I was just gonna go with "PiS mumbo jumbo" or "another PiS attack on the rule of law"...
Short Polish<->English translations
Maczuk
HHBlue
22 Jan 2019 #633
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I am a writer and need a polish word for a person for is trusted within the business community because he understands the local culture and way of doing things. Kind of the opposite of an "outsider." Any help would be much appreciated. Maybe: lokalny OR miejscowy
Need help with a word
I am a writer and need a polish word for a person for is trusted within the business community because he understands the local culture and way of doing things. Kind of the opposite of an "outsider." Any help would be much appreciated. Maybe: lokalny OR miejscowy
Bill007
30 Jan 2019 #634
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Hello:
My grandmother used to say an old Polish rhyme that starts off Wilka oczy panskie gardlo. Does anyone know the complete rhyme and translation?
William
Old Polish Rhyme
Hello:
My grandmother used to say an old Polish rhyme that starts off Wilka oczy panskie gardlo. Does anyone know the complete rhyme and translation?
William
I never heard of it. But there is another saying which sounds similar: Pańskie oko konia tuczy.
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My grandmother used to say an old Polish rhyme that started off: Wilka oczy panskie gardlo...
Does anyone know the complete rhyme and its translation?
Old Polish Rhyme "Wilka oczy ..."
My grandmother used to say an old Polish rhyme that started off: Wilka oczy panskie gardlo...
Does anyone know the complete rhyme and its translation?
AlanSnackbar - | 1
2 Feb 2019 #637
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I recently uncovered a dozen or so original photos taken by my relative during his time in Italy during WW2. On the back of one of these photos, which I believe is a wedding? He has written something in cursive. I am very interested to see what this message reads, as he died some 10 years ago, and the only other Polish speakers we know of were his family, who we have lost contact with some time in the 1960s. Thanks in advance
The Writing itself:
i.imgur.com/JWkImfM.jpg
The front of the photo:
i.imgur.com/UE1Dvwf.jpg
Polish Translation Request
I recently uncovered a dozen or so original photos taken by my relative during his time in Italy during WW2. On the back of one of these photos, which I believe is a wedding? He has written something in cursive. I am very interested to see what this message reads, as he died some 10 years ago, and the only other Polish speakers we know of were his family, who we have lost contact with some time in the 1960s. Thanks in advance
The Writing itself:
i.imgur.com/JWkImfM.jpg
The front of the photo:
i.imgur.com/UE1Dvwf.jpg
Ania
I'm sending to you a photograph from my wedding. As a souvenir for (from?) your friend Piotr.
I'm not 100% sure the second sentence, although something like that.
I'm sending to you a photograph from my wedding. As a souvenir for (from?) your friend Piotr.
I'm not 100% sure the second sentence, although something like that.
Translatehelp
18 Feb 2019 #639
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pisałem z tobą dla łachu, a ty wszystko ba serio
Can you translate this sentence for me please to English?
pisałem z tobą dla łachu, a ty wszystko ba serio
I was writing to you just as a bit of fun, and you took everything so seriously. I certainly did not mean everything that I wrote.
KJL
20 Feb 2019 #641
Does the Polish word kraj or kraina from which Ukraine is derived, have a meaning of "borderland", or was that just inferred somehow when it referred to the lands around Kiev?
I don't know about derived, but the two words are for sure related. Sometimes I've even seen "kraina nad Wisla" instead of "Polska", and of course "kraj" along with
"kraina" are obviously the identical root word:-)
"kraina" are obviously the identical root word:-)
Lilana
5 Mar 2019 #643
hiya,
I was wondering if anyone quote translate 'book of colours' for me. it's for a little polish boy in my setting. Also if anyone knows any polish nursery rhymes would be very grateful
me again sorry.. would also like to no the translation for swing and slide. the child often uses what sounds like 'seesaw' for swing. was just wondering if this what they would use when in Poland?
I was wondering if anyone quote translate 'book of colours' for me. it's for a little polish boy in my setting. Also if anyone knows any polish nursery rhymes would be very grateful
me again sorry.. would also like to no the translation for swing and slide. the child often uses what sounds like 'seesaw' for swing. was just wondering if this what they would use when in Poland?
Lilana, if you're not a Polish speaker, don't try communicating in Polish or translating into Polish for the child. It is not always possible to translate directly from English to Polish. Stick to English as otherwise you can end up teaching the child incorrect forms of his native language and that is not good. You could use Google Translate but it doesn't always get the grammar right. Polish grammar is very complex even in a short sentence or sequence of words. There can be up to seven different forms of a single noun such as 'swing' depending on how it's used in a sentence (and fourteen when you add the plural forms).
The child will see that the Book of Colours is a book of colours. He doesn't need it translated. I'm a trained Montessori teacher btw and I've taught a lot of children of different nationalities whose languages I didn't speak.
The child will see that the Book of Colours is a book of colours. He doesn't need it translated. I'm a trained Montessori teacher btw and I've taught a lot of children of different nationalities whose languages I didn't speak.
rozumiemnic 8 | 3895
5 Mar 2019 #645
Please don't Lilana. as a UK teacher, use Englsih not a mangled version of the poor child's language.
Anyway why would you do this? there must be other children who don't speak English at home.....aren't you supposed to teach them all in English? or are you going to mash up all their languages for them and confuse them? or just the Polish kid?
Surely this is not what you learn at teacher training?
oh wait ..'settting' - OK.. not much training then..
Anyway why would you do this? there must be other children who don't speak English at home.....aren't you supposed to teach them all in English? or are you going to mash up all their languages for them and confuse them? or just the Polish kid?
Surely this is not what you learn at teacher training?
oh wait ..'settting' - OK.. not much training then..
I don't think Lilana is a teacher (hope not anyway!), more likely a childcare assistant in a creche or nursery. She says 'setting' as opposed to classroom, or she might be a nanny/nursery nurse. Either way, she should stick to English.
rozumiemnic 8 | 3895
5 Mar 2019 #647
honestly it scares me, the level of training required to work in a nursery...
turantual
19 Mar 2019 #648
How to translate "circumvent" into Polish?
I used google translate and got the word "przechytrzyć." However, when I translate that back into English it means "outsmart" which is not quite the right meaning. Maybe "side step" is a better phrase? Does "krok boczny" have the same connotation in Polish as it does English?
I used google translate and got the word "przechytrzyć." However, when I translate that back into English it means "outsmart" which is not quite the right meaning. Maybe "side step" is a better phrase? Does "krok boczny" have the same connotation in Polish as it does English?
How to translate "circumvent" into Polish?
I would go with unikać or ominąć both of which mean something like 'avoid'. When asking about translations the more context you can give the better - translating words in a vacuum often means they won't fit where the asker wants them.
The literal meanings of the English verb 'circumvent' in Polish are" obejść, obchodzić, ominąć (bypass, go around). The same would be true in the figurative meaning: obejść: (regułę, zasady). 'Przechytrzyć' might possibly be good in some contexts.
The Polish meaning is exactly as in Latin: circum <--> 'around' + venire <--> 'come'. For an exact translation, you should provide the full context.
The Polish meaning is exactly as in Latin: circum <--> 'around' + venire <--> 'come'. For an exact translation, you should provide the full context.
KJL
20 Mar 2019 #651
In Polish, "viva!" as an exclamation for "long live" is spelled "wiwa"?
So, "Long live Duda! Long live the Third Republic" would translate as "Wiwa Duda! Wiwa Trzecia Rzeczpospolita!" ???
Do I need to change declensions?
Dziękuję!
So, "Long live Duda! Long live the Third Republic" would translate as "Wiwa Duda! Wiwa Trzecia Rzeczpospolita!" ???
Do I need to change declensions?
Dziękuję!
In Polish, "viva!" as an exclamation for "long live" is spelled "wiwa"?
No. There is not such a word in Polish.
So, "Long live Duda! Long live the Third Republic"?
No. "Wiwat Duda! Wiwat Trzecia Rzeczpospolita!"
So, "Long live Duda! Long live the Third Republic" would translate as
"Long live" is "Niech żyje..." (Niech żyją for the plural).
"Niech ZYJE Rzeczpospolita Ludowa Polska!"
KJL
20 Mar 2019 #655
No. "Wiwat Duda! Wiwat Trzecia Rzeczpospolita!"
So "wiwat" is from the Latin "vivat" and it's good Polish?
it's a noun, meaning something like (a) cheer, it can be turned into a verb wiwatować (meaning 'to cheer')
It's not super common... maybe more common in the plural? google turns up some things like..
"wiwaty dla króla" ([there were] cheers for the king)
"oklaski i wiwaty dla Jan Kowalskiego" (appaluse and cheers for Jan Kowalski)
It's not super common... maybe more common in the plural? google turns up some things like..
"wiwaty dla króla" ([there were] cheers for the king)
"oklaski i wiwaty dla Jan Kowalskiego" (appaluse and cheers for Jan Kowalski)
Roughly, "Three cheers for....."
"Sto lat!" = Gesundheit! (After someone sneezes) or "For he's a jolly good fellow....!" when congratulating somebody upon their marriage, for example.
"Sto lat!" = Gesundheit! (After someone sneezes) or "For he's a jolly good fellow....!" when congratulating somebody upon their marriage, for example.
rozumiemnic 8 | 3895
25 Mar 2019 #658
Lyzko, get a grip, nobody says 'for he's a jolly good fellow' and haven't done for about 50 years
Get a grip....
At least mine's firm at the wheel, Delph!
Plenty of people say/sing that. Don't judge everyone by the under fifty crowd:-)
At least mine's firm at the wheel, Delph!
Plenty of people say/sing that. Don't judge everyone by the under fifty crowd:-)
rozumiemnic 8 | 3895
27 Mar 2019 #660
do you also teach your students that British people say 'raining cats and dogs'? hahahaha, move on, oldie.
nobody says 'for he's a jolly good fellow'
nobody says 'for he's a jolly good fellow'