Polish is awash with words that are playful, and—to me, since I'm an English speaker—sound rather silly.
Spalony (Burnt): Rhymes with baloney. Any word that rhymes with baloney is sure to be a hit with me.
Akuku (Peek-a-boo): Even though it's childish and something to say to babies and little kids, it's still a joy to yell.
Ponimayo/Ponyatno (I understand/Obviously): Actually, this is Russian (a language that I've only recently admitted to being more beautiful than Polish.) I heard it from Cheburashka, and the way he says it just kills me.
Pan Twardowski (Mr. Strong): It only took me four years to say, but I finally got it down pat.
Dzwon (Ring (as in a bell)): Mostly because it's in "Hej Sokoly."
As my vocabulary grows, I'm sure I'll discover new words that I can randomly place in sentences for the hell of it (plus say without need or reason.)
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greetings from colorado :D I really like your blog.
~Rolfe
Greetings from Poland.
And thank you very much.
I actually like Russian better too--but not necessarily because it's "more beautiful"; just because it's easier. =P
I've heard it's easier too, but the Russians would never admit to that (they're too proud!)
One of my favorite words is the verb wzdrgąć. It's got 5 consonants in the row, all of which must be pronounced clearly. I also love the words with 2 repeating consonants, like dziennik, Jagiełło, or lekko.
"Lemoniada" is also a great one. I think it's great that they have a brand called "Lemon & Nada".
My favourites :
No tak (doesn't mean no-yes !) - well, yes
pa - bye bye
Rembelszczyzna - a small town north of Warszawa (it took me a long time to be able to say this !)
Wyścigi - when you see it on the trams it always makes me think of wysiwyg !
być może/może być - maybe (has to be said in a special way, as if buying a deka of cheese and the lady has given you too much)
Mam nadzieję - I hope (often used phrase in Poland ! e.g. I hope this tram goes where I think it does !)
great blog, I love Poland and being a foreigner here is great fun
I love when your are in Warsaw metro and they announce a metro train is entering the station, the word "pociąg" is what I most like, the sound if it
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