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Polish Verbs of Motion, Part 2 Posted by Anna on Oct 19, 2008
Today’s post is inspired by Pinolona’s comment and her plea for help. Help with what? Polish verbs, of course. She pointed out that both “iść” and “chodzić” are imperfective verbs, but since I suspect that to most people the word “imperfective” means about as much as “lähteitä tai viitteitä” to me (hint – not much…
Polish Verbs of Motion Posted by Anna on Oct 16, 2008
Polish verbs make me cry. And I don’t mean the tears of joy here, that’s for sure. I’ve never thought about just how evil they can be until recently. I was working on a project, which demanded expert knowledge of verbs, Polish verbs, naturally, and that was a real eye-opener for me. I’ve never realized…
I Have a Cold – in Polish! Posted by Anna on Oct 12, 2008
I have a cold. Or worse than a cold. It’s one of those evil afflictions that bangs your head sideways and removes it from the head hinges. I’ve been like that for a week now, and I suspect that by now I have a vicious case of flu. No, I didn’t see a doctor, because…
Dear Sir/Madam: Writing Letters in Polish Posted by Anna on Oct 8, 2008
Yesterday I got an email from somebody, and I just about fell over while reading it. Luckily, I was sitting on a bed. The email began with the words “Szanowna Pani!” which would be something like “Dear Madam” but much more pompous. “Szanowna Pani” ??? People still use this expression? Even young people? Dang, I…
How to Say ‘You’re Welcome!’ in Polish Posted by Anna on Oct 4, 2008
Like I said in the comments to the previous post, it’s official, I have the best readers ever! Thank you so much for all your kind words, and even more – for your suggestions. Today’s post is inspired by a comment made by Thomas in the post below. Remember his problems with finding the Polish…
Your Wish Is My Command Posted by Anna on Sep 30, 2008
This blog is a few months old now (if it were a baby it’d be fed solids with a spoon), and I’ve been feeling very guilty lately. Why? Because I just write this stuff and post it here and it finally came to me that I never really thanked you. You – my readers. Well…
Subtitles: Yes or No? Posted by Anna on Sep 27, 2008
There’s been quite a discussion going on among my friends about this plan of TVP2 (one of the Polish TV channels, link sadly in Polish only) to start using Polish subtitles for some of its programming. And it’s about blerry time, I’d say! You see, while most countries either use subtitles in their native language…