Short Polish<->English translations

"...You bring light unto my soul,
I shall forever love you."

I realize I clearly took a few 'poetic liberties' here, but then, for the sake of register, I made a judgement call, folks!
:-)

lol yeah. We all know u can't speak/write in Polish.
Good to know you yourself asses your Polish as terrible. It's nothing more than that tbh. Actually 3-4 years old Pole speak Polish better than you.

Hardly surprising, as it's their native tongue:-) However, Mr. Troll-in-Residence, I know plenty of US kids who speak English much better than youLOL

"How Can I Be So In Love

You ask me how can I be so in love?
How can the stars twinkle in the night sky?
Or the moon pull the tides in an endless dance?
How can the sun burn ever so bright overhead?
Or the earth keep it's contstant turn below?

How can I be so in love?
How can the flowers bloom come spring?
Endless colours in a sea of green?
How can the rains spring eternal?
Ever flowing, never ending, a dance of life.

How can I be so in love?
With this woman that inspires my heart to greatness?
With her genius mind that will carry her over the world,
with her humble heart that deemed me fit to hold within.
With her beautious smile, the secret of happiness hidden behind,
With her gorgeous soul, that makes me strive to be a better man.

You ask me how can I be so in love?
But I ask you, how in the world could I not? "

If anyone can help me with this, it would be awesome. I would love to be able to surprise her with reciting to her in her own language (which she is trying her best to teach me)

There is a saying my grandfather would recite all the time..
I know the first part is
Jak się masz (How are you?)?
And the rest I haven't been able to figure out. It sounds like...
Hits die spatch
then something something booby dahck
Any help?
Hoping it's some sort of proverb or rhyme.
Thanks.

Did he say it when he wanted to say good night?
hits die spatch sounds like idź daj spać - go (away) and let me sleep but I guess your grandpa was more possible to say idź już spać- go to sleep now.

Booby dahck - buzi dać? to give a kiss

Just a guess. I can't think of any rhyme containing these. Perhaps someone will have a better idea.

kaprys, thank you for your help!

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Need Translation

Hi,

Can someone please translate the following for my facebook page?

"New Luxurious Spa just opened in Warsaw. To make us popular, i am giving away 100 vouchers worth 3,000PLN for the first 100 people that accept our friend request"

Właśnie otwarliśmy nowe luksusowe spa w Warszawie. By spopularyzować to miejsce, rozdajemy 100 voucherów o wartości 3000 złotych dla pierwszych 100-u osób, które zaakceptują naszą prośbę o dodanie do znajomych.

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Translation please

Hi can someone tell me the Polish phrase that means land and mortgage register. Thank you.

Księga Wieczysta.

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What does Tutejszy mean?

Hello I am reading through the Polish census in 1931 and came across the word Tutejszy. What does it mean? Are they a Polish sub-ethnic group?

No, it means 'a local' a person who lives in the locality.

Anything in meaning like "przybisz"?

Przybisz - no such word in Polish, maybe przybysz?

And przybysz is quite opposite to tutejszy.

Of course, thanks Looker! I meant "przybysz" as in the phrase I read recently "...przybysz ze wsi.....", which I translated (idiomaticallyLOL) as "local yokel".

There have been some new descriptions about people from villages who come to big town. They are called 'sloiki' (glass jars). Reason being that when they go and visit families they give them prepared food which is put in glass jars for them to keep in the fridge.

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Moj Ziomku// moja mordko

Can be use both in the same meaning? Like an " My bro" or 'my man" ??

Mordo ty moja! :)

@Lyzko
Słoik is a term that describes only people that moved to WARSAW. Not any big town/city.

Terms change and spread. You do hear the word in other cities.

Don't think so. I lived in Poznań and Gdańsk and never heard "słoik" to be used. Heard it only in connection with Warszawa.

Anyways... you wouldn't know coz u don't even speak Polish.

Remember, Notty, that it's a relatively recent expression. Neologisms spread very rapidly indeed,

I suspect there are quite a few expressions you didn't hear during your many decades in both cities.

As I'm going to Krakow in a few days, I'll listen carefully to the TV programme 'Sloiki' to find which cities people are moving into. Will report later.

"Słoiki" exactly IS about people that moved TO WARSAW from other places.

Wasn't it Terri who mentioned słoiki first?

I have also heard it used about Warsaw.

I suspect u know nothing since you don't even speak the language after decades you spent on knowing Poles, Polish language and Polish way of thinking.

You're as an authority on Polish language as you're on hetersexual relationship.

It originated in Ursynów a few years ago, and caught on after it was picked up in the media.


As if you'd know...

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gaździnka po angielsku

Hello --

What is the meaning or implication when a young lady (a family member) is referred to as a "gaździnka" ??

Many thanks,

Marcin

They are mountaineers and the lady of the house is referred to as 'gaździna' or 'gaździnka' (the male form is 'gazda').

Witojcie nom Podholanie Gazdowie, a i gaździnki. Witojcie syćka dziecyska Parobecki i dziewcynki. Tu w nasym Dunajcu...

Thanks, NoToForeigners!

Sorry I waited this long to respond. Always grateful for the assistance:-)

While we're on the subject, are you familiar with the expression "On jest dobrym gosciem.", which I was told by a native Polish-American means something on the order of

"He's a good egg.", as one might say in American slang.