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.
Expert: Maciej St. Ziêba Date: 6/20/2007 Subject: polish nicknames
Question Hi there. As a tribute to my great grandfather, i want to go by a polish nickname. personally, i'm short. so is there an easy polish word for small or short?
Answer Hi Morgan
A typical Polish nickname for "short" or "small" is "mały" ("mal-y" = l-with-a-bar), pronounce MAH-whi, "ah" like in "blah", or "a" in "Father"; "whi" like in the first syllable of "whiskey". The "MAH" syllable is stressed.
