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	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
	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
	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
	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
	Trying to interpret a letter from Poland 3 - Thank you very much for that info!... LanguageNinaM - 15 May 2020 NinaM - 16 May 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
	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
	Niech będzie pochwalony Jezus Chrystus - a religious greeting? 2 39 - Do the English shorten their greetings like Poles did theirs?: Praised/ Praised be. I wonder if they have... Languagesunbreak - 25 Dec 2010 pawian - 11 Feb 2020
	RUDE word form conjugation + communicating on facebook in Polish 15 - No, I know what I mean. That`s because I conside Facebook a total joke and play silly games there... Languagetster - 14 Jun 2014 pawian - 8 Feb 2020
	Your favourite Polish proverb? 16 - Przyszła kryska na Matyska - the cat`s reproachable behaviour has been stopped and punished at last. Today used about... LanguagePolonius3 - 31 May 2012 pawian - 7 Feb 2020
	Translation of the word "małpka" into English 10 - Well, some guys can swallow such a 100 ml bottle in one nip. :):) Not bad,... LanguageZiemowit - 6 Feb 2020 pawian - 7 Feb 2020
	Polish vs English tongue twisters 9 - I didn't know this one! Nice :) All the /ʃ/ and [θ] sounds combined with [s] make it... Languagezetigrek - 22 Aug 2010 Torq - 6 Feb 2020
	Slow Talk in Polish TV 6 - hahaha I thought the same about Americans when in NYC. I came there with my school and uni... LanguageSylvio - 1 Feb 2020 pawian - 1 Feb 2020
	Slang term for "pants" in Polish? Gacie. 2 32 - Probably 'zimowy' which means winter (zima is winter) . 'Kurtka zimowa'will be winter coat. 'Opony zimowe'- winter tyres etc.... Languageugobananas - 23 Aug 2013 Lenka - 20 Jan 2020
	Origin of / reason for spelling /tɕi/ as <ci> in the Polish language 11 - Swietna idea. Dobranoc:-)... LanguageLucDre - 13 Jan 2020 Lyzko - 14 Jan 2020
	Meaning of I-go , II-go , III-go ??? 2 - It's a grammatical ending for adjectives (genitive singular for masculine and neuter nouns), the full form is -(i)ego... Languagemhurwicz - 3 Jan 2020 mafketis - 3 Jan 2020
	Polish equivalent or translation for "still waters run deep" 2 - Cicha woda brzegi rwie.... LanguageGKrajenta - 6 Jan 2017 Chemikiem - 6 Jan 2017

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