Lety
Kontra would mean that we did not want to pay 10 tys.
What does Lety and petos mean in polish?
Short Polish<->English translations
Kontra would mean that we did not want to pay 10 tys.
What does Lety and petos mean in polish?
@Poland100
They don't mean anything.
Kontra might have been used in another context.
It looks like a list of expenses (or something similar) concerning construction or reconstruction of something.
It's totally out of context. When was it written?
They don't mean anything.
Kontra might have been used in another context.
It looks like a list of expenses (or something similar) concerning construction or reconstruction of something.
It's totally out of context. When was it written?
What's in the line under petos?
Lety - it's probably another word quickly noted.
Lety - it's probably another word quickly noted.
I don't know how klinkier translates into English
It is easy - Polish word comes from English clinker brick, used as pavement stones..
These are short notatoions. Someone wanted us to pay10 tys for nowa folia and klinkier.
But we did say no. So kontra would mean that we said no, basically.
I do not know what Lety would or petos means.
I did not include the last line because I thought it was not necessary:
But it is:
snieg Zak(opane?):
i.imgur.com/RIrENWR.png
But we did say no. So kontra would mean that we said no, basically.
I do not know what Lety would or petos means.
I did not include the last line because I thought it was not necessary:
But it is:
snieg Zak(opane?):
i.imgur.com/RIrENWR.png
i mean they are proper words in Polish (Lety, petos)
I meant they are not proper words in Polish, sorry i omitted the 'not'
snieg Zak(opane?):
snow Zakopane, a mountain resort.
@Poland100
I'm afraid kontra is not used like that in Polish.
With Ela and śnieg it's getting even more confusing.
From what I have seen it's like a list of expenses (probably) understandable to the person who wrote it but not necessarilly to everyone.
Some abbreviations, 'mental shortcuts' etc.
I'm afraid kontra is not used like that in Polish.
With Ela and śnieg it's getting even more confusing.
From what I have seen it's like a list of expenses (probably) understandable to the person who wrote it but not necessarilly to everyone.
Some abbreviations, 'mental shortcuts' etc.
I'm afraid kontra is not used like that in Polish.
How about short for kontraktor - contractor? The note concerns construction issues.
@pawian
Yeah, I guess it could be it.
Yeah, I guess it could be it.
I've been watching Rojst on Netflix & the geezer from the milicja keeps saying mówcie rather than mów when he's speaking to one person.
What's that about? Is there any reason for doing so?
he's also just now said podejdźcie tam to a guy on his own
Thanks.
What's that about? Is there any reason for doing so?
he's also just now said podejdźcie tam to a guy on his own
Thanks.
That`s a communist style of addressing people formally - instead of Mr/Sir, they said: Citizen, with verbs in plural imperative.
a communist style of addressing people formally
It's weird. Polish is the only Slavic language (I think) that doesn't use wy (second person plural) as a polite form in the singular. I've heard it's sometimes used or even common in Eastern dialects but I can't say I've ever heard it.
In the PRL it was routinely used in the civil service, police (and I assume military) and of course among party members.
What's also unusual (not related to the PRL AFAIK) is the mixing of forms, that is using pan/pani with second person verbs, like "Co pan robisz?" or "Co pan robicie?"
I've also heard of using third person plural forms as a form of respect, a co-worker told me of an acquaintance who sometimes says things like "Ojciec kupili" (My father bought (it))
Zlatko
24 Jul 2020 #794
Yeah I find the Polish polite forms interesting. In Bulgaria it's very rarely used in restaurants (Will the mister/miss want sth?) and usually it's used with irony or when addressing little children (Will the little mister want ice scream?). The standard for polite addressing is plural "Do you (pl) want?" Of course many workers in shops now use the "ty" forms to sound informal and thus supposedly friendlier. If I go to PL maybe I will feel like ppl are acting like I'm a child ;)
@mafketis
I think it was used in certain dialects -perhaps still is-not necessarilly Eastern ones.
There's this funny article about the Silesian dialect about three boys from the same neighbourhood that I can't find right know. But the whole point was to show the differences within the dialect like calling grandma babcia, oma and starka but also addressing their grandparents. I can't remember the exact examples but it was something like:
Co robisz?
Co Babcia robi?
Co robicie?
I think it was used in certain dialects -perhaps still is-not necessarilly Eastern ones.
There's this funny article about the Silesian dialect about three boys from the same neighbourhood that I can't find right know. But the whole point was to show the differences within the dialect like calling grandma babcia, oma and starka but also addressing their grandparents. I can't remember the exact examples but it was something like:
Co robisz?
Co Babcia robi?
Co robicie?
Polish is the only Slavic language (I think) that doesn't use wy
Russian uses 'wy' as a polite form of addressing another person much more than Polish and it is in standard Russian and not only dialects - focus mafketis, focus
heh I should now say gumishu focus, focus man - I entirely misread your post mafketis - sorry
Co robisz?
Co Babcia robi?
Co robicie?
Co Babcia robi?
Co robicie?
I might be wrong but I sting the first two are both commonly used in standard Polish (often by the same person to the same babcia...)
The use of a common noun as a form of address goes beyond Pan Pani of course.
I got funny looks once years ago when I was introduced to a priest (I was visiting a friend when kolęda happened) and I used Pan rather than ksiądz with him.
A friend in healthcare says some (mainly older) patients use Siostra to nurses (I tend to use Pani)
And of course its very common in families. Interestingly when that happens a common pattern in Polish (and in some other cultures) is to address the person from the point of view of the youngest member of the family - so an elderly man might call his wife 'babcia' (from the point of view of their grandchildren rather than from his point of view as her husband).
@mafketis
Actually my dad often refers to his parents as babcia and dziadek. When he talks about his childhood he says Mama and Tata, though.
Also when you address your in-laws, it's common to sort of replace pan/pani with mama/tata like Co Mama robi?
Actually my dad often refers to his parents as babcia and dziadek. When he talks about his childhood he says Mama and Tata, though.
Also when you address your in-laws, it's common to sort of replace pan/pani with mama/tata like Co Mama robi?
address your in-laws, Co Mama robi?
What is Mama doing? Sweeping the floor or flying away??
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Hi, I am trying again with this one.What does it say in polish?
Karolyfery
wy???ły 11 sztuk
do wyzucenia
I want to make it to "wyśadły" but that would only be guessing.
i.imgur.com/3nnjdAM.png
Karolyfery
wy???ły 11 sztuk
do wyzucenia
I want to make it to "wyśadły" but that would only be guessing.
i.imgur.com/3nnjdAM.png
Wysiadły literally means are out/gone.
the radiators aren`t working. 11 pieces. Junk.
the radiators aren`t working. 11 pieces. Junk.
Thanks. Yes, but I can not make it to "wysiadły", the written text does not really support it as I see it.
But, both "Karolyfery and "wyzucenia" are misspelled so maybe it makes sense in a wrong way.
But, both "Karolyfery and "wyzucenia" are misspelled so maybe it makes sense in a wrong way.
But, both "Karolyfery and "wyzucenia" are misspelled
Oops, you are right, I should have translated it as : ratiadors and jank. I am really sorry.
Hi, I need help with this one. What is the polish word?
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i.imgur.com/dUc4abQ.png
For me it looks like "działają"
Działają
Yes thank you!! It fits perfectly.
I have another one. Whats the polish word? Something costs 400:-, I think it is some reparation thing/service for a home.
i.imgur.com/x2fd6W4.png
i.imgur.com/x2fd6W4.png
Hard to tell.. maybe Koniczyna?
Looks like Kurczyna to me - a surname?