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Learning Polish in Poland Posted by Anna on Apr 10, 2010
In today’s post Adam presents a few options for Polish courses in Poland. When you’ve been through Transparent lessons, and you think you know your declensions, conjugations, numerals and spelling – you might want to take your Polish to the next level. Why not test it on living, breathing organisms such as Poles in their…
Polish Numbers: 1 – 100 Posted by Anna on Apr 7, 2010
I have written about Polish numbers on this blog before, but in several different posts (please use the search function to find them). And this time I was asked to skip all the convoluted grammar explanations and details about what declines, how and when, and just serve the numbers only, straight up. So here they…
Easter – Wielkanoc Posted by Anna on Apr 3, 2010
Anna’s comment – I asked Adam to write about Easter knowing full well that he would be reluctant to do so. And also knowing full well that he would object to the idea that being Polish equals being Catholic. But unfortunately, for what it’s worth, Poland is perceived as a Catholic country, and Easter is…
Spring Allergies – Wiosenne alergie Posted by Anna on Mar 31, 2010
Wiosna. Spring. Just the sound of this word alone makes my eyes red and my throat itch. And what it does to my nose is so vile that it shouldn’t be mentioned in public. Yes, it’s that time of the year again – allergy season. And as I’m getting older, it seems that my spring…
The Untranslatables – episode 1: Politics Posted by Anna on Mar 28, 2010
Today Adam (what a brave guy) tackles some totally incomprehensible to me political language. Yes, Poles sure do love their politics, and I, for one, am very glad that we have Adam to write about this. Because, frankly, I’d rather chew my leg off and bleed to death than talk politics. To understand Polish you…
Visiting – part 2 Posted by Anna on Mar 24, 2010
Since Adam’s post about going z wizytą (to visit someone) is proving quite popular (to read it, check the previous entry on the blog), let me expand on it a bit. The “cut your meat before eating” stuff is confusing some readers. Sorry. In retrospect I realize it should have been phrased somewhat differently. OK…
Visiting – the rules Posted by Anna on Mar 22, 2010
Today Adam explains what to do and what to expect if you’re going to visit a Polish person in his/her natural habitat. Read on: Continuing the topic of advice for travelers and the occasional foreigner living in Poland, this time I decided to follow your suggestions and cover visiting someone at home (iść w gości)…