did you know that the pronunciation of kurwa is the same as'curva' in portuguese? but actually our word refers only to turning the corner :) Funny post.. thank you for the information.. i think it will be really helpful :)
These posts have made me smile. I don't know how to spell it, but my father and uncle used an expression that literally translated to "dog's blood in hell." It sounds like "pshah-cref-holeda" and my uncle would also say just "holedy." Is this familiar to anyone?
Hea! I am learning things here. Here is another problem that I have. Years ago my brother and I had ,believe it or not , a Polish band ,and we played at polish weddings, and one of our favorite waltz,s to play was "Pytala sie panni".the words to the song we did not know, some one told us that the words were not very nice. now that was news to me. I know a few words, like the girl is asking, when is it better to eat, in the morning or evening, that is about it.
Country wedding songs are usually dirty, but fun to listen to. I know which one you mean "pytala sie pani". Some good wedding singers make up words to apply to the bride or groom. Not to mention the in-laws!
I thought perhaps that there was more to the song, " Pytala sie pani" that I knew. But it is a nice waltz, especialy if you do not know the words,.We also played the waltz, "How quickly do our moments pass". Maybe it is better not to know the words of a language sometimes. Look what Wroclaw had to answer to.
Gabby, you don't want to know the translation. Whoever wrote this was extremelymean and abusive. (He dared to write this, because he knew you'll not understand it).
I was just thinking how a Polish person would swear in this circumstance, like if you would hit your thumb with a hammer, while driving a nail. I myself usually say "God Damn" if I accidently spill my beer I say "oh ****" if i pick up something heavy I say "Christ this is heavy." I was just wondering.........Man I gotta get a life.
Vet
The word that was blanked out was guvno, only I say it in English. Vet
I know.. sorry I was just being silly... it does seem to be one of the most commonly used words amongst Polish guys in the UK though... and Im including my bf in that... though not to me, obviously. No, kaka is quite endearing really..its mostly used by small children to describe goovneh (sorry dont know how to spell that). Anyway, Kaka, nice to 'meet' you. Im off home now.. hope to speak again soon.
I myself usually say "God Damn" if I accidently spill my beer I say "oh ****" if i pick up something heavy I say "Christ this is heavy." I was just wondering.
hey, I just joined this forum after reading this topic I'm Polish but I live in Canada, so my Polish not that great but I still remember some lol
anyways, to answer your q's, if you injure yourself, you can say "kurwa" or "kurwa mac!" (the latter is very strong swearing)
for "goddamn", can say "cholera", "cholera jasna", these words are sign of frustration
"christ this is heavy", not a direct translation but can say "kurde to jest ciezkie"
No not exactly what I meant. What I meant was, like a mild way of swearing , like if there were children around when and if you hit your thumb with a hammer, I would never use that four letter word, and I don,t mean the word gownoo.
there must be some words in Polish, that are not so vulgar.
Not really, but it's true that just by modifying the word "pierdolić" you can say many things. Actually what's the purpose of this thread? I don't get it. :(
There are many things other than swear words, that polish people could be proud of. It's a pity that people waste their time writing about the vulgarisms rather than focusing on the positive aspects of polish culture.
This is very true Mr M, I personally feel that Polish people have a lovely command / usage of their language, one which the English have long since forgotten, we no longer express ourselves the way we used to, the vocaulary is very limited amongst the younger generation, its quite sad really since there are so many ways to say so many things...
It's a world wide phenomenon. Sometimes when i hear what some teenagers are talking about I start to lost my faith in the mankind. :) And I'm not thinking now about English teenagers. I guess being dumb is starting to be randy these days. :(
