Body Parts
I have an 8 month old daughter. She is so aware now – I like to point everything out to her and name it. I talked to her in Polish – so sh
Posts Tagged Polish Language
Śniadanie, Obiad, Kolacja
There are three main meals in Poland: the morning śniadanie (breakfast), the afternoon obiad (dinner), and the evening kolacja (supper). In between t
Starry-eyed Surprise
I was listening to one of my favorite songs the other night with the boys. The song is “Starry-eyed Surprise” and it’s by Paul Oake
Calendar of Feasts – Harvest Festival (Święto Plonów – Dożynki)
Today I wanted to write about a very important and interesting holiday, celebrated usually in Polish villages. From time immemorial, the reaping of ha
Ładna pogoda!
I’m a summer baby. My birthday is in July, and I like it hot. The recent weather here in the states has been just that, and then some. In fact,
Prepositions of Motion
Writing for this Polish blog, I heavily use a notebook in my creative process. I get ideas at random times in my day and in the most random of places,
Prepositions of Motion
Writing for this Polish blog, I heavily use a notebook in my creative process. I get ideas at random times in my day and in the most random of places,
The Taste of Summer
I love summer! I love the weather. I love the activities you can do because the weather is so nice. And I love the abundance of fresh vegetables and
New president of Poland
Most of you probably heard about this horrible accident. On April 10, 2010, Poland’s government suffered a staggering blow when a plane crash (k
Let’s go shopping!
Hello everyone! I recently spent 2 weeks in Poland and decided to share some stories about shopping – shopping for clothes, arts and everything else
Przeczytajcie to – It’s Imperative!
Well, the World Cup has officially concluded in South Africa, and the Spaniards have come through victorious. If you want moje trzy grosze (my two cen
Good-bye Baby Days
It has been an exciting week! We welcomed a new blogger to the Polish team (Kasia) who chimed in with a great post on Calendar of Feasts – St Jo
Calendar of Feasts – St John’s Night ( Obchody Świetojańskie)
Summer is here and that’s why I decided to write about one of the very interesting holidays in Poland. In folk tradition it was a great festival
To the beach – Na plażę!
I know I just posted yesterday, but I have to say I was inspired by some disco polo from the iPod. Yes, I am doing another disco polo referenced blog.
Czytać – To read or not to read?
Czytać translated is Polish for to read. I had a long conversation with one of my family members, and they pointed out how this word was simple, ye
Happy Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day to all our Polish readers out there that are fathers or father figures. Now, some of our American readers might be saying,
Summer, Sports and Action Verbs
School’s out for the lato (summer), but the learning shouldn’t stop! I have been keeping these posts light and friendly lately, howev
Discovering Dinosaurs
Last month, my oldest graduated from przedszkola (preschool). I know, it’s a major milestone (said with heavy sarcasm). Nonetheless, it was a majo
Color Me Happy – Polish Color Quickie
This past weekend, I spent over twelve hours in the car driving through the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Most people are all about t
Dobranoc – It’s bedtime!
So, I have to apologize that I didn’t post this in the evening yesterday as planned. I was caught up in the fervor of the “LOST” fi
Round 2: The Polish Alphabet – Digraphs (Dwuznaki)
A, B, C. Easy as 1, 2, 3. Simple as do, re, me… Well, maybe not as simple as do re mi. The Polish language is a beautiful language, but it is
Back to Basics – The Polish Alphabet (Alfabet Polski)
So today, I think I am going to put a little musical spin on my post. Most of you probably have seen the movie, The Sound of Music. Pretend I am using
Learning Polish in Poland
In today’s post Adam presents a few options for Polish courses in Poland. When you’ve been through Transparent lessons, and you think you
From Readers’ Comments – How to tell someone off
One of our American readers was bragging in the comments section not so long ago that “i can honestly say polish is one of the easiest languages ive
Two Ears and Two Eyes
I was writing something yesterday, in Polish, as it happens, and I almost had a nervous breakdown. Why? Plural forms of “number + noun” combinatio
