Archive for November, 2012
Maternity leave in Poland Posted by Kasia on Nov 9, 2012
I have 2 little girls and friends with little kids. They always ask me about maternity leave in Poland. My kids were born in USA, but I gathered some information about it from my Polish friends – moms that have definitely better maternity leave conditions than moms in USA… European labour law legislations provide for…
Polish Numbers 1 – 20 with video Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 7, 2012
If you’re new to Polish, we’ve created this simple table of Polish numbers up to 20 just for you. We’ve also included a video with voice pronunciation. Make sure you practice your pronunciation, it helps commit your language learning to your permanent memory. When you’re ready for more, check out our Polish Numbers 1 – 100, and even…
ZTM tickets in Warsaw Posted by Kasia on Nov 4, 2012
Some of my friends told me that ticketing system in Warsaw (public transportation) is really confusing to them…So here is a little more info that hopefully it will make it more clear: ZTM tariff includes the following types of tickets: time-limit single fare single vehicle-and-fare ticket short-term long-term A time-limit (short-term) ticket entitles to many…
5 important Polish inventions Posted by Kasia on Nov 3, 2012
Poland is a country known for many distinguished individuals like John Paul II, Lech Wałęsa, Frederic Chopin, Marie Curie, Joseph Conrad or Nicolaus Copernicus. But can you name some commonly known and used inventions that would be devised by Poles? Can’t do it? Exactly! Poland is generally associated with things like great beer, beautiful women…