Archive for 'Grammar'
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…
Days, months, compass directions Posted by Kasia on Nov 28, 2011
Here are some words you want to remember to describe date and location: poniedziałek Monday, w poniedziałek on Monday wtorek Tuesday, we wtorek on Tuesday środa Wednesday, w środę on Wednesday czwartek Thursday, w czwartek on Thursday piątek Friday, w piątek on Friday sobota Saturday, w sobotę on Saturday niedziela Sunday, w niedzielę on Sunday Compass Directions północ north, na północy in the north wschód east, na wschodzie in the east południe south, na południu in…
Kształty Posted by Kasia on Sep 29, 2011
A lot of times when you want to describe how something looks like, you use names of different shapes. Of course not only shapes, you also use colors and many other words. Today I wanted to talk about most common shapes and how to properly use this words in the object description. Let’s name few…
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…
Using word “raz” Posted by Kasia on Jun 23, 2011
Using word raz can be a little confusing, so I will try to explain when and how it is used in Polish language. raz (uderzenie, cios) – blow, strike Dostał kilka razów. raz – once Zdarzyło się raz. dwa razy – twice Byłam tam dwa razy. raz, dwa, trzy – one, two, three Raz, dwa…
Using “u” and “ó” Posted by Kasia on May 31, 2011
Both vowels are pronounced the same. It means the difference between them is purely orthographic. Students do not like them because of the spelling errors they cause (and because of the bad marks as a consequence). The character ó is named “u” kreskowane (more often) or “o” kreskowane in Polish. The vowel u (spelt u…