Making an offer, invitation, proposition in Polish Posted by Kasia on Apr 9, 2014
Whether it’s a dark kawa (coffee) on the Rynek (market square), a trip to the kino (cinema), a walk in the park (park), or a night on the town (impreza), it’s always better to have company. Let’s take a look at how you go about inviting people to do things with you in Polish, suggesting…
“Palace Stairs” back in Poland! Posted by Kasia on Apr 5, 2014
Today a little bit of current Polish news! Another work of art returns to its rightful owner!Thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego), a valuable Francesco Guardi painting looted during World War II has been safely returned to the National Museum in Warsaw. We all…
Prima Aprillis! Posted by Kasia on Apr 1, 2014
April Fools’ Day is called as Prima Aprillis in Poland. It is celebrated on April 1st. The traditions and the customs are followed as same as other countries. It is a day full of jokes and fun for the people of Poland. They plan for huge hoax stories to fool the media, public institutions and…
Wierszyki gramatyczne Posted by Kasia on Mar 31, 2014
Here are few more Polish rhymes, that (hopefully) will make it easier to remember some rules of the Polish orthography:) Żaba Spójrz na pierwsze”zet” w tym słowie – wygląda jak żabka – każdy to powie. A ta kropka nad nią? To lecąca mucha, co w żabim pyszczku wyzionie wnet ducha… Look at the first “z”…
How to remember some Polish orthography rules? Posted by Kasia on Mar 30, 2014
Here are some short, easy to remember (maybe not at first, but I promise you will remember them!) rhymes about few of the rules in Polish grammar:) Rz po spółgłoskach W takich wyrazach jak drzewo, wrzątek, brzask, krzyk, drzazga, prztyczek, Grzesiu oraz trzask, ponieważ “rzet” po spółgłosce stoi, to zawsze tam będzie er zet…
How school has changed… Posted by Kasia on Mar 29, 2014
Today’s blog is going to be king size, mega,long, duży, ogromny, długi!!!!!!I will try not to bore you though:) Today’s subject is changes in school system! In most aspects of life and society there have been many changes in the last 100 years. One such area of change has been in education and there are…
Dining etiquette in Poland and in other countries Posted by Kasia on Mar 28, 2014
If you’ve ever tipped too little in America or finished all your food in China, you may be familiar with the embarrassment that comes with a dining faux pas. But now a new clever infographic promises to help you sail through fancy dinners on holiday with no problems. Revealing the dining customs for various countries…