Archive for the year 2010
New president of Poland Posted by Kasia on Jul 19, 2010
Most of you probably heard about this horrible accident. On April 10, 2010, Poland’s government suffered a staggering blow when a plane crash (katastrofa lotnicza) killed the president (prezydent), Lech Kaczynski, his wife and dozens of the country’s top political and military leaders (przywódcy), as their Soviet-designed aircraft was trying to land in heavy fog…
Let’s go shopping! Posted by Kasia on Jul 13, 2010
Hello everyone! I recently spent 2 weeks in Poland and decided to share some stories about shopping – shopping for clothes, arts and everything else. My husband – born and raised in US – loves Poland…and history. So, during our first trip to my native country together, I have found out that he knows a…
Przeczytajcie to – It’s Imperative! Posted by Katarzyna on Jul 12, 2010
Well, the World Cup has officially concluded in South Africa, and the Spaniards have come through victorious. If you want moje trzy grosze (my two cents), the Spanish were very lucky with the calls the referee made in this sixty-fourth and final match of the competition. In fact, I think the Dutch really got the…
Good-bye Baby Days Posted by Katarzyna on Jul 10, 2010
Polish vocabulary for a baby’s room.
Calendar of Feasts – St John’s Night ( Obchody Świętojańskie) Posted by Kasia on Jul 6, 2010
Summer is here and that’s why I decided to write about one of the very interesting holidays in Poland. In folk tradition it was a great festival for greeting in the summer, celebrated during the summer solstice on the shortest night which is the 23rd of June, and the longest day, June 24th. The…
To the beach – Na plażę! Posted by Katarzyna on Jun 29, 2010
When most people think of Poland, they usually don’t think of plaże (beaches). Which is unfortunate, because Poland has beautiful beaches! The Morze Bałtyckie (Baltic Sea) provides Poles and visitors with a beach-lined coast on its northern border.
Czytać – To read or not to read? Posted by Katarzyna on Jun 28, 2010
The verb czytać and its conjugation. A good verb to learn a basis for conjugation of several Polish verbs that end in -ać. As with many rules though, there are exceptions.