| Subject | Date Asked |
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| name spelling | 12/21/2008 |
Q: How would the name LEVINE be spelled in Polish?
A: It doesn't sound Polish. Generally, names in other languages are simply kept as they are originally ...
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| polish sur name | 12/18/2008 |
Q: I would like to find out once and for all the correct pronunciation of RZASA. I have heard it ...
A: In Polish it may be pronounced in two different ways. One assumes Rzasa is the original name. The ...
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| spelling of a name | 12/16/2008 |
Q: I had a shipmate back in the early eighties that I am trying to locate. His name was Bill ...
A: This is quite hard. Using only the spelling you give me, I'd write it as Cicielecz or Cicielczez. ...
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| mail from one I'm in love with.... | 12/15/2008 |
Q: I got an email in polish, from a person that I am very fond of and am desperate to have somone ...
A: Here it is: Hello (#name), You asked me to write, so I write. This [Polish] is the only language I ...
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| ehtnicity | 12/12/2008 |
Q: My Grandfather's birthplace is listed as Bohemia, he spoke polish, I believe. trying to determine if ...
A: I'd say he was rather Czech. The language is the most important issue here. If you are sure (know ...
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| polish last names | 12/9/2008 |
Q: what polish last names begin with t and end in ski?
A: The answer is: several thousands. A short list of the most popular ones (more than 2000 users in ...
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| Great-grandmother in Polish | 12/8/2008 |
Q: I am having a baby soon and need to figure out what my child is going to call my Busia! I know the ...
A: As far as I know there's no such nickname for great-grandmother. As a child, I used to call my ...
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| Pronunciation & Root Meaning | 11/29/2008 |
Q: Mara, My father once showed me what our surname would look like with all the diacritical marks and ...
A: I don't see your email address and that's a good solution, in my opinion. Your name with all the ...
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| Grandfather in Polish | 11/19/2008 |
Q: I found THIS: "dziadzio" (Nominative case) or "dziadziu" (Vocative case)or "dziadzia" (usually used ...
A: First a general notes that applies to all versions: when I use g in the transcript, it's like in ...
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| Meaning of name | 11/16/2008 |
Q: Growing up, my family always called my great-grandmother "Boo-Shee". I always thought that was her ...
A: That's pretty hard. The closest word I can think of is 'busia' (pronounced: 'boo-shya'), a shortened ...
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| Speak german, write German w/Polish letters spelling? | 11/6/2008 |
Q: My great-grandfather came to America in the 1890's. He spoke only German and self-identified as ...
A: First, I must say it's not Polish. However, for me it's German (I speak the language, too), but with ...
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| Speak german, write German w/Poish letters spelling? | 11/3/2008 |
Q: My great-grandfather came to America in the 1890's. He spoke only German and self-identified as ...
A: That person may be right. During the 19th century, Poland was divided between Russia, Prussia ...
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| recipe name | 10/22/2007 |
Q: I have two recipes which I'm told are Polish and I'd like to know the Polish name for the dishes. ...
A: The first one, Honey Cake, is Piernik (pye-rnyck). When it comes to the second one, I know it but I ...
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| Name Definition | 10/15/2007 |
Q: I am so glad I found you. I am hoping you might be able to tell me the meaning of my Polish name. ...
A: Butka is a name that occurs in Poland nowadays. So everything seems to be fine here... "ka" does ...
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| Name Definition | 10/12/2007 |
Q: I am so glad I found you. I am hoping you might be able to tell me the meaning of my Polish name. ...
A: You're close. but means shoe or boot. "ki" suffix is added as an indication that something is small, ...
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| Spelling of a Polish name | 9/4/2007 |
Q: I was recently in the company of a beautiful polish woman who is called a name that might be ...
A: Jadwiga is a perfectly correct Polish name. You are also correct about it being an informal version ...
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| Nickname | 8/29/2007 |
Q: A friend of mine, whose name is Joseph, goes by the nickname Uju(sp?). Pronounced phonetically in ...
A: My guess it it comes from his name. The language of origin of the basic form doesn't seem clear, but ...
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| Polish nouns + adjectives | 5/15/2007 |
Q: In English we have no gender for nouns/adjectives but in Polish there has to be agreement. What ...
A: When there are two items or more, the sentence should be in plural. In plural there are two genders. ...
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| 1940's post card translation | 4/4/2006 |
Q: My Bellorussian Grandmother just died and this post card was in her belongings. I believe it was ...
A: It's only partially understandable..I hope you find it useful: On the right of the table there's ...
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| translation | 1/12/2006 |
Q: Can you spell in polish and spell the pronounciation in english of the word for "free", meaning no ...
A: It's 'darmowe' (or 'darmowa', 'darmowy' depending on the grammatical gender). 'darmowe' is the best ...
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| Question about name | 12/6/2005 |
Q: My name is Sylvia, my boyfriend is a little bit confused...his dad is from Germany but his last ...
A: From the way it looks (and sounds) it's a Polish name. I can find references for people from US and ...
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| language | 4/4/2005 |
Q: i was wondering if you could give me an opinion on this question? what are the advantages of ...
A: Well, the biggest advantage is the ability to comunicate with people using that language. It's ...
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| Little translation | 3/19/2005 |
Q: Mara! How'd you translate something like this: "Ivan Cherevko is a Ukrainian child prodigy (born ...
A: Here's the transalation. I had to place Polish characers somehow inside, but the AllExpert website ...
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| pronunciation | 2/22/2005 |
Q: I need the pronunciation of the name: Surowiecki
A: It's Soo-ro-vye-dsky Please try not to pronounce 'Su' as in 'sure'. It won't be a great misteke, ...
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| trying to find some information on my ancestors | 12/11/2004 |
Q: I am trying to find out what the polish spelling is for this english spelled last name it is ( ...
A: The closest to Shimchick is Szymczyk. In fact, it's a popular Polish name with over 10,000 people ...
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| marry a Polish | 11/3/2004 |
Q: I'm 23 from Iran and I've met a Polish girl.She is 14. we are decided to marry and live in Poland. ...
A: First I'm not a lawyer, so my answers may not be full correct. I have just scanned the right law and ...
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| Polish language and Poland | 8/12/2004 |
Q: If I am a speaker of Russian will it help me to learn Polish? I am also interested in knowing about ...
A: Russian and Polish are related, so it definitely helps. There are very similar words, pronounciation ...
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| Useful Phrases | 8/11/2004 |
Q: and we have a large number of polish patrons. Unfortuately not many of them speak english or plead ...
A: I'd try to help: Sorry guys you've had to much to drink. Written: Przykro mi, za duzo wypiliscie. ...
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| polish lingusitcs | 4/8/2004 |
Q: What are the roles that Polish and its speakers have played in history?... What are the events in ...
A: It's hard to answer your first question. Polish has not so many speakers outside Poland and that's ...
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| Name Pronounciation & ethnic verification | 7/27/2003 |
Q: Doing research, I discovered my paternal grandfather came from Poland but spoke Ukrainian. His last ...
A: The name 'Tmysick' sounds Polish (but also Ukrainian), but when you pronounce it as English speakers ...
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| 200 most common words | 6/14/2003 |
Q: I am working on a program that filters mail/spam. For that pupose I need a list of the 200 most ...
A: Maybe it's not the best help you can get, but I hope it'll be helpful. Here's a link for a list of ...
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| Polish | 4/7/2003 |
Q: How many letters in Polish alphabet? I understand there are extra letters, ie. "sz" or "a" with a ...
A: 38 letters, if I can count correctly. Not all Latin letters are used: q,v and x are not in Polish ...
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| A Polish day of beauty? | 4/3/2003 |
Q: I'm going to be visiting Poland next month with my mother and a friend. We'll be in Krakow on my ...
A: I'd try to give you an idea what they can offer... But I don't know what many of the things listed ...
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| Polish | 3/24/2003 |
Q: How much does Polish have in common with Russian? Is the vocabulary / grammar / pronunciation / ...
A: I don't know Russian, so I can't compare the languages very well. Polish and Russian come from one ...
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| Polish pronunciation | 12/9/2002 |
Q: Wroclaw (with a slash through the L) Lucja (also with a slash through the L) Zielinski Thank you! ...
A: Wroclaw - 'w' is pronounced like 'v' in 'view', 'ro' like in 'ROpe', 'c' like in 'TSetse', 'l with a ...
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| "The Accomplished Senator" by Wawrzyniec Goslicki | 11/17/2002 |
Q: I think that this is a very hard question, so I won't feel too bad if you don't have the answer. I ...
A: I can't help much, because I don't have a copy of the book. And I don't know Latin. This is a bigger ...
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| polish name pronunciation | 8/2/2002 |
Q: Stozek (the z has a tiny circle above it) Orlicz Lomnicki (the L has a slash through it) Kac Kieflie ...
A: Stozek - 'st' like in 'STore', 'o' like in 'cAUght', 'z with circle above' like in 'meaSure', 'e' ...
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