Lyev
18th July 2010, 17:49
I posted this in the language study group sub-forum but no one really every posts there, so I thought I would put it in here as well. A mod or admin can trash it if they want.
I am going to Poland tomorrow for a few days and I hate the arrogant English attitude that expects everyone else to speak English. So, is it possible someone can check this for me?
Sorry, my Polish is not very good.
Przepraszam, mój Polski jest nie dobry bardzo.
PSHE-PRA-SHAM, MOH POL-SKEE YEST NYE DOE-BREE BARD-ZO
I think the construction of this sentence is right. I'm not too sure about the possessive pronoun (mój, moje, moja) and I think the intensifier (very - bardzo) has to go after the initial adjective (good - dobry). Also does anyone know how I can say I would like... so I can ask for food, drink etc.? I think it's something like:
I would like...
Ja byłby lubić...
YA BEH-WIB-EH* LOO-BEECH
However, I think a casual way of asking for something (e.g. groceries, food in a cafe etc.) is to just say proszę (PRO-SHE) which means please and then follow with the item that you would like. Does anyone know? Also, in the phonetic spellings, I have put the emphasis of the word in italics where I know it's there. Anyway, thanks a lot comrades.
*This pronunciation is probably wrong, I can't work out how to pronounce "would" in Polish.
I am going to Poland tomorrow for a few days and I hate the arrogant English attitude that expects everyone else to speak English. So, is it possible someone can check this for me?
Sorry, my Polish is not very good.
Przepraszam, mój Polski jest nie dobry bardzo.
PSHE-PRA-SHAM, MOH POL-SKEE YEST NYE DOE-BREE BARD-ZO
I think the construction of this sentence is right. I'm not too sure about the possessive pronoun (mój, moje, moja) and I think the intensifier (very - bardzo) has to go after the initial adjective (good - dobry). Also does anyone know how I can say I would like... so I can ask for food, drink etc.? I think it's something like:
I would like...
Ja byłby lubić...
YA BEH-WIB-EH* LOO-BEECH
However, I think a casual way of asking for something (e.g. groceries, food in a cafe etc.) is to just say proszę (PRO-SHE) which means please and then follow with the item that you would like. Does anyone know? Also, in the phonetic spellings, I have put the emphasis of the word in italics where I know it's there. Anyway, thanks a lot comrades.
*This pronunciation is probably wrong, I can't work out how to pronounce "would" in Polish.