Archive for 'Grammar'
Spring cleaning Posted by Kasia on Mar 23, 2012
It has been a very hot week here in New Hampshire! Don’t get me wrong – I’m happy! Love winter and winter sports, but I’m ready for spring! I think this is the first time since I moved to the States, I lost snow in my yard before the end of March! Yay! When it…
How to call your grandmother in Polish? Posted by Kasia on Mar 13, 2012
Polish grandmother: babcia, babunia, baba, babka….Which one of these word is correct one to use? Well, each one of them. It just depends on your relation to “her” and the situation. “Babcia” is the most popular and this form is used the most in Poland. I noticed that a lot people in USA say: “babciu”…
Przekleństwa – curse words Posted by Kasia on Mar 6, 2012
Ah, swear words, what an underestimated subject… Considered rude, but, really, a true necessity of life. Don’t leave your home without them. When it comes to Polish translation, in certain contexts, the swear words (curse words), przekleństwa, have their both prominent and well-deserved role to play. True, English is not completely toothless in this respect, but…
Nic dwa razy – Nothing twice Posted by Kasia on Feb 27, 2012
In blog from February 2nd, Nobel Prize-winning Wisława Szymborska dies at 88 I wrote about the great Polish poet. There is one poem I remember I had to learn by heart, when I was in school.I remember it to this days. It is really beautiful and I had to share it with you… Here are both Polish…
Adverbs, part II Posted by Kasia on Feb 24, 2012
Yesterday we talked about adverbs formed from adjectives. Today let’s gather some details about non-adjectival adverbs. They are so called original adverbs. In fact they are old forms of various nouns most often, e.g. prawie almost, chyba surely, rano in the morning, wczoraj yesterday, czasem sometimes, nocami in the nights. A generally accepted opinion does not exist for the…
Formation of Adverbs Posted by Kasia on Feb 23, 2012
Recently my husband and my daughter had some problems with formatting adverbs, so I thought it will be a great idea for today’s post! Adverbs (przysłówki) formed from adjectives end in –o or –‘e (with e preceded by softening), for example tanio (cheaply) from tani (cheap), drogo (dearly) from drogi (dear), gęsto (thickly) from gęsty (thick), dobrze (well) from dobry (good), źle (badly) from…
Nie, dziękuję Posted by Kasia on Jan 24, 2012
Many times you were probably in a situation when you had to refuse something, say “no” in a polite way. Today I will try to give you some examples of refusal in a different situations you may find yourself in Poland. Shopping at the store, when you are approached by the sales representative asking if…