Archive for 'Phrases'
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…
Życzenia walentynkowe Posted by Kasia on Feb 13, 2012
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! If you want to give someone a card with some Polish Valentine’s wishes, here are few examples! There are so many Valentine’s wishes, poems, rhymes. I just chose few and translated them for you:) In Poland people call this holiday either Święto Zakochanych or Walentynki. Dziś Święto Zakochanych, więc kochajmy dzisiaj się…
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…
Łamanie języka Posted by Kasia on Dec 31, 2011
Each language has some sentences/phrases/rhymes that contain really hard to pronounce words, especially when they are put together with other words. In Polish we call it “Łamanie języka“, which translated would be literally “breaking tongue”. Here are 3 different ones that you can “practice” with…And don’t worry if you are having hard time with it…
How can I help you? Posted by Kasia on Dec 30, 2011
Any time you learn a new language it takes a lot of time and patience to memorize everything and get all the rules. In today’s blog I wanted to give some examples of sentences, questions you may have while learning foreign language. Potrzebuję pomocy z wymową liter – I need help with letters pronunciation Muszę poświęcić więcej…
Emergency phrases Posted by Kasia on Dec 28, 2011
Today I wanted to share with you how can one express an emergency and what words should you use to do it. You may find it helpful when you get lost, when you are in danger, when you don’t feel good and in any other situation when you may need help… Pomocy! – help Czy może…