Archive for 'Phrases'
Zatrzymać czas….can we freeze time? Posted by Kasia on Jan 31, 2016
One of the biggest barriers when it comes to productivity is the notion that we simply “don’t have enough time.” ( Nie mamy wystarczająco dużo czasu) With all of the responsibilities and information coming our way, there’s good reason that this notion exists—and his held by many. But there’s a way to escape that notion. (After…
Alfabet – let’s have fun with Polish letters Posted by Kasia on Jan 28, 2016
The polish alphabet (alfabet polski) consists of 32 letters (23 consonants and 9 vowels). Unlike other slavic languages, the polish language (język polski) uses Latin Script with additional diacritics for the special polish phonemes (such as ą and ł). A good rule to remember is that with the most Polish words, the stress lies on…
Formal vs informal speech in Polish Posted by Kasia on Jan 7, 2016
There are two basic types of speech in Polish: the formal and the informal. The formal or informal contact is determined by cultural context, where the grammar is an expression of culture. The formal contact is between strangers, people of different ages or different social status. It serves to express social distance and respect.The informal contact…
How to wish Happy New Year in Polish? Posted by Kasia on Dec 29, 2015
It’s almost New Year’s Eve! My friends and family from Poland always call me around midnight (so it is around 6pm here in US) to wish me Happy New Year! I’m sure a lot of you do the same thing. If you have anyone you would like to wish a great New Year in Polish…
List do Świętego Mikołaja. Writing a letter to Santa Claus in Polish Posted by Kasia on Dec 11, 2015
Whether known as Saint Nicholas, Święty Mikołaj, Sinterklaas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Babbo Natale, Christkind, Père Noël, Santa Claus or by many other names, this legendary gift-giver in European folklore and hagiography is well known around the world. Writing a letter to Santa (Pisanie listu do Świętego Mikołaja) is among the numerous traditions surrounding Christmas…
Everything about childhood in Polish! Posted by Kasia on Aug 2, 2015
What are your favorite childhood memories? Everyone has some of these…i remember playing with my brothers and cousins “the city”…We barely had any neighbors, because our land was stretching as far as you could see. We grew fruit, mostly apples. My parents, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, we all had huge fruit farms! And…
U dentysty! Posted by Kasia on Jun 29, 2015
Everyone needs to see a dentist once in a while! And if something happens to your teeth, while you are traveling, it’s good to know some basic “dentist vocabulary”. Today I put together some useful words/phrases, just in case you will need to visit a Polish dentist:) Dentysta/Stomatolog – dentist Muszę pójść do dentysty –…