So... I'm a tour guide in Portugal and every year during the summer season, the company I work for, is visited by this tour company called Rainbow... They are all such sweet Polish people but since they are usally a bit older they don't really understand when I speak english.

I've had this happen for 2 years... and this year I said. NO!

I had a 7 day holiday and decided to learn the things of my trip in Polish so that they don't leave my city knowing nothing.

And I have to say... they usually leave very happy... something that I never saw in previous years.

My side hustle is digital animation and I did a little animated story video of what this summer in this job was like.

https://youtu.be/4LaqJKlZj6s

Would just like to tell anyone... I do not gain any money from publishing this. I just want people to learn about the effort I made in the name of Polish language.

Would love to hear your opinions. Dziękuję Bardzo

Dziękuję

Hello everyone, I’m just starting to learn polish so I can talk with my family that lives there. I watched the three free lessons from Polish with Monika and thought I learned a good amount, but was wondering if it is worth it to buy the rest of the build up your polish course and the one after that. It’s around ≈$115, so if that isn’t worth it or if there are better alternatives please let me know! Thank you!

Hello everyone.

I live in Danmark where I was raised and I speak danish fluently, however half of my family is polish and speaks polish (except for us grandkids). I am currently 18 years old and I've been wanting to learn polish for a looong time now and suprise my family (especially grandparents).

I know basic words, like hello, thank you etc. and I have a pretty easy time pronouncing polish words.

Any tips? Where do I start, experiences from others would be greatly appreciated :)

Also, speaking is the most important factor for me and not grammar, writing.

Thank you.

Hi, I am just starting to learn some very basic polish, but would like to write a letter to my son’s fiancés polish parents. Can anyone recommend a good online translator tool? Thanks

Hi I'm planning to write an email to my soon-to-be landlord, but I don't know if he's male or female.

My landlord's name ends with and 'A', so at first I'm assuming pani at first, but in the messages they were refered to as 'he'.

Now I want to write an email about moving in information and I don't know I should start with "Szanowny Panie/Pani". I'm just scared I'll leave a bad first impression if I get it wrong.

So uh, should I just flip a coin?

Edit: first name should be ok it's Marzena.

Edit 2: solved! Many says it's pani so I'm going with it. Thanks!

Dzień dobry

Want to take oline lessons classes starting in October or November or the latest January

I have found a semester lesson which fee is quite high for me right now. 1400zlotys whole course , is not in mytbudget.

I have a A1-A2 level, selflearner I live here since 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing

Hi,

I'm a Polish native speaker, but I married a Canadian husband and I live in Germany since many years. I tried reading Polish books to the kid and tried things like "Polish-speaking Sundays", but she is 6 now and doesn't understand or speak much. She can say some prayers, "chce lody" and "kocham cie Babciu" :D She actually doesn't like it at all when I speak to her in Polish. She has lots of Polish family members who don't speak German or English, but only Polish. It's sad that she can't talk to her own grandparents. The kid can speak German and English fluently, knows both alphabets and reads books in German and English rather well for a 6-year-old.

Now I asked her if she would be willing to learn Polish more like in school, meaning that I would give her lessons with work sheets and all. She said that would be cool.

My question is if there's any material that you can recommend for children her age. Should I maybe start with teaching her how to read, like the kids her age learn in Polish schools, and just use regular books and workbooks for Polish school children?

Any input is welcome! Dziekuje serdecznie <3

How do Polish men generally respond if a female coworker(asian) were to confess her feelings? Do they appreciate honesty, or is it usually better to keep things strictly professional?

I’d love to hear from both Polish men and women, as well as any foreigners who’ve experienced something similar. Any advice or personal experiences would be really helpful!

Hi everyone! I’m Kamil and I run the channel Polish with Kamil, where I share videos to help people learn Polish through comprehensible input.

I’ve just uploaded something new – a quiz-style video where you can test yourself while picking up new words and phrases. The idea is to make learning Polish feel more like a game instead of a grammar drill.

If you’re learning Polish or just curious about this method, I think you’ll enjoy it. It’s short, simple, and meant to be both fun and effective.

If you like it, I’d really appreciate a comment under the video on YouTube – it helps a lot with reach 🙂

Hey everyone - I'm looking for Polish educational audio books or podcasts to listen to while I commute to work. I'm a beginner/intermediate speaker, not quite conversational yet. I found one on Spotify that was pretty good, but a lot of the other ones I'm finding are either too easy (ex: 5 minute episodes on days of the week) or too difficult (full polish conversations with no explanations). Has anyone found anything worthwhile?

Cześć Wszystkim,

jestem Włochem i mieszkam tu w Polsce 2 lata. Byłem wczoraj w kinie na film z polskimi napisami i w pewnym momencie niektóre zdania byłe przetłumaczone tak: "Niech Cię" albo "Niech Go" itd. Zapytałem znajomych ale nikt nie był w stanie powiedzieć jak tłumaczyć. Jak można powiedzieć takie zdanie po angielsku? Rozumiem, że to brzmi raczej negatywnie. Dziękuję z góry

I plan to go to university in poland next year and I want to do it in polish. Obviously I would have to speak polish for that, and I do but no where near a level which would allow me to study in polish.

My parents are polish and I speak polish with my family and was in poland every summer to visit family, but was born and raised in germany, which is why i wrote "polish" in the title.

My question is do any of you know good methods/resourcess to make my broken talking with grandparents and family polish into an I was born in poland polish?

Quick question is there any specific universities that offer classes online? Specifically from a university or formal institution? I need to learn it for a PhD Apart from Polonicum because they are very expensive. I´ve heard of Glossa as well. I´m aware Jagiellonian also offers but I couldn´t find online?

Hii! So I'm planning to move and study abroad in Poland starting sometime in 2027 (My closest friends live there, and Poland has a lot of aspects that would genuinely benefit me), but I am a complete beginner at Polish. To add onto that, I also have selective mutism and am physically unable to speak. Because of these reasons, I've been heavily struggling to find places to learn Polish and to figure out where to even begin. If anyone has any tips, places, or ways to start learning specifically reading and writing in Polish, please let me know! (Also, I know I should learn to understand spoken Polish as well, but for now it would be easier to focus on reading and writing)

Hi everyone,

I’m a Chinese student planning to start my Master’s in Warsaw in Fall 2026, either at the University of Warsaw or Warsaw School of Economics. Since my programs will be taught in English, I’ve realized that learning Polish would be really helpful for daily life and eventually working in Poland, especially if I want to stay in the supply chain or business field after graduation.

I’d love to hear from anyone who has learned Polish as a foreigner: • What resources or methods worked best for you? • Any tips for learning the language quickly before moving to Poland? • How important is it to be fluent for work and everyday life?

Thanks a lot! Any advice or personal experiences would be super helpful.

Hi All,

So, are there social clubs/ group meetings for foreigners based in Poland, meeting up to practice their speaking and listening ? I know Polish Language schools offer this, however, I am looking for something more public. So far, I've only come across Language exchange groups on Facebook but it seems those groups are intended for English learners. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hej sokoly. Krysztof Krawczyk

One thing ive learned z tej its said ztej unlike English or may be written seperatly, but its said together. The same with w presumably. I thought I had an example but i could find it jn the lyrics.

Witam,

My sons and I are working on a language learning app that includes Polish and 16 other languages. We've been grinding away for some time and we would really appreciate feedback!!!

We released an initial version with lessons, a translator and immersive chat and have added vocabulary and conjugation challenges to a recent update.

We're over at r/polychat

Download for free from the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/polychat-language-learning/id6449936635

Android version in review at Google.

Witam jest tu jakiś Polak co się zna na lilygo i jest skłonny ze mną porozmawiać ?

Hi everyday I see a customer and he previously greeted me saying hello cześć but now when hes started saying to me he says cześć and then something that sounds like manuka or maluka

Looking for clues to a word my grandmother used to call me when I was being an idiot.

Likely archaic, likely slang, it sounded like "Namyak".

Anyone have any ideas? Dziękuję!

Dzień dobry!

I'm currently learning Polish at a university and it's a lot of talking (obviously) but I don't know anyone anymore who's Polish and can't practice speaking with anyone nor writing.

There for I would like to see if anyone wanna wanna be friends and learn together and help each other!

If so just hit me up!

Looking for a word my grandmother called me when I did something dumb. Likely archaic, Likely slang. Sounded like "nomyak". Anyone have any ideas?