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Maciej St. Zięba

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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.

Experience in the area

Teaching English and French to Poles, Polish to foreigners, teaching Sanskrit, Chinese and Tibetan to philosophy students.

What do you like about this subject?

While learning languages you get completely new ideas of the same old world, which has hitherto seemed so well known to you.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

Learn or at least study many, many, many new languages.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

To read a newspaper in a given language you need to know about 1200-1500 words of that language. If you learn only 3 new words every day you reach this level within 1 year only. Now you only need to exercise your grammar.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Just a few golden thoughts heard or read somewhere: 1) Each language gives you a new perspective to understand a world. To know two languages is to be human twice. 2) With only a single new word from a different language you are a richer person. Why not enhance your richness? 3) If you pray in another language - you pray twice.

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  • Knowledgeability 10.0
  • Clarity of Response 9.98
  • Timeliness 9.90
  • Politeness 10.0
  • Number of Questions (in Past 24 Hours) 0
  • Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour Period) 4
  • Total Questions (since joining AllExperts) 172
  • Volunteer Since 2003-08-06
  • Prestige Points 1692

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Recent Answers from Maciej St. Zięba

2009-11-03 last name Mishner or Myznir:

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"

2009-10-14 Name pronunciation Pszyk - Maybe Polish??:

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

2009-10-13 Polish Last Name Czernysz-Czerniachowski:

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

2009-10-13 name "mylesko":

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

2009-10-11 Name pronunciation Pszyk - Maybe 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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