What's the best way to learn Polish?

[Biancazzurro]

It is really difficult, has 3 genders (like German) and cases (like Latin). Does seem to have quite regular conjugation though. Learning the polish letters is pretty hard too but once you do reading is OK.

Collins do a good book/CD combo. Babel have a free app for lots of languages including Polish. But to be honest the best way to learn a language bar moving to the country is in lessons. Google will find some near you in no time.

 

[perth seagull]

Register on the language exchange web site Language Exchange Community - Practice Foreign Languages and search for Polish speakers studying English.

 

[HovaGirl]

Watch Polish porn, you will soon get " Yes Yes Yes " in Polish....then it gets a bit trickier for the other words.

Yes, yes, yes in Polish is - tak, tak, tak

No, no, no in Polish is - nie, nie, nie (pron. n'yea)

 

[HovaGirl]

When I went to live in Germany as an au pair, I mainly learnt German from the housekeeper, who didn't speak a word of English. In other words, those little kids, being little linguistic sponges, will pick up English in no time if you speak it to them. (My cousin was bilingual English/Polish at the age of 4.)

 

[Triggaaar]

Does anyone know anyone who teaches Polish?

Yes. If you're interested, let me know exactly what you're after and I'll get details for you.

 

[mune ni kamome]

What's the best way to learn Polish?

Spray on furniture, rub like crazy till shine, check see reflection in it.

 

[mr sheen]

Just get a duster and some Mr Sheen - you'll soon get the hang of it

 

[wunt be druv]

It's easy,just shout very loudly and end every word with "ski".Theyski willski soonski understandski.See simple.

 

[Zebedee]

true my holistic therapist is a pole and her english is excellent

I'm well impressed.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Nie wiem. Jezili chcesz, moszesz wracac do Polska na weekendu......

Knew my broken Polish would come in handy....

 

[goldstone]

There are quite a lot of new children at my workplace, a nursery, who haven't yet settled who speak Polish and don't have much (or any) English. Does anyone know anyone who teaches Polish? While I am not seeking to be fluent in a short space of time, it would be handy to know some sentences and be able to understand some key phrases!

Also, is Polish a difficult language to learn?

(It wasn't so many decades ago when I was at nursery and didn't speak a word of English yet! So I know how it feels to be in that situation).

Best way to learn Polish (if you really have to) is to go and live in Poland.

As far as bothering to learn a bit so you can understand the kids. Don't bother. Make the little buggers learn English. If their parents come to live in a foreign country they (and their kids) must expect to learn English PDQ.

 

[Gullys Cats]

Move to Poland??

 

[kevtherev]

Christ on a bike, it's them that have moved here (well their parents) not the other way around.

 

[El Presidente]

I just think they should speak English, i'm fed up feeling like a foreigner in my own country

Perhaps you need to change the way you feel about things then?

Rosetta Stone is a rip-off.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Learn Polish for kids

Don't bother,they will only laugh at your accent

Before you know it there English will be better than yours

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Before you know it there English will be better than yours

I will have done my job well if that happens.

 

[Biancazzurro]

Before you know it there English will be better than yours

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[Biancazzurro]

I agree that it is important for someone to speak the language of the country they live in, from Poles in the UK to Brits on the Costas.

It might help you emphasise with them and understand the challenges of learning English if you take the time to learn Polish. I say go for it!

 

[Gwylan]

There was an article in the Guardian a couple of weeks back about a technique for learning a language in a matter of hours and featured some bloke who learned Lingala in just 22 hours (spread over a few months). You could try looking into that

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[Goldstone Rapper]

There was an article in the Guardian a couple of weeks back about a technique for learning a language in a matter of hours and featured some bloke who learned Lingala in just 22 hours (spread over a few months). You could try looking into that

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Thank you! That's very interesting indeed. I like what it says about using time-wasting time for more productive matters. Certainly have enough of that.