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	Czech language sounds like baby talk to most Poles. Similarities? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 222 - @Joss Since you use the cyrillic I assume your mother tongue is Slavic. It'll be helpful. No need to... LanguageRobertLee - 14 Jun 2011 kaprys - 9 Jun 2018
	Writing a novel set in XVII Century Poland; Input Requested 12 - Wow this is cool. Nice one!... LanguageKazansky - 2 May 2018 TheWizard - 7 Jun 2018
	NAMES POLES GIVE THEIR DOGS 2 3 71 - Oszkurwajapierdole there's unique name... LanguagePolonius3 - 28 Apr 2008 kamilapoprostu# - 31 May 2018
	"Putschke" - Please help me figure out a nickname my grandfather called me 14 - I assumed this was from Yiddish and the (now) General American 'putz around'. "I was just putzing around... Languageanemone - 10 Mar 2011 mafketis - 20 May 2018
	Spelling "aunt" in Polish 2 3 4 5 129 - ?? Clearly she means cioci........ Languagerommy - 28 Apr 2007 Chemikiem - 15 May 2018
	Do English-speakers sound funny when we speak Polish? 2 49 - They do. I know quite a few French people in Warsaw and am very used to it. There's... LanguageForumsuser13 - 27 Jul 2014 jon357 - 8 May 2018
	Issues understanding "to go" verb in Polish language 13 - Ah, yes. The narzednik often doesn't require a preposition, I merely forgot momentarily:-) "Interesuje nowymi samochodami". etc.. and... LanguageLecrede - 6 May 2018 Lyzko - 8 May 2018
	Busha and JaJa 2 3 4 118 - Or Polish American ...... Languagecassandra - 9 Sep 2012 kaprys - 19 Apr 2018
	Etymology of the word "brat" - in Poland and other Slavic countries 17 - Well now, that's sure the pot calling the kettle black:-)... LanguageCasual Observer - 31 Jan 2018 Lyzko - 15 Apr 2018
	Who actually says "Ale decha!" in Poland? 4 - @kaprys Thank you - and no, it was definitely not used politely in the show! 🙊... LanguageYallah - 9 Apr 2018 Yallah - 13 Apr 2018
	Help with Polish language - I'm confused by the noun change when a negation is added - genitive case 5 - Right, maf! @Suze, the genitive in Polish acts rather like adding "much"/"many", "how much/many of" in English. The... LanguageSuze - 7 Apr 2018 Lyzko - 8 Apr 2018
	A mother yelling at her child in Polish 16 - I hope so... I've heard lots of Polish parents call their child 'debil' (moron, idiot)... though... LanguageComickingAway - 28 Mar 2018 mafketis - 29 Mar 2018
	Polish names spelling and pronunciation 24 - I found out, last night, that my last name is actually "Brzek." It was changed to Brink, for some... LanguagePolish_Princess - 15 Nov 2010 Glassbeads - 20 Mar 2018
	Looking for the words of an old Polish folksong my mother and relatives used to sing 6 - Thanks Bieganski, Pawel... LanguageCatusia - 21 Jul 2012 Pavi - 17 Mar 2018
	It is not possible to translate names into English or Polish! 2 51 - Wanda is indeed a Polish name but of course it is pronounced quite differently in Polish. Although the Polish... Languagebobik - 21 Feb 2007 Miloslaw - 14 Mar 2018
	What does Janina translate into in English? 19 - Understand, kind of our history to endure suffering. Very true, she's a nice girl. no get... LanguageAnielaMaria - 11 Mar 2018 dolnoslask - 11 Mar 2018
	Help with clergy titles/forms of address in Polish language? thanks! 3 - Ah wonderful! Thank you so much for your help, much appreciated. Glad to see I wasn't too far off... Languagemarzanna - 6 Mar 2018 marzanna - 7 Mar 2018
	Why 'walczy' and not 'walczą' - Polish language question 20 - And, NoToForeigners, is your English any the better were you not copying from GoogleTranslate, for FREE no less??! ... Languagepernumba - 26 Feb 2018 Lyzko - 3 Mar 2018
	Declining a number. Polish declination grammar. 7 - Really? You would never say 'widziałem osiemdziesiąt sześć męźczyzn' despite it being an accusative masculine.... LanguageHGoshorn - 22 Dec 2017 Ziemowit - 28 Feb 2018
	Polish pronunciation animations? 7 - While I have a small number myself, as with any language, always be careful of false calques when translating!... Languagegrzybami - 5 Jan 2012 Lyzko - 21 Feb 2018
	Trying to find a Polish song my Grandfather used to sing and play on his harmonica " Goon Stary Ba or Baba" 3 - Merged: 'boom bracee boom boom' Help with naming a song from Poland Their grandparents played this always... Languagem3axy - 16 Dec 2016 rdywenur - 16 Feb 2018
	Polish name - Andrew / hey-meek? 3 - For me it sounds like chemik - a chemist in English... LanguageThe Snail - 30 Jan 2018 Looker - 30 Jan 2018
	Learning Polish Book? Milo mi? 15 - Nice quip, Ziemowit. Will have to follow up when I can (...and in privateLOL).... LanguageCA123 - 29 Jan 2018 Lyzko - 30 Jan 2018
	Why is Polish such an ugly language? 16 - Irish and Canadians are brought up in a bilingual society (Gael & French), promoted in the school system,... LanguageCharmouche - 26 Jan 2018 Casual Observer - 29 Jan 2018
	Verbal Aspect - "składała" vs. "złożyła" 15 - OK, Thanks for the advice Dominic :)... LanguageZiutek - 12 Jan 2018 Chemikiem - 15 Jan 2018
	Idiomatic Polish 2 3 65 - Nieszczęścia chodzą parami. ... Languagestrzyga - 5 May 2008 Ziemowit - 12 Jan 2018
	"Co ty" - communication and expressions 26 - @dreamer19 Hi "Co ty" or extended version "No co ty" in a communication you described, is a natural... Languagedreamer19 - 15 Dec 2017 Exx217 - 7 Jan 2018
	Help with idiomatic translation ... 2 48 - All I know is that "gajo" means "foreigner" or "outsider" aka anyone who's not Romany.... LanguageLiberazoo - 25 Dec 2017 Lyzko - 29 Dec 2017
	Help. Basic Polish Grammar by Dana Bielec 21 - Stop with your Western illegal this, illegal that. It is unny how it does not bother you that the... Languagemyjustyna - 6 Apr 2011 Ktos - 28 Dec 2017
	A good place to start learning Polish? 29 - Yep, native speakers are usually one's most reliable source in terms of current, natural (if not necessarily grammtically "corrrect"LOL)... Languagehuskyphd - 18 Jun 2007 Lyzko - 7 Dec 2017
	How to properly ask for girlfriend's hand in marriage to Polish speaking parents? 6 - @duke104 The phrase you quoted is fine. No need to add 'in marriage'. It's kind of obvious you don't... Languageduke104 - 1 Dec 2017 kaprys - 1 Dec 2017
	How do I make my Polish sound more 'natural?' 14 - Good for you, rozumiemnic. "Zmruz oczy" from the early '00's is another excellent movie with which to practice... LanguageBumSkillet - 25 Nov 2017 Lyzko - 27 Nov 2017
	Use of Duda in speaking 9 - en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dudelsack @Ziemowit... LanguageCDuda - 20 Jun 2017 kaprys - 12 Nov 2017
	Usage rules of ł in the Polish language 30 - I learned to always pronounce it as a gliding "w"-sound, particularly as a foreigner. Some from Zakopane and Southern... Languagechaza - 21 Dec 2009 Lyzko - 12 Nov 2017
	Polish in 4 Weeks CD-ROM 23 - rea-sj.home.pl/EP4W1/... Languagezlotytarasy - 7 Apr 2010 G4jgh - 11 Nov 2017
	Easy texts to practice Polish sentences/reading/vocabulary? 2 33 - @KoszalinChris I have only just come across this one, they are a bit dated but contain text and... LanguageTempus - 14 May 2012 devilslayer - 10 Nov 2017
	First Year Polish Second Edition Revised and Expanded - Oscar E. Swan (White Cover) 8 - OK. Glad you got there in the end. Good luck with your Polish.... Languagedevilslayer - 8 Nov 2017 Ziutek - 8 Nov 2017
	"Poles" or "Polish people" - which is better to use? 2 3 4 5 6 161 - And of course, your "preference" would sound ridiculous in English, save for referring to a group of "Polish men"... LanguageFrank - 23 Oct 2006 Lyzko - 8 Nov 2017
	Free and accurate Online Polish-English / English-Polish translator? 2 49 - You could try this one: lektorek.org/polish... LanguageJosephine - 23 Nov 2008 devilslayer - 8 Nov 2017
	Learning Polish to communicate with my boyfriend's family - where to start? 16 - @ireland Couldn't you just start by asking your boyfriend how to say different phrases in Polish? You... Languageilmc - 20 Sep 2012 devilslayer - 8 Nov 2017
	Patrick Ney - Is his Polish Legit? 2 35 - Much as with the Dutch who always used to spot the Germans as soon as the latter tried to... Languagenewyorkpolish - 31 Jan 2017 Lyzko - 4 Nov 2017
	Polish Lessons Units 2 3 4 5 6 7 189 - What happened to unit 3? restored... Languagejanusz - 14 Jun 2007 bloodbringer22 - 4 Nov 2017
	Polish keyboard 214 is best 2 34 - In Windows 10 (other versions of Windows also offer multiple locales built-in), to select a region and keyboard layout:... LanguagePolonius3 - 30 Aug 2008 bloodbringer22 - 4 Nov 2017
	Plaque in Polish - Help with polish language 10 - The latter is what I wanted to write, thanks:-) Ought to have gone with my instincts this timeLOL... LanguageJASON1981 - 2 Nov 2017 Lyzko - 3 Nov 2017
	Good Polish Music To Help Me Learn? 2 37 - @spiritus He was amazing. Both the pace of his songs and his diction should make things easy to understand.... LanguageSimon1 - 8 Nov 2016 kaprys - 31 Oct 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 diff 2 3 79 - Polish is admittedly, at least phonetically/phonologically, intricate. Then again, the English Orthographic Nightmare is proverbial!... LanguageImlearningPolis - 25 Oct 2015 Lyzko - 30 Oct 2017
	What's the difference between może and chyba? 4 - Actually that's 'chyba że' (conditional particles will attach themselves to the że)... LanguageBumSkillet - 24 Oct 2017 mafketis - 25 Oct 2017
	Polish Proverbs (American style?) 12 - @Ziemowit Never heard the first one. The second is reallly well known - just didn't think of it reading... LanguageZIMMY - 23 Jul 2010 kaprys - 25 Oct 2017
	Best book for a language noobie? Learning Polish. 22 - Roz, you've abandoned Czech and its cases completely now, haven't you?... LanguageRubasznyRumcajs - 13 Aug 2017 Ziemowit - 17 Oct 2017
	What is the difference between jeść and jadać? 10 - Thanks y'all... LanguageZiutekzHiszpanii - 14 Oct 2017 ZiutekzHiszpanii - 15 Oct 2017
	Inanimate vs animate nouns in Polish language 16 - Nothing, other than the same thing you were:-) Clear as glass.... LanguageBumSkillet - 9 Oct 2017 Lyzko - 14 Oct 2017
	Wiadomości vs Aktualności 4 - Wiadomości don't have to be actual. Aktualności must.... LanguageBumSkillet - 6 Oct 2017 peter_olsztyn - 8 Oct 2017
	When to use celownik (dative) in Polish language? 11 - @Undercover, you're correct about that! Most Americans especially wouldn't know how to define a tense to some clueless foreigner... LanguageBumSkillet - 6 Oct 2017 Lyzko - 7 Oct 2017
	Melody of Polish and listening skills 8 - Ooohhh, but watch the false friends! Some might prove fatal, such as Polish "szukac" vs. the Czech sound-alike cognate... LanguageBumSkillet - 4 Oct 2017 Lyzko - 7 Oct 2017
	How well do Polish people understand Slovak? 2 3 77 - Hungarian sounds to me, a native Anglophone, almost like steady, rhythmic chanting, intense and almost relentless:-) Quite intoxicating actually... Languageyokohikasa - 17 Feb 2016 Lyzko - 6 Oct 2017
	Polish participles and gerund? 3 - Polish has chiefly only one extant "past tense" (czas przeszly), "byc" < "byl(a)", "bylismy", "miec" < "mial(em/am)" etc.., the... LanguageBumSkillet - 4 Oct 2017 Lyzko - 5 Oct 2017
	The use of 'sobie' in Poland's language 16 - @DominicB To get a feeling for the "unhurried, self-absorbed, unbothered, leisurely without a distinct and immediate goal, just... LanguageBumSkillet - 3 Oct 2017 DominicB - 4 Oct 2017
	Are Anglophones able to detect different Polish accents? 17 - Very likely, Wulkan. This was during the late '70's:-)... LanguageLyzko - 29 Sep 2017 Lyzko - 3 Oct 2017
	Instrumental case "To Jest " and "Jest" Need help with correcting my examples in Polish 17 - I understand now. It's merely a question of accepted conventional usage.... LanguageJanusz89 - 15 Sep 2017 Lyzko - 27 Sep 2017
	What's the difference between dlatego and zatem? 3 - 'Zatem' is not a precise synonym of 'dlatego'. 'Zatem' is quite often used in questions replacing the word 'więc'... LanguageBumSkillet - 26 Sep 2017 Ziemowit - 26 Sep 2017

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