learn Polish

I got back on track yesterday like I said I would. I have decided to start over on my discs, even though I have mastered the first few lessons, I just thought it for the best. So I quickly listened to the first lesson on the drive home last night and remembered all of it! Yahoo! And this morning I did part of the second lesson. I remembered all of that too. With only 14.5 lessons to go and plenty of days to do those, I should be golden. I am going to try and have all of the lessons complete over the next month and let it soak in. Then hopefully I will have time to redo the lessons and start on another lessons disc my bf bought for me awhile ago. This one is computer based and so will help me to recognize reading words.

So I am on my way! :-)

I have been seriously slacking. When I met my bf and we started dating a year and a half ago, I was interested in learning his language. We would do a word a day. A silly word – cat, what, yes. But eventually that died down. Then about a year ago? Or more? I bought the Pimsluer CD series. I was so gung ho about it, I mastered the first couple lessons in no time, doing the regimented 30 minutes per day, no more no less. Then that faded away and I only got to about lesson 4 or 5 out of 16. Well now I am actually going to Poland in… less than 2 months, and I have yet to pick back up on the lessons. I don’t want his family to think I’m a deaf mute because I don’t understand a word they’re saying. His family and friends here already shun me because I don’t speak Polish. Ugh. I need to get back on track with this goal – ASAP!!! I have updated my iPod, put all 16 lessons on, it is charged, I have it with me. I need to get back to listening to a lesson on the drive home everyday which is a bit less than 30 minutes but I could always sit in the car or finish the next time. I just need to do it! JUST DO IT!!! :-)

Never been outside of the USA. Poland wouldn’t be my first choice either. But alas, I am heading to Poland this fall. My bf is Polish and has many relatives there and we will be attending a wedding. I need to “rosumiem p’polsku” (sp?) in a few months. I got the Pimsluer series on CD and just love it. I loaded it on the iPod and have already mastered the first three discs. I can say “Troje rosumiem p’polsku” (again however the crazy language is spelled? that is my phonics way to spell it) – which translates, “I understand Polish a little”, which is true now! Looking forward to mastering the rest of the discs and start trying to have Polish conversations with my bf, his friends and family. “Do’widzenja” everybody!