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Tips and advice for learners of the Polish language. Covers grammar and other language questions. (page 3)

	Verbal Aspect - "składała" vs. "złożyła" 15 - OK, Thanks for the advice Dominic :)... LanguageZiutek - 12 Jan 2018 Chemikiem - 15 Jan 2018
	Help with idiomatic translation ... 2 48 - All I know is that "gajo" means "foreigner" or "outsider" aka anyone who's not Romany.... LanguageLiberazoo - 25 Dec 2017 Lyzko - 29 Dec 2017
	Writing "to" and "from" on gifts in Polish. 2 41 - To Dad is "dla taty"?... LanguageThe Elves - 25 Dec 2017 More Elves - 26 Dec 2018
	Declining a number. Polish declination grammar. 7 - Really? You would never say 'widziałem osiemdziesiąt sześć męźczyzn' despite it being an accusative masculine.... LanguageHGoshorn - 22 Dec 2017 Ziemowit - 28 Feb 2018
	"Co ty" - communication and expressions 26 - @dreamer19 Hi "Co ty" or extended version "No co ty" in a communication you described, is a natural... Languagedreamer19 - 15 Dec 2017 Exx217 - 7 Jan 2018
	How to properly ask for girlfriend's hand in marriage to Polish speaking parents? 6 - @duke104 The phrase you quoted is fine. No need to add 'in marriage'. It's kind of obvious you don't... Languageduke104 - 1 Dec 2017 kaprys - 1 Dec 2017
	How do I make my Polish sound more 'natural?' 14 - Good for you, rozumiemnic. "Zmruz oczy" from the early '00's is another excellent movie with which to practice... LanguageBumSkillet - 25 Nov 2017 Lyzko - 27 Nov 2017
	First Year Polish Second Edition Revised and Expanded - Oscar E. Swan (White Cover) 13 - @Lyzko ... Languagedevilslayer - 8 Nov 2017 Bishop11 - 17 Jul 2021
	Plaque in Polish - Help with polish language 10 - The latter is what I wanted to write, thanks:-) Ought to have gone with my instincts this timeLOL... LanguageJASON1981 - 2 Nov 2017 Lyzko - 3 Nov 2017
	What's the difference between może and chyba? 4 - Actually that's 'chyba że' (conditional particles will attach themselves to the że)... LanguageBumSkillet - 24 Oct 2017 mafketis - 25 Oct 2017
	What is the difference between jeść and jadać? 10 - Thanks y'all... LanguageZiutekzHiszpanii - 14 Oct 2017 ZiutekzHiszpanii - 15 Oct 2017
	Inanimate vs animate nouns in Polish language 16 - Nothing, other than the same thing you were:-) Clear as glass.... LanguageBumSkillet - 9 Oct 2017 Lyzko - 14 Oct 2017
	When to use celownik (dative) in Polish language? 11 - @Undercover, you're correct about that! Most Americans especially wouldn't know how to define a tense to some clueless foreigner... LanguageBumSkillet - 6 Oct 2017 Lyzko - 7 Oct 2017
	Wiadomości vs Aktualności 4 - Wiadomości don't have to be actual. Aktualności must.... LanguageBumSkillet - 6 Oct 2017 peter_olsztyn - 8 Oct 2017
	Polish participles and gerund? 3 - Polish has chiefly only one extant "past tense" (czas przeszly), "byc" < "byl(a)", "bylismy", "miec" < "mial(em/am)" etc.., the... LanguageBumSkillet - 4 Oct 2017 Lyzko - 5 Oct 2017
	Melody of Polish and listening skills 8 - Ooohhh, but watch the false friends! Some might prove fatal, such as Polish "szukac" vs. the Czech sound-alike cognate... LanguageBumSkillet - 4 Oct 2017 Lyzko - 7 Oct 2017
	The use of 'sobie' in Poland's language 16 - @DominicB To get a feeling for the "unhurried, self-absorbed, unbothered, leisurely without a distinct and immediate goal, just... LanguageBumSkillet - 3 Oct 2017 DominicB - 4 Oct 2017
	Are Anglophones able to detect different Polish accents? 17 - Very likely, Wulkan. This was during the late '70's:-)... LanguageLyzko - 29 Sep 2017 Lyzko - 3 Oct 2017
	What's the difference between dlatego and zatem? 3 - 'Zatem' is not a precise synonym of 'dlatego'. 'Zatem' is quite often used in questions replacing the word 'więc'... LanguageBumSkillet - 26 Sep 2017 Ziemowit - 26 Sep 2017
	Phonetics' Question Regarding the Production of the 'r' sound in Polish. 9 - Former US-President W aka "Bush '41", typically mispronounced "nuclear" as "nucULER". This though is syllabic rather than phonetic, therefore... LanguageStanley Dard - 19 Sep 2017 Lyzko - 20 Sep 2017
	Instrumental case "To Jest " and "Jest" Need help with correcting my examples in Polish 17 - I understand now. It's merely a question of accepted conventional usage.... LanguageJanusz89 - 15 Sep 2017 Lyzko - 27 Sep 2017
	What are escorts called in Poland? 25 - someone's planning a trip? The word 'eskortka' (plural eskortki) can be found but it's not tremendously common.... Languagebadmaash - 30 Aug 2017 mafketis - 1 Sep 2017
	Best book for a language noobie? Learning Polish. 22 - Roz, you've abandoned Czech and its cases completely now, haven't you?... LanguageRubasznyRumcajs - 13 Aug 2017 Ziemowit - 17 Oct 2017
	Pechowy? - Can someone translate this? 7 - jaki? pachowy...yea it make sense... Languagegruntwork - 10 Aug 2017 gregy741 - 10 Aug 2017
	How to say this in Polish, any help greatly appreciated! 5 - @gumishu Thank you! Imagine me giving you are big high five please.... LanguageJakeP - 21 Jul 2017 JakeP - 21 Jul 2017
	Looking for help with Polish handwriting 4 - Hi! This handwriting looks so much like my gran's aunt's Helen Rozwód from Marcellus. She was sending letters to... LanguageWGroleau - 12 Jul 2017 JWierzba - 25 May 2021
	Learning Polish in India to find a job in Poland 9 - Why "vomit", PiotrOlsztyn? Please focus on the OP's questions... LanguageAditya Bhardwaj - 5 Jul 2017 Lyzko - 8 Jul 2017
	Some German loan-words in Polish language 17 - Admittedly though, the less highly schooledcwould undoubtedly eschew extreme dialect usagecin their daily speech. However, perhaps the relationship of... LanguagePolonius3 - 25 Jun 2017 Lyzko - 5 Jan 2023
	Poles struggle with English vowels 2 42 - Numerous, in fact all, Polish students of English whom I've taught over the years never seem to grasp the... Languagespiritus - 22 Jun 2017 Lyzko - 23 Jun 2017
	Use of Duda in speaking 9 - en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dudelsack @Ziemowit... LanguageCDuda - 20 Jun 2017 kaprys - 12 Nov 2017
	Writing time of day and currency amounts - in Poland and in the UK 5 - Bo Paryż częstą mody odmianą sie chlubi, a co Francuz wymyśli to Polak polubi. I've just... LanguagePolonius3 - 5 Jun 2017 Ziemowit - 8 Jun 2017
	American pancakes are not Poland's naleśniki! 2 45 - Understand sweet-potato pancakes or "yamcakes" are quite popular in your neck of the woods:-)... LanguagePolonius3 - 31 May 2017 Lyzko - 3 Jun 2017
	Widespread diminutivisation in Polish hard for learners or not? 6 - Wow!! Never knew that. Learnin' stuff every day, dude! Keep it comin:-))... LanguagePolonius3 - 26 May 2017 Lyzko - 27 May 2017
	Learning A Language While Learning Polish? 3 - Merely a gentle word of caution. Learning TWO Slavic languages simultaneously could be a recipe for disaster. False friends... Languagemorphiadz - 20 May 2017 Lyzko - 23 May 2017
	How Polish sounds to other Slavs 2 32 - "Wordy" perhaps, because Polish too doesn't believe in excessive compounding as does, for instance, German! Some monstrosity bent on... LanguageBobko - 10 May 2017 Lyzko - 19 Jul 2019
	Proper Polish translation of "my love" 18 - Aha! I see..... LanguageWiki_drew - 7 May 2017 Lyzko - 9 May 2017
	Any good English term for lewactwo and derivatives? 16 - That's a fairly full range of options. Adding a 'don't know' would cause problems in calculating an accurate... LanguagePolonius3 - 1 May 2017 jon357 - 4 May 2017
	"Czego się pan napije" meaning 15 - Merely wish to add that "napic" is ALWAYS going to use reflexive "sie" + genitive, while "wypic" requires neither:-)... LanguageOssiKabanossi - 24 Apr 2017 Lyzko - 26 Apr 2017
	Translate handwritten document - my great grandfathers passport 16 - You bet, Delph! Been there, done that:-) It's still, I believe, the only country in Europe at least,... Languagerandyroman - 2 Apr 2017 Lyzko - 11 Apr 2017
	Which books do native Polish people in Poland use to learn Polish? 2 3 65 - He started wearing dresses or something else.... Languagesoulreal - 25 Mar 2017 Alien - 23 Jan 2024
	After / Po (conjunction in Polish) 13 - It does. The typical way of saying it is: Pozmywaliśmy/pozwymamy/pozmywajmy naczynia po obiedzie (posiłku, kolacji, śniadaniu).... LanguageJan W - 20 Mar 2017 Ziemowit - 21 Mar 2017
	Wbijać, Wpadać, Filutka usage and translation? 2 - Wpadać - to come to one's place; Wbijać = wpadać; Odwalać - to behave like crazy.... LanguageBuckeye - 14 Mar 2017 Bobini - 14 Mar 2017
	How to pronounce Polish name "Niedzolkowski"? 3 - You should also know that in Polish the correct spelling of your surname is rather: Niedziołkowski than Niedźiołkowski.... LanguageNiedzolkowski - 7 Mar 2017 Nathans - 7 Mar 2017
	feminine/masculine/neuter - Polish Grammar Question 4 - ...although there's always MASCULINE "gość" just to throw things even further out of kilter, not contradicting what I posted... LanguageSophaloaf - 23 Feb 2017 Lyzko - 24 Feb 2017
	About? - Polish Grammar; worried about the bill - martwi się rachunkiem. Instrumental case 9 - @NoToForeigners If the bill was already delivered you'd say "Kobieta martwi się rachunkiem"... LanguageSophaloaf - 23 Feb 2017 NoToForeigners - 23 Feb 2017
	'stary pryk' - Translation Check - person from a story speaks Polish 2 3 71 - Well, thank you all for the help you provided :) I think this is all about played-out on... LanguageHGoshorn - 16 Feb 2017 HGoshorn - 26 Feb 2017
	I'm a Romanian trying to learn Polish 8 - Gumishu's a native Polish speaker, therefore, you can rely on her advice! The sounds in any Slavic language are... LanguageInceptioN - 15 Feb 2017 Lyzko - 16 Feb 2017
	How long to to learn Polish? In hours? 2 3 64 - There are more Polish living in Chicago than any other city in the world. Besides, Warsaw. Its... LanguageJiuJitsu - 5 Feb 2017 Joker - 2 Aug 2017
	Patrick Ney - Is his Polish Legit? 2 35 - Much as with the Dutch who always used to spot the Germans as soon as the latter tried to... Languagenewyorkpolish - 31 Jan 2017 Lyzko - 4 Nov 2017
	"Wszystko w porządku?" - How do you Say? I can't hear the "w" sound. 5 - Sometimes, certain consonants sound as though they are merged with the following letter! Wszystko w porządku looks "phonetically" like... Languagenewyorkpolish - 30 Jan 2017 Lyzko - 30 Jan 2017
	Nice to meet you all. I have a question about Poland's Accents? 18 - Perhaps some can distinguish between those two sounds, but the ability to produce them correctly is another matter entirely:-)... Languagerosebery2 - 29 Jan 2017 Lyzko - 30 Jan 2017
	I'm Moving from UK To Poland to learn Polish and live there 11 - Wish you luck, Simon! Learning the language, that is, the culture's half the battle. Hopefully, yours won't be an... LanguageSimon1 - 25 Jan 2017 Lyzko - 5 Jan 2019
	'Dobrze ze jestes' Polish phrase 3 - Well thank you very much, that is pleasing ;)... LanguageQuinn44 - 16 Jan 2017 Quinn44 - 16 Jan 2017
	Male name declension in Poland 2 38 - @DominicB Well... Maybe. I am always saying we Wrocławiu anyway. Good thing Lyzko won't be (hopefully) using we Warszawie... Languagejgrabner - 11 Jan 2017 NoToForeigners - 14 Jan 2017
	Polish equivalent or translation for "still waters run deep" 2 - Cicha woda brzegi rwie.... LanguageGKrajenta - 6 Jan 2017 Chemikiem - 6 Jan 2017
	Help with song recognition about slonce 5 - Yes I was a young child and she would sometimes sit with me and sing the song and tell... LanguageGlindaz - 4 Jan 2017 Glindaz - 5 Jan 2017
	Spelling of a Polish name? 2 38 - See my private mail on this point. We do agree on that, at least:-) Coincidence is usually difficult... Languagekelvin 101 - 1 Jan 2017 Lyzko - 18 Aug 2019
	Polish Village - German to English translation... 11 - Thank all so much for the translation, the translation has helped me enormously in grasping the history of this... Languagetadoz - 31 Dec 2016 tadoz - 1 Jan 2017
	I was born in Poland and I cannot pronounce 'CZ' 2 35 - @mafketis There's no problem with "ought to" in positive statements. In negatives and questions, though, it is usually... Languageadaarmada - 29 Dec 2016 DominicB - 2 Jan 2017
	Help with alphabet letters 5 - Oops! Yes you're right, less than 100kb.... LanguageChesterfr - 28 Dec 2016 Chemikiem - 1 Jan 2017

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