Colloquial Polish: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series (Multimedia))

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Summary: Some inaccuracies but still very useful
Review: As the preface says, this book "is intended to serve as ... a short but detailed review of first principles for ... [amongst others] those who have forgotten the Polish they once knew". Since I am Polish-born I cannot judge whether this book is good or bad for someone who knows no Polish at all, but for me it has proved very useful in getting my broken Polish up to scratch. There are a few inaccuracies in the book (e.g. the whole section on page 58 about family relations) but these should cause the reader no problem if she has a Polish friend to double-check such things with. And this is the rub: you will *not* learn Polish pronunciation from this book (even though there is a detailed section on pronunciation). You must have access to real Polish people or at least cassettes if you are to pronounce Polish, and the book does in fact tell you where you can get cassettes from.

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Summary: A practical guide for new adult learners of Polish
Review: B.W. Mazurs colloqial POLISH provides good practical examples for adults trying to learn Polish for the first time. I have tried several other books which have also been quite good however some are a little short on detailed examples. This book seems to me to suceed better than some because multiple examples are often used. I found the practice section examples at the end of each lesson to be well chosen.