dirksies In reply to MargoDraws [2013-07-06 19:31:32 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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dirksies In reply to Weasley-Detectives [2013-06-03 05:42:26 +0000 UTC]

AHA! Yes! Another convert! I converted all my roommates too! Woo, glad to hear you like it so much!

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Weasley-Detectives In reply to dirksies [2013-06-05 00:19:54 +0000 UTC]

I owe you big time, haha!

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dirksies In reply to Vecske [2012-02-22 02:07:59 +0000 UTC]

No problem! *hugs*

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dirksies In reply to Vecske [2012-01-25 01:56:14 +0000 UTC]

But of course, it's awesome!!

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dirksies In reply to Vecske [2011-12-05 21:30:18 +0000 UTC]

Yep! I got it, no worries. I just haven't had time to really look over it yet because school has been insane. Thanks for checking, though! =]

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Vecske In reply to dirksies [2011-12-05 22:00:23 +0000 UTC]

Oh, that's good. >D

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dirksies In reply to Vecske [2011-11-07 05:12:33 +0000 UTC]

You're so welcome! =3

Ok, so random question/request time. I'm actually playing Fem!Poland as a part of the Nyotalia World Conference on Youtube ([link] ) and I really want to do a good job representing Poland, but I don't know Polish! I've heard it's a really heard language for an English speaker to learn, so I'm not really sure where to start. Do you have any tips for me?

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Vecske In reply to dirksies [2011-11-07 17:01:47 +0000 UTC]

Sure.
But tell me, what would you like to know - sentences, pronunciation tips or maybe something else?

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dirksies In reply to Vecske [2011-11-07 21:22:06 +0000 UTC]

Um, definitely pronuciation and also some helpful phrases....eep! I don't know where to start!

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Vecske In reply to dirksies [2011-11-08 15:18:09 +0000 UTC]

So, firstly - pronunciation. The most difficult to pronounce for foreigners are:
- [ą] = French [on] in the word "compagnon"
- [ę] = French [in] in the word "vin". If it's at the end of the word, many people pronounce like [e] in "elle" or "hello"
- [ó] = [u] = English [oo] in the word "good", but shorter
- [r] is always rolled, just like Russian [r]
- [ch] = [h] = English [h] in "hello"
- [rz] = [ż] = [zh]
- [sz] = [sh] in word "she"
- [cz] = [ch] in word "cheese"
- [ś] - many people pronounce it like [sh], which is incorrect. It's rather [s'] (soft [s]) or soft Russian [щ]
- [si] = [syi]
- [ć] = [ts'] or Russian [ть]/[t']
- [ci] = [tsyi]
- [ł] (or capital: [Ł] - something similar to English [w], or better - Russian [л] in word "лапа". But some people (mostly elders and people living in the eastern parts of country) also pronounce like hard [l]
- [w] is always English [v]
- [j] is always English [yi]
- [ń] = French [gn] in word "Pologne"
- [ni] = [ńyi]

And now, some helpful phrases which you can use in your video.
I assume that fem!Poland's name is Felicja Łukasiewicz [Feleetsya Wookasyevich] (but if you want it to sound more "traditional", you can also use Łukasiewiczówna [Wookasyevichoovna] if she's not married, or Łukasiewiczowa [Wookasyevichova] if married).
- good morning/afternoon - dzień dobry [dzyen' dobriy]
- good evening - dobry wieczór [dobriy vyechoor]
- good bye - do widzenia [do veedzennyia] or informal do zobaczenia [do zobachennyia] (not [do svidannyia], like many people think. It's in Russian, and in Polish it literally means "to the dawn"), that is see you
- hello - witam [veetam] (people also use word cześć but for foreigners it's almost impossible to pronounce correctly, and it's used by friends, while witam is rather universal and polite)
- yes - tak [takh]
- no - nie [nyeh]
- thank you - dziękuję [dzyenkooye]
- please - proszę [proshe]
- excuse me/I'm sorry - przepraszam [psheprasham]
- I am... - ja jestem... [ya yestem] or just jestem [yestem].
- Poland - Polska [Pol'ska]. Alternative name of Poland is Lechia [Lehiya].

Because Poland is Slavic country, I think that word slava, which is traditional Slavic greeting, which means "glory" or "fame", would be useful.

And since it's Hetalia project, do you want me to send you names of different countries in Polish?

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dirksies In reply to Vecske [2011-11-08 17:10:05 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow! This is so great! I think I'm going to try and make a video of me trying (and failing) to pronounce these. This is so helpful! Thank you again!

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Vecske In reply to dirksies [2011-11-08 18:20:12 +0000 UTC]

No problem, and good luck with that! If you make the video, please send me the link.

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dirksies In reply to Vecske [2011-11-08 21:30:25 +0000 UTC]

Of course!

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dirksies In reply to EjLowell [2011-10-24 03:29:32 +0000 UTC]

I'm watching because I can't wait to see where this demigod project is going! It seems like a really intriguing idea.

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EjLowell In reply to dirksies [2011-10-24 13:08:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh, thank you. It's not often I get a reason for a watch!

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dirksies In reply to Pirateswoop [2011-08-08 15:46:10 +0000 UTC]

No problem! =] I love your Hetalia stuff, and young Alfred, and Jefferson, and... =3

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dirksies In reply to wondernez [2011-07-22 17:57:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I've been a secret watcher for awhile with your page on my favorites bar, but it feels nice now that's official (-->stalker). I love your Percy Jackson stuff!

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wondernez In reply to dirksies [2011-07-22 18:02:14 +0000 UTC]

Oh, that's so flattering! Is it weird that I'm flattered by having my page in your favorites? Ah, well, I'm flattered nevertheless. Thank you so much! I'm glad it's official as well!

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dirksies In reply to wondernez [2011-07-22 18:07:09 +0000 UTC]

I'm just glad you're not slightly freaked out by it

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wondernez In reply to dirksies [2011-07-22 18:09:10 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely not!

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