Word order in Polish grammar Posted by Kasia on Apr 7, 2011
Basic word order in Polish is SVO, however, as it is a morpheme rich language, it is possible to move words around in the sentence, and to drop the subject, object or even sometimes verb, if they are obvious from context. These sentences mean more or less the same (“Kasia has a cat”), but different…
Negation Posted by Kasia on Apr 6, 2011
Learning the Polish negation is very important, because its structure is used in every day conversation. Polish negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy). When a verb is negated, the negative particle nie is always placed immediately in front of it. Nothing…
Verbal nouns Posted by Kasia on Apr 1, 2011
Today I wanted to talk about verbal nouns. Pretty easy subject, however it could be a little tricky. A verbal noun is a noun derived from a verb which still retains many of the properties of the verb, including aspect. Both czytanie and przeczytanie are usually translated as ‘reading’, the first referring to the action…
Conjunctions Posted by Kasia on Mar 30, 2011
Some important conjunctions are a (and/but), i (and), ale (but),albo…albo…(either…or…), ani…ani…(neither…nor…),i….. i… (both… and), English and is usually translated by i. However, if there is any contrast, i.e. if and can alternately be translated as but, it is translated by a: Kasia jest studentem, a Marcin już pracuje. Kasia is a student, but Marcin is…
Wojsko polskie Posted by Kasia on Mar 29, 2011
I tried to gather the most important information about Polish military. Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (“Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland”, abbreviated SZ RP; popularly, Wojsko Polskie, abbreviated WP—roughly, the “Polish Military”) are the national defense forces of Poland. The name has been used since the early 19th century, but can also be applied…
Polish economy Posted by Kasia on Mar 28, 2011
Usually the first question people in USA ask me when they find out I’m from Poland is: “How is economy (ekonomia) in Poland today?” Poland is actually doing pretty good. Poland has pursued a policy of economic liberalization since 1990 and today stands out as a success story among transition economies. It is the only…
Who doesn’t like chocolate? Posted by Kasia on Mar 27, 2011
I guess there are some people who don’t like it, my mother included…Still, to this day I can’t get it! One of the biggest and most popular chocolate companies in Poland is Wedel. Wedel is Poland’s oldest chocolate brand and one of the oldest Polish brands still existing on the market. For over 150 years…