Comments on: Your Wish Is My Command http://www.transparent.com/polish/your-wish-is-my-command/ Polish Language and Culture Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:14:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Anna http://www.transparent.com/polish/your-wish-is-my-command/#comment-680 Anna Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:05:36 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=266#comment-680 Hi Teresa! Thank you so much for your comment (for those who don't understand Polish, Teresa says: Anna, your blog is excellent. You comment in a very interesting way about things that are obvious to native speakers, and hence, we often don't even notice them.) You know Teresa, I've started to look at Polish the way I would at a foreign language, and it's amazing to realize the amount of stuff I don't know and to see just how "foreign" Polish can be, even to a native speaker. :) Hi Teresa!
Thank you so much for your comment (for those who don’t understand Polish, Teresa says: Anna, your blog is excellent. You comment in a very interesting way about things that are obvious to native speakers, and hence, we often don’t even notice them.)
You know Teresa, I’ve started to look at Polish the way I would at a foreign language, and it’s amazing to realize the amount of stuff I don’t know and to see just how “foreign” Polish can be, even to a native speaker. :)

]]> By: Teresa http://www.transparent.com/polish/your-wish-is-my-command/#comment-674 Teresa Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:50:49 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=266#comment-674 Hej! Anno, Twój blog jest znakomity:). W interesujący sposób komentujesz, to co dla native speaker'ów jest oczywiste, przez co często nam umyka. Pozdrawiam Hej!
Anno, Twój blog jest znakomity:). W interesujący sposób komentujesz, to co dla native speaker’ów jest oczywiste, przez co często nam umyka.
Pozdrawiam

]]> By: Theresa http://www.transparent.com/polish/your-wish-is-my-command/#comment-502 Theresa Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:43:50 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=266#comment-502 Hi Thanks for this blog. I am an American of Polish descent My mom's parents both came from "Polish Russia" circa 1913 / 1914. I am learning Polish because I want to be able to communicate with new found cousins in Poland who we never knew existed when my grandparents where alive. I still miss my grandparents although they have been gone for many years learning Polish makes me feel like they are still with me in some way. Hi

Thanks for this blog. I am an American of Polish descent My mom’s parents both came from “Polish Russia” circa 1913 / 1914. I am learning Polish because I want to be able to communicate with new found cousins in Poland who we never knew existed when my grandparents where alive. I still miss my grandparents although they have been gone for many years learning Polish makes me feel like they are still with me in some way.

]]> By: Anna http://www.transparent.com/polish/your-wish-is-my-command/#comment-487 Anna Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:19:19 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=266#comment-487 Wow! And here all I can do is to repeat once again - Wow! It's official, I have the most amazing readers ever! :) I will do my bestest to incorporate all your wishes and suggestions. Your comments gave me a lot to think about and I want to thank you for taking the time to answer my question. It will definitely help me in making this blog even better ;) PS. And Psze, dang dude, you're going to keep me on my toes. One mistake and I know I'm gonna get pwned! LOL! Wow! And here all I can do is to repeat once again - Wow! It’s official, I have the most amazing readers ever! :)
I will do my bestest to incorporate all your wishes and suggestions. Your comments gave me a lot to think about and I want to thank you for taking the time to answer my question. It will definitely help me in making this blog even better ;)

PS. And Psze, dang dude, you’re going to keep me on my toes. One mistake and I know I’m gonna get pwned! LOL!

]]> By: David Honley http://www.transparent.com/polish/your-wish-is-my-command/#comment-484 David Honley Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:04:18 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=266#comment-484 Hi Anna! Your blog is great - 'to świetnie!' I really like the way you do things at present; a lot of variety. Whatever you write about or explain is always very interesting. Keep up the good work, including the grammar component please. How about more on the nightmare area concerning Polish numbers? :-) I was first motivated to try and learn Polish through employing a young Polish lady in England. As a joke I asked later: 'If I learn some Polish could I go to Poland with you at Xmas and spend the festive season with you and your family?' 'Tak, oczywiście', she replied. Since then my interest in the language and Poland's fascinating history has grown and grown. At last I have found a Polish course in England and am attending language classes each week. And I'm thoroughly enjoying the course - and wish to do, first my GCSE in Polish, and then continue the studies further. Pozdrawiam serdecznie, David Hi Anna!
Your blog is great - ‘to świetnie!’ I really like the way you do things at present; a lot of variety. Whatever you write about or explain is always very interesting. Keep up the good work, including the grammar component please. How about more on the nightmare area concerning Polish numbers? :-)
I was first motivated to try and learn Polish through employing a young Polish lady in England. As a joke I asked later: ‘If I learn some Polish could I go to Poland with you at Xmas and spend the festive season with you and your family?’ ‘Tak, oczywiście’, she replied. Since then my interest in the language and Poland’s fascinating history has grown and grown.
At last I have found a Polish course in England and am attending language classes each week. And I’m thoroughly enjoying the course - and wish to do, first my GCSE in Polish, and then continue the studies further.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie, David

]]> By: Pszetfurnia http://www.transparent.com/polish/your-wish-is-my-command/#comment-483 Pszetfurnia Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:21:38 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=266#comment-483 Anna, Having read all those comments above I must say: CON GRA TU LA TIONS! :) Anna,

Having read all those comments above I must say:

CON GRA TU LA TIONS!

:)

]]> By: Dorota http://www.transparent.com/polish/your-wish-is-my-command/#comment-482 Dorota Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:06:36 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=266#comment-482 Hi Anna, I actually came across your blog a few weeks ago, but this is my first time posting. Both my parents are from Poland, and I am first generation (first born) Polish-American in my family. However, when I was younger I didn't want to learn Polish at all, and stubbornly refused to go to Polish school. Then the summer before college started, my mother gave a plane ticket to Poland, to visit relatives. When I went there, I knew next to nothing, and was quite embarrassed. I could understand everything my aunts and uncles said (since my mother always spoke to me in Polish) but I always found it difficult to say anything without messing up the grammar. Now, I've started college and when I heard that my school offers Polish classes, I thought it would be nice to get back to my roots. To say it was hard would be a understatement, but now I really want to learn my parents' language, so I've been working at it. I wanted to thank you because your blog has kept me going and even furthered my interest in the Polish language. I hope to see this blog continue for a long LONG time. P.S. I especially like the complaining (because this is what we Polish people do best) so please do go on. Personally, I'd like to see more culture and history posts, because I never really had much of an education there, either in school or from my mother. My family tried to Americanize really quickly, which I sort of regret now. Well that's my reason for learning Polish, hope my story didn't bore you. -Dorota Hi Anna,
I actually came across your blog a few weeks ago, but this is my first time posting. Both my parents are from Poland, and I am first generation (first born) Polish-American in my family. However, when I was younger I didn’t want to learn Polish at all, and stubbornly refused to go to Polish school. Then the summer before college started, my mother gave a plane ticket to Poland, to visit relatives. When I went there, I knew next to nothing, and was quite embarrassed. I could understand everything my aunts and uncles said (since my mother always spoke to me in Polish) but I always found it difficult to say anything without messing up the grammar. Now, I’ve started college and when I heard that my school offers Polish classes, I thought it would be nice to get back to my roots. To say it was hard would be a understatement, but now I really want to learn my parents’ language, so I’ve been working at it. I wanted to thank you because your blog has kept me going and even furthered my interest in the Polish language. I hope to see this blog continue for a long LONG time. P.S. I especially like the complaining (because this is what we Polish people do best) so please do go on. Personally, I’d like to see more culture and history posts, because I never really had much of an education there, either in school or from my mother. My family tried to Americanize really quickly, which I sort of regret now.
Well that’s my reason for learning Polish, hope my story didn’t bore you.
-Dorota

]]> By: mick http://www.transparent.com/polish/your-wish-is-my-command/#comment-481 mick Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:04:14 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=266#comment-481 I don't have any real reason to learn Polish, it is a hobby that isn't taken too seriously. I like learning at my own pace, it is relaxing. Polish is my Mt. Everest. There is no reason to climb it but people do anyway, kind of a crazy thing to do :-(. I suppose its an ego thing for me, good for my confidence. I would like you to post some words and phrases that are used in real life everyday conversation, a snippet of something that you heard recently. I like all the other stuff on your blog and wouldn't leave any of it out. I don’t have any real reason to learn Polish, it is a hobby that isn’t taken too seriously. I like learning at my own pace, it is relaxing.

Polish is my Mt. Everest. There is no reason to climb it but people do anyway, kind of a crazy thing to do :-(. I suppose its an ego thing for me, good for my confidence.

I would like you to post some words and phrases that are used in real life everyday conversation, a snippet of something that you heard recently.

I like all the other stuff on your blog and wouldn’t leave any of it out.

]]> By: Taylor http://www.transparent.com/polish/your-wish-is-my-command/#comment-480 Taylor Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:40:58 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=266#comment-480 Cześć! I am a bit of a younger student of Polish, but I really love this blog. My mother's family is Polish, although she did not grow up speaking the language. At the time, her parents and many others in the area where she grew up used Polish to discuss things they did not want the children to know about. I speak Spanish fluently and have little trouble learning Russian, but Polish is much more difficult for me. I also use BYKI, Berlitz phrase books, and grammar workbooks I bought online. I would just love to learn more conversational tools and simple conjugations for present, past, and future tenses. Again, I love this blog and find it very informative. Taylor Cześć!

I am a bit of a younger student of Polish, but I really love this blog. My mother’s family is Polish, although she did not grow up speaking the language. At the time, her parents and many others in the area where she grew up used Polish to discuss things they did not want the children to know about. I speak Spanish fluently and have little trouble learning Russian, but Polish is much more difficult for me. I also use BYKI, Berlitz phrase books, and grammar workbooks I bought online. I would just love to learn more conversational tools and simple conjugations for present, past, and future tenses. Again, I love this blog and find it very informative.

Taylor

]]> By: Annaliz http://www.transparent.com/polish/your-wish-is-my-command/#comment-479 Annaliz Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:28:42 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=266#comment-479 Hi Anna, I found your blog soon after I started work in a vegetable packhouse, where most of the staff are Polish. It was very difficult to settle in there so I decided to try to learn some basic Polish even if it was just to exchange hellos with people. Your blog has helped me realise a lot more about your culture and the grammar is interesting, it's nearly as complicated as English! I'm not a natural linguist and my Polish friends are often in stitches trying to teach me the right pronounciation; of course, I couldn't understand why different people used different ending sounds to words, thanks to you I now do. I'm going to try to make your cheesecake recipe, would you believe it Tesco sell the twarog cheese you mentioned (they stock quite a bit of Polish food here in Cornwall), so it'll probably be a surprise addition to our family Christmas menu. More recipes would be good... Please keep up the good work, certainly more voice files would be helpful, as my brain is still thinking in English when I look at written Polish. Hi Anna,
I found your blog soon after I started work in a vegetable packhouse, where most of the staff are Polish. It was very difficult to settle in there so I decided to try to learn some basic Polish even if it was just to exchange hellos with people. Your blog has helped me realise a lot more about your culture and the grammar is interesting, it’s nearly as complicated as English! I’m not a natural linguist and my Polish friends are often in stitches trying to teach me the right pronounciation; of course, I couldn’t understand why different people used different ending sounds to words, thanks to you I now do.

I’m going to try to make your cheesecake recipe, would you believe it Tesco sell the twarog cheese you mentioned (they stock quite a bit of Polish food here in Cornwall), so it’ll probably be a surprise addition to our family Christmas menu. More recipes would be good…

Please keep up the good work, certainly more voice files would be helpful, as my brain is still thinking in English when I look at written Polish.

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