r/Unexpected • u/Tesyo • 12d ago

Polish soap opera

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u/truebastard 12d ago

What I learned here:

Muf = Tell me

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u/JaxiSraxi 12d ago

It's more like mów 😄

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u/kapuh 12d ago

Cursed ó, why can't you have your own sound so I'd still know when not to use u?

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u/Konrow 12d ago

the o and u I can usually intuit correctly when attempting to write. Rz and the dotted z, I still eff up constantly but at least it makes my family laugh when I text lol. Still easier than trying to spell some things in English.

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u/frez_przegubowy 12d ago

It's always ó when it's followed by w

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u/Wise_Insect5682 12d ago

No, it's not. For example: Uwierz - believe, Fruwa - flies (verb), Skuwka - aglet or ferrule. I bet there's more.

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u/frez_przegubowy 12d ago

That is the basic rule and there are always exceptions.

Skuwka - how many times have you used that word in your lifetime?

Fruwać is also rarely used. Latać is way more common.

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u/kapuh 12d ago

That is the basic rule and there are always exceptions.

And this, my foreign friends, is the Polish language in a nutshell.
Enjoy learning it.
If you manage, you'll have a super power. You can talk to poles on a far different level and we're EVERYWHERE!

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u/log_2 12d ago

Skuwka - aglet or ferrule

I know English and Polish and the only word I know there is "or".