POLISH IDIOMS WITH FRUIT

IDIOMS IN POLISH CLASSES
Summer’s here, which means a great variety of fruit and vegetables offered at stands (check here for more information on the names of places where we can do the shopping). During your courses of Polish not only can you learn where the names of Polish vegetables and fruit come from, but you can also find out what the most widely used idioms connected with them are. Let’s have a closer look at the  „fruit“ ones.

POLISH EXPRESSIONS WITH NAMES OF FRUIT
What fruit do you see in this picture?

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Yes, they are śliwki (plums)! There is a popular idiom with this fruit: wpaść jak śliwka w kompot (literally: to fall like a plum into compote), i.e. to find yourself in a difficult and awkward situation, which very often is of your own making (similar to be in a jam).
And what about this fruit?

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Right! They are maliny (raspberries), the fruit everybody loves. And the idiom wpuścić kogoś w maliny (literally: to let someone go into raspberry bushes) means to deceive or fool someone, to deliberately mislead them (similar to spring a trap).
Pear (gruszka)

is another tasty fruit, and it appears in two common idioms: obiecywać gruszki na wierzbie (literally: promise someone pears on a willow tree; promise someone the moon), which means to promise someone something impossible to do, and nie zasypiać gruszek w popiele (literally: do not fall asleep while pears are in the ash; seize the opportunity), that is to try not to miss the opportunity or chance to do something by procrastinating, to try to be up-to-date.
The most famous Polish fruit ...

apple (jabłko), appears in the expression niedaleko pada jabłko od jabłoni (the apple doesn’t fall/never falls far from the tree), which we use to say, often with irony, to emphasise the resemblance in personality or behaviour patterns between a parent and their child.

Conclusions? Nie zasypiajcie gruszek w popiele (do not pass up the opportunity) and practise Polish idioms! If you don’t do that you can wpaść jak śliwka w kompot (be in a jam, in trouble), and those who say that knowledge is not important simply wpuszczają was w maliny (they’re trying to fool you) :)
And one more thing, eat fruit! They are really healthy.

SUMMER POLISH COURSES – HOLIDAY ADVENTURE :)

SUMMER COURSE OF POLISH OR LYING ON THE BEACH?

Holiday time. Wherever we look, we see advertisements of travel agencies, golden sand on the seashore and exotic places, so it’s no surprise that many people are tempted to spend their holiday in those places. Foreigners are faced with a dilemma, too: sunny beach holiday or a course of Polish? If you decide to attend a summer intensive course of Polish (for more information on courses at Po Polsku check here), you definitely won’t regret it.

                            Summer Polish courses (at Po Polsku) are a real language adventure for foreigners:)

LEARN AND PRACTICE
Why is it a good idea to spend part of your holiday learning Polish in Poland?
First of all, you’re learning the language, its conjugations and declension, and at the same time you can use the learnt expressions and phrases on the spot. After a class on ordering a meal at a restaurant you can take a sit in one of the numerous restaurant or cafe gardens, in Nowy Świat in Warsaw, for instance, and test your knowledge of Polish. It’s much better than any homework, however interesting it would be :)
Secondly, the courses are usually run in the morning. After that you have time to go to a museum, cinema, concert or see the city, e.g. Warsaw, together with your teacher, classmates or on your own, as you wish.

WEEKEND TRIPS IN POLAND
Thirdly, you can spend a weekend in one of the Polish regions famous for their tourist attractions. Your teacher will definitely recommend some interesting places to you if you ask for advice. Should you want to learn more about the Baltic seaside or Warmia and Masuria, here is where you can find more information on those.
Fourthly, nowhere else will you be able to try such delicious Polish cuisine, rich in original dishes, both simple and more sophisticated ones.
Fifthly, Poland and Polish people are known for their hospitality and cordiality. You will be able to find out for yourself whether it is true, or just a nice stereotype. Trust us, you won’t be disappointed.

We hope we have managed to encourage you to enrol on a summer Polish course.