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	Sticky: Short Polish<->English translations 2 3 4 ... 18 19 546 - @Looker Sounds about right, was in response to a shout out to see if anyone wanted to grab... LanguageWiktoria17 - 28 Oct 2007 / Buckeye - 23 Jun 2017
	Sticky: Polish Language Exchange Thread 2 3 4 113 - @Polish wannabe Maybe I ? I am from Poland.... LanguageKarol Pol - 31 Oct 2012 / PolandMO - 11 May 2017
	Too many English words in the Polish language! 2 3 4 ... 23 24 712 - I wonder if the 'z prus' trees came from Danzig (Spruce)... LanguageOsiedle_Ruda - 2 Aug 2007 / rozumiemnic - 1 day ago
	Some German loan-words in Polish language 11 - there has been a whole book written about that subject but here is a first collection: pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanizm... LanguagePolonius3 - 2 days ago / jgrabner - 1 day ago
	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 5 - Three cheers, Atch!... LanguageCDuda - 20 Jun 2017 / Lyzko - 21 Jun 2017
	Polish slang phrases - most popular. 2 3 4 ... 19 20 582 - interesting...i wouldn't be surprised if thats true. recydywa and git-ludzie hated commies as well,cus of very harsh criminal... Languagenyka - 23 Mar 2007 / gregy741 - 19 Jun 2017
	[SEX] Polish sentences/expressions 2 37 - Zielono... pomaluję pokój na zielono...... Languagelyboss - 21 Aug 2015 / NoToForeigners - 19 Jun 2017
	Polish case question (Mężczyzna jest zimno? or Dziewczyna jest zimno?) 2 3 70 - @(smoke)ender, In fact German has a similar case/word order situation much as Polish:-)... Languageryanb - 14 Apr 2012 / Lyzko - 12 Jun 2017
	How many words does it take to be fluent in (the Polish) language? 18 - I would say that "fluency" should certainly be distinguished from "accuracy"! To express oneself on a level of practical... LanguageForest625 - 13 Feb 2015 / Lyzko - 11 Jun 2017
	The "end piece" of a loaf of bread in Polish 2 3 62 - @Polonius3 In Polish end piece of bread is "piętka"(a heel) and "kromka" is a slice of bread however in... LanguageMoogleSensei - 13 Aug 2013 / NoToForeigners - 10 Jun 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
	Dziadzia / Babcia - help me with spelling/pronunciation 2 43 - Babci, cioci, busia, dziadzia are part of a PolAm patois or jargon which is strongly engrained in the... LanguageI'm_a_guest - 26 Nov 2006 / Polonius3 - 7 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
	-ski/-ska, -scy/ski, -wicz - Polish surnames help 2 3 4 5 6 162 - My family name is Jurewicz, and we came from Lublin, Poland. We are a very Catholic family, but... Languagenikola - 19 Dec 2007 / Firecracker - 2 Jun 2017
	Anybody speak Ślunzok? 9 - How would one say in Silesian: Weź tę brudną łapę. Judging by what you wrote, Aniu, I'd say... LanguagePolonius3 - 22 Mar 2010 / Polonius3 - 28 May 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
	What does "ya zha smadia" mean in English? 10 - Jezus Maria! My mother used to utter that, sounding just like you spelled it, but she came from... Languagekatie1234 - 28 Mar 2015 / Herbaty - 27 May 2017
	"Cup of coffee" translated in Poland as Kubek kawy. Why not a mug? 2 3 70 - This was the case with England too. The 'potteries' existed long before the porcelain production and as with... LanguagePolonius3 - 5 Mar 2015 / Atch - 26 May 2017
	"Poles" or "Polish people" - which is better to use? 2 3 4 5 6 154 - I do know that the "Jewish" people in Israel now are not actually Jews (hence the "ish" on the... LanguageFrank - 23 Oct 2006 / ZODIAC - 24 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
	'Lubię ten kobieta...' - Is this in proper grammar? 8 - Hi everybody A nice article about tą vs tę jezykowedylematy.pl/2011/03/ta-sama-czy-te-sama/... LanguageWitamy - 22 Jan 2012 / Exx217 - 22 May 2017
	Children's Songs in Polish 2 59 - My grandpa taught me a song about a fire truck when I was little, and no one from Poland... Languagekarturn - 23 May 2007 / yanner - 22 May 2017
	Polish online slang phrases? 12 - "Babcia pierdzi, chlop smierdzi." lol (More of a silly old saw really, than a current slang phrase.)... LanguageNiuniaOlunia - 25 Feb 2014 / Lyzko - 15 May 2017
	How Polish sounds to other Slavs 5 - I understand Russian fairly well, although I think that in order to translate this piece all one needs to... LanguageBobko - 10 May 2017 / Bobko - 13 May 2017
	Polish Past Tense 2 47 - My usage of tą vs. tę (as the accusative) is as follows: I always use "tą" without reflecting... LanguageIvonka - 31 Oct 2006 / Ziemowit - 11 May 2017
	Patrick Ney - Is his Polish Legit? 29 - I would love to hear you speaking Polish (and mafketis as well)... Languagenewyorkpolish - 31 Jan 2017 / gumishu - 10 May 2017
	Proper Polish translation of "my love" 18 - Aha! I see..... LanguageWiki_drew - 7 May 2017 / Lyzko - 9 May 2017
	Going to learn the Polish Genitive Case 28 - Interesting reading all the above. I'm at the same stage as Indy was 2 years ago (would be nice... Languageindy912 - 16 Aug 2014 / Murfieslaw - 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
	Caring/loving words in Polish? 2 3 89 - Focus first on those basic sentences used in everyday Polish. The mountain of grammar will come in due time,... LanguageWannaLearn - 7 Jan 2007 / Lyzko - 26 Apr 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
	Naming / Nicknames for Aleksandra or Alexandra? 24 - Feminine - Aleksandra - (no matter how it is spelt) will get called 'Ola', masculine Alexander will get called... LanguageKasia84 - 22 Oct 2011 / terri - 26 Apr 2017
	What are some loanwords in the Polish language? 24 - What about wielkopolska bejmy (money) or bimba (streetcar)? Supposedly German loans but from what?... Languagemonk - 17 Dec 2008 / mafketis - 23 Apr 2017
	Grammar - difference between "jaki" and "co" in Polish language 27 - WRONG! What colour is something in Polish is Jakiego koloru jest... (literally: of what colour is....). Secondly ,... Languagerafbendl - 5 Aug 2015 / Polonius3 - 23 Apr 2017
	Polish language would look better written in Cyrillic Script? 2 3 4 99 - As a native speaker of Anglo-jabber, you should be hte last person advocating a spelling reform of someforeign... Languagedhd - 16 Jan 2012 / Polonius3 - 18 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
	Terms of endearment in Polish 2 3 4 5 6 151 - Thanks both for the suggestions, The ever dubious google translate suggests Ładnie wyglądasz pronounced something like 'wad-nee v-glon-dash',... LanguageJedeane Macdonald - 9 Feb 2006 / wombocombo - 9 Apr 2017
	How well do Polish people understand Slovak? 2 60 - Completely correct, Maf, which is why these two words give Hungarians such reason to guffaw so when foreigners such... Languageyokohikasa - 17 Feb 2016 / Lyzko - 2 Apr 2017
	Polish - Absolute Beginner Questions. Study plan. 2 3 75 - Nor tell him that his Pilsner's "stały" and that his home has a pleasant "zapach":-))))!!! You'll quickly find... Languagefullyalive - 7 Mar 2011 / Lyzko - 30 Mar 2017
	Which books do native Polish people in Poland use to learn Polish? 4 - Z polskim na ty... Languagesoulreal - 25 Mar 2017 / Ola22 - 25 Mar 2017
	Learning Polish via YouTube? 12 - I think that might be from the channel of the "easy polish" series. I've already done "polishpod101" 's "polish... Languagepotpottoptop - 18 Feb 2012 / soulreal - 25 Mar 2017
	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
	Having trouble pronouncing Polish words? No problem... 2 32 - Try: "N - I - E - D - Ź - W - I - E - D -... LanguageBednar87 - 28 Sep 2007 / Lyzko - 6 Mar 2017
	Polish Grammar quiz/puzzles: 2 47 - When I was in Poland many years ago, I visited Szczecin aka Stettin, on a day trip from Berlin.... Languagecatsoldier - 1 Oct 2012 / Lyzko - 4 Mar 2017
	Capitalisation in Polish language; uncapitalised car marques (fiat, buick, honda)? 17 - It is, but it doesn't hit you in the face quite as much as failing to capitalise a... LanguagePolonius3 - 5 Mar 2011 / Chemikiem - 3 Mar 2017
	Is the term 'Polak' derogatory?? 2 3 4 ... 7 8 231 - I'm Polish decent and I don't care if people say 'Polak'... Languagetornado2007 - 23 Jul 2007 / MarryPoppins - 1 Mar 2017
	How long to to learn Polish? In hours? 2 59 - In the end, most likely my Polish alternates easily between grammatically impaired, though understandable, and grammatically faultless. Probably, as... LanguageJiuJitsu - 5 Feb 2017 / Lyzko - 28 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
	Ski Or Ska? - Polish surname endings 2 42 - German and Swedish... LanguageLina19 - 10 May 2010 / Wulkan - 25 Feb 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
	Personal Pronouns - Zaimki Osobowe 14 - That's a different ci, specifically the short dative form of ty. jak ci idzie nauka how you-dt... LanguageChrzaszcz - 30 Nov 2011 / mafketis - 23 Feb 2017
	Polish pronounciation of: cz vs ć/ci, sz vs ś/si, ź vs ż and dż vs dź/dzi - how to make these sound different? 2 32 - As the question arose in a prior post, I was merely responding to said query.... LanguageImlearningPolis - 25 Oct 2015 / Lyzko - 17 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
	Just started dating a woman from Poland; how to learn Polish language? 7 - Merged: Help learning Polish in Gdynia I have just started working in Poland (native English speaker). ... Languagemuttley84 - 22 Apr 2014 / MBShrekito - 16 Feb 2017
	Where did you start or the best techniques for learning Polish. 14 - The audio-visual method still seems to most organic, that is, effective! I learned most of the Polish I know... LanguageCzarne Oczy - 6 May 2008 / Lyzko - 14 Feb 2017
	Help with correct Polish grammar - "Wojownik Warszawa" or "Warszawa Wojownik"? 9 - it just sounds like Captain Planet ("Kapitan Planeta"). stiff and unnaturally if you ask me. "Warszawski wojownik" or "Warszawski... Languagegeopetlas - 2 Dec 2016 / RubasznyRumcajs - 13 Feb 2017

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