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Łamanie języka Posted by Kasia on Dec 31, 2011
Each language has some sentences/phrases/rhymes that contain really hard to pronounce words, especially when they are put together with other words. In Polish we call it “Łamanie języka“, which translated would be literally “breaking tongue”. Here are 3 different ones that you can “practice” with…And don’t worry if you are having hard time with it…
How can I help you? Posted by Kasia on Dec 30, 2011
Any time you learn a new language it takes a lot of time and patience to memorize everything and get all the rules. In today’s blog I wanted to give some examples of sentences, questions you may have while learning foreign language. Potrzebuję pomocy z wymową liter – I need help with letters pronunciation Muszę poświęcić więcej…
Sylwester Posted by Kasia on Dec 28, 2011
In Poland a New Year’s Eve is called commonly Sylwester. Every day in a Polish calendar is devoted to a saint. The celebration of the name is called name day (imieniny) . Often name day is much more important in a life of a Pole than a birthday, except of some important birthdays like 18…
Emergency phrases Posted by Kasia on Dec 28, 2011
Today I wanted to share with you how can one express an emergency and what words should you use to do it. You may find it helpful when you get lost, when you are in danger, when you don’t feel good and in any other situation when you may need help… Pomocy! – help Czy może…
New Year’s in Kraków Posted by Kasia on Dec 26, 2011
If you are in Kraków you are probably planning to visit Market Square during New Year’s night. For many years, Kraków’s Main Market Square has lent its beauty as the backdrop to one of Europe’s largest New Year’s communal celebrations. It usually gathers around 100,000 people: visitors from Poland and abroad coming to Kraków especially for that moment…
Vaclav Havel’s street in Gdańsk Posted by Kasia on Dec 24, 2011
Gdańsk — the birthplace of Poland’s Solidarity movement (ruch Solidarność)— has renamed a street after Vaclav Havel to honor the Czech anti-communist icon deeply revered (czczony) by Poles. Officials in the city, the home of Poland’s own anti-communist icon Lech Wałęsa, inaugurated Vaclav Havel Avenue today, the same day the Czech playwright (dramaturg) and president (prezydent) was being…
Polish Christmas wishes Posted by Kasia on Dec 22, 2011
Christmas is getting closer and closer, it is just few days to Christmas… It is high time to send Christmas cards or emails to all your family and friends. If you are a relative to someone who lives in Poland, or maybe a friend or an employer or your neighbour happens to be Polish, than…