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W cichej wsi...
That’s how I would describe the place we live in: quiet... serene... peaceful... relaxing. Who wouldn’t want to live in such a place, right?
We live in a small village, just 10 kilometers away from Katowice, Poland. It’s a peaceful place to live—close enough to the big city and with easy access to highways leading to major cities across Poland. I’ll tell you more about the place where I live next time, as this post is not about the village or the location itself. But the project I’m about to introduce does have something to do with our village—it reflects the place where we live.
I stumbled upon a blog by Federico, called A More Quiet Place, where he has a small project called "100 Days of German Words," where he commits to designing a new German word every day. I’ve decided to do the opposite: I’m taking on the challenge to learn Polish. This project will encourage me to learn the Polish language and use my imagination to create sentences with each word. Sounds interesting, right? We’ll see if I can survive the challenge!
Lately, I’ve been seriously learning Polish again. I’m trying to speak Polish more often. Although English is still the main language of communication at work, I realize that it’s essential for me to become fluent in Polish now that I’ve been living here for more than a decade. Yes, a decade—so please, no head scratching or facepalming. (smiling)
Polish Word for Today:
- W naszym mieszkaniu rano jest bardzo cicho. – In our apartment, it’s very quiet in the morning.
- W cichej wsi. – In a quiet village.
- Cicha góra. – A quiet mountain.
Note how the word changes depending on the sentence. The first time I heard the word cicho, I thought it was the name of an alcoholic drink! :-) Well, there’s a correlation in a way. tsk… tsk… tsk… The person who invented this language must have been either drunk or silly. Who came up with this complicated language? That’s the real question!
This has been a fun thing to do for me. Who’s up for the challenge? What Polish words will come next... let’s see!
If you’re joining me in this challenge, tag me with the hashtag #100DaysOfPolishWords. Let’s learn together!
xo,
Ai
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