Archive for 'Phrases'
Włosy Posted by Kasia on May 24, 2012
We are all different and we look different. Today I wanted to to give you some advice how to describe different types of hair in Polish. Hair can be krótkie (short) or długie (long). Man can be łysy (bold) or łysiejący (bolding). Some people have falowane/faliste (wavy) hair, some have proste (straight) hair and some have kręcone (curly) hair…
What is on the menu? Posted by Kasia on May 16, 2012
Dining out in Poland can be a great experience. All the wonderful, tasty food, so different than food in US… Looking at the menu in different Polish restaurants may be a little confusing sometimes. Sometimes, even with the english menu, you may be surprised what you actually ordered. For example, if you order toast for…
Pretend campfire and paper marshmallows Posted by Kasia on Apr 26, 2012
Believe it or not, children can have fun without watching TV. Take out some sleeping bags and let the kids pretend to camp out in the middle of your living room or on the deck with their dolls! They will enjoy building this imaginary campfire and pretending to roast marshmallows. Later they may tell each…
Different doesn’t mean bad Posted by Kasia on Apr 14, 2012
What do you think about people from other cultures? Did you ever think someone was scary because they looked different, or ate strange foods? Well, they might think the same about you! One of the things we all need to do is celebrate diversity (doceniać różnorodność). We shouldn’t think badly of people from other cultures…
Kwiecień, plecień, bo przeplata, trochę zimy, trochę lata… Posted by Kasia on Apr 10, 2012
Today’s blog is about April. April (kwiecień) was the second month in an early Roman calendar, but became the fourth when the ancient Romans started using January as the first month. The Romans called the month Aprilis. It may come from a word meanting ‘to open’, or it may come from Aphrodite, the Greek name…
Abecadło Posted by Kasia on Mar 31, 2012
Here is a great rhyme by Julian Tuwim which most of little kids in Poland know by heart! I really like it:) Try memorizing it! Abecadło Abecadło z pieca spadło, O ziemię się hukło, Rozsypało się po kątach, Strasznie się potłukło: I zgubiło kropeczkę, H złamało kładeczkę, B zbiło sobie brzuszki, A zwichnęło nóżki…
W marcu jak w garncu…. Posted by Kasia on Mar 28, 2012
It is so true! I live in New Hampshire and last week we had beautiful 80 degree weather for few days…today it is snowing! There are so many great Polish sayings about different months that I decided to post a blog just about months and things associated with it every month. So today’s blog is…