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	A good free online conjugator for Polish 8 - Yeah, Krzych. Only y'all forgot about the 'kopschip', oh-so simple for Dutch native speakers, yet more than a little... LanguageKrzych - 15 Feb 2011 Lyzko - 21 Feb 2011
	spojrzenie, podejmowac - correct word usage 15 - thankyou all, the relevance in these words is much clearer now. it is all appriciated. chaza... Languagechaza - 18 Feb 2011 chaza - 21 Feb 2011
	"to be" (e.g. 'be yourself') 23 - Thanks. I lost my voice, too. Makes my hubby very happy ;)... Languagehilukasz - 9 Feb 2011 Bzibzioh - 15 Feb 2011
	pospieszyć się, pośpieszyć się. 5 - Ale jestem głupi!... LanguageLeopejo - 15 Feb 2011 Leopejo - 15 Feb 2011
	Changing Polish punctuation? 23 - I copy & pasted my reply from Oxford Dictionaries and the highlighted portion is still correct. Which is... LanguagePolonius3 - 25 Jan 2011 skysoulmate - 14 Feb 2011
	WHY IS SMS MASCULINE ANIMATE IN POLISH? 9 - SMSa. :)... LanguagePolonius3 - 24 Sep 2008 JaneDoe - 12 Feb 2011
	How hard is learning Polish ONLINE? 4 - Awesome level of Polish with a slight foreign accent.... LanguageCuriousPolee - 10 Feb 2011 peter_olsztyn - 11 Feb 2011
	correct word for 'leave' or 'leaving' 5 - there is also this construction - like say - został pochowany - he was burried (interred) but also... Languagechaza - 31 Jan 2011 gumishu - 8 Feb 2011
	POIROT NEW SERIES - "Psia krew" Swearing in Polish? 10 - I will listen earnestly to every word he says from now on. And, not only that, but complain to... Languagejesterfari - 5 Feb 2011 terri - 6 Feb 2011
	Napić się kieliszek koniaku 25 - I would not use 'kielich' at all. It sounds old-fasioned. Use 'kieliszek' instead. But in general yes, I'd... LanguageLeopejo - 26 Jan 2011 cinek - 31 Jan 2011
	'Odwalam się' - few questions 5 - odwalić perf or odwalać imperf Ja odwalam, ty odwalasz, on odwala, ona odwala, my odwalamy, wy... LanguageSidWolf - 28 Jan 2011 Bzibzioh - 28 Jan 2011
	Polite forms in Polish vs English 2 49 - ok xyou've got a point :) (proszę uściskać :D ) But how about these two sentences... LanguageLorenc - 5 Apr 2009 strzyga - 26 Jan 2011
	Baby blessing for Polish female baby 7 - I see, thanks. Yeah, it sounds like something that probably applied to most countries at the time. Jane... Languagetjmaszc - 24 Jan 2011 skysoulmate - 25 Jan 2011
	Is My Painting Title Correct In Polish? 23 - Agreed. It proves the importance of the context. Well, this is not a faithful rendition of... LanguageTony Johansen - 16 Jan 2011 Halina2 - 21 Jan 2011
	past tense of love and like 11 - thank everyone, i take your point alex, i never knew about the óś endings and it makes sense now,... Languagechaza - 21 Jan 2011 chaza - 21 Jan 2011
	The 1st conjugation and 9th conjugation both end in "ać" 4 - Conjugations can be tricky, particularly with some of those nasty stem-changing ones, e.g. "ciąć" (to cut): tnę, tniesz, tnie... LanguageSemsem - 16 Jan 2011 Lyzko - 18 Jan 2011
	Grammar help; Dokąd? and Gdzie? 19 - I figured as much, Strzyga! Many thanks-:)... Languagekazalina - 10 Jan 2011 Lyzko - 14 Jan 2011
	cookery, word usage question 19 - This insidious lie needs to be laid to rest. I like szarlotka but the taste (and pastry part)... Languagechaza - 5 Jan 2011 mafketis - 10 Jan 2011
	How to lead conversations with older people? (Polish course participant) 5 - Thank you very much for all your answers. I should be extra careful, because in English it is... Languageannemb - 30 Dec 2010 annemb - 6 Jan 2011
	How to express that you want something. 6 - @sunbreak If I may express a view, I think that "chcę herbatę" sounds rather curt, and "herbata" alone as... Languagesunbreak - 5 Jan 2011 rviir - 5 Jan 2011
	How can I tell which conjugation group a verb ending in ~eć belongs to? 18 - Thank you Polish Tutor! Your chart and the explanation was really helpful. Laura... LanguageShapeshifter - 20 Nov 2010 xodika - 5 Jan 2011
	How to use time in Polish language? 20 - Oh, allright. I see now-:))... Languagechaza - 26 Dec 2010 Lyzko - 30 Dec 2010
	To wear: nosić, nieść, ponieść? 10 - "Przynieść" (perfective) = to bring, is likely another derivative, since the act of bringing (by hand!) and carrying (by... Languageróża - 27 Dec 2010 Lyzko - 29 Dec 2010
	Word clarification: niespodzianka, dziwić / zdziwiłem. 17 - i found an enrty in a book that says poproszę means to beg, plead, ask, which comes from the... Languagechaza - 13 Dec 2010 chaza - 19 Dec 2010
	The Future of Polish Language 2 3 4 5 6 179 - Thanks for the riposte, Daisy! Indeed so, I was confused (..and more than a tad I should say). Am... LanguageSemsem - 31 Oct 2010 Lyzko - 18 Dec 2010
	Z pięćdziesięciorgiem dwojgiem dzieci? 26 - Just to get a word in edgewise (once again..!!). I've heard the inflectional unpredictability of languages like Polish and... LanguagePolonius3 - 9 Dec 2010 Lyzko - 18 Dec 2010
	Polish guitar chords translated to English 13 - Thanks Cinek, will remember that. (goes to show how often we play in Bb ... )... Languagenotmoving - 10 Dec 2010 alexw68 - 13 Dec 2010
	Word "K"? 4 - This is a very old preposition, once quite frequent in Polish, indicating the direction and associating itself with... Languagefriedzz - 8 Dec 2010 Ziemowit - 8 Dec 2010
	déjà vu in Polish 23 - alexw68 for trompe-l'œil... LanguagePolonius3 - 11 Oct 2010 Polonius3 - 7 Dec 2010
	Meaning of 'Podtopione' please 7 - How about 'swamped'? A little less watery than 'flooded', innit?... Languageczarnykot - 25 May 2010 Polonius3 - 4 Dec 2010
	Village and towns in Poland with hard to pronounce names 22 - Gosh, Short-Hair, that's anybody's guess! Stab? When learning, there're only the welcome slings and arrows of grateful improvement.... Languagemusicwriter - 4 Dec 2010 Lyzko - 4 Dec 2010
	jesc/zjesc and possible english translations for the imperfective/perfective 30 - thank to you all, your comments are taken note of. on a positive note, i can only get better,... Languageplg - 5 Nov 2010 chaza - 30 Nov 2010
	ów its meaning 11 - Better to use ten, ta, to.... Languagechaza - 10 Jan 2010 SzwedwPolsce - 26 Nov 2010
	Some phrases for a training exercise? 4 - Please don't hurt me - proszę, nie rób mi krzywdy Please don't let them hurt me - proszę, nie... LanguageKeith - 14 Nov 2010 bloodyth - 24 Nov 2010
	Pronunciation of vowels at the end of a word 28 - Especially this one! However, compared to other languages, pronunciation of Polish letters is extremely regular.... Languagetriuo - 22 Nov 2010 SzwedwPolsce - 23 Nov 2010
	Paddy, Jock and Taffy; origin and translation to Polish 27 - The French may refer to us Brits as Rosbifs or Rosbeefs. One explanation of this term is that it... LanguageBorrka - 1 Nov 2010 fluteboy - 19 Nov 2010
	Easiest Language To Learn from English to Polish... 13 - Fair enough - didn't know that. Although to many mainland Spaniards, South American Spanish tends to cause a... LanguagePolakTom101 - 15 Aug 2010 Teffle - 19 Nov 2010
	When to use: Znać/Wiedzieć & lub/albo 23 - Just for the sake of completeness, the perfective counterpart of "dowiadywać się" is "dowiedzieć się".... Languagerejd - 18 Feb 2009 Rulatir - 19 Nov 2010
	Variations of these Polish Foul Words 6 - kurwa - a prostitute wkurwiać - to drive one crazy przykurwić - to beat zkurwić - to lower one's... LanguageSemsem - 13 Nov 2010 cinek - 15 Nov 2010
	I need to find a name for my cartoon character (similar to Chuck for a Buck and Sid)? 8 - How about Lira the Llama? Yen the Yak? Euro the Emu?... Languageklaklak - 4 Nov 2010 trener zolwia - 5 Nov 2010
	which 'if' (jeśli, gdyż or gdyby) use in conversation? 13 - wiewieros, that was an excellent explanation, thank you. I haven't done conditional structures in Polish yet, but I've taught... Languagechaza - 17 Sep 2010 Richfilth - 3 Nov 2010
	Problems remembering Polish vocabulary 20 - Not quite a frequency list, but this PDF has a list of the most common words: polish.slavic.pitt.edu/other/minimum.pdf... LanguageOlly - 29 Jan 2010 tonywob - 28 Oct 2010
	Jestes moim najlepszym kumlpem... 18 - You are my best buddy and I'm glad that I have you....!! Take care kisses... Languagethedoctorofspin - 9 Oct 2010 urszula - 10 Oct 2010
	Dziękujecie in plural form 11 - No. It is: dziękowaliście (imperf.). Podziękowaliście is the perfective counterpart. Cinek... Languagesunbreak - 1 Oct 2010 cinek - 8 Oct 2010
	Undertsanding case structure (or 'you can't translate English directly into Polish') 10 - Does you cousin correct you when you make a mistake? If not, then ask her to do so.... Languagechaza - 7 Oct 2010 cinek - 7 Oct 2010
	WHAT CASE DOES BŁOGOSŁAWIĆ TAKE? 6 - No, not loftier nor noble, just in your head polonius. and it's not co/kogo but cos'/kogos'.... LanguagePolonius3 - 1 Jul 2008 uknohoo - 29 Sep 2010
	usage of taki/taka/takis 11 - ok, as far as i am concerned the word taki is gone, if, as you say i donr really... Languagechaza - 27 Sep 2010 chaza - 28 Sep 2010
	Does anybody know of a list of Polish-English False Friends and True Friends? 2 60 - It's (mostly London) slang, it means many things, depending on how and where you use it in the... Languagetonykenny - 15 Dec 2008 NorthMancPolak - 25 Sep 2010
	The differences between rozumiem and pojmuje? 12 - w moim pojęciu is an expression used when someone tries to pretend he speaks in intelligent way. It... Languagechaza - 19 Sep 2010 zetigrek - 23 Sep 2010
	seen / saw usage 18 - At least try to fight down a habit to use/translate I / Ja at the beginning.... Languagechaza - 19 Sep 2010 peter_olsztyn - 19 Sep 2010
	because - what are the diferences between "bo" and "ponieważ" 10 - Thanks, mate. I learned something new there!... Languagechaza - 18 Sep 2010 alexw68 - 18 Sep 2010
	"Co nie zabije to wzmocni?" - correct me if I'm wrong 13 - you have always al least 2 options: 1). to be desperated and fail in some departments or: 2). to... Languagebuzzkillla - 31 Aug 2010 noreenb - 5 Sep 2010
	I teach English to some Polish people - how to explain them tenses? 2 33 - That's ok cinek, I wasn't trying to criticise. The juz/jeszcze thing was confusing for me until a girlfriend used... LanguageTeffle - 26 Aug 2010 Richfilth - 30 Aug 2010
	Translation request: words like the / and / or / left / right / this, etc... 19 - See here... LanguageEssell - 6 Sep 2009 SzwedwPolsce - 28 Aug 2010
	may/might (expression) 25 - It's one of the main problems. Many people have problems with ć, ń, ś, ź, ni, si, ci, zi.... Languagechaza - 23 Aug 2010 SzwedwPolsce - 26 Aug 2010
	Self-Study books for level B1 2 - Polish in 4 weeks level 2 is designed for B1. It's a pretty good book. However, you need... Languagetonywob - 23 Aug 2010 SzwedwPolsce - 26 Aug 2010
	to be substituted (with reference to football) 7 - My bad. I mistyped it, and some beers do not excuse me. English words I do check several times,... Languageczarnykot - 2 Aug 2010 kondzior - 22 Aug 2010
	Why 'działka'? 10 - The law was changed to allow foreigners to buy a " dzialka " about two years ago and... LanguagePolonius3 - 24 Jul 2010 poland_ - 7 Aug 2010
	Word order; simple & continuous tenses; definite/indefinite articles 13 - z przyjemnością! = With pleasure! So glad you found it helpful. Actually I do speak Polish (more or less,... Languagexwelcomex - 5 Nov 2008 Lyzko - 4 Aug 2010
	na co dzien v. na codzien 3 - True, it should be written separately. However in the past (before the 70-ies or so) it was not a... LanguageRichfilth - 3 Aug 2010 Zed - 3 Aug 2010

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