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	Information on Polish textbook Hurra Po Polsku 2 33 - Yes, you're right though.... LanguageSzczerbaty - 15 Aug 2014 Lyzko - 31 Jan 2021
	Postcard from Wolyn.. translation if possible.. 19 - Good that you got the translation, nice to see a happy ending :) Have a look at... Languagetadoz - 22 Jan 2021 Chemikiem - 26 Jan 2021
	Polish language would look better written in Cyrillic Script? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 212 - ?Huh?? Care to run all that by us again, slowly please this time 'round, and in English LOL... Languagedhd - 16 Jan 2012 Lyzko - 26 Jan 2021
	Uniquely Polish Historic Script? 10 - Interesting, jon. Thanks.... LanguagePartPolishMutt - 13 Jul 2013 Lyzko - 24 Jan 2021
	I am looking for help to identify a song track which I believe is Polish. 25 - @ScotKevin, you're welcome, I'm glad I could help in such a sentimental matter :)... Languagemariaterisa - 8 May 2013 Paulina - 19 Jan 2021
	Family Polish Language Games 10 - Oh, I definitely agree. How can someone think any faster than they already can? :-)... LanguageBlackPerks - 18 Dec 2016 Lyzko - 10 Jan 2021
	Meaning of "B.P." and "b." in a Polish death notice 5 - You are welcome.... Languagemhurwicz - 9 Aug 2020 pawian - 9 Jan 2021
	Rozumiesz - I have a question on Polish language. 7 - Yes, it looks funny in writing when one comma changes the meaning. But in speaking you use a... LanguageSue5 - 4 Feb 2014 pawian - 7 Jan 2021
	Burak or redneck? 2 36 - I'm not Polish, but.... Beets are red (sort of) and most Polish people sunburn easily.... so person... Languagepolonius - 28 Sep 2012 mafketis - 25 Dec 2020
	Do Poles prefer US American or UK English language? 2 3 4 5 147 - But in school we learn the British standard and the tests are of British English. Textbooks are usually Oxford... LanguagePolonius3 - 20 Mar 2010 Lenka - 1 Nov 2020
	Free Polish books online? 7 - wilczynski-nowele.pl wilczynski-nowele.pl/nadzieja/ also spanish ebooks... LanguageHoneybee - 8 Nov 2010 Wojciech Wilczynski - 29 Oct 2020
	I really need to know the rest of this phrase - Jezu Kochanie...? 8 - Could be another language. It doesn't make much sense as it is. Polish catenation is unusual though, try... Languagepipdaddy - 15 Oct 2020 jon357 - 17 Oct 2020
	Maria, what is the Polish form? 30 - It sometimes is in the UK, if a family is very Catholic. I've come across it once in... Languagemarry - 14 May 2010 jon357 - 16 Oct 2020
	× IS "MURZYN" word RACIST? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 686 - But you won't find many that feel its racist (besides brainwashed lefties) , and that is the point... LanguagePolonius3 - 2 Dec 2008 dolnoslask - 6 Oct 2020
	Fun with Polish ambiguous language 2 3 62 - Today the Gospel homily reading was about the leased vineyard, followed by the mention of a cornerstone rejected by... Languagepawian - 4 Jan 2013 pawian - 4 Oct 2020
	It is not possible to translate names into English or Polish! 2 52 - Hmmm. Koliński might come from koło - wheel/circle. How about Wheelinsky/Circlinsky??? Funny thread. I think we might... Languagebobik - 21 Feb 2007 pawian - 3 Oct 2020
	Which preposition for 'at'? 2 58 - It works in 50% of utterances while doesn`t in the remaining 50%. There is a perfect balance in... Languagechaza - 1 Jan 2010 pawian - 26 Sep 2020
	Ideas of messianism of Adam Mickiewicz - more info needed 21 - Coz it is a real challenge - some people feel the need to go to extremes to live... Languagepreview - 7 Dec 2006 pawian - 26 Sep 2020
	WHICH AUNT IS THE WUJENKA IN POLISH? 9 - This means that family relations have become less complex over decades. Is it good or bad?... LanguagePolonius3 - 1 Jul 2008 pawian - 26 Sep 2020
	Children's Songs in Polish 2 3 61 - It is not little but had. And not grandma but a country woman. Miała baba koguta - a country... Languagekarturn - 23 May 2007 pawian - 26 Sep 2020
	"Hilarious" Mistakes? (Esp. Across Polish and other Slavic Languages) 2 3 70 - There are a few Polish sayings with intentional grammar, syntax or other mistakes. e..g. Do not afraid the... LanguageQueenSide - 6 Dec 2011 pawian - 18 Sep 2020
	Polish versions for English words? ! 2 34 - Given the communication facilities that exist in the modern world, it wil be interesting to see if... LanguageFInol - 8 May 2011 Ziemowit - 14 Sep 2020
	Determining the gender of some nouns in Polish. 6 - Gumi, the OP also asked about the dubious gender of sędzia and you seem to have ignored it.... LanguageSpecjalista - 22 Jan 2012 pawian - 12 Sep 2020
	Use of swoj 23 - I don`t care about them, what I care is freedom for wives and husbands to have swoje wives or... Languagekie - 7 Dec 2011 pawian - 5 Sep 2020
	How should "Polish" be written? Maybe Polski? 27 - OK, if you say so... :)... Languagemoseleyphotos - 4 Jan 2012 pawian - 5 Sep 2020
	Dziadzia / Babcia - help me with spelling/pronunciation 2 3 79 - Not coici, but Ciocia. As for uncle, it is wuj. Be careful not to mistake it with another similar... LanguageI'm_a_guest - 26 Nov 2006 pawian - 1 Sep 2020
	Does being surrounded by Slovak language help in learning Polish? 4 - Vocabulary-wise it could be helpful but you will need to re-acquaint yourself with proper Polish pronunciation as Slovakian is... LanguageZlatko - 10 Jun 2020 BiffCzajka - 30 Aug 2020
	Indirect/direct speech in English and Polish. 4 - That`s the biggest problem for most of my students. They forget about that change in English coz they... Languageplg - 26 Jun 2011 pawian - 20 Aug 2020
	Family members in Polish 8 - Typical Polish attitude to Risings. haha... LanguageSonorous - 1 Oct 2013 pawian - 23 Jul 2020
	Polish verbs are confusing/I get many results when I look them up in an online dictionary 2 54 - This is the III (or IV according to another classification) conjugation (having verbs like: jem, umiem, śmiem, wiem).... Languagewantlearnpolski - 25 May 2011 Ziemowit - 14 Jul 2020
	NAMES POLES GIVE THEIR DOGS 2 3 76 - Yes, but never heard them used for dogs.... LanguagePolonius3 - 28 Apr 2008 pawian - 8 Jul 2020
	Lyrics to Polish song Hoopai Shupai 3 - WW1. The Polish lyrics mentions trenches and tsar (while the English lyrics mention mud). Listen to it here:... Languagesurfski - 2 May 2020 pawian - 25 Jun 2020
	A Polish female name (anna) 18 - I see. Do you regret being Welsh ? Please stick to the topic... Languagencman - 21 Oct 2009 pawian - 25 Jun 2020
	Trying to interpret a letter from Poland 3 - Thank you very much for that info!... LanguageNinaM - 15 May 2020 NinaM - 16 May 2020
	Polish Pet Names For A Lover? 26 - Call her ropuszka and she will love you forever... Languagetempaccount - 15 Dec 2009 Spike31 - 17 Apr 2020
	Can I buy the Polish language certificate B1? 12 - ha ha,sounds like my birth certificate from India in 4 languages ,English,Hindi,Urdu and Punjabi.Go figure what I went... LanguageHi Pol - 13 Apr 2020 Cargo pants - 15 Apr 2020
	Polish names without a nickname (or less frequently shortened) 2 3 61 - @mafketis He was born roughly 250 years ago so I haven't had a chance to ask :)... LanguagePippoZ - 21 Oct 2015 kaprys - 8 Apr 2020
	Poszłam or poszedłem 30 - Not really the same thing powinienem is an abbreviated version of "jestem powinien" or "powinienem jestem" with... LanguageSnakeater - 5 Apr 2020 mafketis - 8 Apr 2020
	"There will always be a Poland" in Polish 9 - As long as Polish teachers keep up a good job and continue educating students about useful stuff -... LanguagePolishProverbs - 6 Jan 2010 pawian - 4 Apr 2020
	Can accidentally using the wrong gender form cause offence? 26 - As long as it isn't done deliberately to offend somebody; that's just the behaviour of a knobhead and... LanguageCrazy Toad - 15 Aug 2009 jon357 - 4 Apr 2020
	Instrumental case in the Polish language. Am I understanding it right? 2 3 68 - In the Polish counterpart of the English-language sentence structures "Affirmative Sentence + Neither...Nor" such as "I eat candy bar(s)... LanguageSwimfan - 21 Mar 2020 ForumUser - 1 Apr 2020
	Learning Polish but not focusing on the grammar, good idea? 2 37 - Why don`t you start reading the discussion from its beginning? The OP mentioned the modern language school while... Languagelearningpolish - 11 Sep 2014 pawian - 20 Mar 2020
	How to correctly pronounce "złoty" in Polish? "ł" letter 4 - Also, when talking to students in an English class.... Languagespiritus - 2 Jun 2016 pawian - 19 Mar 2020
	Future conditional (converting some sentences into conditional form with "gdyby") 5 - Yes. Simply speaking,jeśli is used in sentences which correspond to English conditionals 0 and 1. Gdyby is used... LanguageLeonis - 19 Mar 2011 pawian - 19 Mar 2020
	Nice and easy sentences for Polish future in laws? 5 - I don`t think reciting such sentences you learnt by heart, most probably with the wrong accent, will bring a... Languageliveitpolish - 28 May 2015 pawian - 19 Mar 2020
	News In Easy Polish (sample websites)? 11 - Yes, but the OP mentioned the government so I also provided state sites.... Languageavemg - 18 Dec 2010 pawian - 18 Mar 2020
	What were the first Polish words and phrases you have learned? 2 3 63 - It only became socially common, except of course among the senior set, from around the early '70's on down:-)... LanguageTlum - 1 Oct 2011 Lyzko - 18 Mar 2020
	The most important phrases when traveling to Poland 24 - Is it a real life anecdote or just invented?... Languagealteris - 26 Apr 2011 pawian - 17 Mar 2020
	Stenka and stęka - on alleged non-existence of nasal vowels in spoke Polish 17 - Yes, some simpletons can think like that, but I don`t care, as long as they address me: Sir.... Languagegumishu - 17 Jan 2012 pawian - 17 Mar 2020
	Nice Polish phrases to say to men 2 3 76 - But they can`t help being addressed so if they look like that:... Languageanglikgirl - 13 Sep 2007 pawian - 16 Mar 2020
	Polish Sweet Phrases About Home 10 - There are also less sweet ones: It is a bad bird which shyts in its own nest.... Languagedieseluk - 4 Mar 2016 pawian - 16 Mar 2020
	Funny/strange/deviant words in the Polish language 2 35 - How about phrases which can be read two ways: Kamil Ślimak. Zakopane na pokaz. Kobyła ma mały bok.... Languagetomekcatkins - 19 Aug 2009 pawian - 16 Mar 2020
	Diminutive name of Medard? 6 - Wow, an extremely rare name. I have never met Medard.... Languagezajas - 22 Dec 2013 pawian - 13 Mar 2020
	Diminutive Words for Breads, Loaves, etc 20 - Close words of the Polish language for the word 'crumb' there are a total of 175 synonyms. These synonyms... LanguageKitte - 12 Mar 2020 johnny reb - 13 Mar 2020
	Sentence usage/placements of unstressed vs stressed pronouns Się/Siebie, Mi/Mię, Cię/Ci, Go/Jego, Mu/Jemu, 19 - Yep, makes sense.... LanguageForumUser - 8 Mar 2020 Lyzko - 11 Mar 2020
	Etymology of sztuka 5 - It obviously means "art" as in the above photo, perhaps derived from the German.... Languagesysna - 6 Mar 2020 Lyzko - 10 Mar 2020
	Verbal nouns and past-tense adjectives from imperfective & perfective verbs..when to use which aspect? 2 48 - Indeed, forms like: przebywszy (tę odległość), zdobywszy (szczyt), dobywszy (szpady), odbywszy (karę wiezienia).... LanguageForumUser - 2 Mar 2020 Ziemowit - 8 Mar 2020
	Special Polish Prayers / (Funeral too) that stand out 12 - Had a passing in the family, they are polish and would like to say a traditional polish prayer at... LanguageRandom Q - 3 Feb 2011 Qtpie202 - 29 Feb 2020
	All-nighters / traction session / legions / levels - Synonyms needed 4 - Some people are very sensitive.... Languagepuszekokruszek - 14 Oct 2013 pawian - 23 Feb 2020
	Spelling / pronunciation of Polish words and phrases 30 - @Ironside , I listen very closely, and I thought I was probably pretty close, but I had a very... Languageehopeross - 1 Mar 2010 The Servant - 22 Feb 2020

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