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    Sounds distinctly Slavic because of the way you pronounce "ar", "pr", "br", "tr", "sz", etc. It's hard to define, but it sounds similar to Ukrainian / Russian / Belarusian, but with a faint touch of something like German.

    The word "dobry" ("good"?) in particular sounds really Russian-like to me, I presume East Slavs have a cognate.

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    TBH, I oddly have a lot of problems with singing in Polish, I don't know why... is it because of the way it sounds, or just the fact that English is the most commonly spoken and sung language, I feel uncomfortable with singing in Polish. Any hypothesis, why does it happen? I don't know, phonetics? Especially, I have a lot of problems with singing rock music in Polish.
    I'm sorry, this is one of my untypical problems.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Abriekman View Post
    Like Slavic language with a bit of Germanic influence
    Quote Originally Posted by Parça do Neymar View Post
    t with a faint touch of something like German.
    Why?
    I don't see any, exept of Kattovitz and Posen slangs.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ford View Post
    Sounds childish to me, no offense
    As for us czech and to lesser degree slovak.
    Last edited by Rethel; 10-30-2020 at 11:01 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rethel View Post
    Why?
    I don't see any, exept of Kattovitz and Posen slangs.



    As for us czech and to lesser degree slovak.
    Polish language has a lot of words from German. " German influence manifested itself in the vocabulary of everyday and economic character, the main period of penetration of Germanisms into the Polish language - the 13th-15th centuries - the time of active settlement by the Germans of western Poland and cities that received Magdeburg rights "

    The penetration of Germanisms into the Polish language was noted in all historical periods, but the influence of the German language was especially significant in the ancient Polish period (XIII-XV centuries) [210]. The following areas of vocabulary are distinguished, in which there was an active process of mastering German words [217] [218]:

    the sphere of economic and economic life, urban structure and management (vocabulary related to the administrative structure, trade, professions and crafts, army and navy, etc.): wójt “voit”, burmistrz “burgomaster”, ratusz “town hall”; handel "trade", rachować "count", "calculate", waga "scales", reszta "remainder"; malarz “artist”, ślusarz “locksmith”, mur “wall”, rura “pipe”, cegła “brick”; szturm "storm",

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    Quote Originally Posted by Abriekman View Post
    Polish language has a lot of words from German.
    Yes, it has, but most of them are so polonized, that it is hard to recognize them as
    germanisms, the more, they shouldn't be hearable by foreigners in everyday quick speech.

    Quote Originally Posted by Abriekman View Post
    wójt “voit”, burmistrz “burgomaster”, ratusz “town hall”; handel "trade", rachować "count", "calculate", waga "scales", reszta "remainder"; malarz “artist”, ślusarz “locksmith”, mur “wall”, rura “pipe”, cegła “brick”; szturm "storm",
    Majority of them are pronounced totally different in polish and in german.

    For example (phonetically):

    Ratush vs. Яat-haus.
    Burmistsh (Burmishch) vs. Bü:gemayste: (Büяgemayste: )
    Vuyt vs. Fokt

    So, in everyday speech you coudn't hear this, until you read about it on Wikipedia
    Last edited by Rethel; 10-30-2020 at 12:47 PM.

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    Most of those I never heard before..

    Voit - ?
    Burgomaster ? - Prezydent
    Town Hall - Magistrat
    Count - Liczyc
    Scale - Skala
    Remainder - Pozostałość
    Wall - Ściana
    Storm - Burza

    We talk different

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rethel View Post
    Yes, it has, but most of them are so polonized, that it is hard to recognize them as
    germanisms, the more, they shouldn't be hearable by foreigners in everyday quick speech.



    Majority of them are pronounced totally different in polish and in german.

    For example (phonetically):

    Ratush vs. Rat-haus.
    Burmistsh (Burmishch) vs. Bü:gemayste: (BüRgemayste: )
    Vuyt vs. Fokt

    So, in everyday speech you coudn't hear this, until you read about it on Wikipedia
    I hear it everyday, example " rabat ", "mandat" "szuflada"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Abriekman View Post
    I hear it everyday, example " rabat ", "mandat" "szuflada"
    Ok, so, where do you live?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rethel View Post
    Ok, so, where do you live?
    In Poland

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    Quote Originally Posted by Abriekman View Post
    In Poland
    So we have it. BUT I was talking about foreigners. They can't hear it.

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