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| aspiringplyglot Triglot Groupie United Kingdom aspiringpolyglot.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4390 days ago 40 posts - 62 votes  Speaks: English*, GermanB2, Spanish Studies: Dutch, Esperanto, Polish, Scottish Gaelic, French | Message 1 of 7 21 January 2015 at 9:55pm | IP Logged |
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Hi everyone,
This year I definitely want to start learning a slavic language and I've decided for Polish. I love the sound of it and eager to get started pronouncing some of the consonant clusters (mad maybe)! There also seems to be a lot of content which interests me (as far as I can tell) available so I'm keen to start using use of that! My question is: Are there any good websites or free resources out there? I've got a colloquial Polish book which I plan to work my way through (although I'm not a huge fan of the series). I've always found the Teach Yourself books pretty basic and don't want to spend money on any more of them. I'm really looking for something that just throws you in. I'm not a big fan of the 'baby steps' methods as it tends to bore me to the point of quitting. Any responses are greatly appreciated! Thanks Xander 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Mooby Senior Member Scotland Joined 5918 days ago 707 posts - 1219 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Polish | Message 2 of 7 21 January 2015 at 11:09pm | IP Logged |
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There are tons of useful links, as well as a comprehensive overview in Chung's Polish Profile
There's plenty of online dictionaries, and I use three or four regularly for different reasons: University of Pittsburg. Good for checking declensions and conjugations. PONS online. Good for showing a range of definitions, nuances, phrases and uses. bab.la. Texts to illustrate use (some are a bit obscure). WordReference. More example sentences, good allrounder. I listen exclusively to Radio Trójka as there is a huge range of interesing podcasts. After working your way through a couple of general grammar books, you may like to check out the specialised grammar books published by Universitas. Good luck with your studies. 6 persons have voted this message useful | |
| liam.pike1 Groupie Australia Joined 3567 days ago 84 posts - 122 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Esperanto, French | Message 3 of 7 22 January 2015 at 2:35am | IP Logged |
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Hey,
When I was browsing around looking for Polish resources (trying to convince my half Polish mate to learn a bit of Polish, since he goes to Poland with his dad to visit relatives every year or two) I discovered this website: Polish Language Website From the looks of it, it has pretty much everything that you need to learn Polish. The only two downsides are these: 1. The audio appears to be unavailable (contact Prof. Swan to see whether anything is being done about this), and 2. There are no answers to the questions, as this book was originally designed for uni students. This 2nd point shouldn't be a big issue, especially if you have a Polish friend or tutor who can check the answers for you. I'd definitely recommend using this in conjunction with a book like Colloquial Polish or TY Polish (as you are doing) which has some audio, and also 'simplifies' otherwise difficult concepts to get. However, if you want the comprehensive Polish 'FSI-style' course, then this is it: Beginning Polish by Schenker There is also a Volume 2 with lots of drills. The audio for Beginning Polish is available here: Audio for Beginning Polish Also, I haven't seen this free online course advertised on this website, but here it is: A Course in the Polish Language See also for some more ideas: Polish - Learn Any Language Please note that I've never learnt Polish, and I'm unlikely to ever learn it, but nevertheless take my suggestions as you wish! :) Good luck (P.S - Spread the word about this website: Lingvo.info) 4 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6410 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 4 of 7 22 January 2015 at 9:15am | IP Logged |
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I love EuroLang2012. It was made for football fans though, so some lessons might be less interesting for others.
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| Polyana Newbie United Kingdom Joined 3525 days ago 2 posts - 6 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, Spanish | Message 5 of 7 22 January 2015 at 11:42am | IP Logged |
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Hi, I'm just about to have a go at some Polish, and found this site with a free very basic course :
http://www.oneness.vu.lt/ The content is also available as a book with cd. This might be a bit too basic for your needs, but if you look through it the later dialogues might be more interesting to you. There is also Lithuanian, Estonian, Finnish and Portugese for anyone who is interested. Edited by Polyana on 22 January 2015 at 11:44am 4 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6410 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 6 of 7 22 January 2015 at 1:29pm | IP Logged |
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Aww, I approve of the languages they offer and the whole idea :) Makes me wonder whether it existed when I would've needed it.
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| aspiringplyglot Triglot Groupie United Kingdom aspiringpolyglot.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4390 days ago 40 posts - 62 votes Speaks: English*, GermanB2, Spanish Studies: Dutch, Esperanto, Polish, Scottish Gaelic, French | Message 7 of 7 26 January 2015 at 10:25pm | IP Logged |
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Thanks for all the responses! Greatly appreciated! Better get to work now...
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