Archive for the year 2009
Pleasantly Surprised with City Hall in Gdańsk Posted by Anna on Feb 12, 2009
I have to say that I am pleasantly surprised with the speed and efficiency of Polish governmental offices. With the exception, perhaps, of Urząd Skarbowy (Tax Office), but then again, you can’t expect too much from the Taxman. They’re only fast if THEY want something from you, right? But all the other offices I’ve dealt…
Genitive Case, part 4 Posted by Anna on Feb 10, 2009
Thomas asked what happened to audio files with pronunciation that I used to provide on this blog. I will be reunited with my own computer and microphone on March 10th and then pliki dźwiękowe (audio files) will be back. And I do plan to go back and provide them for all the posts where they’re…
Sknery R Us Posted by Anna on Feb 7, 2009
I am what you might call “dusigrosz” or “sknera” in Polish. In other words, I’m cheap, as in “I’m a cheapskate.” I travel on a budget, drive an old car (but I keep it running perfectly) and I don’t like to spend money on things I don’t need. If there are things I do need…
Watching the News – Polish Engineer Held in Pakistan Posted by Anna on Feb 5, 2009
I am in Poland right now (survived an 18 hour ferry ride to get here, and I hate, hate, hate ferries, and that’s why there was a slight delay in posting this week – I had to recover) and watching wiadomości. And the news is bleak. Or at least the newscasters make it sound so…
I’m Hungry, Let’s Make Bigos Posted by Anna on Jan 31, 2009
I’m cold and I’m hungry and that’s always a very bad combination. And I’m not in the mood to write about grammar today. So, let’s talk about food instead. I found half a cabbage in the fridge (leftover from making okonomiyaki the other night) and I’ve been thinking what to do with it. I hardly…
“A Grammar of Contemporary Polish” by Oscar E Swan Posted by Anna on Jan 28, 2009
A couple of weeks ago Ron asked about my thoughts regarding “A Grammar of Contemporary Polish” and to tell you the truth, I’ve been struggling how to honestly evaluate this book. There are so few Polish grammar books out there so I feel that just for existing alone I should give it a high rating…
Overhearing Polish Posted by Anna on Jan 24, 2009
My trip to the islands (and I don’t mean the UK and Ireland here, though we did stop in London briefly) was delightful. I didn’t want to come back home. And Mister has started making plans of quitting the life as we know it and starting a new one on the beach in Antigua. Or…