Archive for 'Phrases'
What is your favorite quote from a Polish movie? Posted by Kasia on May 23, 2014
How many times have you said “Let the force be with you”? Or “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get” in real life? Either seriously or as a joke…Movie quotes often “peel away” from the movie and function in every day life. There are so many great movie quotes…and of course…
Głowa, ramiona, kolana, pięty Posted by Kasia on May 9, 2014
Naturally there’s loads of vocabulary to learn when it comes to learning the parts of the body in Polish, but it’s worth the effort because it’s common language that pops up all the time, from use in simple descriptions and general conversation, to more important situations, like communicating ailments with healthcare workers. A lot of…
Money talk! Posted by Kasia on May 3, 2014
Like in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Eurozone, who effectively divide their units of currency into two – the Dollar and the Cent, the Pound and the Penny, the Euro and the Cent – Polish currency is divided into the Złoty and the Groszy (Groszy being the smaller). The smallest possible denomination…
Kochasz mnie? Posted by Kasia on Apr 30, 2014
Spring is here, birds are singing, love is in the air! Today’s subject? Love phrases! Kocham cię I love you ♡ Lubie cię I like you ♡ Kochasz mnie? Do you love me? ♡ Podobasz mi się. I like you ♡ Człowiek stworzony jest z miłości i do miłości People were created because of…
Describing your home, place where you live in Polish Posted by Kasia on Apr 22, 2014
Poland has all sorts of residential areas. From the post-communist tenement buildings (postkomunistyczne kamienice) of suburban metropolis centres like Warszawa and Kraków, to the quiet rural villages (ciche miejscowości wiejskie) of the quaint and sleepy Polish countryside, and the large ‘outskirt’ neighbourhoods that have more room than inhabitants, there’s a whole range of architecture that…
Today/Dzisiaj widzę świat w różowych kolorach:)))) Posted by Kasia on Apr 13, 2014
If I said to you, “She’s pulling my leg”, you wouldn’t immediately think a female companion of mine was tugging on my limbs, or, if before a particularly testing encounter, I wished you would “break a leg”, that I was being unnecessarily and uncharacteristically (I promise) malicious. That’s because we are speaking in idioms, short…
Making an offer, invitation, proposition in Polish Posted by Kasia on Apr 9, 2014
Whether it’s a dark kawa (coffee) on the Rynek (market square), a trip to the kino (cinema), a walk in the park (park), or a night on the town (impreza), it’s always better to have company. Let’s take a look at how you go about inviting people to do things with you in Polish, suggesting…