Tag Archives: Grammar
Polish Possessive Pronouns – are they really that difficult? Posted by Anna on Jun 30, 2009
Are Polish possessive pronouns really that difficult? I need an honest opinion here. I have always thought they were one of those relatively straightforward bits in our convoluted language. But it turns out I might have been either mistaken or overly optimistic. Yesterday I was asked this very complicated question: Ok, so you say “moja…
Concise Polish Grammar – A Handbook for Foreigners – book review Posted by Anna on Jun 12, 2009
I finally managed to get my hands on “Concise Polish Grammar – A Handbook for Foreigners” by Magdalena Foland-Kugler (ISBN 978-83-89913-51-7) published by Exlibris. I haven’t read this book from cover to cover yet, just briefly paged through the sections that interested me the most. What immediately jumped out at me is the fact that…
Who’s Who in the Family Posted by Anna on May 22, 2009
Today’s post is about something that even I have problems with. Brother’s wife wife’s brother and sister’s husband and husband’s sister and sister’s daughter’s best friend’s neighbor’s son. Or something like that. Either I’m monumentally stupid, or it’s really easy in English. Just stick “in-law” at the end of anything you’re not quite sure of…
About the Mammas and the Pappas – in Polish Posted by Anna on Apr 23, 2009
The other day I was discussing motherhood with one of my friends. No, I am not planning to have a baby, I have two cats and I’m quite happy with them for the time being. However, my friend has a baby and we were going over the joys and perils of motherhood and the problems…
Polish Present Tense Posted by Anna on Apr 21, 2009
Of course, since last time I bravely announced that the next post would be about grammar, I put on my procrastinator’s hat and have been doing everything possible to put it off for as long as possible. But then today my friend said “you’re stupid, the sooner you explain this grammar stuff, the sooner you…
Polski via Skype – Learning Polish via Skype? Posted by Anna on Apr 18, 2009
Thank you once again! I’m sure that your answers to my question in the last post are going to be very helpful to any readers who are still not sure whether to sign up for a Polish language class or go it alone. And as a few of you noticed, sometimes there’s no choice –…
Polish Language Course or Self-Study? Posted by Anna on Apr 15, 2009
It’s official! I have the best readers in the world here. And this is no exaggeration. Your comments make my life so much easier. Not to mention – making my blog posts easier, too. I wanted to thank all of you for taking the time to comment. Sometimes your comments are very extensive and contain…