Dictionaries and Reference Books Posted by Anna on Jan 22, 2010
With Polish being Polish, it’s no wonder there are gazillions of language reference books and dictionaries out there on the market. Because, yes, even Poles need help with their own native language from time to time. No, actually make that – most of the time. Even I myself cannot imagine functioning without my old trusty…
Polish Folk Songs – Pognała wołki na bukowinę Posted by Anna on Jan 19, 2010
Do you like to sing in the shower? No? Me neither. So imagine my utter shock and surprise when something possessed me this morning to open my mouth (and immediately get almost choked to death by inhaling a bucketful of water) and start singing (after spitting and coughing out all the water, naturally). And imagine…
Numbers from 11 to 99 Posted by Anna on Jan 12, 2010
A couple of weeks ago I promised you we would take a look at “big” numbers, in Polish of course. And I think today would be a good time to do. Let’s start with today’s date: January 12, 2010. In Polish: dwunastego stycznia, dwa tysiące dziesiątego roku. Yeah, it’s a mouthful, I know… But unfortunately…
Reading in Polish – translations or “native” books? Posted by Anna on Jan 9, 2010
It’s styczeń (January) now, dziewiąty (ninth) to be exact. Do you know where your postanowienia noworoczne (New Year’s resolutions) are? Mine have already been claimed by the vicious vortex known as “real life.” But maybe I should lead by example and come clean regarding my 2009 resolutions. Which were… Yeah, what were they? Ah yes!…
Słownik Motherlode Posted by Anna on Jan 6, 2010
An important message from our favorite guest blogger – Barb from Canada: Attention all learners of Polish! I have hit the słownik motherlode. Mr. Oscar Swan has created simply the greatest słownik ever for learners of the Polish language!! It is everything I have ever hoped for, wished for, longed for… As we all know…
A New Decade Is Here Posted by Anna on Jan 3, 2010
Hello everyone! So… how does it feel to live in 2010? I see there’s a debate going on in the media (at least in the US) on what to call this year in English: twenty-ten or two thousand ten. I’m in the 20-10 camp myself. Luckily, there’s no such problem in Polish. It’s rok dwa…
Happy New Year!!! Posted by Anna on Dec 31, 2009
We’ve managed to survive another year! Doesn’t it feel great? And what are your plany sylwestrowe (new year’s eve plans)? I’m simply going to stay home with my family – Ja bedę siedzieć w domu z rodziną. Na żadną imprezę nie idziemy. – We’re not going to any party. And while we’re on the subject…