I’m working on learning how to do metrical analysis in Polish. I’ve read through a lot of books but I cannot seem to determine if Z or W can receive stress or can only receive stress on certain situations. I know from speaking and listening that sometimes they become almost inaudible. Do they always count a a syllable or does it depend on the consonants that they precede?

Thank you in advance for any help, been trying to teach myself for years for my dissertation project and this subreddit has been so helpful in the past.

I’ve done the module on the use of swój, but I thought it was exchangeable with the specific pronouns

I'm curious about the palatalization of consonants before "i" in Polish.

For instance, I've noticed the name "Weronika" is unexpectedly pronounced as "Weronʲ ika" by poles with a very softened n (ń).

Are there consistent rules for this phenomenon? Are there other consonants that consistently undergo this palatalization before "i" in Polish?

Thanks!

https://vocaroo.com/1jvevw4eDexA nagrałem głosówkę, proszę o opinie czy mam jakieś obcy/ regionalny akcent? Dzięki.

Town and city both translate to "miasto" so how do you differentiate these words?

Like how would you say "I live in a town, and my friend lives in a city"

Thanks in advance,

I want to learn polish to communicate in my daily life and understand it. It can be either live or recorded lessons. My budget is low so it should not be more than 300-400 euros. Which platforms/courses do you recommend ?

I have heard of this https://welearnpolish.com anyone tried it ? how is it ?

Zawsze myślałem że kiedy słowa w końcu ma "ć" to ogólnie jest czasownik. "nosz" jak "nosz to", to jest tryb rozkazujący czasownika nosić, nie?

Co znaczy "nosz kurwa jego mać"? To dla mnie nie ma sensu, czy ktoś może mi wyjaśnić co znaczy każde słowo?

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How do these three words differ in meaning and use?

In a recently lesson I saw a sentence that referred to an older building (stary budynek) being "rozebrania" which was said to mean, in English, "demolished." Everywhere I look though, the word is translated as referring to "undressing" or even "stripping" (in the burlesque sense, apparently.)

Is it the lesson that is wrong, or does the problem lie with my PL-EN dictionaries?

Hello! I am learning Polish and have some difficulties with the pronunciation of some sounds, namely: ś, ź, ć. I learned a lot about articulation and correct pronunciation. The tip of the tongue is located near the lower teeth, the middle part of the tongue rises to the hard palate and a soft hissing sound is produced. The sound I get is not soft enough. Can someone explain how you learned to pronounce these sounds? I would like to add that I have some hearing problems and wear a hearing aid. I recently started learning Polish and during listening or live communication I cannot understand some words. I hear words that I already know, but unfamiliar words merge. I'm wondering if people with normal hearing have this problem? (failure to understand new words by ear). Thank you! I would be very grateful for your help.

realistically, how long would it take without paying for classes?

Im between the B2 and C1 level i score 80 % B2 and then 50% c1. So my question is what best approach to learn more ? Any classes or apps recommended that target this?

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I was curious if anyone regretted learning Polish a particular way, that is used a method that was time consuming or not helpful. Possibly this could be helpful for new learners of Polish.

For me, it was self-teaching myself grammatical cases (celownik, etc.) and rather than practicing the cases with specific verbs (ex: dzięki babci) I spent a lot of time just memorizing the declinations (owi, u). I also tried to learn all the cases at once without practicing sentences and verb phrases.

I really struggle to even begin like I am learning some vocabulary but like I can't form any sentences, know 0 grammar. Are there any tips on how to start I tried some tools online or some books but they all expect some basic knowledge already.

I went to Polish school every weekend until middle school. Besides this, I didn't get much schooling in Polish outside of speaking it at home.

I do speak the language, but my grammar is AWFUL! I struggle with changing noun and verb endings, often get them wrong, and I truly feel illiterate when I talk to other Polish people. It makes me embarrassed to say that I speak Polish :( cause even though I understand a lot, and can communicate fine, it's just my grammar that's bad... (and my vocabulary could be larger, but that's less of a problem for now, I think)

For example, instead of saying " idę do szkoły " I might say "idę do szkole". And sometimes I notice that what I'm saying is incorrect but I don't know how to fix it in the moment. It's so difficult!

How can I unlearn my bad grammar? Any advice would be amazing!

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Can somebody help me to understand the difference between czym and co?

I know that czym is related to things and co is more general(at least this is what I found googling), however it gets confusing to understand things like

"Co to jest" - Even when I'm the context we're asking about an object.

"Czym zajmujesz się" -When speaking about people.

Duolingo is so awful for me and i need to know atleast basic polish fast does anyone have any recomendations for youtubers or books or somethibg??

Jaka jest różnica między „ciebie” i „ci”? Dziękuję bardzo

Sorry if it has already been asked but what is the diffence between these? I know if a polish word ends in 'my' it is referring to 'we' and 'cie' is referring to 'you' but what are the others used for?

Hello, has anyone used this book and could say whether they found it useful? I enjoyed the first year Polish and intermediate Polish series, as well as Swan’s various grammar books and the intermediate Polish reader (that he glossed) and am looking for next steps in Polish learning.

This seems to be his “advanced” learning title with video supplement of a popular Polish soap opera? Anyone know if it’s possible to get the videos anywhere nowadays ? Didn’t see them on his site

is it "I dream about her" or "she dreams about me"? The translators give the first answer, but if it the same structure as "śni mi się", then it should be the second one, no?

Hello,

how would you rate the CEFR level of polish newspaper articles? For example Gazeta Wyborcza

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