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Language name: Polish
Language family: West Slavic
Regions where the language is spoken as a native/first language: Poland, but some big Polish speaking areas include "Argentina, Canada, Germany, Lithuania, the Ukraine, the UK, and Russia."
Number of speakers: 40,265,000
Resources:

https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/how-many-people-speak-polish

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You might have heard of Solidarność, Poland's trade union federation and social movement. The meaning of the word is easy enough to guess - solidarity. Other Polish words in the English language point to the delicious Polish cuisine. Perhaps you've tried a kabanos or two, Poland's famous smoked sausages, bigos, hunter's stew, or pierogi, small filled dumplings.

Polish has borrowed heavily from the English language in recent post-communist years. These loanwords often receive a Polish linguistic treatment, but are far from unrecognisable. They even reveal a bit about the Polish language, eg. komputer, skaner: the letter c turns into k in Polish. Parkować means to park and displays the typical Polish verb ending -ować.

Beware of false friends, words that look similar to English words but mean something different. For example, if you wanted to say ordinary dress, avoid 'literal' translation as the Polish word
dres means a tracksuit (of the Waynetta kind) and ordynarny means vulgar!

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A Guide to Polish - 10 facts about the Polish language

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BBC Languages - Learn Polish in your own time and have fun with Languages of the world. Your fun Polish language taster. Pick up essential phrases and learn some fascinating facts about the Polish language. What you need to know about Polish, including what not to say and do!

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Name of writing system: Polish orthography
Alphabet: Based on the Latin alphabet
Characters: In addition to the Latin characters, certain aspects are included such as diacritics which themselves include the "kreska" (an acute accent), the "kropka" (an overdot), the "ogonek" (the tail), and the stroke.
Resources: https://rjp.pan.pl/images/stories/pliki/broszury/jp_angielski.pdf

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-Typically subject-verb-object (SVO)
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Learning grammar will help you communicate more fluently in any language, and Polish grammar is certainly no exception to that. Since Polish is a comparatively complicated language, it would be helpful to get a broad overview of its constituent parts before we begin to dissect them. Essentially, the grammar of Polish can be broken down into those parts of speech that are conjugated (verbs), and those parts of speech that are "declined" (nouns, adjectives, numbers, and pronouns). There are singular and plural forms of most of these parts of speech, as well as masculine, feminine, and neuter genders. There are also parts of speech in Polish that only appear in one form, and these include conjunctions, particles, exclamations, and prepositions.

Among the parts of speech that are "declined" in Polish grammar, the factors to consider (in order) are gender, number (whether it's singular or plural), and case. There are seven cases in Polish:

* Nominative
* Genitive
* Dative
* Accusative
* Instrumental
* Locative
* Vocative

The nominative case is the most common. The genitive is used to indicate possessiveness, measurement, and dates. You would think the dative case would be used to indicate dates, given its name. However, it is actually used for indirect objects. Accusative is also a very common case, and it can either be an implied case, or it can be used for a direct object after a transitive verb. The instrumental case is most often used for the direct objects of passive verbs. The locative case is always implied by a preposition. It's never implied by a verb. Vocative is mostly used in greetings, farewells, and correspondence.

Verbs in Polish grammar use the same three tenses that verbs in English do: past, present, and future. However, in Polish, more than just tense must be considered in order to make sure that you are using verbs properly. Polish verbs also have a feature called "aspect" to think about. A verb's "aspect" has to do with whether or not its action has been completed. There are also three different verb "moods:" indicative, imperative, and conditional.

Of course, there's a lot more to learn about Polish grammar than the small amount of information we've been able to share with you in this article. Still, we believe we've been able to lay a good foundation for you. The subjects we've scratched the surface of here should be explored further, and there are additional concepts to learn as well. When you're ready to proceed, we'll be here for you.

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Learning grammar will help you communicate more fluently in any language, and Polish grammar is certainly no exception to that. Since Polish is a comparatively complicated language, it would be helpful to get a broad overview of its constituent parts before we begin to dissect them.

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- The longest Polish word is made up of 54 letters and means "of nine-hundred and ninety-nine nationalities". It is spelled "Dziewięćsetdziewięćdziesięciodziewięcionarodowościowego."
-Polish has 29 phonemes while English has 24 phonemes.
-In English, the word "kielbasa" is influenced by Polish sausage.
Resources:
https://www.lingualinx.com/blog/interesting-facts-about-polish-language
https://www.varia-course.com/en/Language_corner/interesting-facts-and-myths-about-polish-language

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Pictured here is a "pisanki" which is the traditional name for painted eggs. In Polish culture, painted eggs were a tradition because Polish people believed they symbolized birth and new life.
Resource: https://culture.pl/en/article/a-foreigners-guide-to-polish-folk-art

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Pierogi (boiled dumplings):

1. "Roll half the dough 1/8" thick. Use a 2" round cutter to cut circles of dough. Repeat with the other half of the dough. Save the scraps; these can be snipped into small pieces and added to simmering soups.

2. Place 1 1/2 teaspoons of filling on each round of dough. Gently fold the dough over, forming a pocket around the filling. Pinch the edges of the pierogi to seal, then seal again with the tines of a fork.

3. At this point the pierogi can be frozen for up to 4 weeks, or refrigerated overnight, or cooked in a large stockpot of boiling salted water. Only cook about 10 pierogi at a time, so that they have room to float without sticking. When the pierogi float, they're done. The time will vary depending on if they're fresh or frozen.

4. Sauté the shallots or onion in the butter in a large skillet until the onion begins to brown. Add the drained pierogi and cook until browned and crisped. Serve hot with additional sour cream, applesauce, or other condiments."

Resource: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/homemade-pierogi-recipe

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While there is no official religion in Poland itself, the Polish culture is very religious and a vast majority of the community (87%) practice Roman Catholicism.
Resource:
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/population-demographic-situation-languages-and-religions-56_en

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There are several popular traditional Polish dances. However, the most common is the "krakowiak" folk dance- a dance based out of the region of Krakow. In this dance, a female and male are paired together. The male leads the fast paced dance.
Resource: https://polishmusic.usc.edu/research/dances/krakowiak/

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Polish traditional folk dance: Krakowiak - national dance