Can slavs understand each other without translate?

[Veneda]

A lot of people overestimating their abilities. No, it is not possible to have a conversation with other Slavic languages speakers. I can hear similar words but to connect them and understand the meaning is mission impossible.

[Art23]

For the Eastern Slavs, Polish seems to be hard in its essence

I don't know why Poles always think that Polish is the most difficult language in the world.
Russians are not the only Eastern Slavs, you know. For Ukrainians Polish is quite understandable in the sense that many words and even constructions are identical.
I know basic Polish, because I have studied it, but only basic, I cannot speak about philosophy in Polish. Pronunciation is easy, such sounds as szcz are elementary easy for us unlike Western Europeans who cannot pronounce it.

[Veneda]

I don't know why Poles always think that Polish is the most difficult language in the world.
Russians are not the only Eastern Slavs, you know. For Ukrainians Polish is quite understandable in the sense that many words and even constructions are identical.
I know basic Polish, because I have studied it, but only basic, I cannot speak about philosophy in Polish. Pronunciation is easy, such sounds as szcz are elementary easy for us unlike Western Europeans who cannot pronounce it.

Thanks for comprehensive explanation

[Lena]

If you speak 2 Slavic langs, Serbian and let's say Russian, you can combine two and get the most of other Slavic langs, but Polish lang no way. To me it's absolutely the most difficult to understand. :/

[Mikula]

Kalyada sounds similar to Polish kolęda which means carol, so probably kalyada means something connected with Christmas imo

lsovo „koleda“ je všeslovansky rozšířeno, praslovanština jej přejala z latinského calendae (první den v měsíci) a pohanští Slované slovem koleda označovali slavnosti spojené se zimním slunovratem.[2]

[Art23]

Thanks for comprehensive explanation

Nie ma problemu, Wenedoczka.

[Roy]

I don't know why Poles always think that Polish is the most difficult language in the world.
Russians are not the only Eastern Slavs, you know. For Ukrainians Polish is quite understandable in the sense that many words and even constructions are identical.
I know basic Polish, because I have studied it, but only basic, I cannot speak about philosophy in Polish. Pronunciation is easy, such sounds as szcz are elementary easy for us unlike Western Europeans who cannot pronounce it.

This is so stupid indeed. That ''Polish is the most difficult language in the world'' is a regurgitated myth. But most people are pretty ignorant and not aware of the diversity of languages, there are many more difficult ones. Also that perceived difficulty depends on how different the language is from your native one to some considerable extent.

[Roy]

lsovo „koleda“ je všeslovansky rozšířeno, praslovanština jej přejala z latinského calendae (první den v měsíci) a pohanští Slované slovem koleda označovali slavnosti spojené se zimním slunovratem.[2]

Slunovrat - to je okouzlující slovo.

Polský slunovrat (przesilenie) je nudný.

[Ülev]

because Poles and Belorusians are Slavicised West Baltic tribes

https://belaruspartisan.by/life/231540/

Российские генетики: белорусы и поляки - близнецы-братья, а русские даже не славяне / Russian genetics: Belarusians and Poles are twin brothers, and Russians are not even Slavs

[Not a Cop]

because Poles and Belorusians are Slavicised West Baltic tribes

https://belaruspartisan.by/life/231540/

Российские генетики: белорусы и поляки - близнецы-братья, а русские даже не славяне / Russian genetics: Belarusians and Poles are twin brothers, and Russians are not even Slavs

If i'm not a Slav, why do i squat so much?