Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie – 150 lat!
The National Museum in Warsaw (Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie) starts celebrating its 150th anniversary this May. The anniversary celebrations begin May
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Facebook is taking Poland by storm
I have noticed in the past couple of months an increase in the number of friend requests from my old friends and acquaintances in Poland. And indeed, official numbers suggest that after years of relying on Nasza Klasa, Poles are now flocking to Facebook.A recent post on the Social Bakers website claims that in the past six months the number of Poles using Facebook has grown by 79%. In othe...
Nouns – Cases and Case Use Part II
Yesterday we talked about Nominative and Genitive. Today let’s move to Dative, Accusative and Instrumental case. Dative Case (czemu? komu?) The Dative case is used to express: 1. Senses of to and for a person, especially the indirect object (naming the recipient or beneficiary, or sometimes the person negatively affected by an action). Kup mi coś. Buy me-Dat. something. Zepsułem ci samochód. ...
Fact or myth? You need small change to go for a wee in Poland
Or do you? It’s a commonn misconception that you need to pay to use the loo in Poland. Yes, maybe in some places, but not everywhere. In the past, most places, including restaurants and bars, would have toilet attendants who’d charge you a small set fee to enter the loo (and in some cases provide you with some toilet paper too). The attendants would most likely be female pensioners, h...
Fasolka po bretońsku
Although this recipe is not actually a Polish one, it is an extremely popular dish in Poland. Also, typical non-polish version have different ingred
What is on the menu?
Dining out in Poland can be a great experience. All the wonderful, tasty food, so different than food in US… Looking at the menu in different Po
Joke? Police? Safety?
I was reading Polish news and came across this really strange thing… Residents of Zachodnio-Pomorskie were left rubbing their eyes in amazement
Mother’s Day
Ok, so today is mother’s day in USA! Happy mother’s day to all of wonderful mama’s! Mother’s Day (Dzień Matki) in Poland is n
“Stone upon stone”
Stone upon Stone (Kamień na kamieniu) by Polish writer Wiesław Myśliwski has received this year’s Best Translated Book Award in the United State
Boże daj, Boże daj, aby wiecznie trwał nam maj!
May is named after the Greek goddess (bogini), Maia. The month is time of great celebrations in Poland, it’s the time when flowers bloom (kwia
Poland’s worst aviation catastrophe
The worst aviation disaster (najgorsza katastrofa lotnicza) in Polish history took place 25 years ago today, when 183 people died after a flight from
Dni cipki!
A Polish feminist organization (organizacja feministyczna) is campaigning to help promote the use of the word ‘cipka’ – a native slang ter
When is Poland going to join eurozone?
Poland, the European Union’s fastest growing economy, wants to become a member of the eurozone (członek strefy euro), but its finance minister
