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How to learn a language
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How to learn a language

Most of us have had the experience of learning a foreign language at school. Unfortunately this experience more often than not gives us a wrong idea and tools on how to master a language that’s not native to us and leaves many of us with the false impression that we’re not suited to learn languages,...

September 16, 2024September 18, 2024by
Polish cases: what do we need them for?
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Polish cases: what do we need them for?

I’m sure you have been wondering why we use grammatical cases in Polish, what are they, what do you need them for and why there are so many!What is a grammatical case?A grammatical case is a form of word that allows us to express the relationships between words in a sentence, something that in English...

January 4, 2024August 9, 2024by
Survival Polish Christmas
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Survival Polish Christmas

You’re going to a Polish Christmas dinner? Need basic Polish words and phrases to talk to your Polish family and friends? Spoko Polish Christmas elves are here to help you! The important days related to Boże Narodzenie w Polsce (Christmas in Poland) are:  Mikołajki (Saint Nicholas Day) when we give each other… ekhm Santa gives...

December 10, 2023January 12, 2024by
How literal can I be?
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How literal can I be?

So you’re already exploring the new universe of Polish. Perhaps you’re just looking around, not sure if you want to stay in it. Or maybe you’re already on the move, checking things here and there. Or you’ve gone through several levels and you’re craving more? In all of these stages, there is something you already...

May 15, 2023December 10, 2023by
Greeting the Poles
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Greeting the Poles

Ok, let’s do a quiz. 1. You are in a bakery and you want to say hello to the person behind the counter. What do you say?And what if the shop assistant is younger than you? And what if they’re older but you know their name? You guessed it, Dzien dobry is the only right answer.2....

January 19, 2023August 19, 2024by
Internationalisms
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Internationalisms

Learning a new language is difficult, learning a language from a new language family – that’s a real challenge. The words don’t mean anything to you, everything sounds unfamiliar, and you are totally overwhelmed? Don’t worry, it’s natural in the beginning. But if you’ve just begun learning Polish and this is your first Slavic language,...

December 5, 2022December 9, 2023by