2020 Polish presidential election Posted by Kasia on Jun 30, 2020
As we are getting ready for presidential election here in USA, Poland is about to choose a new president as well. The 2020 Polish presidential election was due to be held on May 10th 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The election (wybory) was initially scheduled for May, when President Duda had a commanding…
Jam important part of Polish breakfast Posted by Kasia on Jun 25, 2020
As most of you know, Polish breakfast is definitely not what you are used to eating here in USA. Although eggs are often present, the rest of the breakfast feast usually looks different. When visiting Poland for the first time, my husband definitely experienced a lot of “firsts”. And breakfast was one of them. Breakfast…
The edible flower guide in Polish! Posted by Kasia on Jun 22, 2020
Summer is here and with the coronavirus pandemic people are growing vegetables and flowers more than ever!!! I absolutely love flowers, their smell and beautiful colors. It doesn’t matter if I make a bouquet out of them, use them in a recipe or just simply enjoy them while sitting in my garden. Edible flowers (jadalne…
Poles, and not only, love to think about blue almonds! Posted by Kasia on Jun 15, 2020
As pretty much all languages, Polish has its own phrases that are just not that easy to translate into English…And the translation can not always easily convey the funny or sarcastic meaning of the sentence. I’m sure if you grew up in Poland, you have heard something like this (especially as a child): “Zacznij odrabiać…
Are you getting ready to celebrate Children’s Day tomorrow? Posted by Kasia on May 31, 2020
If you grew up in Poland, you know about this special day! June 1st marks this amazing holiday : Dzień Dziecka! (Children’s Day). It’s truly such a fun and amazing holiday! We celebrate Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Teacher’s Day…why not celebrate kids??? It is definitely one of my favorite memories growing up in Poland. Kids…
Can you write Polish numbers? Posted by Kasia on May 27, 2020
Learning Polish numbers is definitely very important, just like learning numbers in any language. They appear in every day conversations and once you know the structure of creating them in grammar, it’s actually pretty easy to write them. I think my friends actually have more problems with Polish numbers’ pronunciation, than writing them down… In…
Popular Polish language mistakes and how to fix them! Posted by Kasia on May 20, 2020
We all know that as a Slavic language, Polish is one of the most difficult languages for native English speakers to learn! So I’m very proud of all of you who are trying hard! Polish language has always been on the top of the hardest languages to learn. Polish pronunciation (wymowa) can be particularly challenging…