I moved to Poland over ten years ago, starting an adventure in language learning. My Australian background didn’t help much with my Polish language skills, a language spoken by about 50 million people. It was more complicated than English. But now, I can proudly say I’ve learned Polish in some surprising ways. I found myself…
Learning a new language is both exciting and hard. I started learning Polish over ten years ago. I’ve lived in Poland for 8 of those years. I’m confident with my Polish, but I’m far from fluent. 10 years and I’m not fluent. Will your path to Polish be the same? Probably not. Speaking and understanding…
Understanding the Polish Language & What Makes Polish Unique. I started my journey with the Polish language over 10 years ago. It was more than memorising grammar and hard to pronounce words. My goal was to learn a life skill to aid my new life in Polska. I needed to understand complex immigration applications and…
Ten years ago, I started learning the Polish language and I can’t confidently say that I’m fluent. Speaking, reading, writing, listening – all of it was on the cards as I established my new life in Poland. I’m a native English speaker, and this was the first time in my adult life that I’d attempt…
Learning the Polish alphabet as an English speaker in Poland feels like solving a complex code. In over ten years, I’ve faced many challenges. From getting my permanent stay to dealing with surgery and legal issues. These experiences forced me to learn the peculiar sounds of the Polish alphabet. The unusual ‘ą’ sound and knowing…
Learning conversational Polish has been a journey of over ten years. It’s full of milestones and memories. As an English speaker living in Poland, I quickly saw that rote learning wasn’t going to work for me. Life’s daily tasks turned into my classroom instead. Applying for residency, talking to doctors in hospitals, every interaction taught…
I’ve lived in Poland for ten years. It’s been an amazing journey learning Polish. It’s a hard language to learn, but this adventure changed my life. I started speaking only English. Now, I use Polish daily. I’ve dealt with many situations in Polish, like getting residency and chatting after surgery. Traditional learning methods weren’t for…
Imagine you’re about to do a walking tour of Warsaw and you’re feeling the history and culture around you. You meet your local tour guide and he’s wearing a name tag with this on it: Is that an L or a small t? Sz? sss then zzz? Your trip through Poland doesn’t require learning the…