Can Polish speakers understand Russian?

There are some similarities between the languages and one can find common sounding words. But Polish and Russian are two distinct languages, thus a Polish speaker would not generally understand Russian. Only partially, usually they can understand some single words.

Do Poland and Ukraine speak the same language?

Today Polish is the official language of Poland while Ukrainian is the official language of Ukraine and the unrecognized republic of Transnistria in Moldova. Polish is also an official language of the European Union.

Which is harder to learn Polish or Russian?

Russian. Ranking fourth on our list of hardest languages to learn, Russian uses a Cyrillic alphabet — made up of letters both familiar and unfamiliar to us. Grammatically, Russian is not as difficult as Polish but pretty darn close. Polish has seven cases, while Russian has six.

Do the Ukrainian and Russian languages have the same alphabet?

However, Ukrainian and Russian not only share the same alphabet, they also share the same grammar and vocalization more than Polish. (Polish has some nuances that don’t exist in Ukrainian and Russian).

Is Polish similar to Ukrainian or Russian?

If we compare Polish to German vs. Polish to Ukrainian then definitely Polish is similar to Ukrainian. But if we compare Ukrainian to Polish vs. Ukrainian to Russian then it is obvious that it sounds more like Russian. Ukrainian and Russian belongs to the so called East Slavic language group while Polish, Czech, and

Can Ukrainian people read Polish?

Ukrainians cannot read Polish without considerable effort and dictionary. Also Polish makes good use of sounds and letter combinations strange to Ukrainians. Example: popular Polish word “przepraszam” ( sorry; I’m sorry, excuse me ). Ukrainian doesn’t have any popular combinations like “rz” or “sz”.

Is it better to speak Russian or Ukrainian in Ukraine?

Russian will get you further, because it’ll allow you to get by, not only in Russia and Ukraine, but in a wide range of countries that speak Russian as a second language. Ukrainian is mainly an advantage in Ukraine, and it remains the better choice for communicating with Ukrainians.