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This is a great Idea that Nancy has..There are some among you that would like to learn polish.. So why not here? Jaga can help when she gets back..I can help, although my Polish is street talk, I get along fine.. I might mispell some words in Polish, but thats no big deal. I also mispell words in english.
Here goes.. Another toast.

Niech mu zycie lepszym bedzie,niz sledziowa zupa
Niech mu nigdy nie odmowi,zadna zdrowa dupa

This is tough.

Let his life be a lot better, like herring soup??????
Do not ever say anything bad about him, especially no smart A --.. ( DUPA )

Lol, like i said.. I did not write these toasts

Ask questions Nancy

Hmmm, street talk - my family *will* be surprised!! LOL.

all I ever heard was nazdrowie (is that one word or 2)?

Frank,

My father used to say to me "If you don't have it in the head, you have to have it in the feet." He would say it in Polish, but then translate so I would be sure to get the message! Do you know the Polish?

Jak ty glowie rozum nie mas, potem ty music rozum we nogi

Another good one.
Witam was do mojego domu
Sounds like V TOM ( WELCOME )

Welcome to my home

Nancy check this out
Polish Pronunciation
Basic Polish Vocabulary necessary for survival
1 inch = 2.54cm,1 foot = 30.48cm,1yard = 0.91m,1 mile = 1.61km
adres = address
Ameryka = America
Bałtyk = Baltic (sea)
basen=pool (for swimming)
Co?=What?
czas=time
Czesc= Hi
czy moge dostać.....?= can I have a...?
czy ty masz...?= do you have.....?
Daj mi buzi= give me a kiss
Dlaczego=Why
długi = long
Do zobaczenia = see you
Dobranoc=Goodnight
dobry = good
Dobrze=OK
drogi = expensive
dupa = [censored]
duży = large
Dzieki=Thanks
Dziekuje=Thank You
Dzien dobry=Good day
dzis=today
dziwka = slut
Gdzie=Where
idiota = idiot
ile masz lat?= how old are you?
ile to kosztuje? = how much does it cost?
ja = I ,ty = you ,on/ona/ono = he/she/it
ja nie m�wię po Polsku = I don't speak polish
jajko=egg
Jak=How
jutro=tomorrow
kawa =coffee
Kiedy=When
kocham cie = I love you
kolor=colour
kolor=colour
komputer=computer
Kto=Who
ładny/miły = nice
lekki = light
miło mi cię poznać = nice to meet you
milusi/milusia = cute
młody = young
morze = sea
my = we, wy = you, oni/one = they
Na Zdrowie=To Your Health
narazie = see you
Narazie or Dowidzenia= Good Bye
nie martw sie= don't worry
Nie=No
piękny = beautiful
piwo = beer
po = after
prezent= gift
Prosze=Please
Przepraszam=Excuse Me
przepraszam=I'm sorry
raczej=to be precise
rozumiem = I see/ I understand
rzecz=thing
seks= sex , płeć = sex (male/female)
śmieszny= funny ,śmiesznie =funnily
szybki = fast
szybki = quick
Tak=Yes
trzymaj sie -- take care
zdrowie! = cheers!
zimny = cold , zimno = coldy
zły = bad ,gorszy = worst

Thanks, Frank.

Now, please tell me how to translate the tag line on Raytan's messages.

dziekuje bardzo!

NANCY,
This is tough.. He is using modern day Polish. The word POPIERSZY is new to me.. But here is what In get out of it.. Raytan can correct me
Here goes.
He who tries very hard will eventually suceed

Mind you this is Polish the way that I know it

Hey guys... wait for me to get on the school bus too! Great idea Frank ... some translating of common day usage here would be great. (Jaga did mention doing something like this.)

Frank...how do you get the Polish grammar accents for s, l, c, or e???

I think I asked Raytan about his motto some time ago, but forgot what he said it meant.

Nancy,,Dee
I admire what you girls are trying to do..I will mention this to Basia, I know that she would be interested.. She too is like me.. She remembers Polish the way that we were taught many,many years ago.I remember asking my Father about a Polish word that I did not recognize.. He replied that he never heard of it. We have to remember,that our Grand Parents had a little or no education at all..When they came to America, in order to blend in, a lot of words were Americanized. This is why I call it street talk.. I would be in big trouble in Poland today.. They talk soooo fast.
I do not feel qualified to teach you guy's Polish, but Jaga and others in here are.. Especially the younger members that are familiar with modern day polish.
Dee, that is the next obstacle.. Polish Grammer.. For some reason I U O A E stand out in my mind..IN English A is prononced AYE ,in Polish it comes out as AHH E in english sounds like eeeeee in Polish it comes out ehh.. So as you can see, this will take some one a lot smarter than I to teach... JAGA!
You guy's are on to something great, do not allow it to get away.. You guy's should try to speak a little Polish in here.. Even if it comes out wrong.. Some one will correct you.. Ask questions, We are never to old to learn
Frank

Dee, I noticed when you asked him, but I never saw a reply. Maybe someday he will notice this thread...

I can type the Polish characters on my keyboard (I think I had to install something from Windows) but they usually do not come through correctly in emails.

I liked your article about Christmas...the church looked really magnificent!

Here is my Polish for the day: for Dee:
Sto lat!