[gr8eman]

I want to learn Slavic. (Polish, Czech) Do you know any really good books or courses for this? Thanks!

[Pubbie]

The "Slavic" language is different from country to country.

Polish is different from Russian, but it's sort of the difference between French and Italian ie the languages have similar qualities.

I don't speak Russian because my parents wanted me to learn English, but there are many fine books on Russian or Czech, or whatever you want to learn on Amazon.com.

Regards

Pubbie

[Malesherbes]

I was in Poland a couple of years ago when Czech president Havel visited. He used an interpreter. Poles say that Czech sounds like "baby talk" to them. Slovak is closer to Polish than Czech is.

"Mowimy po Polsku" is a good introduction and has audio tapes - published in Warsaw but available in this country. "First Year Polish" by Oscar Swan (Slavika Publishers) is published in the US and is good. Hugo's "Polish in 3 Months," is a good introduction.

I've been studying Polish and going to Warsaw since 1999 and still make a lot of mistakes, but the Poles really appreciate your learning their language and are very encouraging and helpful.

It's a great country with a great people.