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Maciej St. ZiębaAvailable
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I am native Polish and I used to teach Polish to foreigners. I know (passively of actively) more than 15 other languages - so I can answer many questions concerning Polish grammar, pronounciation, spelling, ethymology and usage - as compared to English, French, German, Russian, Dutch, Esperanto or Norwegian. Also questions concerning other Slavic languages, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, or general linguistics, especially scripts (writing systems and transcriptions) - are welcome. | |
MaraAvailable
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I was born in Poland and I live there. I can answer nearly all questions about Polish language, culture, history and politics. |
Dear Julie, I am sorry but I cannot answer you with certainty where this name comes from. Especially I am unable to comment upon the last remarks of your Grandfather. The only Google link to "Myznir"
Dzień dobry, Donna. You are greeting me in Hawaiian, I thought you might want to know how to greet in Polish - pronounce it: [jeng DOH-brih] (with oh and ih I mark short o and i, as in "God" and
Dear Mark There is no such SINGLE surname in Polish. It is hovewer - if written with a dash Czernysz-Czerniachowski - a compound surname, of the type quite often accepted by women when they get married
Dear Mary, It's difficult to answer your question. Are you sure the surname is Polish? the ending -esco or -escu is quite common in Romanian surnames (like Ionesco, Ceausescu), but quite rare in Polish
Dear Donna Pszyk is a Polish surname. The word should be pronounced [PSHICK] - one syllable, no vowel between p and sz, Polish sz corresponds to English sh, Polish y corresponds to English short

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