AboutMaciej St. Zięba Expertise I am native Polish and I used to teach Polish to foreigners. I know (passively of actively) more than 15 other languages - so I can answer many questions concerning Polish grammar, pronounciation, spelling, ethymology and usage - as compared to English, French, German, Russian, Dutch, Esperanto or Norwegian. Also questions concerning other Slavic languages, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, or general linguistics, especially scripts (writing systems and transcriptions) - are welcome.
Experience Teaching English and French to Poles, Polish to foreigners, teaching Sanskrit, Chinese and Tibetan to philosophy students.
Question Growing up we called our Grandma, Bochi, is this correct?
Answer Dear Vicky
that was probably your family's private approach to the issue. It resembles what children do to the sounds thay cannot reproduce immediately, then the parents accept this as "funny" and this continues to the nec=xt generations. Like when a child cannot say "bathroom" and keeps on saying "bashue".
The common Polish word for grandma is "babcia", pronounced [BAP-tchah].
