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Future Tense of Perfective and Imperfective Verbs Posted by Anna on Aug 14, 2009
One of you (once again, I can always count on you, my fab readers!) wanted to know more about this whole verb aspect issue. More specifically, how to tell whether a verb is perfective or imperfective by looking at its future tense form. And finally, this is one thing that is actually very simple, easy…
Required Reading – Joanna Chmielewska Posted by Anna on Aug 10, 2009
Since I’ve boring you to tears with all sorts of useless stuff recently (yeah, yeah, don’t deny it, I know I have) I think we should talk about something light and fun and maybe even interesting today. Namely – reading. Reading in Polish, of course. “What?” I hear you say, “reading in Polish is supposed…
Polski on the internet – guest post by Barb Posted by Anna on Aug 7, 2009
A couple of posts ago I asked you about your Polish language adventures on the internet, remember? And our fabulous guest blogger – Barbara from Canada prepared this piece about her experiences w polskiej sieci. Polski on the internet – by Barbara from Canada As most of you know, there are very few good sites…
Jaka to melodia? – Name That Tune po polsku Posted by Anna on Aug 4, 2009
Do you ever have those days when you wake up with a song already stuck in your head? And you have no idea how it got there? And then you just hum that song all day long and can’t get rid of it? Regardless of whether you like it or not? I’m having this kind…
“W internecie” or “na internecie”? Posted by Anna on Jul 31, 2009
So…. The Lexiophiles Best Language Blog contest is over, and this year it was an immense failure for us. Or rather, for me. Last year, Polish Blog came in 6th. This year, 71st. Oh well, I guess the novelty of Polish Blog has worn off, and it’s my fault too, because I haven’t told you…
Verb Aspect – one more time Posted by Anna on Jul 28, 2009
Agnieszka left a comment asking for help with explaining the difference between pomóc and pomagać (to help), and prosić and poprosić (to ask). And when a reader asks – I dig out my fat Swan’s “Polish Grammar” book and get cranking. We’ve talked about this verb aspect thingie before. Because that’s what it’s called –…
Anna Goes Back to School – in Łódź Posted by Anna on Jul 24, 2009
I am really glad that so many of you share my opinion about Łódź. That city is a fascinating place, and if I could, I would very probably move there myself. I even like that fact that it’s so hard to get to. But if you are determined to get there, whatever you do, don’t…