Polish Tutors in Dallas, TX?

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for recommendations for a Polish tutor in the Dallas area. I have no prior knowledge of Polish, but I'd love to start learning to reconnect with my family roots, 4 of my great-grandmothers and great-grandfathers emigrated to the US from Poland, but the language was never passed down to my grandparents.

Ideally, I'm looking for in-person lessons (though I'd be open to online if there's a great option). Any suggestions for local tutors, language schools, or even conversation groups in the area would be really appreciated!

Thanks so much!

English is the only language worth knowing.

I know both and find Polish useless here, in Europe, and in Poland.

They will speak fast and you will lose half of they are saying. The other half is BS.

If you speak English, the advantage is yours. Trust me.

@Novichok
Just because a language doesn't feel useful to you doesn't mean it isn't valuable to others. I'm planning a six-month trip to Poland and want to be able to communicate with locals, especially since I'll be visiting small towns to meet some extended family.

Sure, many people in big cities speak English, but being able to speak even a little Polish helps connect on a deeper level and shows respect for the culture. When I visited Italy, knowing some Italian made a huge difference, and I imagine it'll be the same in Poland.

Well, you know, there are only 2 genders in Polish, then this is paradise for you. 😁

I think you'd do better to go for online lessons, as that opens up a much wider choice of teachers than in person in Dallas.
This place in Warsaw has an excellent reputation (but certainly isn't the cheapest option): iko.com.pl
And the Sopot School of Polish has been operating for 35 years, so they must be doing something right. I know a few people who've been there and liked it (although most were there in the 1990s): ssp.edu.pl

Poor Ryan...There is no "deeper level" anywhere worth the effort...

I was born in Poland. I spent 24 years there and still can't follow what they are saying...Between pronunciation, slang, and made-up words...forget it...

The only word I hear from two Polaks talking is kurwa. Or kurwa mac...

In every village, there are many 30-somethings and younger. They speak English enough...Ignore the old farts...

@Rich,

I remind you that proper, grammatically sound, and semantically engaging English is worth knowing,
and not the sort of foul bilge your kind dishes out on a regular basis, like so much sewage, fit only
for the gutter, vulgar, dirty, worthless!

Seems to me you fellas could stand a bit more familiarity with Hollywood black/white classics and far less
with the current crap of movies.

Do you wear a suit and a tie to breakfast on Sunday?

When going to a restaurant in the USA, do you wear a suit and tie... because in Europe it is not required.

Good job forum! It looks like another potential poster was chased off!

Keep up the sh1te work!

He asked for advice. I gave him one...

That Poles speak too fast and regularly use the word "kurwa".🙈

I did report one of Rich's posts, and that one was fairly promptly binned. But the rest of the off-topic posts were left up and more were made and have stayed up.


Make sure you download the PKP (Polish state-owned railway company) app. It's really good for getting around. And it's also available in English (just in case your lessons don't go as well as you hoped).

Rich's posts are great. They saved Ryan from spending hours studying Ala ma kota only to be replaced with English.

I did it when in Poland and so did my daughter who knows only "pierogi".

Why don't you use online Polish language tutors?

That would most probably be cheaper and open up a far wider choice of teachers than will be available in Dallas.

I'd be picky about qualifications... IME Polish for non-Polish teachers don't necessarily really understand what's hard for learners.

I've done some informal teaching and every student I had found my explanations easier to understand (one said he only began to understand how the system works after some lessons with me).

First hint: Don't worry too much about verbs in the beginning Concentrate on nouns, pronouns and adjectives in that order and prioritize learning the nominative, accusative and genitive cases first.

Once you get that and how they work in the four genders of the singular then the other cases just sort of take care of themselves.

In general, learn the big patterns and main exceptions and learn how to guess on the fly. If your guess is wrong but plausible then people probably won't even notice.

'Course not, Rich! Who d'ya think I am anyway, Thomas Mann??

Do kids study their language?

Do they study anatomy to be able to walk?

Do they study internal organs to eat and shlt?

They just do. My kids didn't know an adverb from an adjective, and still were able to speak perfect English.

@Rich,
If you mean a la the linguist Sausseur, that grammar per se is merely an abstraction which doesn't exist,
a construct which has zilch to do with actual language learning, I wholeheartedly agree.

@Lyzko

Mate, please speak in English.......and I am fluent in French.....

In what language is my post, sir, Swahili???

Sidhani kama uliandika kwa Kiswahili. Kama ulifanya hivyo, sarufi yako ni mbaya sana.

My sentiments preciselyLOL