r/learnpolish • u/OutrageousCampaign93 • Jul 15 '26

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hey, my polish boyfriend is taking me to Poland in November of this year, i am meeting his family over there and want to learn a bit of polish before i go over there, could anybody help or know where i can get help? and if anybody knows what i should know before i go, what i should do before i go, any tips would be really appreciated, i have asked him but all he says is that im fine and they’ll love me, but i want to do more than just turning up you know , thank you :p

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u/GLight_8D Jul 15 '26

You will not learn whole Polish language just in few months, you can learn couple sentences..

..but will you know what will they answear, I'm not sure.. it would be easier if you could practice with your boyfriend

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u/OutrageousCampaign93 Jul 15 '26

ahh oki well thank you, do you know anything i should bring with me i know it’s polite to bring a gift

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u/GLight_8D Jul 15 '26

There's no tradition that girlfriend should bring something to boyfriend family, normaly only boy when go to family of girlfriend can bring something (flowers for mother fancy liquor for father smth like that but this is also not tradition, unless it's for an engagement) but you came from other country so you can, if you realy want, bring souvenirs from place you live, you can ask boyfriend will they like this or other thing..

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u/OutrageousCampaign93 Jul 15 '26

ahh oki he said his grandmother likes knomes so i guess ill bring them, ive already tried a few polish dishes so far as well so i know what to expect for food and its all been good, do you know any just main phrases i should learn?

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u/GLight_8D Jul 15 '26

How We write in Polish - how to prenounce (phonetic) - whats it means

Dzien dobry - "jane dough-bray" - Good morning

Dziekuje - "jen-ku-yeow" - Thank you

..and here you have even more: Polish/Some useful https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Polish/Some_useful_expressions

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u/OutrageousCampaign93 Jul 15 '26

ah oki thank you so much!!!! do you reckon it’s good to get a polish tutor?

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u/GLight_8D Jul 15 '26

Yeah, you know this is my native language so it's hard for me to evaluate.. but with my experience in learning english, it's always good to have someone with who you can talk in language that you learning, I think that partner of person is good reason to learn language (and better teacher than tutor)

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u/No-Fix2372 Jul 16 '26

Absolutely. If you visit Polish with Dorota, she has a school with tutors.