Sup doods and doodesses, I hope you are all good, or failing that at least well. I’ve just got back from a walk which depending on your perspective was dark, cold and unpleasant , or bracing, invigorating and full of … Continue reading
that, my friends is the question. I’ve been using duolingo over the past few weeks to practice my (extremely) weak Polish. I’d heard a lot about duolingo but never used it. I can tell you it’s great fun. I can … Continue reading
I’ve been learning Polish for two years or thereabouts, and I’m now going to take a break from it. I feel kind of bad about this, as my progress has been limited and I haven’t learnt very much. It is entirely … Continue reading
Are you sitting comfortably? I’m not, but that’s a story for another day. Then I will begin. But before I do let me tell you that I’ve just completed a new App which will be here as soon as it has … Continue reading
It’s been some considerable time since I treated the internet to an update on my progress with these two languages. I think in some ways, this blog is an antidote to the current meme sweeping the internet about how skills in … Continue reading
It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve been working on various (non language related) projects – although I will before long (I hope) add some free iPhone language learning apps to SurfaceLanguages. Enough of that. I want to … Continue reading
Hi y’all. I’ve been metaphorically speaking umming and aaring about whether or not to carry on learning Polish. I’m finding it extremely difficult. I learn a Polish word. I forget it. I read inspiring stories about language learning. Enthused I … Continue reading
I have a dilemma. It is pretty much halfway through the year and I’ve now been learning Polish for a year and a half. My level is very low although I more or less understand how the language works and how to … Continue reading
I think Polish my have defeated me for the time being, and am considering taking a break in my attempts to learn it. The problem I face is that I don’t really need it. In fact I don’t have any … Continue reading
I’ve just learned the following ubrania ‘clothes’, spodnie ‘trousers’, szafa ‘wardrobe’, koszula ‘shirt’ and naczynia ‘dishes’. I’ve also learned diluns, dimarts, dimecres, dijous, divendres, dissabte and diumenge which are the days of the week in Catalan. I then panicked as … Continue reading