Archive for 'Phrases'
How to congratulate someone on engagement and wedding in Polish Posted by Kasia on Aug 28, 2013
When one of your friends or someone from the family is getting married, you may need/want to congratulate them in your (or their) language. If this language happens to be Polish, here are some useful phrases I put together: Gratuluję zaręczyn! (Congratulations on your engagement! – Standard phrase used to congratulate someone on their engagement)…
Would you like to surprise your friend with an email in Polish? Posted by Kasia on Aug 20, 2013
There are times when you really want to show someone how you care and there are different ways to do it. I love when my friends here in America try to write an email, message or card in Polish. I know they really try and I really appreciate it!….Ok, I have to admit, sometimes I…
Common short codes and what they actually mean Posted by Kasia on Aug 15, 2013
With more than 82 million people texting regularly, it’s no wonder you’ve seen this cryptic looking code! Commonly used wherever people get online – including IMing, SMSing, cell phones, PDAs, Web sites, games, newsgroup postings, in chat rooms, on blogs – these abbreviations are used by people to communicate with each other. Most of them…
Social media terms in Polish Posted by Kasia on Aug 2, 2013
It shouldn’t be any big surprise that social media is a huge part of our daily lives. It has certainly changed the way we communicate with those around us, how we get news that is important to us and even how we learn. The popularity of social medias has no doubt had a major impact…
Are you in love? Would you like to express everything in Polish?This may be just the right way to do it… Posted by Kasia on Jul 23, 2013
Here are some useful love phrases in Polish (if you think about anything else, please let me know in comments:)) Kocham Cię – I love you Lubię Cię/ podobasz mi się – I like you Kochasz mnie?– do you love me? Myślę o Tobie– I think about you Kręcisz mnie– I have a crush on…
“Negatyw” – beautiful poem by Wisława Szymborska Posted by Kasia on May 31, 2013
Today an amazing poem by Wisława Szymborska (a Polish poet, essayist, translator and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature), translated and with pronunciation: Negatyw Na niebie burym chmurka jeszcze bardziej bura z czarną obwódką słońca. Na lewo, czyli na prawo, biała gałąź czereśni z czarnymi kwiatami. Na twojej ciemnej twarzy jasne cienie. Zasiadłeś przy…
How to give your friend words of comfort in Polish? Posted by Kasia on May 30, 2013
There are always good and bad times…That’s why we have friends (przyjaciele). There are friends that you have polite chats with, and there are your best friends. They’re the people who root for you, no matter what. You tell them your deepest, darkest secrets, and instead of heading for the door, they stick around and…