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The names Julia and Dawid - tell me the nicknames for these 2 names?
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Or Juleczka (Yulechka)...
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Belladonna - 15 Mar 2011
Bzibzioh - 16 Mar 2011
"Niewyróżniający się"
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No worries - you'll notice that PGTX's and my answers are pretty similar, but there isn't an exact cognate...
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Dean - 15 Mar 2011
JonnyM - 15 Mar 2011
weź/wej - Pronunciation questions
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What people actually say is: "weś-sobie", and it's the neighbourhood of soft s and hard s, which results...
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Derevon - 1 Feb 2010
chichimera - 15 Mar 2011
Pronunciation of ę and ą?
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Havy you tried ivona.com? Just let her say some words with those letters, it sounds very good and...
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freekarol - 13 Mar 2011
cinek - 15 Mar 2011
The difference between lubić and podobać się in Polish?
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Leopejo Wow, I wasn't even close to guessing that. Trippy! Thanks! And my wife points out it's...
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kgoess - 12 Mar 2011
kgoess
- 12 Mar 2011
Pronounciation of the name "Rafael"
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Thanks, Jonny. :)...
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Duchess - 10 Mar 2011
Duchess
- 12 Mar 2011
a simple phrase? "Life Awakens"
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expressivo.com/index.php?lang=english Down on the right....
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schmerica - 2 Mar 2011
Malopolanin - 7 Mar 2011
Celebratory words in Polish?
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Obligatory Simpsons reference:...
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schmerica - 28 Feb 2011
mafketis - 6 Mar 2011
Diminutives (zdrobnienie) for Sylwia
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That's my name :D. I'm Sylwia. My favourite diminutives are Sylwuś and Sylwusia. At school they called me...
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SzwedwPolsce - 20 Feb 2011
Islanzadi - 2 Mar 2011
correct word usage ('pług' , 'tło' etc.)
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thank you kindly,im sure there will be more as i continue. again thanks to you all chaza...
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chaza - 2 Mar 2011
chaza
- 2 Mar 2011
Need help with the Polish idiom about the weather in March
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It's all good.I didnt mean to sound nasty. Good,we are trying to help.Take it easy....
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scottie1113 - 28 Feb 2011
grubas - 1 Mar 2011
pitu pitu tv - czy gdzies sa napisy?
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write them yourself - good homework! then have someone check that you got it write, or explain any idioms...
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dbfulano - 8 Aug 2010
vii - 1 Mar 2011
A good free online conjugator for Polish
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Yeah, Krzych. Only y'all forgot about the 'kopschip', oh-so simple for Dutch native speakers, yet more than a little...
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Krzych - 15 Feb 2011
Lyzko - 21 Feb 2011
spojrzenie, podejmowac - correct word usage
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thankyou all, the relevance in these words is much clearer now. it is all appriciated. chaza...
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chaza - 18 Feb 2011
chaza
- 21 Feb 2011
"to be" (e.g. 'be yourself')
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Thanks. I lost my voice, too. Makes my hubby very happy ;)...
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hilukasz - 9 Feb 2011
Bzibzioh - 15 Feb 2011
pospieszyć się, pośpieszyć się.
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Ale jestem głupi!...
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Leopejo - 15 Feb 2011
Leopejo
- 15 Feb 2011
Changing Polish punctuation?
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I copy & pasted my reply from Oxford Dictionaries and the highlighted portion is still correct. Which is...
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Polonius3 - 25 Jan 2011
skysoulmate - 14 Feb 2011
WHY IS SMS MASCULINE ANIMATE IN POLISH?
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SMSa. :)...
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Polonius3 - 24 Sep 2008
JaneDoe - 12 Feb 2011
How hard is learning Polish ONLINE?
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Awesome level of Polish with a slight foreign accent....
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CuriousPolee - 10 Feb 2011
peter_olsztyn - 11 Feb 2011
correct word for 'leave' or 'leaving'
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there is also this construction - like say - został pochowany - he was burried (interred) but also...
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chaza - 31 Jan 2011
gumishu - 8 Feb 2011
POIROT NEW SERIES - "Psia krew" Swearing in Polish?
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I will listen earnestly to every word he says from now on. And, not only that, but complain to...
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jesterfari - 5 Feb 2011
terri - 6 Feb 2011
Napić się kieliszek koniaku
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I would not use 'kielich' at all. It sounds old-fasioned. Use 'kieliszek' instead. But in general yes, I'd...
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Leopejo - 26 Jan 2011
cinek - 31 Jan 2011
'Odwalam się' - few questions
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odwalić perf or odwalać imperf Ja odwalam, ty odwalasz, on odwala, ona odwala, my odwalamy, wy...
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SidWolf - 28 Jan 2011
Bzibzioh - 28 Jan 2011
Polite forms in Polish vs English
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ok xyou've got a point :) (proszę uściskać :D ) But how about these two sentences...
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Lorenc - 5 Apr 2009
strzyga - 26 Jan 2011
Baby blessing for Polish female baby
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I see, thanks. Yeah, it sounds like something that probably applied to most countries at the time. Jane...
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tjmaszc - 24 Jan 2011
skysoulmate - 25 Jan 2011
Is My Painting Title Correct In Polish?
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Agreed. It proves the importance of the context. Well, this is not a faithful rendition of...
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Tony Johansen - 16 Jan 2011
Halina2 - 21 Jan 2011
past tense of love and like
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thank everyone, i take your point alex, i never knew about the óś endings and it makes sense now,...
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chaza - 21 Jan 2011
chaza
- 21 Jan 2011
The 1st conjugation and 9th conjugation both end in "ać"
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Conjugations can be tricky, particularly with some of those nasty stem-changing ones, e.g. "ciąć" (to cut): tnę, tniesz, tnie...
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Semsem - 16 Jan 2011
Lyzko - 18 Jan 2011
Grammar help; Dokąd? and Gdzie?
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I figured as much, Strzyga! Many thanks-:)...
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kazalina - 10 Jan 2011
Lyzko - 14 Jan 2011
cookery, word usage question
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This insidious lie needs to be laid to rest. I like szarlotka but the taste (and pastry part)...
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chaza - 5 Jan 2011
mafketis - 10 Jan 2011
How to lead conversations with older people? (Polish course participant)
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Thank you very much for all your answers. I should be extra careful, because in English it is...
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annemb - 30 Dec 2010
annemb
- 6 Jan 2011
How to express that you want something.
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@sunbreak If I may express a view, I think that "chcę herbatę" sounds rather curt, and "herbata" alone as...
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sunbreak - 5 Jan 2011
rviir - 5 Jan 2011
How can I tell which conjugation group a verb ending in ~eć belongs to?
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Thank you Polish Tutor! Your chart and the explanation was really helpful. Laura...
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Shapeshifter - 20 Nov 2010
xodika - 5 Jan 2011
How to use time in Polish language?
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Oh, allright. I see now-:))...
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chaza - 26 Dec 2010
Lyzko - 30 Dec 2010
To wear: nosić, nieść, ponieść?
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"Przynieść" (perfective) = to bring, is likely another derivative, since the act of bringing (by hand!) and carrying (by...
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róża - 27 Dec 2010
Lyzko - 29 Dec 2010
Word clarification: niespodzianka, dziwić / zdziwiłem.
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i found an enrty in a book that says poproszę means to beg, plead, ask, which comes from the...
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chaza - 13 Dec 2010
chaza
- 19 Dec 2010
The Future of Polish Language
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Thanks for the riposte, Daisy! Indeed so, I was confused (..and more than a tad I should say). Am...
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Semsem - 31 Oct 2010
Lyzko - 18 Dec 2010
Z pięćdziesięciorgiem dwojgiem dzieci?
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Just to get a word in edgewise (once again..!!). I've heard the inflectional unpredictability of languages like Polish and...
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Polonius3 - 9 Dec 2010
Lyzko - 18 Dec 2010
Polish guitar chords translated to English
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Thanks Cinek, will remember that. (goes to show how often we play in Bb ... )...
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notmoving - 10 Dec 2010
alexw68 - 13 Dec 2010
Word "K"?
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This is a very old preposition, once quite frequent in Polish, indicating the direction and associating itself with...
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friedzz - 8 Dec 2010
Ziemowit - 8 Dec 2010
déjà vu in Polish
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alexw68 for trompe-l'œil...
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Polonius3 - 11 Oct 2010
Polonius3
- 7 Dec 2010
Meaning of 'Podtopione' please
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How about 'swamped'? A little less watery than 'flooded', innit?...
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czarnykot - 25 May 2010
Polonius3 - 4 Dec 2010
Village and towns in Poland with hard to pronounce names
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Gosh, Short-Hair, that's anybody's guess! Stab? When learning, there're only the welcome slings and arrows of grateful improvement....
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musicwriter - 4 Dec 2010
Lyzko - 4 Dec 2010
jesc/zjesc and possible english translations for the imperfective/perfective
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thank to you all, your comments are taken note of. on a positive note, i can only get better,...
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plg - 5 Nov 2010
chaza - 30 Nov 2010
ów its meaning
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Better to use ten, ta, to....
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chaza - 10 Jan 2010
SzwedwPolsce - 26 Nov 2010
Some phrases for a training exercise?
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Please don't hurt me - proszę, nie rób mi krzywdy Please don't let them hurt me - proszę, nie...
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Keith - 14 Nov 2010
bloodyth - 24 Nov 2010
Pronunciation of vowels at the end of a word
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Especially this one! However, compared to other languages, pronunciation of Polish letters is extremely regular....
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triuo - 22 Nov 2010
SzwedwPolsce - 23 Nov 2010
Paddy, Jock and Taffy; origin and translation to Polish
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The French may refer to us Brits as Rosbifs or Rosbeefs. One explanation of this term is that it...
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Borrka - 1 Nov 2010
fluteboy - 19 Nov 2010
Easiest Language To Learn from English to Polish...
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Fair enough - didn't know that. Although to many mainland Spaniards, South American Spanish tends to cause a...
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PolakTom101 - 15 Aug 2010
Teffle - 19 Nov 2010
When to use: Znać/Wiedzieć & lub/albo
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Just for the sake of completeness, the perfective counterpart of "dowiadywać się" is "dowiedzieć się"....
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rejd - 18 Feb 2009
Rulatir - 19 Nov 2010
Variations of these Polish Foul Words
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kurwa - a prostitute wkurwiać - to drive one crazy przykurwić - to beat zkurwić - to lower one's...
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Semsem - 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)?
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How about Lira the Llama? Yen the Yak? Euro the Emu?...
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klaklak - 4 Nov 2010
trener zolwia - 5 Nov 2010
which 'if' (jeśli, gdyż or gdyby) use in conversation?
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wiewieros, that was an excellent explanation, thank you. I haven't done conditional structures in Polish yet, but I've taught...
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chaza - 17 Sep 2010
Richfilth - 3 Nov 2010
Problems remembering Polish vocabulary
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Not quite a frequency list, but this PDF has a list of the most common words: polish.slavic.pitt.edu/other/minimum.pdf...
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Olly - 29 Jan 2010
tonywob - 28 Oct 2010
Jestes moim najlepszym kumlpem...
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You are my best buddy and I'm glad that I have you....!! Take care kisses...
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thedoctorofspin - 9 Oct 2010
urszula - 10 Oct 2010
Dziękujecie in plural form
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No. It is: dziękowaliście (imperf.). Podziękowaliście is the perfective counterpart. Cinek...
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sunbreak - 1 Oct 2010
cinek - 8 Oct 2010
Undertsanding case structure (or 'you can't translate English directly into Polish')
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Does you cousin correct you when you make a mistake? If not, then ask her to do so....
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chaza - 7 Oct 2010
cinek - 7 Oct 2010
WHAT CASE DOES BŁOGOSŁAWIĆ TAKE?
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No, not loftier nor noble, just in your head polonius. and it's not co/kogo but cos'/kogos'....
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Polonius3 - 1 Jul 2008
uknohoo - 29 Sep 2010
usage of taki/taka/takis
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ok, as far as i am concerned the word taki is gone, if, as you say i donr really...
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chaza - 27 Sep 2010
chaza
- 28 Sep 2010
Does anybody know of a list of Polish-English False Friends and True Friends?
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It's (mostly London) slang, it means many things, depending on how and where you use it in the...
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tonykenny - 15 Dec 2008
NorthMancPolak - 25 Sep 2010
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