{"id":1972,"date":"2019-12-07T15:20:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T14:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popolsku.net\/?p=1972"},"modified":"2019-12-07T15:23:34","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T14:23:34","slug":"is-the-polish-language-ugly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popolsku.net\/en\/is-the-polish-language-ugly\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Polish language ugly? \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"chido-fajny.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/popolsku.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rz-polish-meme.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/popolsku.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rz-polish-meme.jpg 669w, https:\/\/popolsku.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rz-polish-meme-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Despite some strange letter Polish spelling is pretty regular and the alphabet is in 95% phonetic. (\ud83d\udcf8chido-fajny.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well,&nbsp;<em>de<\/em>&nbsp;<em>gustibus non diputandum est<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was asked to answer such a questions at <a href=\"http:\/\/Quota.com\">Quora.com<\/a>. So, challenge accepted!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, trying to judge beauty of a certain language one should consider at least two things. At first, how does it sound? \u2013 Is it nice for ears? And secondly, how does it work \u2013 how is it bulit, is there a harmony in grammar, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite so many consonants and consonant clusters Polish may sound suprisingly soft and pleasantly. Here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edyta_G%C3%B3rniak\">Edyta G\u00f3rniak<\/a>\u2019s performance on Eurovision Song Contest in 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Edyta G\u00f3rniak - To nie ja (Eurovision 1994)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PL5rmmpiHp8?start=10&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Edyta G\u00f3rniak singing \u201eTo nie ja by\u0142am Ew\u0105&#8221; at Eurovision Song Contest in 1994.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And one more example. Here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Micha%C5%82_%C5%BBebrowski\">Micha\u0142 \u017bebrowski<\/a>, a recognized Polish actor, reciting the Polish national epic poem \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pan_Tadeusz\">Pan Tadeusz<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anna Maria Jopek Micha\u0142 \u017bebrowski  Wspomnienie\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E1WCx006PiI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Grammar<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Comparing to other European languages Polish grammar is quite complex, but it has a lot of regularities. You just need to remember a bunch of rules. There are some parts of a harmony, like a gender agreement between a pronoun, noun and adjective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>T<strong>a<\/strong>&nbsp;kobiet<strong>a<\/strong>&nbsp;jest dobr<strong>a<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grammar is like maths. A lot of formulas makes it all fascinating and beautiful in the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy Polish!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was asked to answer such a questions at Quora.com. 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