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Posted by Kasia on Sep 27, 2011
As you know, some country names are spelled and pronounced different in Polish and English. Here is a list of some countries with Polish and English version, as well as the nationality names for male, female and for plural. In Polish language we write all adjectives related to the nationality with the lower cases (not…
Co ci dolega? Posted by Kasia on Sep 26, 2011
Just in case you will get sick while traveling, or if for some reason you will need a medical help, here is a vocabulary that will help you describe how are you feeling: Ill – chory (np. na grypę – you have a cold) Sick – chory (jeżeli jest Ci niedobrze – you do not…
Położenie obiektu Posted by Kasia on Sep 23, 2011
Let’s talk about how to describe location of something. These are the most common words you can use to describe where an object is located in comparison with another object: Near – blisko Close – blisko Between – pomiędzy Behind – za In front of – z przodu Under – pod Over – nad On – na In – w Opposite – naprzeciwko I’m attaching…
Facebook changes… Posted by Kasia on Sep 22, 2011
Hello everyone! Today I wanted to talk a little bit about Facebook and recent changes on it. As many of you know, Facebook has been changing a lot of different things lately, without letting everyone know about it before hand. Some of us do not really care about them, some of us really hate it…
Golf in Poland Posted by Kasia on Sep 21, 2011
Golf has been played in Poland for longer than you might imagine. In the early part of the last century, before the Second World War, there were a couple of 9-hole courses, though these were mainly the preserve of the aristocracy or the army. It wasn’t until 1992, following the end of the communist era…
Visiting Białowieża! Posted by Kasia on Sep 20, 2011
Today I wanted to suggest another great place to visit in Poland. If somebody wants to see a forest the way it was hundreds years ago, they have to visit Białowieża Forest. A visit to Białowieża is a journey to the past when Europe was covered with impenetrable forests (nieprzeniknione lasy). Białowieża Forest is the…
Remembering September 1939… Posted by Kasia on Sep 19, 2011
Just as August will always be remembered as “Polish August” or the month of the Warsaw Uprising, as well as the month when Solidarity was born, the month of September will be associated sadly with the beginning of World War II in Poland. Some may say that since it is more than 70 years after…