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Page 1 of 2 Estimates indicate that Polish is the mother tongue for ca 46 million people, including mainly those living in Poland and the so-called Polonia (Polish communities abroad) scattered in various parts of the world. It is also one of the official languages of the European Union.
The history of the Polish language
The Polish language belongs to the group of Slavic languages. Together with Czech and Slovak it represents West Slavic languages separated from the Indo-European language family. All Slavic languages evolved from one common language called proto-Slavic. The beginnings of shaping the Polish language date back to the 10th century. There are several regional types of Polish, such as Silesian, Malopolan, Wielkopolan, Mazovian and Kashubian. Some of them differ significantly, especially in terms of vocabulary and intonation. The Polish grammar and lexis in large measure come from Latin. The vocabulary has also been influenced by other languages, such as Russian, Czech, Ukrainian, German, French and English.
Learning Polish The grammar and punctuation of the Polish language comprise an enormous number of rules and even more exceptions. Polish uses the Latin alphabet. It is a phonetically rich language, with 10 vowels and 35 consonants. The vocabulary has been influenced primarily by dialects and other Slavic languages (Russian, Czech, Ukrainian), but also by Latin, German, Italian, French and English.
Foreigners, and Poles themselves, find it difficult to learn the spelling of words which include such letters as ch or h, u or ó and ż or rz because both sounds in each pair are pronounced in almost or exactly the same way. Language schools for foreigners
There are lots of foreign academic centers, both public and non-public, with Polish lectors and academic schools of Polish language for foreigners in Poland. Programmes are tailored to individual needs and often enriched with "practical training", for example: walking tours around the city combined with practising the language in shops and museums. Contact details to various language schools are available in the Poland's Regional Guides in Services section.
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