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	Polish language test, NATO Stanag 6001 format. 8 - A pleasure. The various inspections and visits (that don't actually mean much however at least it's a jolly to... LanguageSzenk88HTAFC - 31 Mar 2015 jon357 - 29 Feb 2024
	What does "ya zha smadia" mean in English? 20 - And my grandma used to say something like: Dooh shventy zastovau panny maryi. We had a problem how... Languagekatie1234 - 28 Mar 2015 pawian - 20 Feb 2024
	Help with clergy titles/forms of address in Polish language? 5 - @Megtheduck, when you're addressing them during a casual meeting: bishop - "księże biskupie" archbishop - "księże arcybiskupie" ... Languagemarzanna - 6 Mar 2018 Paulina - 20 Feb 2024
	I love the word Kurwa 26 - It takes time to collect evidence from a distance...... LanguageABrizzle - 26 Jul 2023 Novichok - 7 Feb 2024
	Bilingual Polish-English books with audio for listening and reading learning method 2 3 75 - Amen, Maf.... Languagesamotnik - 26 Jan 2024 Lyzko - 6 Feb 2024
	Children's Songs in Polish 2 3 66 - Alien provided the next line....any one else know the rest?... Languagekarturn - 23 May 2007 Ms Middle - 27 Jan 2024
	Is it possible to master the Polish language fluently for a non-Polish speaker? 2 3 4 120 - @mafketis Exactly that, and that's part of the strength of Conrad. The quality is in the plot devices... LanguageSimon1 - 8 Nov 2016 jon357 - 24 Jan 2024
	Differences in Polish and English idioms 2 3 69 - This phrase only confirms the low intellectual level of the person who uses it.... Languagemalwinaflower - 16 Dec 2010 Alien - 7 Jan 2024
	Christmas Phrases translations 6 - This is not in the original either.... LanguageDannyJay - 23 Dec 2023 Alien - 24 Dec 2023
	"Putschke" - Please help me figure out a nickname my grandfather called me 30 - There is no such word in Polish. But maybe it was puszek/fluff or down.... Languageanemone - 10 Mar 2011 Alien - 24 Dec 2023
	Dziadzia / Babcia - help me with spelling/pronunciation 2 3 81 - For a previous message by Dee C According to a records search a couple of years ago when... LanguageI'm_a_guest - 26 Nov 2006 bdziadzio - 17 Dec 2023
	Polish Swear Words 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 1242 - Cats usually run away from dogs.... LanguageAdmin - 6 Dec 2005 Alien - 18 Nov 2023
	What are the best professional reasons for learning Polish? 16 - A US citizen aka national, of course.... LanguageSamideano - 16 Oct 2023 Lyzko - 18 Oct 2023
	Gospodarzu, dostanę u was trochę jaj? 14 - Nie no, żeby tak obcego mężczyznę o jego jajka pytać... i jeszcze pieniądze proponować? Toż to, panie dobrodzieju,... LanguagePolonius3 - 12 Feb 2010 GefreiterKania - 3 Oct 2023
	Harmless old-fashioned Polish swear words/phrases 2 3 4 5 6 159 - Psia krew, cholera. Dog blood, damn it... LanguageJadwiga - 18 Feb 2009 Alien - 1 Oct 2023
	Ethnic backround of suffixes of Polish surnames 2 54 - @Paulina Dziękuję :) If I were to visit Poland, do you know if it would be easy to search... LanguagePaulina - 7 Nov 2014 szukajprz - 4 Sep 2023
	When do I use certain characters? 2 33 - Appreciate the post, Maf. Yeah, makes sense....sortaLOL Yet, for example "stol" is masculine inanimate (as opposed to virile... LanguageRoadjack - 10 Aug 2023 Lyzko - 17 Aug 2023
	Will Germans be able to understand Polish enough? 2 3 77 - I know of several Germans who studied Polish at university and apparently were able to use it professionally. Both... Languagemochadot18 - 20 Nov 2018 Lyzko - 31 Jul 2023
	What computer keyboards are in use in Poland? 2 34 - I wouldn't say so Polish 214 is actually a very terrible implementation of the old Typewriter layout.... Languagevjmehra - 21 Mar 2014 Adiee5 - 5 Jul 2023
	Jestem za 11 - Curious Leonis, is it correct Hungarian as a translation of "Jestem za toba", perchance "Mogottod allok"?? Apologies for not... LanguageLeonis - 28 Jan 2010 Lyzko - 28 Jun 2023
	Owna and Owa name suffix 15 - I've only ever heard it used ironically and with a smile.... LanguageAnderid - 28 Nov 2014 jon357 - 16 Jun 2023
	-ski/-ska, -scy/ski, -wicz - Polish surnames help 2 3 4 5 6 7 185 - Roslan is a name: namespedia.com/details/Roslan Morawa - it may refer to Moravia, the name of geographical land (Czech region)... Languagenikola - 19 Dec 2007 Looker - 26 May 2023
	Two Survivals or Metamorphoses of Polish Folk Songs 5 - @Paulina Thank you for responding. The word(s) for "lah-b(l)ey-lee" is/are indeed the most challenging to figure out. Let... LanguageKantarow - 14 Apr 2023 Kantarow - 15 Apr 2023
	"Czarny" vs. "Czerny", vs. "Charni" vs. "Cherni", etc. 21 - Named after my great grandma Charny which is in essence the word czerni meaning black in slavic langauges, where... LanguageNickidewbear - 31 Oct 2016 charn - 11 Apr 2023
	Is Polish easy to learn? 10 - Naturally.... LanguageAnia Polka Dot - 13 Mar 2023 Lyzko - 3 Apr 2023
	How well do Polish people understand Slovak? 2 3 88 - Yeah, Czech is out there, like a totally different language. I can understand some Slowak but no... Languageyokohikasa - 17 Feb 2016 Miloslaw - 24 Feb 2023
	What does the phrase 'mój drogi' mean? 9 - "Mój drogi/najdroższy" affectionately means "My dear/dearest" whether in standalone form, or when combined with Vocatively-suffixed nouns (Same function as... LanguageMikesz - 21 Jan 2023 ForumUser - 15 Feb 2023
	mężczyzny vs mężczyznę? language help please! 8 - IME there are some verbs which are supposed to have objects in the genetive case (dopełniacz - kogo... Languagemaja2202 - 12 Feb 2023 mafketis - 14 Feb 2023
	Need help translating old Gwardia Warszawa articles 2 - Hey, please drop me an email, I'll take a look at these articles and see what we can do... LanguageVaresin73 - 1 Jan 2023 LonelyPoland - 10 Feb 2023
	Is the term 'Polak' derogatory?? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 254 - I think that you can be pardoned for that one :-) But JR Jim cannot.... Languagetornado2007 - 23 Jul 2007 Miloslaw - 2 Feb 2023
	Test to determine proficiency of Polish? 7 - there are online placing tests for language schools in Poland (those that teach Polish as a foreing language)... Languageamiga500 - 28 Jan 2023 gumishu - 28 Jan 2023
	Having a really hard time with Polish cases 2 59 - Precisely, which is still wrong in standard English! Back in the early '70's, there was a US-cigarette magazine advert... Languageterenia - 3 Oct 2007 Lyzko - 10 Jan 2023
	How to pronounce "y" in Polish? 28 - Hi, I read on a blog that it is worth doing speech organ exercises. Apparently, it helps in... Languagekepler - 17 Jul 2012 Ania Polka Dot - 6 Jan 2023
	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
	Busha and JaJa 2 3 4 5 140 - I only ever knew babcia and dziadek. There is a difference between Pole Ams and Anglo Poles.... Languagecassandra - 9 Sep 2012 Miloslaw - 3 Dec 2022
	Polish post office vocabulary 8 - Merged: Need help on how to deal with Polish post office I have to do something online... Languageryanb - 28 Dec 2011 Eskimo - 12 Nov 2022
	Brocki Spelling of Polish Surname 22 - Well, finally:-)... LanguageGutless - 8 Aug 2022 Lyzko - 8 Nov 2022
	Is There A Name For This Dialect? 12 - Thank you all for the responses. I knew my grandmother was not giving compliments when they argued. LOL !!!... Languagemarion kanawha - 13 Oct 2021 marion kanawha - 24 Oct 2022
	Niewiara - meaning 3 - It means neither. This is the meaning of "niewiara": sjp.pwn.pl/slowniki/niewiara.html 1. not believing in religious dogmas... LanguageGoldenSummer - 6 Oct 2022 Paulina - 6 Oct 2022
	Helping Non Polish Student studying in Public School 2 32 - Actually, you know more than I do. Like where I live.... Languagephils_79 - 25 Sep 2022 Novichok - 28 Sep 2022
	WISŁA or VISTULA?? 2 46 - A special letter for Poles cos in communist times it meant victory over communism and people displayed its... Languagerychlik - 12 Aug 2010 pawian - 21 Aug 2022
	The "end piece" of a loaf of bread in Polish 2 3 80 - Dupka? mozesz se wsadzic do..... It is of course piętka- the best piece of fresh bread.... LanguageMoogleSensei - 13 Aug 2013 Alien - 17 Aug 2022
	Is there a Polish way of saying 'USA' on forms? 4 - Wait a minute! On second thoughts, I checked it again and found out there is another way. It... Languagecurious1923 - 7 Aug 2022 pawian - 9 Aug 2022
	A software which converts Polish text to audio? 8 - Simple use free Polish syntezator głosu text-to-speech.pl/... Languageolgaevans - 9 Apr 2011 Molotinho - 31 Jul 2022
	Is there an equivalent for the name 'Wayne' in Polish? 11 - Hah! Wożniak it is then... Languagecurious1923 - 30 Jul 2022 curious1923 - 30 Jul 2022
	How to overcome the difficulties on learning Polish consonants ? 5 - On the whole, Polish is actually a far more phonetic language than English ever was! Consonant clusters were... Languagebcbhxdsd - 28 Nov 2011 Lyzko - 21 Jul 2022
	Polish grammar made easy 23 - Oh, please! Don't spare wolacz purely on my account:-)... LanguageSeanus - 22 Nov 2008 Lyzko - 21 Jul 2022
	Can you use lubisz and lubicie interchangeably? 9 - It is wonderful you are so vividly interested in Polish matters. Respect! :):)... Languagexxsniperwolfxx - 25 Jun 2022 pawian - 20 Jul 2022
	Does rz and sz have the same pronounciation? 7 - Ya got me that time, Alien!... LanguageTanjiroKamado - 23 Jun 2022 Lyzko - 25 Jun 2022
	Best books to self-study Polish? 30 - homophones - different words that sound the same but not written in the same way (morze - może) ... LanguageTitoxyco - 5 Feb 2022 mafketis - 23 Jun 2022
	A study on how bilingual Polish-English speakers think 2 3 86 - The good ones?... Languagelenka565677777 - 6 Jun 2022 jon357 - 13 Jun 2022
	Etymology of pan /pani 18 - The word "pan" is known also in Ukrainian and in Belorussian. In Ukrainian, it is used with the same... Languagepapagarth - 11 Feb 2010 ivanpetryshyn - 8 Jun 2022
	Polish from Russian 14 - Cool! :) Congrats! 👏 Yes, this info is on your forum profile :): polishforums.com/index.php?action=userinfo&user=60641... LanguageRussianAntiPutin - 13 May 2022 Paulina - 18 May 2022
	Polish Accusative / Genitive case 20 - Tak, siódmy przypadek wolacz!... LanguageNightglade - 8 Mar 2011 Lyzko - 7 May 2022
	Help with Polish handwriting translation, please. 14 - I have a cache of letters in cursive (pdfs) from old world family in Poland,1947-1965, perhaps 30. I would... LanguageLandohairspray - 12 Apr 2016 Bjerstedt - 10 Apr 2022
	Polish flashcards? 2 - Actually, I once used such a sort of home-made flash card set made up by my Polish teacher. Thing... LanguageTitoxyco - 13 Mar 2022 Lyzko - 14 Mar 2022
	Whats the difference between naprawdę?, doprawdy?, and ach tak? 2 - Yes there is, LovelyRandal! Precisely what that difference is in native speaker context, you'd certainly be much better advised... LanguageLovelyRandal - 14 Mar 2022 Lyzko - 14 Mar 2022
	Is This the Correct Way to Say 'bro, wake up, it's the 90's'? 10 - You're welcome :) 1. When addressing your brother (family). 2. Among military men, especially if they... Languagemikko - 11 Mar 2022 Paulina - 13 Mar 2022
	Is anyone playing Polish wordle - słowle? 3 - never played that but there is a Polish word game called literaki on kurnik.pl... Languagemafketis - 18 Feb 2022 gumishu - 21 Feb 2022
	About usage of the special Polish letters: ą ć ę ł ń ó ś ż ź 28 - Excellent observation.... LanguageFlameX - 17 Aug 2007 Lyzko - 12 Feb 2022

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