Do you speak Polish?

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Member since 30 May 2013

PriscillaViP25 January 2017 12:28:50

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Hi everyone,

It is widely agreed that speaking Polish is essential for a successful integration in Poland. Do you agree? Share your experience!

Do you speak Polish? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language course in Poland?

If not, how do you cope with daily activities? Is it easy to communicate in a different language with Polish?

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Priscilla

aurciuolo Member

Member since 17 January 2017

aurciuoloMember30 January 2017 10:08:22

Hi Priscilla,
No, I don't speak Polish, and only few expat do it.
Everything depend in your plans and how long you plan to stay in Poland. There is a big international community where you can survival without speak Polish.
Of course, it could be better for a successful integration learn and speak it, but you need time to study. You need a lot of time....
I'm taking classes at the office, There many teachers that go home or at work place to teach. There are some institutes like IKO, or The Tower that send you teachers. At least, I understand, but I'm not able to talk yet,
Hope could be helpful for you
Regards
Alejandro

Deepfern Active member

Member since 27 April 2009

DeepfernActive member30 January 2017 15:18:22

Yes, speaking Polish is essential for you to integrate in Poland. Otherwise you'll always live in the "expat bubble"

As a plus point, if you are an obvious non-Pole (different looks), and you speak Polish, people will be extra helpful! They are helpful in any case, but you speak some Polish and even the cross ladies in the state offices will bend backwards to help!

Yes, I speak Polish -- I started learning online at supermemo.pl to level A2, then I went for the 1 month crash course at Warsaw University (Each August) -- 5 days a week, 8 hours a day, and continued with Warsaw University Polonicum for a year up to C1 level. Polonicum is great for getting your grammar perfect.

I then went to iko.com.pl to improve my speaking Polish -- and I strongly recommend that school on Chmielna, Warsaw.

I did my B2 exam in Polish from the Warsaw university in 2013.

You can survive with English in warsaw

irinaczer Member

Member since 19 December 2016

irinaczerMember30 January 2017 15:44:02

Hi Priscilla,
Yes I speak polish as I live in Poland since I am 5 years old.
There are a lot of polish courses in Poland if some one is interested learn this language. In my company I work with some foreigners who don't speak polish at all and who are not interested to learn polish but still it is not a problem as we can speak english.
Regards
Irina

ali wehbe Member

Member since 15 July 2015

ali wehbeMember31 January 2017 18:56:39

hi
yes i can speak polish

ali wehbe Member

Member since 15 July 2015

ali wehbeMember31 January 2017 19:01:13

you can learn in school but the correct way to learn polish is pickup polish gramer andwith this customer dealing ,because practice makes your polish excellent.

Mdgolammostakin New member

Member since 15 September 2014

MdgolammostakinNew member14 February 2017 15:32:06

I can't speak Polish. but i want to learn that.

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