Częchóóó,
Moi przyjaciele, it has been quite some time since I last wrote. Oooh what a great many things have happened. In this post, I will not be retelling my adventures, but instead will focus in one of the most important elements of my experience: language. Tak, polski język jest bardzo trudny. Polish is hard. But it is not impossible. I have discovered that the prerequisite to learning a language (and anything else for that matter) is to actually want it. He (or she) who wants it, can. Shocking right?
I'll give a few personal reasons why you would actually want to learn polish. First and foremost, simple communication. What if you want to buy some chleb at the local cukierna and your cashier doesn't speak a word of english. Simply being able to read and pronounce the name of the bread you want correctly, and adding a little politeness with a sweet po proszę and dziękuje pani/pana bardzo, will make this simple interaction a million times easier. Or something as fundamental and important as asking for direction will no longer be a difficult puzzle to solve. And you also get to flirt po polsku z najpięknymi dziewczynami ;).
By learning polish you will get a notion of what is actually going on in
the world around you. You know that a kwiaciarnia will sell you
flowers, that a bilety must be purchased before entering public
transport, and that a piwo kosztuje dwanaście złotych (this is critically important information).
You also get access to Poland's incredibly rich culture, be it in museums, in theatre, or the incredibly beautiful music produced by polish musicians (I have been particularly attracted by "Już Taki Jestem Zimny Drań" by Eugeniusz Bodo; "Pocztówka z komosu" by Kortez; "Naiwne Pytania' by Dżem; and "Film" by Kaliber 44). You will also get access to the beautiful prose and poetry of Czesław Miłosz, Wisława Szymborska, and many other renowed Polish authors.
Finally, you get access to the rainbow that are polish cusswords. I can confirm that they are particularly good to channel your anger and liberate stress.
I will say that the hardest obstacle in learning polish is...yourself. Everyone knows polish is a hard language, but with the correct mentality, approach, time and effort, it can be learned.
And a little challenge...:
W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie
Pozdrawiam,
Stefan.
Moi przyjaciele, it has been quite some time since I last wrote. Oooh what a great many things have happened. In this post, I will not be retelling my adventures, but instead will focus in one of the most important elements of my experience: language. Tak, polski język jest bardzo trudny. Polish is hard. But it is not impossible. I have discovered that the prerequisite to learning a language (and anything else for that matter) is to actually want it. He (or she) who wants it, can. Shocking right?
I'll give a few personal reasons why you would actually want to learn polish. First and foremost, simple communication. What if you want to buy some chleb at the local cukierna and your cashier doesn't speak a word of english. Simply being able to read and pronounce the name of the bread you want correctly, and adding a little politeness with a sweet po proszę and dziękuje pani/pana bardzo, will make this simple interaction a million times easier. Or something as fundamental and important as asking for direction will no longer be a difficult puzzle to solve. And you also get to flirt po polsku z najpięknymi dziewczynami ;).
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You also get access to Poland's incredibly rich culture, be it in museums, in theatre, or the incredibly beautiful music produced by polish musicians (I have been particularly attracted by "Już Taki Jestem Zimny Drań" by Eugeniusz Bodo; "Pocztówka z komosu" by Kortez; "Naiwne Pytania' by Dżem; and "Film" by Kaliber 44). You will also get access to the beautiful prose and poetry of Czesław Miłosz, Wisława Szymborska, and many other renowed Polish authors.
Finally, you get access to the rainbow that are polish cusswords. I can confirm that they are particularly good to channel your anger and liberate stress.
I will say that the hardest obstacle in learning polish is...yourself. Everyone knows polish is a hard language, but with the correct mentality, approach, time and effort, it can be learned.
And a little challenge...:
W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie
I Szczebrzeszyn z tego słynie.
Wół go pyta: ''Panie chrząszczu,
Po co pan tak brzęczy w gąszczu?''
''Jak to - po co? To jest praca,
Każda praca się opłaca.''
''A cóż za to Pan dostaje?''
''Też pytanie! Wszystkie gaje,
Wszystkie trzciny po wsze czasy,
Łąki, pola oraz lasy,
Nawet rzeczki, nawet zdroje,
Wszystko to jest właśnie moje!''
Wół pomyślał: ''Znakomicie,
Też rozpocznę takie życie.''
Wrócił do dom i wesoło
Zaczął brzęczeć pod stodołą
Po wolemu, tęgim basem.
A tu Maciek szedł tymczasem.
Jak nie wrzaśnie: ''Cóż to znaczy?
Czemu to się wół próżniaczy?!''
''Jak to? Czyż ja nic nie robię?
Przecież właśnie brzęczę sobie!''
''Ja ci tu pobrzęczę, wole,
Dosyć tego! Jazda w pole!''
I dał taką mu robotę,
Że się wół oblewał potem.
Po robocie pobiegł w gąszcze.
''Już ja to na chrząszczu pomszczę!''
Lecz nie zastał chrząszcza w trzcinie,
Bo chrząszcz właśnie brzęczał w Pszczynie.
Pozdrawiam,Stefan.
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