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	Is Polish an easy language to learn and is there a way of learning it easily? 2 3 4 105 - tbh i dont think polish is hard its how its pronouced which makes it hard to say i love... Languageweaverwarrior12 - 19 Oct 2013 kelseaaa - 19 May 2016
	Grammar of traditional birthday song "Sto Lat" 13 - Naw, that's not really popular, it's a translation of the English Happy Birthday, some people sing it but... LanguageTurbowicz - 15 Apr 2014 smurf - 19 May 2016
	Translation please from written note, Polish to English. 3 - Your gut feeling was telling you that you needed to have your teeth seen by a dentist, too.... Languagehokimo - 18 May 2016 Ziemowit - 18 May 2016
	Polish verb aspects: to memorize pairs or not? 8 - Whatever works, Cleiton 1996! Many such programs turn out to be somewhat gimmicky in my experience and therefore... Languageegghead - 26 Feb 2013 Lyzko - 2 May 2016
	Is Polish amongst the best-sounding languages in the world? 2 3 4 117 - Polish often sounds almost chirpy to my ears, particularly when spoken by women.... LanguagePennBoy - 19 May 2011 Lyzko - 1 May 2016
	Polish vs Russian grammatical cases (accusative and instrumental) pronounciation 4 - Of course! By the way, the vestigial Polish form was "vremię" (or possibly "vręmie"), I'm no longer certain. My... LanguageExtreemator - 26 Apr 2016 Lyzko - 27 Apr 2016
	English-Polish tests 23 - Ok, thanks for that Ziemowit. I think these tests will be generally good but as with this example,... LanguageVincent - 24 Sep 2007 Chemikiem - 26 Apr 2016
	"Hardening" of soft-sign endings of certain plural Polish nouns 4 - A most enlightening, native-speaker explanation, kpc! Most welcome indeed, thanks:-)... LanguageTunny - 23 Apr 2016 Lyzko - 24 Apr 2016
	Why does Polish form of Nicholas (Mikołaj) begin with an M? 12 - Maf may be on the money with those palatalized alveolars! On a slighly different, if related, topic, Russian... LanguageAtch - 21 Apr 2016 Lyzko - 22 Apr 2016
	An email translated from Polish to English using translator 24 - Autocorrect. It works by an algorithm of letters that you've typed. Nothing else.... LanguageGuest - 11 Feb 2011 jon357 - 16 Apr 2016
	Beginning to learn Polish- help? 29 - I would like help please... LanguageRudy5 - 25 May 2013 Dreamergirl - 14 Apr 2016
	Difference between również, też and także in Polish. 5 - Obviously, no reply in any language, even among native speakers, will be uniform:-) My (NON-German-speaking!!) granddad Joseph on... LanguageCleiton_1996 - 12 Apr 2016 Lyzko - 13 Apr 2016
	A couple of questions relating to Polish names and terms 7 - No. For example, Nowak is a very very common name.... LanguageSmolarek - 12 Apr 2010 jon357 - 13 Apr 2016
	Please help me understand Polish adverbs 30 - Nice post, Karolino! True, adverbs are a tough nut to crack for us non-natives:-) I still will... LanguageHubertus - 8 Dec 2013 Lyzko - 9 Apr 2016
	I need advice - how long does it take to learn Polish? 2 3 70 - For beginners, I highly recommend children's books, poems, etc. for anyone who is in the beginning phrases of learning... Languagestill_wisher - 31 Mar 2009 AdrianK9 - 28 Mar 2016
	Why are Happy Easter & Merry Christmas the same in Polish 26 - It's Happy Christmas to the British. :-)... LanguageSophiaS - 14 Dec 2011 katzinchen - 25 Mar 2016
	Wishing someone to "have fun" in Poland 11 - Okay thanks a lot everyone! You're right I know they'll appreciate the effort regardless :-P... Languagerachelle123 - 21 Mar 2016 rachelle123 - 22 Mar 2016
	Polish vs Russian: Which language sounds cooler? 21 - @Dolno: for sure and we can read it in your messages! It is normal and I'm sure it'll... Languagerandomic - 2 Mar 2016 InPolska - 3 Mar 2016
	Does this paragraph make sense? I am learning Polish 11 - Hey. I also struggled with my Polish for quite a long time. I tried handbooks and audiobooks. And you... LanguageEmie - 3 Jan 2014 rebecca ogawa - 24 Feb 2016
	Google Translate - want know if the Polish pronunciations given are on an accurate level? 17 - Thanks...........seems relatively close but there is enough of a difference to possibly cause some awkwardness or possibly misunderstanding. ... Languagebeckski - 12 Sep 2010 gwrobel - 20 Feb 2016
	Rhymes for kids and catsoldier 8 - Why on earth has someone deleted or censored the girl's and PRL versions which were not in the... Languagepawian - 26 Oct 2011 Polonius3 - 20 Feb 2016
	Instrumental and byc - Polish grammar issue 2 46 - Perfect, thankyou to Vincent and Ziemowit!... LanguageSandie - 22 Aug 2014 alg1993 - 18 Feb 2016
	When would I use either -ę or -m in Polish? 12 - For the first person singular which is what the OP is discussing, I think this would be right... LanguageTomczyk - 17 Feb 2016 Chemikiem - 18 Feb 2016
	Why is there no Polish word for Tacky? No, really, why? 18 - As a noun ("tackiness") maybe "ostentacyjne bezguście" would be appropriate? As an adjective -- ostentacyjnie bezgustny. A... Languagemagpie - 30 Dec 2011 Polonius3 - 15 Feb 2016
	Clever and Innovative Polish Keyboard Layout. must see! 14 - When one types in all caps WESOŁYCH ŚWIĄT or the name MALIŃSKI or CZĘSTOCHOWA, then all upper-case letters... Languagepierros14 - 27 Apr 2009 Polonius3 - 5 Feb 2016
	Give me some reasons to learn Polish 2 3 4 5 126 - You guys still on that? :) Reason to learn Polish: -great culture, tradition, history, -great literature,... LanguageArika - 10 Jan 2012 NocyMrok - 25 Jan 2016
	"Róbta, co chceta" - Polish slogan meaning and usage 25 - Of all the Polonius 3's in the world.... you're the Polonius 3est! Dziki też człowiek!... LanguagePolonius3 - 14 Jan 2016 mafketis - 15 Jan 2016
	Help me figure out the spelling of these Polish names? 17 - Those are not Polish spellings. The exclamation in Polish is Boże or Mój Boże (Dear God). There are... LanguageCareuh - 19 Oct 2011 Polonius3 - 13 Jan 2016
	Polish Nickname - Mikołaj = Miko? Elżbieta, Wiktoria 14 - Wikcia... Languageekcampos - 26 Oct 2012 Chemikiem - 2 Jan 2016
	Nominative (Mianownik) vs Accusative (Biernik)? 17 - Exactly.... Languagechrzaszczbrzmi - 3 Sep 2012 kpc21 - 31 Dec 2015
	Difference between kąpać się and brać prysznic in Polish language 21 - It's a book from the 1930's, so I think, this expression is just no longer used.... LanguagePhilosophia - 28 Dec 2015 kpc21 - 31 Dec 2015
	Message from Polish speaking friend (in English) translation help 13 - Thank you, poduszka silnika is what I was looking for.... Languageeasynow - 12 Nov 2015 istannbullu34 - 30 Dec 2015
	Translation help..Christmas card in Polish 9 - Nie ma za co (Don't mention it!) BTW there's no "n" in dziękuję. The little nasalising squiggle (˛)... LanguageLittleOne2201 - 10 Dec 2015 Polonius3 - 23 Dec 2015
	How to say Merry Christmas in Polish? 2 3 66 - @ Polonius3 Thank you veryyyy much!... LanguageGuest - 7 Dec 2005 Starlight - 23 Dec 2015
	Polish minority languages 13 - Frequently, they are neither and both, a mixture in which the two (or sometimes even three) languages which blend... Languagedelphiandomine - 15 Dec 2015 Legal Eagle - 21 Dec 2015
	Polish Accusative Pronouns - Plural 30 - Awake or asleep, Nocy? You even admitted that you weren't in the London area, but quite a stretch away:-)... LanguageKrzysiaL - 12 Dec 2015 Lyzko - 15 Dec 2015
	Pronunciation of Name 'Mieczyslaw'? 16 - Really terrific thread ending in the video fragment....Many thanks! and Greetings from an old Jew in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico... Languagepaesan - 27 Nov 2011 steveegallo - 14 Dec 2015
	Genitive or accusative? Polish language issue. 12 - Don't forget the Latin "nihil novi" as in "nihil novi (genitive) sub sole (ablative)"... Languagehitnroll - 10 Dec 2015 Ziemowit - 10 Dec 2015
	Sinatra singing in Polish 3 - Merged: Frank Sinatra's Ever Homeward Rather remarkably I have a 78 rpm record of Ever Homeward sung by... Languagepolonius - 18 Jan 2013 thegavel - 9 Dec 2015
	Random "what's this Polish word" questions 8 - I think it's "Bóg zapłać" - God bless you... LanguageLadyE - 24 Jul 2012 Monika51 - 2 Dec 2015
	Surname suffix -dys in Poland 3 - Thank you for that information. I certainly know theses surnames are very rare. In the early 90's I spent... LanguageGrzegorz Jan - 30 Nov 2015 Grzegorz Jan - 30 Nov 2015
	Does the Polish text need correcting? 7 - This will not help you. And that's not because of Polish translation, but because of the legal obstacles that... LanguageSandwich - 10 Nov 2015 11123aaqww - 26 Nov 2015
	University of Pittsburgh - Online English-Polish Dictionary 3 - Temporary moved to lebada.ddns.net:50023/polish/... Languageczarnykot - 15 Nov 2015 bjorn.se - 21 Nov 2015
	Wymysiöeryś - forgotten language (in Poland) 5 - Slovincian. I don't think there are either unfortunately.... LanguageRubasznyRumcajs - 8 Aug 2010 jon357 - 16 Nov 2015
	Google translate thinks a Polish car is a baby? Bing example. 12 - PONS is highly recommended in translating polish.... LanguageLorenc - 27 Jan 2010 mcrpolak - 10 Nov 2015
	Good quality graded readers for Polish? 4 - More than ok. Didn't even bother correcting the few pittling mistakes:-) Powodzenia i bądź pilna!... LanguageYuna5000 - 9 Nov 2015 Lyzko - 9 Nov 2015
	Beginner learner of Polish having trouble with nouns - they change as well as numbers? 27 - Thanks for the tip:-) You see? Always useful to know the stem!... Languagelivs046 - 3 Nov 2012 Lyzko - 6 Nov 2015
	here / there - difference rules in Polish 7 - correct... Languagechaza - 21 Aug 2010 Wulkan - 6 Nov 2015
	Polish keyboard incompatibility issues 11 - The Polish Typist's Keyboard 214 may be difficult to find, since copy-cat Poles generally use the clumsy "cowboy"... Languagefilmstudent - 18 Aug 2014 Polonius3 - 3 Nov 2015
	Verb classification in Polish language 9 - Chemikiem did just fine.... LanguageImlearninPolish - 31 Oct 2015 Lyzko - 31 Oct 2015
	What computer keyboards are in use in Poland? 2 33 - The problem is that many typewriter keyboards seemed to have been misdesigned by clueless engineers or maybe elves... Languagevjmehra - 21 Mar 2014 Polonius3 - 29 Oct 2015
	What are some Polish placename suffixes? 2 - -ów Kraków -owo Dąbrowo -owa Częstochowa -ewo Wiśniewo -ec Ostrowiec -ice Domanice -ówka Bukówka -ówek Kalinówek -nik Prudnik... LanguageJikkler - 23 Oct 2015 Polonius3 - 23 Oct 2015
	Doubt about demonstrative pronouns 8 - Ok, thanks Looker, that's a clear explanation. I just wasn't sure with your example of the book, whether omitting... Languagerafbendl - 19 Oct 2015 Chemikiem - 19 Oct 2015
	Applying for a Polish football website - translation question? 6 - That's what I assumed. Thanks for confirming.... LanguageWielkiPolak - 10 Sep 2015 WielkiPolak - 11 Sep 2015
	Collins Intermediate Level Audio Course in Polish 10 - Ahh those Polish Easy Readers would probably have been great for me really. But they are quite expensive for... LanguageMrTinlin - 30 Aug 2015 MrTinlin - 7 Sep 2015
	The 'sneeze' word - it has double meaning in Polish?? 3 - It's possible that they confuse the word 'sneeze' with 'cheers' / 'cheerio'; in that case, they may insinuate that... LanguageJamiesober - 3 Sep 2015 Nathans - 3 Sep 2015
	Ambulans displacing karetka - similar meaning of different Polish words? 19 - The "R" stands fro RATUNKOWY (rescue ambulance). That's the with a doctor or paramedic on board and fitted... LanguagePolonius3 - 7 Oct 2011 Polonius3 - 3 Sep 2015
	× Sentences: stół z powyłamywanymi nogami / Nasi przodkowie na mchu jadali 25 - No godless, globalist, leftist, cosmopolitan bent on imposing his Anglo-agnosticism and sterile secularism on his hsot country can... LanguagePolonius3 - 26 Aug 2015 Polonius3 - 26 Aug 2015
	Polish dative case: Why do you use "mu" in this sentence instead of "go" 9 - Powiedz mu żeby tak nie mówił -> Tell him not to say so Powiedz mu że nie może... LanguageZak - 23 Aug 2015 kpc21 - 24 Aug 2015
	Need some Polish language help.....with a twist! 2 39 - Merged: Polish Language pronouncation lessons (with a twist) Contains foul language :D ... LanguageShadyMarkus - 20 Feb 2012 NocyMrok - 16 Aug 2015

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