Englishman Reacts to... English for beginners | Czego szukasz w Święta?

[@RobReacts1]

If you are enjoying my reactions to all things Poland, make sure you go and watch out trips to Poland on our vlog channel and subscribe! We have vlogs from Gdansk, Kraków and Wrocław. kzbin.info/aero/PLw4JaWCFm7FeHG7Ad5PtaZzoYd1Vq5EXW

[@sexybrainful]

You may want to watch a vid from an English gentleman, who moved to Poland for good, AND learned the language 😎 He's a very intelligent, warm, and inspiring kind of person. In the footage he speaks two languages, subtitles are available. Hope you'll enjoy it :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/h33OnHaYfJWDa68

[@supreme3376]

Well we Polish love our roots for us 24 dec it is family day

[@supreme3376]

Polish need we learn English to be a somene Mine father Learned because he was a Colonel of Polish army who come To Nato in 1999 www.gov.pl/web/national-defence/poland-in-nato-20-years im see how he strugle to achived even the Polish troops around Uk in 1941 Have the same Problem we try to became Better

[@Annabeth199603]

I teach English in Poland and I also have students who are pensioners. Their main reason to learn English is to keep their brains and memory running. They have problems with remembering but that is not a problem for them. They are asking a lot of questions😊 I am happy when they do that

[@d.c.v.6]

I am the same:))) and I love teaching adults, only adults. I appreciate their mature attitude to acquiring knowledge.

[@XiaVplus]

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[@ElizaStrzelec]

Christmas ads of allegro are always so touching and warming ❤

[@blubrydarka2028]

Allegro made awesome series with Polish legends!! Highly recocmended !

[@inka1780]

Good idea. Some good writers were working in this project (for example famous Polish horror author Łukasz Orbitowski), famous director Tomasz Bagiński, famous actors and musicians. This movies are pure art.

[@aleksandra60452]

When it was on Polish TV some six years ago I couldn't watch it without tears, so moving it was. Once I cried so much after watching this spot that my dad who's just entered the room asked what happened 😉 But it's nice that this spot sparked such enthusiastic reactions abroad. Allegro & Mr Mazurkiewicz (the actor playing that elderly man) did a wonderful job

[@annawasowicz1443]

" I couldn't watch it without tears, so moving it was" - 100% true! Today too! Every time true!

[@barbaraibiel]

@aleksandra60452 Yes, it sure is sad. When the child get a little older, she will accuse her father and grandfather of ra+ism!

[@yoongistongue4163]

​@@barbaraibiel do you really want attention this bad

[@matrixmannn]

W Polsce mieszka wielu Brytyjczyków mówiących płynnie po polsku. A wiesz, że ta reklama dostała Brązowego Lwa na festiwalu reklamowym Cannes Lions 2017 i wiele innych światowych nagród za tę reklamę. To był hit reklamowy na całym świecie. Reklamę obejrzało kilkadziesiąt milionów ludzi na całym świecie. Sama agencja reklamowa była w szoku, że to tak daleko poszło.

[@barbaraibiel]

@worldcitizen181 To jest globalistyczna propaganda. Dziwię się, że Polacy się na to nabrali.

[@movemelody1]

Może to śmieszne ale ja się cieszę, jak ktoś napisze dłuższy komentarz poprawnie po polsku i jeszcze użyje poprawnej formy biernika "tę reklamę", a nie "tą reklamę". To dzisiaj takie rzadkie.

[@matrixmannn]

@@movemelody1 Dziękuję ale ja jestem Polakiem ze starej szkoły. Co ja się wypracowań i dyktand napisałem w szkole to nawet nie chce mi się opowiadać. 😂

[@grzegorzgrzesiak7498]

I would highly recommend Allegro Legendy Polskie. It retells Polish legends in a modern day setting.

[@inka1780]

Yes 👍

[@adamzygmanski5787]

My grandpa started to learn english when he retired. I think that he was 65 then (it was 1993 or 92). And the big reason was, that he bought Commodore 64 and he wanted to play games and most of them were in english 🙂. After a few years he was able to translate to polish almost everything that he read. His passion for computer games was also a great training for me, because i had to help him with the translations when he played. I miss my grandpa 🥲

[@alh6255]

great story... fantastic grandpa

[@gizmo9290]

@@CarriettaCarrieWhite Sorry, are you from the Netherlands? I noticed Dutch people often say "to learn" when they should say "to teach" ("I will learn you [how to do smth]" is my favourite example). I think it's because in Dutch "to learn" and "to teach" is the same word: "leren", so it'd be easy to forget that in English these are two completly defferent words, especially when one is so simillar to the Dutch one. (Well, in Polish it's also one word, but "uczyć" does not sound like any English word, so.)

[@JamesKleptomaniac]

I hope you would watch more allegro films. They always gives me a lot of emotions. Now I'm crying again... Good luck with learning Polish~

[@Stefiiiz]

I started crying as soon as the ad started, cause I already knew the ending. I love it, they did such a wonderful job with this commercial

[@aleksandrapiat-wawro4471]

Learning new languages actually prevents dementia so it's good at any age. :) Fingers crosses for your Polish lessons Rob!

[@pracownia_hipokamp]

You' ve giving me warm feelings when you say : I love Poland❤

[@tarnau]

Actually, it's one of the best Polish commercials. Not many are even good enough. This was a real masterpiece when it came out. I'm wondering, you're not crying, I always do at the end. It's that sad and sweet. I'd love to watch more that meaningful commercials ☺️

[@yavimayawurm9769]

My wife, who's chinese, is learning polish, and she was also posting those sticky notes everywhere, and it made me crazy....you open your fridge sticky notes.. you open your wardrobe- sticky notes.... plot twist...5 years later she can still barely say anything

[@Anya-fx5pc]

It’s the effort that counts 😂 she must be wonderful ❤

[@justines1985]

Świetny odcinek❤ Moja koleżanka uczyła się dokładnie tak samo - by mogła porozumieć się z wnukami i może też z tamtą strona rodziny🧸 Uważam jednak, że dzieci powinny być wychowywane jako dwujezyczne, jakkolwiek mało popularny lub użyteczny byłby język któregoś z rodziców. 🎀

[@justynatarantowicz5416]

Can you tell the story how it all began with your fascination with Poland? What was the reason of your first visit and why was it something more than a single adventure? If you have already explained it in a previous film, please, give me a link. I wish you all the best. I appreciate your films very much. Don't give up learning Polish.

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

Please please please tell the story

[@CyberElfik]

My grandparents (70 years old) learned English, because they love travelling. They went to “uniwersytet trzeciego wieku” for 2 years, or maybe 3

[@RyszardW-m3w]

There's actually many more reasons to learn languages than just communicate with people. First of all it's a great excercise for four brain and improves memory. Then, you get priceless knowledge about languages in general. Yes, it is frustrating sometimes, especcialy if it's a difficult language and you know nothing about languages from that gropup. But the bigger challenge the more satisfaction when you see you progress or find a connection and things are getting logicly whole. I'm learning Finnish, which is even harder than Polish and... yes, it's a great feeling when I discover where certain things come from. Fingers crossed!

[@kroolik1989]

Nie oglądałem tego filmu allegro. Jest genialny. Rob powodzenia w nauce polskiego. Połamiesz sobie język nie raz i nie dwa. Ja też swój łamię, ucząć się angielskiego :)

[@RobReacts1]

I am getting some serious headaches during my lessons! haha

[@grzegorzdziedzic9592]

@@RobReacts1 either way, learning is good for your brain!

[@exactlyLondon]

@@grzegorzdziedzic9592 and for yours... 😋

[@Mario-xr3jo]

​@@RobReacts1 Do you have regular lessons, Rob?

[@RobReacts1]

@@Mario-xr3jo I have literally just had my 4th lesson. Got another 2 planned for next week and will be going most of the summer. A lovely lady is helping me as she teaches foreigners Polish :)

[@kingaogiegloabstractpaintings]

I have been binging on you videos lately! great stuff.:) As far as learning Polish words, I find mind maps written on A4 papers with colors, drawings etc. the best for learning vocabulary (I am now learning Turkish from scratch and learnt English with them in high school)-I remember those English mind maps years later! I usually blue tac them on my closet, or next to my monitor or wherever you look at often. Hope that helps, greeting from Poland, have fun in Australia:D

[@polskifutera]

I use this commercial in my Polish classes every year around Christmas and my students always love it!

[@Lilluna_krk]

Crying again watching it... This ad was very famous when it appeared, for being so crazy touching :)

[@raf2808]

I love this advertisement. My eyes are full of tears always when I watch that

[@nevercatchwind]

Aww, I remember this ad, it is so sweet, remiinds me of my grandfather, I had a strong bond with, he never learnt english, but still he had A chance to visit England when his great grandson was born, do this ad always remiinds me of him

[@RobReacts1]

It was proper heart warming!

[@tomaszziach1342]

HI Rób I would recommend some polish comedies like ......Czterdziestolatek czyli rodzina w domu...Nie lube poniedziałku...Poszukiwany poszukiwana ... !!!!!! ...

[@FreeKanal]

I learned English playing games in English even when i could choose Polish language. Now i watch everything from English speaking countries in English and sometimes i switch on subtitles if i don't know some word. I have no problem with understanding almost everything in English but i got problem with speaking :)

[@swetoniuszkorda5737]

*Polish

[@danielmarkiewicz8489]

pijama is even more funny then you think because we have word for it: piżama and pronunciation is much closer to english one then using J sound :)

[@poziomkax5985]

Its a name from Urdu and before then Persian

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

exactly, it's double funny

[@swetoniuszkorda5737]

"Pyjama" is another version of "pidżama"/"piżama" in Polish, used by older people.

[@aaergplay6022]

1. You should try "Legendy Polskie" (Polish Legends) from Allegro. They're on YT with English subs on Allegro channel. Those are kinda modern versions of old Polish legends, like Mr. Twardowski, or Dragon of Wawel, or baba jaga, and so on. My favourite video is Basilisk and that one I recommend. 2. That may sound silly but try talking to Yourself while doing daily stuff. Like "Idę do kuchni" (I'm going to kitchen), "Muszę posprzątać pokój" (I have to clean the room), "Gdzie jest mój kubek?" (Where's my cup/mug?), and so on.

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

Rob, there are some foreign youtubers that have become really fluent in Polish. One of the most popular is a Japanese guy, running channel "Ignacy z Japonii ". Now he got married to a Polish girl and lives in Poland , but his Polish was amazing before he even came here for the first time. Ignacy learned Polish by himself and believe me, he is so professional now so that he could teach Polish linguistics to Poles at Universities. So, there is a bar set high, but everything is possible 😆😁 And the second issue which I wanted to raise before- Ignacy started to teach Japanese to Poles and his channel has evolved from being just about Poland to spreading Japanese culture and history and I think it's great. So, when you made that film about Polish folk dance and mentioned the English folk dance I though it would be a good idea if you added some info about English history and culture for example about English folk dances . I would love to see some videos with your comparisons of Polish and English food, dances, sports, approach to work, humour etc. We all would learn "both ways" , just as Ignacy does.

[@Mario-xr3jo]

"professional" is correct spelling... 😊

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

@@Mario-xr3jo there were more spelling mistakes- corrected and professional now :-)

[@Mario-xr3jo]

@@dorotabarbowska2184 If you correct your previous mistakes then my comments don't make sense... 🙂.

[@Mario-xr3jo]

@@dorotabarbowska2184 But people who read our conversation at some later time may be surprised why I correct your spelling if there aren't any spelling mistakes in your (corrected) posts... And your vision can improve if you pay attention to what you're reading and writing...

[@Mario-xr3jo]

@@dorotabarbowska2184 Well, it only takes to say "thank you" to appreciate someone's help without making corrections. Other people won't understand my remarks about incorrect spelling, etc. if they see everything in others' comments is perfect.

[@pixa1703]

I learn English like this Gentleman and this is really work

[@adriandrost6542]

I love this message commercial, best one ever done…Alegro know how to touch hearts…❤

[@joannabenisz574]

I love this ad. I used it once in my English lesson when we had a discussion with the students about Christmas commercials and buying Christmas presents. Notes are a great idea, but after some time, they may not only annoy your wife but you as well 😉 And btw, we call a computer mouse "mysz" or "myszka komputerowa" (the diminutive form is also commonly used).

[@szczesciara87]

I remember this ad and each time it gave me that warm feeling too.. So moving 🥰

[@galgulator]

Rob, your video made me cry. I always cry watching this commercial. I teach English in Poland.

[@giro5875]

Good luck on your language journey!

[@Nina-rj4nu]

I taught my son to spell at an early age using labels for everything in the house. My bf's husband asked if I was going senile and needed the notes to remember what things were called. My friend (English school teacher) and myself just looked blankly at him and burst out laughing.

[@georgianbay9589]

That Jestem was very good for a British Man

[@humandisorder3962]

Respect to you Mr Rob ❤ And for your older version Mr Robert 😉

[@TeeDeeTD]

Such a beautiful commercial. Just found it this year. This is how commercials and ads should be! Love the message!

[@czeremchaczeremcha2318]

I went to South Downs College to learn English.I loved it so much .I started when I was 44 and I proud of it .I finished Level 2and I think the age doesn’t metres when you want to achieve you can.Good luck Rob you can do it 👍

[@arisa9765]

I've seen this ad like 100 times and it still makes me emotional and put tears in my eyes 🥹 I really like your videos, I'm leaving a sub 😉 Have a lovely day!

[@Battlemover44]

It's nice to get to know new cultures, in Poland we keep books or porcelain on the shelves, I see that in England shoes are kept :P

[@jezierna]

I love your enthusiasm towards learning Polish. Respect! and Powodzenia!

[@8_Evelyn8]

Ale twoja dusza jest mocno związana z Polską, Robert, to jest piękne. Ja kiedy widzę szkockie budynki,ulice,architekturę i ten deszczowy klimat, po prostu dostaję gęsiej skórki i strasznie się wzruszam. Wieczorami patrzę na szkockie ulice, budynki na Yt... i to jest uczucie nie z tego świata, jestem pewna, że kiedyś żyłam w Szkocji. I ze wszystkich wcieleń czuję, że te w Szkocji było dla mnie najistotniejsze...miłej nocy...

[@gregwochlik9233]

Yup, the punch-line got me teared up. Loved your introduction "Cześć chłopaki" (Hi, boys). I know you wanted to say "Hi guys"... Off the top of my head, I can't think of the more correct word. Anyways, loved the video.

[@RobReacts1]

haha yea it was Hi Guys. I would say guys is more used now for a group of people than boys :D What about pa pa at the end ;)

[@karolinas7955]

@@RobReacts1 You said "Pa pa" in a perfect polish way! 🙂

[@swetoniuszkorda5737]

@@RobReacts1 You could say "Cześć, ludziska!" - "Hi, folks!" instead. Or "Witam, moi drodzy" - "Hello, my dears". Good luck in learning Polish seriously - seriously. ;)

[@swetoniuszkorda5737]

@@karolinas7955 *Polish

[@adammiksa2004]

Allegro made usually a good Christmas commercial ...this one is probably one of the best. It's a quite interesting topic for an episode on YT.👍

[@Nina-rj4nu]

Bawling my eyes out. So beautiful.

[@The0Stroy]

4:46 It's even funnier because "Pyjamas" in Polish is Piżama/Pidżama. So he overcorrect something that doesn't even need to be corrected since Polish has the same word.

[@swetoniuszkorda5737]

Older people are sometimes used to say "pyjama" in Polish.

[@lukaszbastler4234]

maybe you've already seen it, if not, Polish legends made also by Allegro, definitely :)

[@basia1683]

When this add came out I just had my baby here in UK ( British hubby) and I couldnt go and just see my family and due to emergency with my brother daughter my oarents were unabke to visit me. I watch that and I cried.

[@leannelothian830]

Thanks for reacting to this. What a heartfelt video.

[@marcinbartniak4198]

Hi Rob, Perhaps you could get in touch with Patrick Nay who moved to Poland a few years ago (I think he lives in Warsaw). He’s got many videos about Poland on YT and he can speak Polish quite well (yes it’s possible). Good luck in your linguistic journey- you can do it.

[@ewa3247]

Hi, I really like watching your videos and thank you for your interest in Poland. I'm sure you'll be able to learn Polish because you have a talent for it. If it makes you feel any better, I'm learning English now and it's not that easy either :) Warm greetings from Wrocław!

[@RobReacts1]

Haha am glad its not just me suffering with learning then :D

[@bastarian___5688]

OMG! 😁 I love this allegro movie 🥰🤩 My favorite! 🥰🤩😁

[@bastektrans]

Super❤ Robert I encourage you to write down the first page in the form of situational sentences. You will learn the meaning of contextual words and future usage.

[@witoldknitter4995]

Rob, I can imagine how Polish grammar is difficult for a foreigners ,that's I admire your willingness to learn....

[@michdomik]

I'm watching this for a third time... always touching....

[@nemeczek67]

6:05 In Britain, main doors open to the inside, while in Poland they open to the outside. When this guy is visiting his son in the UK, the door opens to the outside. What a coincidence.

[@mil3k]

What are you talking about, mate? They are mounted both ways. It may be some regulation introduced since we join EU, but in old buildings doors were whatever way they want. For safety reasons evacuation doors are always opening outside that in case of panicking crowd push they should always open... Except Russia, where few years ago people were trapped in burning mall or cinema because some moron put chains on emergency exits.

[@nemeczek67]

@@mil3k "Why do Front Doors Open Inwards? Posted on Feb 18, 2020 by Jude If you walk along a high street - you’ll find a range of push or pull signs showing you what way to open the shop door. This can sometimes be quite confusing; you might see some people trying to push a pull door or vice versa. But when it comes to front doors to your home, they almost always open inwards. But do you know why?" You can google the rest of this article.

[@mil3k]

@@nemeczek67 Could you elaborate a bit about your original statement that in Britain doors opens inward while in Poland outward? I would like to know some arguments proving it rather read an article about something completely different. Probably, I will read it because you made me curious.

[@Dusiash95]

One of the most heart warming ad. I love almost all of ads from Allegro ❤

[@alexszlen]

You are so gentle ❤

[@pokineusz3501]

I'm learning Dutch currently and although knownig English quite well and some German helps a lot, they use these throat sounds which are impossible to repreat for me without hurting my throat. So I feel for you knowing you need to struggle with all those ć, ź, szcz, czcz etc.

[@rzygopierdolec]

I actually know a person who is related to this "grandpa" person. He's her uncle. And she's the one that have shown me this ad. I think it's very lovely and heatwarming..

[@michalwarmbier4113]

Made me cry

[@billy_the_fish7880]

Yeah. Poster notes definitely willl help. I did use that tip when I was learning English and Norwegian. You will be familiar with many words much quicker. And I love that commercial BTW :)

[@januszmaka7786]

Hi Robert, always fun to watch. Keep going. I am watching you from Chicago.

[@Kamill8980]

I can't wait for a Polish-speaking Rob 👍 good luck mate 👊

[@jackkokot6243]

and then surprise " Kocham cie Dziadku"

[@noexuses]

kocham Twoje filmy, Robert :)

[@RobReacts1]

Cheers

[@marcin16vv]

WOW, good luck Rob with learning!

[@beezkneez4782]

this ad always makes me cry

[@dinahoppe2748]

O! I can teach you Polish. I love learning languages and how others learn languages. I'm actually learning English and I live in England. And your videos can help me ;)

[@a87lap25]

Cześć 🇵🇱😜 awww this Allegro movie touches me 🥺 thank You 🤗

[@ladycatherine1381]

Mr Robert - yes, this is a good idea 😊 this is my answer 😊

[@Mario-xr3jo]

Looking forward to your chapters in Polish... After all, you must expect some progress in your learning.

[@gabrielaryfinska]

Since the 6th grade of primary school I had english lessons, which is about 20 years ago and I still have headaches:) So don't worry. You can do it.

[@grall1302]

Rob I hope to see a lot of stickers on items behind you next time 😉. Keep going.

[@d.c.v.6]

I love this ad. It always makes me sad, though. Very deep and meaningful.

[@swetoniuszkorda5737]

Sad indeed.

[@inka1780]

It is sad that son did not teach his child polish language. Having bilingual children is such big opportunity. I know it is just advertising but I can't understand people who don't use their native language in home and don't even try to teach their children heritage and culture of mother land.

[@swetoniuszkorda5737]

@@inka1780 I do agree. *Polish language

[@bartoszjasinski]

Ok Rob, 1st lesson for you, if you had a plate full of Pierogi what would you write on post-it card if there is only one left ;) I'm just teasing, I know you know.

[@niewyimaginowany87]

Post-it notes work well, my son placed they everywhere years ago, when he started to learn english 😉

[@annie_are_you_ok]

damn, you've really got quite good at polish pronunciation congratulations man

[@damianwozniak3798]

Then next stop should be Legendy polskie by Allegro like this commercial : Legendy polskie Twardowsky some middleage story 😆

[@soleilgacek]

In the end he also says "you are perfect" its missing in this video

[@victoriaqueen1t113]

Hello Rob😅 .am Eva polish living in Peterborough near London. Just wanna say that was promotion of allegro similar site to ebay. Point of vid is :most important above all is family and unreplaceble....u cant buy it for money .but all other needed stuff (also to connect with family) u will buy in allegro....just wanted to explain u point of vid. And they recorded more as i can see them attached...

[@Bartek20]

Notes around the house is very good idea. Every time you see it you will remember more. Just remember not to overdo it. Start with key words and after you learn one replace it with another.

[@RobReacts1]

I will have to :)

[@Mario-xr3jo]

​@@RobReacts1 And don't try to memorize words on their own. Learn them in context, or even better, in different contexts.

[@MalyPingwin]

I cry every time I see this video, even though I know it by heart

[@katarzynalpzm0arajko-nenow32]

Learning polish for non-slavic native speaker must be really haed. I feel for you. 😂 I kind of understand the situation. I 've just started to learn hungarian and my brain is boiling. 😱

[@swetoniuszkorda5737]

*Polish *Hungarian

[@swetoniuszkorda5737]

Polak, Węgier ... . Chcącej nie dzieje się krzywda. ;)

[@mil3k]

Learn polish is easy for everyone, just a bit of elbow grease and you become a master. Learn Polish that's a different kettle of fish. And yes, other Slavic language may help. 😂

[@XiaVplus]

yes

[@Drzedan272]

Brawo Ty

[@dahu4046]

i cry everytime...

[@Deyanire]

Yup, I recommend post-it notes on things. This is how I am trying to memorize Spanish words 😉

[@Automat87]

Hey Robert, don't forget to write the words on the cards both, as they are spelled and as they are pronounced. 😅

[@agnieszkazuk]

Nice reaction, thanks! I wonder how are your Polish lessons :-)

[@noist30]

It's like a John Lewis advert at Christmas in the UK, just better. We don't do Christmas adverts.

[@janeq6146]

On the same chanel you can find series named "Legendy Polskie" (Polish legends) and I am sure you will like it

[@TheRealTonie]

You can try saying "Subskrybujcie i lajkujcie". A lot of Polish youtubers borrow English 'Like' and Polonize it into 'Lajkuj'. Remember though: "Ty lajkuj", "wy lajkujcie", "on, ona, oni lajkują" because in Polish nothing can be simple 😂

[@aniam1364]

Notes are a good idea. I used to use them to learn English and German 😁

[@robertpanek5944]

Robert is a great name.

[@RobReacts1]

haha I prefer Rob

[@karolfortuna8522]

​@@RobReacts1Just watch out for the police 😜

[@exactlyLondon]

An early congrats to your soon 1 milion subscribers. 😋😉😀

[@RobReacts1]

haha thats more than a pipedream! I would prefer 1million on the vlog channel

[@marcin8697]

Rob, by saying 'Cześć chłopaki' you said hello only to boys:P

[@Incognitiv]

Regarding sticky notes - they and Duolingo are probably the best ways to learn the basics. You simply hunt for a word you didn't understand in Duolingo, write it down on a sticky note and repeat until you are successful. Of course, you won't learn anything advanced, but it's a pretty good start.