Lyzko 45 | 9,442 2 Dec 2019 #31It's been contended by certain commentators I've read over the years that linguistically, the Slavic language structurally, even phonemically, closest to Polish would have to be Czech!Lexically though, is another matter. In the latter case, Ukrainian might be closer:-)
mafketis 37 | 10,911 2 Dec 2019 #32closest to Polish would have to be CzechI used to think so too, but Slovak is a lot easier for Poles to understand
Lyzko 45 | 9,442 2 Dec 2019 #33Phonemically, you mean, that is, in terms of how the actual pronunciation "sounds"? Lexically aka semantically, I wonder.Not knowing Slovak, and having only a cursory knowledge of both Czech and Ukrainian, I honestly couldn't judge in any substantive way:-)
Ratko Racow 7 Dec 2019 #34Speak Serbian. Central Slavic language. Obed and acept your Sarmatian self. Resist Geak and Italian domination! Resist stan!
Lyzko 45 | 9,442 7 Dec 2019 #35Nearly all languages have at least some foreign borrowing, Ratko, even Icelandic!:-)