrowing, Ratko, even Icelandic! :-)... LanguageNoToForeigners - 26 Nov 2019 Lyzko - 7 Dec 2019
	Unknown language of old prayer from grandparents - they spoke a mixture of Polish, Slovak & Hungarian 15 - I don't think I can make such assumptions based only on a prayer said by an American descendant of... Languagebadtranslator - 26 Nov 2019 kaprys - 3 Dec 2019
	Why don't you always pronounce the last ę as "eom" 4 - Very possibly, Maf, you're probably right. I should add, of course, that the "a"-sound with "kreska" in any... LanguageH2N2 - 17 Nov 2019 Lyzko - 18 Nov 2019
	What are więcej przykładów of the Locative case - other examples in the Polish language 4 - @Skyman, Contrary to gumishu, Polish isn't useless at all, only, it is something which requires ever so serious,... LanguageSkyman - 2 Nov 2019 Lyzko - 2 Nov 2019
	"zi" as "zee", "si" as "see" , "RZ" as R Z.. etc in Polish language 29 - Not something that gets said a lot.... For myself I think that it would be nice if... LanguageH2N - 11 Sep 2019 mafketis - 14 Sep 2019
	Are there "Spelling Bee" competitions in Poland? (ie. Polish version of USA's "Scripps National Spelling Bee") 16 - However I've yet to encounter any Polish "palatals" quite so palatalized as in, for example Russian.... LanguageNienazwane - 8 Aug 2019 Lyzko - 10 Aug 2019
	Please help with the translation in Polish of a set of English sentences 3 - gumishu, Thank you very much for all this! I'll keep close as a reference, and we will see... LanguageCharlie Wengain - 5 Aug 2019 Charlie Wengain - 5 Aug 2019
	Myśląc "Polska" - Does new PiS motto.... really mean anything? 20 - There is no such language as "American". You speak English.Yes, there are a few subtle differences, but they... Languagemafketis - 8 Jul 2019 Miloslaw - 8 Jul 2019
	Addressing a follow up email to an embassy of the Republic of Poland 3 - @Tlum Thanks, and you are right zapytać does make more sense here than potwierdzić.... LanguagePolakNieMaly - 1 Jul 2019 PolakNieMaly - 1 Jul 2019
	Looking for meaning of a phrase ("Yatz Gatz Spetagamie") 2 47 - Hey, I also believe in giving credit where credit is due:-) No thanks necessary, although I appreciate all the... LanguageJJKK - 24 Jun 2019 Lyzko - 2 Jul 2019
	Pronunciation question: ę at the end of a sentence 5 - In rapid speech, I've only very rarely heard the final "e-sound" distinctly pronounced, except actually for my Polish teacher... Languagemhurwicz - 10 Jun 2019 Lyzko - 10 Jun 2019
	The rule determining pronunciation of " sprawdź " in the Polish language 3 - Palatalization in Polish can indeed be challenging, as that final "z + mnaki znak" almost seems to disappear if... Languagemhurwicz - 6 Jun 2019 Lyzko - 6 Jun 2019
	Puns and language games in Polish adverts 16 - Window sills wholesale: we hack/shag on the premises.... Languagepawian - 23 May 2019 pawian - 11 Jul 2020
	The Slavic accents 4 - All such "labels" in the end are meaningless, Vlad! Any manner of speaking is subject to purely subjective... LanguageVlad1234 - 20 May 2019 Lyzko - 20 May 2019
	If nominative singular noun ends in "-(not -c-) + ha", is dative & locative singular ending still "-sze"? 16 - (Partial translations below...I did my best LOL): sjp.pwn.pl/poradnia/haslo/;11744 Question: "Form of noun 'wataha' in locative case as 'watadze'... LanguageLri - 13 May 2019 Lri - 14 May 2019
	What "YOU" is the correct one? Polish language question. 2 50 - We as well. To be continued:-)... LanguageNightshadow - 6 May 2019 Lyzko - 9 May 2019
	Polish-American Grandma used to say this word! 18 - google.com/amp/s/slask.onet.pl/starki-i-starziki-felieton-marka-szoltyska-po-slasku/xce89.amp Have a look at it.... Languageerinegront - 26 Apr 2019 kaprys - 26 Apr 2019
	What do foreigners find the hardest part of Polish? 2 3 63 - So long as you don't desire to discourage others such as Lori from learning, enjoying, and using her new-found... LanguageLyzko - 15 Apr 2019 Lyzko - 18 Apr 2019
	Etymology of Paragon 4 - What makes you think that?... LanguageAnotherPeter - 12 Apr 2019 jon357 - 15 Apr 2019
	"Pan Tadeusz" - difficult English translations? 10 - Probably somewhere in the middle, pawian:-)... Languagepasssivus - 6 Mar 2019 Lyzko - 10 Mar 2019
	Meaning of zrewanżować in this context 4 - @Nathans Thank you! So the sense would be, "I read your illegible letters, but you don't seem to want... Languagemhurwicz - 2 Mar 2019 mhurwicz - 2 Mar 2019
	Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 1,310 - Feel free to solve them all. Chemikiem might be taking a longer break.... Languagepawian - 10 Feb 2019 pawian - 30 Apr 2021
	Trying to find an old Polish song 6 - thanks! I cant understand polish, but some of the words/versus that she sings really do coincide with the lyrics... Languagejoiceale - 25 Jan 2019 joiceale - 27 Jan 2019
	I will be "Druhna" in Poland and giving the speech in Polish - please help translate from English 3 - Dobry Wieczór! W pierwszej kolejności gratulacje dla Państwa Młodych oraz podziękowanie dla was wszystkich za przybycie aby świętować... LanguageLinelleJeziorska - 6 Jan 2019 majkel - 11 Jan 2019
	Student register = indeks in Poland? 3 - Until a few years ago, an indeks was what Polish university students had instead of transcripts. There were no... Languagemhurwicz - 28 Dec 2018 mafketis - 28 Dec 2018
	Opinions on Google Translate for Polish 28 - Thanks for that, mhurwicz. Will ck it out ASAP!... Languagemhurwicz - 18 Dec 2018 Lyzko - 20 Jan 2019
	Sense of "duchowego" 13 - As often the case, the English term is somewhat more limited than the Polish:-)... Languagemhurwicz - 16 Dec 2018 Lyzko - 17 Dec 2018
	Meaning of "w tern" in Polish 27 - those look like tem's to me (the word search for those is visual not digital so rn and m... Languagemhurwicz - 16 Dec 2018 mafketis - 19 Dec 2018
	First sentence of the novel Solaris 12 - I think you nailed it. Even if this is not exactly what the author had in mind, the analogy... Languagezzjing - 30 Nov 2018 zzjing - 3 Dec 2018
	Will Germans be able to understand Polish enough? 30 - Absolutely.... Languagemochadot18 - 20 Nov 2018 Lyzko - 26 Nov 2018
	Learn individual words or sentences? Best approach? (Polish learners) 6 - Makes perfect sense to me.... LanguageAntMan - 31 Oct 2018 Lyzko - 31 Oct 2018

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