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	"Na" and "W" , when to use? 15 - Maybe because certain what we call 'countries' are viewed by Polish as 'regions' or parts of territories, hence not... LanguageAtrop - 22 Sep 2007 Lyzko - 27 Feb 2010
	Declension of młody and stary 9 - And only in the nominative case.... Languageemmajo - 9 Feb 2010 SzwedwPolsce - 24 Feb 2010
	brakować, braknąć, zabraknąć 9 - Perhaps you mean 'lack'.... LanguageDerevon - 5 Feb 2010 musicwriter - 22 Feb 2010
	Help in finding household object 8 - A modern kitchen furniture guide, this article aims to assist you with practical aspects of kitchen space and furniture... Languageiman - 6 Oct 2008 jeff2009 - 21 Feb 2010
	Coming back to Polish language studies 8 - WhiteEagle Polish grammar seems difficult, especially with the case system but most Slovanic Languages have the same thing and... LanguageWhiteEagle - 7 Apr 2009 Michal - 20 Feb 2010
	Old "Polish" Phrases used by family (in US) 3 - nitpickingly...a zając is a hare; a rabbit is a królik. Except for the jackrabbit of the Wild West which,... LanguageSemsem - 31 Jan 2010 Polonius3 - 20 Feb 2010
	have a sip - Chcesz łyka? 2 56 - Well, it looks like he is off to put his M&Ms into alphabetical order. I'm off to sip my... Languagedbfulano - 15 Feb 2010 Seanus - 17 Feb 2010
	Gospodarzu, dostanę u was trochę jaj? 12 - Wesołego jaja!... LanguagePolonius3 - 12 Feb 2010 Wawel - 12 Feb 2010
	"Zaraz wracam" - Why not "zaraz wrócę" ? 2 32 - Let's make it easier and just say 'Zaraz!' = Just a moment! )))))... LanguageRummenigge - 2 Nov 2007 Lyzko - 12 Feb 2010
	What does 'inflected' mean? 4 - ahaaa! That's great, thank you very much. And gigdictionary's very useful :)... LanguageSparkle_Ravelle - 9 Feb 2010 Sparkle_Ravelle - 9 Feb 2010
	I need some encouragement from Polish language speakers! 30 - Hey everyone, Just wanted to pop back in and say I haven't given up, and the more I... LanguageAndy1845c - 13 Jan 2010 Andy1845c - 6 Feb 2010
	Vocabulary: rasowy 3 - yes :) Thanks, gumishu... LanguageKsysia - 5 Feb 2010 Ksysia - 5 Feb 2010
	Jestem za 9 - Oh yes, the well-known saying :-) "Lengyel, magyar két jó barát, együtt harcol, együtt issza borát" I think :-)... LanguageLeonis - 28 Jan 2010 Leonis - 2 Feb 2010
	Why in the world there are three ways to write simple U ?!?! 2 54 - It's phonetics, not grammar.... Languagemicrowac - 20 Dec 2009 Rogalski - 27 Jan 2010
	iec conjugation 2 47 - This is really quite an interesting question. In the Polish language most infinitives end with -ć (and I really... Languagechaza - 11 Jan 2010 jump_bunny - 24 Jan 2010
	twoj wasz 11 - Twój = your / yours (2nd person singular) Wasz = your / yours (2nd person plural) Twój =... Languagechaza - 3 Jan 2010 Gab - 24 Jan 2010
	Z in usage with a verb... 9 - No, unfortunately, is not that simple. Some verbs form perfective counterparts by changing the stem, eg. rzucać -... LanguageJS08K - 23 Jan 2010 strzyga - 23 Jan 2010
	A few words -"widzisz" and "mokro"... Curious about usage 8 - It doesn't mean "to see" it means 'you see' or 'you are seeing'. It's wet... LanguageSemsem - 23 Jan 2010 SzwedwPolsce - 23 Jan 2010
	Declension of town names in prepositional phrases in Polish 19 - It did. But what I am trying to tell there is that the Polish name of the city... Languagemusicwriter - 18 Jan 2010 Ziemowit - 22 Jan 2010
	Polish Polka Music: Question About A Common Phrase 9 - Yeah Nice to hear that somebody else is a Daddy Blaz fan too. Billy B.... LanguageGlarryg - 21 Mar 2009 mosscode98 - 21 Jan 2010
	Etymologia łuny 7 - Lorenc I don't think it is a cognate - it's rather a borrowing maybe through other Slavic language -... LanguageLorenc - 17 Jan 2010 gumishu - 18 Jan 2010
	popełnić (extended usage)? 4 - 'popełnić' means also 'to write a piece of literature', for example "popełniłem ten wiersz po dwóch piwach"... LanguagePolonius3 - 16 Jan 2010 piaskowy - 17 Jan 2010
	Anglos don't distinguish kasza from Kasia? 18 - Its funny you say this because I was walking around saying little pig instead of please.... LanguagePolonius3 - 30 Dec 2009 lowfunk99 - 17 Jan 2010
	Pronunciation of "lepiej" 13 - thanks for that, its coming together, i'm working my way through these conjugations. they take a bit of getting... Languagechaza - 15 Jan 2010 chaza - 16 Jan 2010
	WHICH AUNT IS THE WUJENKA IN POLISH? 8 - Come on people, these names are hardly ever used in contemporary Polish, it's just wuj/ciotka. Read what Krzysztof wrote... LanguagePolonius3 - 1 Jul 2008 strzyga - 13 Jan 2010
	że & iż 16 - I speak ;) maybe not so often but it happens. In written language is quite common.... LanguagePolonius3 - 10 Jan 2010 nana - 13 Jan 2010
	'ucha' 18 - chaza No, it is not a diminutive because there is a Polish word mucha, which means a fly. The... Languagechaza - 9 Jan 2010 Michal - 10 Jan 2010
	udać, udać się "confusion" 5 - Yup.... Languagetonywob - 7 Jan 2010 learn polish - 8 Jan 2010
	Which preposition for 'at'? 2 57 - I have read this whole thread and I think your main problem is that you're trying to see... Languagechaza - 1 Jan 2010 cinek - 6 Jan 2010
	DECLENSIONS (the difference between suffixes) 11 - ..to which I might (re-)add that German is no less difficult, but for different reasons. See "Off Topic" message... LanguageOhamer - 2 Jan 2010 Lyzko - 4 Jan 2010
	Pol/Eng Dictionary for Mobile Phones 15 - Try to download a free Polish-English dictionary for mobile phones from: Lexitools It has been tested on Sony Ericsson... LanguagePolskaDoll - 12 Sep 2007 Tasiemski - 4 Jan 2010
	doing / making - the difference? 20 - Strzyga, Proszę bardzo a JA dziękuję CI za twoją pomóc! Zresztą nie poprawie napisałem słowo. Powinnie być... Languagechaza - 30 Dec 2009 Lyzko - 2 Jan 2010
	ch - antychryst - chłeb 13 - Michal it does not come from the Anglo-Saxon loaf - Slavic chleb and English loaf come from... Languagemateinone - 10 Dec 2009 gumishu - 2 Jan 2010
	Abbreviations for days in Polish 2 - There are no formal rules. Some of the used forms are: poniedziałek – pon., pn. wtorek – wt.,... Languageeb2 - 7 Jan 2008 z_darius - 8 Jan 2008
	About usage of the special Polish letters: ą ć ę ł ń ó ś ż ź 2 - 'zwrotow' you can't find this one ('zwrotów'), because it's not in it's basic form (singular, first case -... LanguageFlameX - 17 Aug 2007 glowa - 17 Aug 2007
	Ideas of messianism of Adam Mickiewicz - more info needed 20 - I shall agree with you. Heretics such as Mickiewicz were enough damageful. But as to his intuition of... Languagepreview - 7 Dec 2006 truhlei - 17 Jul 2007

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