We're moving to our own website!

Due to the popular demand we've decided to build our own website - just to make sure we'll stay online forever :)
Our new address is simply:

bloggypolish.co.uk

We will be back soon

Or rather as soon as possible. Our team has got a bit bigger and the new member seems to be more interested in other things now. But as soon as we manage to make her take part in the podcast we will be back.
And here is our Zofia:

Polish to Begin with: Lesson 26 (plural forms of nouns and adjectives)

In short:

if it's a neuter noun then the ending in plural form is -a (1 piwo - 2 piwa)
if it's a masculine or feminine noun:
- and the last consonant is -k- or -g- then the ending in plural form is -i (1 wódka - 2 wódki)
- and the last consonant is ń, ni, sz, cz, rz/ż, l, j, c, dz, ś, ć or ź than the ending in plural form is -e (1 tokaj - 2 tokaje)
- and the last consonant is any other letter then the ending in plural form is -y (1 miód - 2 miody)

And here are examples.

Polish to Polish: Lesson 13 (Przesądy)

Lesson 13 couldn't be on time obviously! So we talk today about superstitions in Polish culture.

Polish to Begin with: Lesson 25 (past tense)

Here is a short explaination of past tense in Polish.

Wesołych Świąt, smacznego jajka i mokrego śmigusa-dyngusa!

A really funny way to learn some Polish

I know it's a bit strange but it's fun anyway: Misja Kraków.

For those who will be in London in May

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/festivals-series/nigel-kennedy-s-polish-weekend

Polish cases in poetry :)

Here is the best (and the only) poem we have ever read about Polish cases:

In Case of Polish

The Polish language is quite curious.
Seven cases! Yes, they’re serious.
The Nominative Case is so exquisite.
Answers the question: who or what is it?

If there’s few or even many,
Or you tell me there’s not any,
Look for something that’s a possession.
Carefully listen for a preposition
Od, ze, do, dla, or koło
Genitive case does a solo.

Now I know it sounds amusing
To what, to whom – it’s just confusing!
But if you listen to the help I give,
I lend to you this case of Dative.

I see I need to get going soon
Of course, I’d like to fly to the moon
Just remember when passing through
That any old direct object will do
And action or motion to anyplace
Always results in the Accusative case.

Whether in front or behind, above, under or below
There’s one more thing that you need know
Transportation is fundamental
When the case is Instrumental

Although it may seem quite apparent
About “on”, “in”, “by”, or “after” it is inherent
That these are prepositions of locations.
(I thank you now, for your patience.)
We’ve arrived at the case called Locative
And all that’s left – hey you! Vocative!

By Polish learner
Frances Turner

We took it from here

Polish to Begin with: Lesson 24

Complain a bit about your health and get a nice sympathetic reaction from your Polish friends!

Listen how to do it.

Polish to Begin with: Lesson 23 (New Year's resolutions)

As it's high time for New Year's resolutions we talk a little about future tense in Polish.
For imperfective verbs you need these forms to create future tense:
będę
będziesz
będzie
będziemy
będziecie
będą


(And we are thinking about some nice way to make the transcripts available - just give us some time!)