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| spelling in Polish "baby girl" and "granddaugther" | 11/15/2009 |
Q: would like to know how to spell baby girl in polish also grandaughter spelling in polish thank you ...
A: as far as "granddaughter" concerned I ansered a question like that just 6 days ago; see: ...
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| spelling of Polish last name Voykoviak | 11/15/2009 |
Q: I would like to find out how to spell a Polish last name. Phonetically, it is pronounced Voykoviak. ...
A: If it is pronounced like what you write it should be spelled Wojkowiak, but in fact there is no such ...
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| Polish surname starting with Nad- | 11/14/2009 |
Q: What are the surnames that start with "nad" and end in either "ski" or "sky?" It soulds like ...
A: I am sorry but your informations are contradictory. There is no Polish surname that starts with ...
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| granddaughter in polish | 11/10/2009 |
Q: my daughter is making a scrapebook for her grandmother (babcie) and wants to know how to say & spell ...
A: Granddaugter is "wnuczka" in Polish (pronounce [VNOOCH-kah]). You may use endearments (diminutives): ...
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| last name Mishner or Myznir | 11/3/2009 |
Q: I'm wondering if you know where the last name Mishner comes from?? My grandfather thinks that it was ...
A: I am sorry but I cannot answer you with certainty where this name comes from. Especially I am unable ...
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| Name pronunciation Pszyk - Maybe Polish?? | 10/14/2009 |
Q: We have some difficult street names here in Hawaii, but surely, one of the names that even long time ...
A: Dzień dobry, Donna. You are greeting me in Hawaiian, I thought you might want to know how to ...
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| Polish Last Name Czernysz-Czerniachowski | 10/13/2009 |
Q: I need the correct Polish pronouncation of the following last name: "CZERNYSZCZERNIACHOWSKI" ...
A: There is no such SINGLE surname in Polish. It is hovewer - if written with a dash ...
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| name "mylesko" | 10/13/2009 |
Q: I am trying to find someone I cannot remember how to spell the last name, it is something like ...
A: It's difficult to answer your question. Are you sure the surname is Polish? the ending -esco or ...
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| Name pronunciation Pszyk - Maybe Polish?? | 10/11/2009 |
Q: We have some difficult street names here in Hawaii, but surely, one of the names that even long time ...
A: Pszyk is a Polish surname. The word should be pronounced [PSHICK] - one syllable, no vowel between ...
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| Polish language Dziewczynka | 10/4/2009 |
Q: I remember my father used to call me something that sounded like this: Jefshinka. I think he said ...
A: The word you mean is written "Dziewczynka" and read [jefchinka]. It means "little girl". If he ...
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| Surname "nisklinski" | 9/21/2009 |
Q: i am trying to find someone and have been given the surname "nisklinski" very unsure if this is the ...
A: I doubt if this name is written correct and if I could help you. At least the list of the names ...
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| Polish Surname | 9/12/2009 |
Q: What Polish surmanes start with N & end in ski
A: there are many such surnames. Do you need it for cross-words? Then the number of characters would be ...
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| Pronounciation of Kwiatkowski | 3/28/2008 |
Q: How is Kwiatkowski pronounced in American English?
A: I am unable to answer your question as it is stated: "How is Kwiatkowski pronounced in American ...
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| names of family members | 3/24/2008 |
Q: can you tell me how to say: son/daughter/mother/father/niece/nephew? are there names for in laws? ...
A: Not all the terms in common use have connotation with either the maternal or paternal side. In fact ...
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| Kacprzak and Maciej | 3/19/2008 |
Q: Firstly I want to thank to you for this nice support. How I can read the surname Kacprzak? And also ...
A: Anarres Thanks for the nice words. My first name (which corresponds to Mathias or Matthias in ...
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| Polish Nickname for Michael | 3/15/2008 |
Q: I am expecting a son and have chosen to name him Michael for my father. We would like to call him ...
A: Questions about nicknames are really tricky ones. The usual forms are: (in the brackets I give these ...
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| pronunciation and definition | 3/13/2008 |
Q: I'm Polish from the Hamtramck area in Detroit. My great grandma could speak polish but spoke little ...
A: The name should be pronounced "gzhih-BOSS-key". Pronounce "zh" as in "Brezhnev" or as "s" in ...
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| Greetings on the occasion first child born! | 3/12/2008 |
Q: My Polish friend is due to have her first baby in a few weeks and I would like to write a message in ...
A: My proposal is: Gratulacje z okazji urodzenia Waszego pierwszego dziecka! Niech Wam ros'nie duz*e, ...
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| Correct Pronounciation | 3/11/2008 |
Q: I am fifty years old and I am curious what the correct pronunciation of my own name is. I am ...
A: ir's very simple its's [gye-ROF-ski] OR [gye-ROS-ki] g as in good ye as in yet rof as in ...
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| Grandfather /Grandpa in Polish | 3/6/2008 |
Q: How do you spell (or say) Grandfather or Grandpa in Polish?
A: Grandfather = dziadek [pronounce: JAH-deck] Grandpa = dziadzio [pronounce: JAH-jaw] j like in Jew ...
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| Grandma | 3/2/2008 |
Q: Growing up we called our Grandma, Bochi, is this correct?
A: that was probably your family's private approach to the issue. It resembles what children do to the ...
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| how to this name and its' origin ? | 3/2/2008 |
Q: I'm very confused, as I grew up my dad said we were ukrainian.I have been trying to do a family tree ...
A: I am wondering if my answer did help you? If you want you can reach me directly at ...
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| Please Help | 1/24/2008 |
Q: Would you be kind enough to translate the following phrase for me..Million thanks!!!! Kochana!! Sto ...
A: Congratulations! Why? see below: "My love! [I wish you] 100 years on the occasion of your ...
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| How to spell a name | 1/24/2008 |
Q: I used to work with a colleague who had a polish last name. I want to get in touch with him and need ...
A: I doubt if I can help you. English pronounciation (phonetic system) is VERY UNFIT to reproduce the ...
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| translation | 1/18/2008 |
Q: How do you say "very much" in polish
A: you say "bardzo", or "bardzo dużo" depending on the context. In "Thank you very much" it's ...
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| Grandmother's name | 1/16/2008 |
Q: My g-g-grandmother's name was Sophia Rhyhay, apparently a phonetic spelling. Do you know of a ...
A: While waiting for your answer I have made some searching on the Internet. Not much found (but see ...
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| whats nana in polish | 1/15/2008 |
Q: hi was just wondering what nana is in polish? thanks
A: And what is "nana" in English? Google gives more than 4 million replies ...
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| Grandmother's name Rhyhay | 1/15/2008 |
Q: My g-g-grandmother's name was Sophia Rhyhay, apparently a phonetic spelling. Do you know of a ...
A: I have no idea how you pronounce this name. Could you please descrite it to me dividing it into the ...
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| Name of Lilje | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I am trying to find out the root of the last name of Lilje. My great great grandfather was born in ...
A: I want to add a folow-up explaining a word on pronounciation. In the Northen Poland (Eastern ...
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| Nickname for Granddaughter | 1/6/2008 |
Q: both of my parents who are now deceased were Polish. I have a granddaughter who I call Little One. ...
A: I think the best translation of "Little One" for girls is such a situation is either "Malutka" or ...
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| translate dharma name | 1/4/2008 |
Q: Hey Macie, I recieved a dharma name when i took refuge in the buddha - it's wong-po (i'm pretty ...
A: I am sorry but I think I can't help. My dictionaries list "wang po" (in Wylie transcription written ...
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| name Trunko | 1/2/2008 |
Q: His mother was from Warsaw, Poland, and his dad's family was Checoslavakian, but some say the name ...
A: It is hard to say (at least for me; my expertise does not go into the languages you have mentioned) ...
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| Origin of the name Bohm | 6/22/2007 |
Q: Is the surname Bohm German or passably Slavic?
A: The name is certainly German (in German: "Böhm", with the original meaning "inhabitant of Bohemia", ...
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| name last name. | 6/21/2007 |
Q: Maciej, I was reading up about what my last name meant in Polish, and all I could find was that ...
A: (Supplement added in the end, see PS.) the general idea that the Slavic names ending in -ski (or ...
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| polish nicknames | 6/20/2007 |
Q: As a tribute to my great grandfather, i want to go by a polish nickname. personally, i'm short. so ...
A: A typical Polish nickname for "short" or "small" is "mały" ("mal-y" = l-with-a-bar), pronounce ...
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| Polish words | 6/15/2007 |
Q: I am making a Photo album/ scrap book as a witness tool and i need to put some Polish words in it.. ...
A: Here you are: *Family - Rodzina *Boarding School - (this notion does not function well in Polish, ...
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| Polish word | 6/15/2007 |
Q: My name is Gayle Moryl I am Polish but I never learned how to speak it very well could you tell me ...
A: Read under http://en.allexperts.com/q/Polish-Language-3388/ my previous answers to Patricia on "how ...
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| Bible verse St. John, 3.16 | 6/10/2007 |
Q: I am going on a mission trip soon. can you please translate this for me "For God so loved the world ...
A: This verse is translated into Polish this way: "Albowiem tak Bóg umiłował świat, ...
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| Name Pronunciation - Ratajczyk | 5/29/2007 |
Q: Ratajczyk I saw this name in an an article I was reading and was curious on how to pronounce it. ...
A: pronounce it: rah-TAI-chick ah - like "a" in "father" TAI - like "THAI" in "Thailand" or like the ...
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| Polish Last name | 5/22/2007 |
Q: my Paternal Grandfather was killed in WWII, he was Polish, and after he died my grandmother ...
A: I suppose it is "Zapolski". Of course if...: 1) if your spelling of "suh" means "s" pronounced like ...
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| Polish | 5/20/2007 |
Q: I want to know Polish yesterday. Why can't I just download it into my head? Well really. How much ...
A: You have really pulled my leg, you nasty boy ;-)) MAciej Thank very much for your help. I do live ...
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| Polish | 5/20/2007 |
Q: I want to know Polish yesterday. Why can't I just download it into my head? Well really. How much ...
A: No, you are not right. I have never answered such question before. And I do not teach Polish to ...
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| pronunciation of 'kielbasa' | 5/20/2007 |
Q: Maciej, My grandparents came from, what was then, Austria-Hungary, from a town that was passed ...
A: Łapsze Wyżne or Wyżnie (older spelling; which might be the cause why you have written ...
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| pronunciation of 'kielbasa' | 5/19/2007 |
Q: Maciej, My grandparents came from, what was then, Austria-Hungary, from a town that was passed ...
A: There is no "Slavic" language. Slavic is a group of languages including Polish, Czech, Slovak, ...
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| babcia/dziadzio | 5/9/2007 |
Q: I read your response to Patricia concerning the translation for grandmother "babcia" and grandfather ...
A: Polish is a very rich language as far as sentiments expression concerned. Therefore we have many ...
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| Russian Word | 5/8/2007 |
Q: How do you pronounce PATRIARSHY Gardens in Moscow? pah-tree-ARE-shee? Or something else. Thank you.
A: You are very, VERY close, the only thing are the nuances concerning the pronounciation of Russian -i ...
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| Łuki? | 5/5/2007 |
Q: Dzien dobry pan, I have the English name Luke which is Łukasz in Polish. Some people shorten that to ...
A: ukasz The way you write your name and nickname in Polish shows that you know quite a bit about our ...
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| Do you feel like being a matchmaker | 4/17/2007 |
Q: I'm an American grad student and I'm just so into this Polish-American grad student. Ever since I ...
A: It's difficult to try to imagine your feelings. But let's try: "Ostatnio, ile razy Cię ...
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| we have an accordion band and I need to say | 4/13/2007 |
Q: ladies and gentleman brothers and sisters tonight we will sing dance play music
A: Henry it's: Panie i Panowie, bracia i siostry, dziś wieczór będziemy razem śpiewać, tańczyć i ...
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| 2 week intensive Polish courses in Poland - does it work? | 4/11/2007 |
Q: I've learnt Polish for two years and I would describe myself as intermediate. Recently I heard about ...
A: I cannot doubt that in 2 weeks you can really learn SOMETHING. It only depends HOW MUCH you expect ...
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| how to say grandfather and grandmother | 4/11/2007 |
Q: I am a new grandmother and would like to use the Polish words for grandmother and grandfather. My ...
A: Congratulations on becoming grandmother! I know what that means - I have become grandfather a year ...
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| Want to learn French, German, Spanish, etc., in Polish or English | 4/5/2007 |
Q: To Mr. Zieba. I know English and polish and want to learn German, French, maybe Spanish also. Or ...
A: It's nice to meet a "far relative" on www. In fact the name "Zieba" is so popular in Poland that on ...
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| my dog | 3/9/2007 |
Q: My dog looks like a teddy bear. I wanted to call him bear, but I don't like normal sounding words.. ...
A: I got surprised by your comment: >I am guessing that I am going to be getting my answer in > ...
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| Miłość... chemia czy stan "uduchowiony"? | 1/26/2007 |
Q: Witam serdecznie Sz. P. Doktorze. Chcialem Pana zapytac co Pan mysli na temat milosci (prosze tego ...
A: Panie Pawle, mysle nad Panskimi pytaniami juz od kilku dni, zostalem dzis upomniany przez sluzby ...
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| Pronunciation guide for Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment characters | 1/22/2007 |
Q: How do you pronounce: Rodion Romanovich Pulcheria Alexandrovna Avdotya Romanovna Dmitry Prokofitch ...
A: I have been writing a precise answer to you for more than one hour and due to a power failure ...
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| Grandfather | 1/10/2007 |
Q: I have been looking on the internet at how you spell grandfather in polish...and we have always ...
A: In Polish grandfather is "dziadek". The common endearment form with which you call your own grandpa ...
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| surname pronunciation | 11/12/2006 |
Q: Prof. St. Zieba, My maternal great grandfather's name was Koslosky. His parent's were Onufry ...
A: as regards them being "Russian" it simply means they were the subjects (or citizens) of the Russian ...
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| surname pronunciation | 11/12/2006 |
Q: Maciej, I so need your help! I have finally found the names of my maternal great great grandparents. ...
A: I don't know how to help you. Neither of the names seems a typical Polish name. The spelling of the ...
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| tlumaczenie filmu 2 | 10/9/2006 |
Q: Witam No coz, po filozofie po prostu spodziewalem sie rzetelnosci, a dostalem..wlasnie ...
A: Panie Mateuszu, co do pomylki z imieniem, zorientowalem sie jak wyslalem, ale juz mi sie nie ...
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| tlumaczenie filmu 2 | 10/9/2006 |
Q: Witam. Nie, nie zauwazylem. Widocznie zupelnie rozminela sie Panska sentencja (zostalem pokonany) z ...
A: PS. Co do precyzji - faktycznie - moje: "zostalem pokonany" zostalo zle odebrane, Panie Marcinie, ...
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| Tibetan | 10/6/2006 |
Q: I am looking for a Tibetan translation of my husband's name and my name. His name is Gilbert and my ...
A: Your question belongs to that category of questions that cannot be answered positively. Why? The ...
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| Paul Sedkowski | 9/28/2006 |
Q: Panie Macieju Dziekuje pieknie za szybka odpowiedz. I ciesze sie, ze sprawa ma pomyslny final. Ja ...
A: PS. Po przeczytaniu poprzedniej odpowiedzi prosze ja usunac z serwera AllExperts, nie zauwazylem, ze ...
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| tlumaczenie filmu | 9/28/2006 |
Q: Witam Ale skadze znowu, ja nic nie obiecuje. Film nalezy do kategorii niezarabialnych, ma ...
A: OK, przeczytam, chocby ze wzgledu na wyrazna sprzecznosc w dowch wypowiedziach 1) Niestety nie ...
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| tlumaczenie filmu | 9/25/2006 |
Q: Witam. Potrzebuje przetłumaczyc tekst dialogow filmowych (ok. 4 strony A4) z jez. polskiego ...
A: Witam, Zeby podjac decyzje na "tak", musialbym miec wiecej szczegolow, - przede wszystkim, o czym ...
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| Polish surname pronunciations | 6/2/2006 |
Q: My maternal grandfather is of Polish descent. His last name was Wojcicki. This was always ...
A: Someone Jerry added the following follow-up to my answer: jerry writes on 2006-06-30 19:49:32 > ...
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| Learning Polish | 5/29/2006 |
Q: "whih dictionaries of Polsih do you use?" I was using a small dictionary that she brought from ...
A: So once again (and enough for today!) with X I mark what was already translated > -miLosc idzie ...
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| Learning Polish | 5/28/2006 |
Q: Hey, I need help AGAIN. She wants me to find out what these things she says mean, and I'm trying so ...
A: no wonder you cannot find these words in a dictionary (I guess that's what it means when you write ...
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| Learning Polish | 5/21/2006 |
Q: Hey, wow that sounds really awesome. I should have added that part about knowing eachother for a ...
A: Hey, Nathan, Well, thanks, I thought I have just put into words what I have heard under your ...
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| Learning Polish | 5/20/2006 |
Q: Hey, My names Nathan and I'm trying to go out wiht this amazing Polish girl. There is this girl that ...
A: Hei, Nathan I will do it the way I would have done it if I were your age (that means, the way I ...
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| norwegian surname pronounciation | 5/15/2006 |
Q: .. Myklebust, Gjertsen,Eidsvag,Christensen, Hakonsen,Odegard, Woldike, Wahlstrom and the female ...
A: Hei, Martin It is very difficult to naswer your question as many of the sounds of Norwegian ...
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| Pronunciation of Hrycyszyn | 5/8/2006 |
Q: Elaine and I are colleagues. A retiree of our company named Hrycyszyn (although she went by her ...
A: Let me add one important thing, if it is not too late for the meeting mentioned. If "Hrycyszyn" ...
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| Pronunciation of Hrycyszyn | 5/8/2006 |
Q: Could you please help me with the phonetic pronunciation of the surname Hrycyszyn? Many thanks.
A: I am wondering why is this name so important to soem people? Not more than a week ago I have ...
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| Surname Pronunciation | 5/2/2006 |
Q: How do you pronounce the surname HRYCYSZYN? Your assistance is very much appreciated. Thank You, ...
A: That's a Ukrainian name, although the spelling is Polish, what is typicall to Ukrainian ...
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| translation of a "Czech" word | 4/7/2006 |
Q: Please, What does the Czech word "jagr" translate to into English. Thanks, Tom Michel Ayr Scotland
A: as far as I know there is no such Czech word - my dictionaries don't list it either. In fact, Czech ...
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| Translation English to Polish | 4/6/2006 |
Q: Maciej, I have a lovely Polish woman who just started working for me in my home. Her name is Sofie. ...
A: normally I don't do translations which is written in my profile. But this time I will make an ...
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| Translation English to Polish | 4/6/2006 |
Q: Maciej, I have a lovely Polish woman who just started working for me in my home. Her name is Sofie. ...
A: Here you are "Zosiu, kiedy skonczy ci sie srodek do czyszczenia, zostaw, prosze,pusta butelke na ...
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| Monster Translation | 11/16/2005 |
Q: .. Can you translate this monster of a article ? It is about my friend Will, he went on a trip to ...
A: I'm sorry, as a rule I don't do translation services. Nevertheless, I will tell you what was it all ...
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| ppolish words | 10/29/2005 |
Q: What is the longest Polish word?
A: Sorry Kathrin, I really don't know. When I was at the high school the popular answer to the ...
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| In Memory Of | 10/13/2005 |
Q: I would like to know how i can do this... In memory of [insert name here] In Polish of course :P ...
A: Depending on the situation I would use one of the following (but please, don't ask me to try to ...
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| Hm, Ramki ? | 10/1/2005 |
Q: I dont know what this girl means by Frames, and now you want to see the Frames. Does she mean ...
A: Bryan, A short follow-up. I have written "fuckin' frames" - but now I think if she'd like the word ...
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| Polish Girl..... | 9/27/2005 |
Q: Hey, its me again ! First i answer yourUnfortunately I don't catch your point in "fun fun fun ...
A: No, you are wrong, I don't dislike doing phrases. Imagine, if I wouldn't like to answer other ...
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| E and Phrases | 9/19/2005 |
Q: from different sources i have found two different ways to pronounce the Ę that is at the end of a ...
A: Although you don't explain what is meant to be "normal" I guess you mean the oral, not nasal vowel. ...
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| Polish customs | 8/9/2005 |
Q: We are about to host a high school Polish exchange student. I do not know much about the Polish ...
A: Although this service is for language matters, not for customs, I can say - flowers are always a ...
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| Pronounciation... / Slawa... | 8/8/2005 |
Q: "Wśród majestatu starych dębów", I know what its meaning is ("among the majesty of old oaks"), but ...
A: Unfortunately I am unable to make a sound file. Rather try to find someone of Polish origin (1st or ...
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| Nickname | 8/8/2005 |
Q: i am 53kg, 172cm, my girlfriend and i would like to know if there are any nicknames for men that are ...
A: ;-) , There are of course nicknames for different appearances. Your question makes me enter into a ...
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| re: russian surname pronounciation | 6/11/2005 |
Q: I'm not sure if you will be able to help me, but do you know how to pronounce the Russian surname ...
A: Pronounce it "kah-MIH-nihn": ah like a in father, ih like i in fit. The stress is on the second ...
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| the letter k | 6/1/2005 |
Q: i have pronunciation papers and it is pronouced kay but there is the great polish director ...
A: I can recognize you now, you have asked me before about your family name's etymology, haven't you? I ...
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| pronunciation of polish names | 5/30/2005 |
Q: I am a dramaturg for a theater so one of my jobs is to make sure that words in plays are said ...
A: Finishing my e-mail in a hurry, I have forgotten to sign it. Please excuse my error. Best regards ...
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| the letter k | 5/29/2005 |
Q: i have pronunciation papers and it is pronouced kay but there is the great polish director ...
A: Krzyzewski should be pronounced "kshih-shef-ski" Kieslowski should be pronounced "kyesh-lof-ski" I ...
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| Slovak word for honey | 5/29/2005 |
Q: Good morning! What a wonderful service you provide! I'm looking for a name for a foal that means ...
A: It wasn't me who have coined so stupidily the langages in the name of this subsection where I ...
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| name meaning | 5/22/2005 |
Q: i thought you were my .my question is does my last name translate intoo polish.it was spell szprejda ...
A: >i thought you were my . It's quite difficult to understand what you mean. E.g. the first sentence ...
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| pronunciation | 5/10/2005 |
Q: For years my family and I have always pronounced our last name (Dziedziak) each a little bit ...
A: Stephen Your name should be pronounced like JEjak Je - as in Jenny jak - as in jack, but as English ...
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| Surname pronunciation | 4/27/2005 |
Q: Can you please tell me how to pronounce the surname Wojtulewicz? Many thanks Melissa
A: please, pronounce it: voi-too-LEH-veetch voi - like in voice (or like Woj in Wojtyla, the surname ...
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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: Have you read my introductory notes? There you'll find many answers to your question. Let me ...
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| Language learning | 9/6/2004 |
Q: Good Afternoon My name is Brian and for many years I have been interested in learning languages. I ...
A: The only problem - I am not a woman, I don't know why so often since I have started writing for ...
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| Russian orthography & phonetics | 7/29/2004 |
Q: Right after the launch of Sputnik in 1957 high school students where I lived were encouraged to take ...
A: Could you possibly post once again your answer to my answer to you? What I have recieved was not ...
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| Help with Russian | 7/28/2004 |
Q: I know the site does not have any Russian experts but you have mentioned that you can answer ...
A: I could answer your question but unfortunately not via AllExperts. Russian uses different script ...
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| whatever | 7/26/2004 |
Q: Zieba, Do you know which language is the easiest to learn and practical and logical in terms of ...
A: I think no natural language can be fully logical. The natural development causes several exceptions ...
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| Cyrillic script | 7/18/2004 |
Q: Which languages, other than Russian, Ukrainian and Byelorussian are written in Cyrillic script?
A: Dozens of them. To wit: in Europe - Indo-European family: Slavic group: Bulgarian, Serbian, ...
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| an existing word, translation | 6/1/2004 |
Q: i was wondering if you have ever heard or know if this word exists: Jobbaa I know of someone who ...
A: This seems similar to Hungarian, but with some mistakes, so maybe it's another language? My ...
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| pronunciation of russian authors' names | 5/9/2004 |
Q: i would just like to know how one should pronounce (stress etc) the names of the great russian ...
A: STRESSED SYLLABLES ARE IN CAPITALS Bulgakov [bul-gah-KOV] - "bul" as "bull" (male cow), "-ah" as ...
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| language | 4/20/2004 |
Q: I am soon to become a grandma and I want to be called something other than grandma....and nana has ...
A: Grandma in Polish is "babcia" [read: bab-tchah], in Russian "babushka", in German it is "Oma", in ...
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| Polish linguistics | 4/11/2004 |
Q: Im currently working on a research paper for my LING 101 class. There are a few questions I need ...
A: From you questions I guess you know NOTHING about Polish. Do you know, at least, where Poland is? ...
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| Pronounciation | 3/25/2004 |
Q: You can probably guess my question,but I was named after the Pope, John Paul II, or Karol Wojtyla. I ...
A: Your name is pronounced quite simple: Kah - rohl "ah" as "a" in father" "oh" as "ou" in "ought" or ...
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| Hi,
I am truly amazed that... | 2/23/2004 |
Q: I am truly amazed that you know so many languages. Right now I am in the middle of an experiment ...
A: The best way to learn a language fluently is a) to be in te country where it is spoken b) to take ...
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| Polish Name Pronunciation | 1/8/2004 |
Q: I have found a name that I am having trouble pronouncing and I have heard several different ...
A: The correct spelling of this name (in Polish) is Tadeusz Kosciuszko. In fact, the first _s_ in ...
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| Pronounciation and meaning of Polish word | 12/7/2003 |
Q: My daughters and I are adopting a young dog. We have been looking at appropriate names. They have ...
A: A. Yes, you are right _Misiu_ means "teddy bear" [or rather "little bear", as if "bearry" , when ...
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