Polish for Professionals
Language is not only grammar. Whether we like it or not, language is full of colloquialisms, grammatically incorrect phrases, curses or abbreviations. A good Polish...
When you use Google Translate and try to translate „I’m sorry” to Polish you can find two answers: „Przykro mi” and „Przepraszam”. What’s the difference...
You've been learning Polish for some time, but the effects are smaller than you would expect. You're wondering what went wrong, how to change it,...
W języku polskim przeczytasz poniżej When learning Polish, you have certainly noticed words that are spelled the same way and mean something completely different. Sometimes...
You already know twenty synonyms of the word "yes", which you can use every day, depending on the occasion and context. [See: 20 different ways...
Language is not only grammar. Whether we like it or not, language is full of colloquialisms, grammatically incorrect phrases, curses or abbreviations. A good Polish language teacher should teach how Poles speak every day – real people, not smoothed characters using perfect Polish. Sooner or later a student will ask why his co-workers…
13/01/2020
When you use Google Translate and try to translate „I’m sorry” to Polish you can find two answers: „Przykro mi” and „Przepraszam”. What’s the difference between them? Basically, these two phrases are used in different contexts. Przepraszam – you can say this when you did something wrong and want to apologize for it.…
17/12/2019
I love Christmas. Carols, food, cinnamon scented candles, amazing time of focus and reflection… Just to name a few. [The best Polish gifts] Today I’d like to show you some wonderful Polish Christmas songs. Let’s get started! Skaldowie “Z kopyta kulig rwie” De Su “Kto wie” Czerwone Gitary “Jest taki dzień” Piotr Rubik…
Polish books If you ask me, that’s the best gift for every occasion. I buy and borrow books in large quantities, I also gladly give them to others [although unfortunately, not everyone is as enthusiastic as me]. This year – apart from the fact that books are just the best – there is…
Polski poniżej You’ve been learning Polish for some time, but the effects are smaller than you would expect. You’re wondering what went wrong, how to change it, what would help? If you need a bit of help, read my today’s post – I describe the reason most often mentioned by my students: lack…
You’ve been learning Polish for some time, but the effects are smaller than you would expect. You’re wondering what went wrong, how to change it, what would help? If you need a bit of help, read my today’s post – I describe the reason most often mentioned by my students: lack of time…
07/10/2019
W języku polskim przeczytasz poniżej When learning Polish, you have certainly noticed words that are spelled the same way and mean something completely different. Sometimes one word can have even three different meanings. Such words are called homonyms and cause a lot of trouble for foreigners. Today I would like to show you…
Z pierwszej części artykułu o egzaminie certyfikatowym z języka polskiego mogłeś się dowiedzieć, kiedy się odbywa, ile kosztuje, jaka jest jego struktura i poziomy. [Zobacz: Jak zdać egzamin certyfikowany z języka polskiego? Cz. I] W drugiej, dzisiejszej części, znajdziesz listę ośrodków, w których do tego egzaminu możesz przystąpić. Poniższa lista dotyczy najbliższego egzaminu,…
Egzamin certyfikatowy z języka polskiego przydaje się z różnych powodów. Najwięcej osób zdaje ten na poziomie B1, bo taki jest potrzebny do uzyskania polskiego obywatelstwa. Certyfikat jest często wymagany, jeśli chcemy studiować w Polsce po polsku (wtedy potrzebujemy zazwyczaj B2). Zaświadczenie o znajomości języka może się także przydać podczas rozmowy z przyszłym pracodawcą.…
23/09/2019
You already know twenty synonyms of the word “yes”, which you can use every day, depending on the occasion and context. [See: 20 different ways to say „Yes” in Polish] Today I wanted to show you how you can say “No” in Polish without using the word “nie” all the time. I admit,…
