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Going to the beach! Posted by Kasia on Aug 25, 2011
Creating memories (wspomnienia) along the waters edge is a blast whether you are there with the family, a loved one, your best group of friends or just by yourself. Deciding which beach (plaża) is best for your day in the sun will help make the most of your time at the water. Maybe you want…
Kolory tęczy Posted by Kasia on Jul 27, 2011
A rainbow (tęcza) can be defined as a band of colors (zespół kolorów) (from red on the inside to violet on the outside) assembled as an arc that is formed by reflection and refraction (or bending) of the sun’s rays inside raindrops. They appear when it is raining in one part of the sky and sunny in…
Grace before meal? Posted by Kasia on Jul 26, 2011
Some people say grace before meal (modlitwa przed jedzeniem). If it a tradition in your home I wanted to share with you few different prayers you can say. Drogi Panie Jezu, siądź przy stole z nami, jak kiedyś siadałeś ze swymi uczniami. Pobłogosław nas i te wszystkie dary, za które dzięki składamy bez miary. Niechaj…
Polski chleb Posted by Kasia on Jul 5, 2011
When I moved to USA few years ago there was one thing I missed a lot: fresh baked bread available pretty much at each little convenient store in Poland. And even though you can get a nice, fresh bread here;it is still not as good as the Polish one… One cannot overestimate the meaning of…
What to drink from? Z czego pić? Posted by Kasia on Jun 29, 2011
You do not need a special glassware to drink from…However following the rules there is a lot of different types of glassware, depending what we are drinking. The most popular big glass – szklanka – can be used for water (woda), soda (napoje gazowane), beer (piwo). Smaller glass (mała szklanka) is usually great for juices (soki)…
Using word “raz” Posted by Kasia on Jun 23, 2011
Using word raz can be a little confusing, so I will try to explain when and how it is used in Polish language. raz (uderzenie, cios) – blow, strike Dostał kilka razów. raz – once Zdarzyło się raz. dwa razy – twice Byłam tam dwa razy. raz, dwa, trzy – one, two, three Raz, dwa…
Names of the months and their meaning Posted by Kasia on Jun 10, 2011
We already talked about days of the week and their meaning (https://blogs.transparent.com/polish/days-of-the-week-and-their-meaning/), so now it is times for months! The names of Polish months are unique in the way that Poland did not adopt Roman names – like many other countries in Europe (France, Germany, Russia). Original, non-Latin names for the months of the year…