Introduction - Cześć! (PL)

Some would ask: why should I learn Polish? Even a native speaker would probably find many more reasons for NOT learning it. You might have heard that it is a very hard language, with hard pronunciation and extraordinarily hard grammar. Well, yes, it is quite hard, I would give it 4,5/5 (while English is 1/5 - you can check my subjective classifications in each language's 'Introduction' part ;)). But it's not something you cannot do.

'Mila's Polish issues list':

1. Polish pronunciation is rather easy and it has strict rules. I personally don't think it's hard, but it might be a problem for some nations - for example for English and French people, since their own accents are so specific themselves. Finnish or Italian users, on the other hand, should find it very easy, because for them it would sound almost just like it's written.

In general, I wouldn't make a big deal out of it. Ą, ę, ć, cz, ś, sz, dz, dż, dź, ż and ź look strange, but the sounds are pretty easy to make.

One funny thing is that CHINESE pronunciation has some huge similarities with the Polish one and I have noticed that Chinese people often have a good Polish accent and vice versa.

2. Polish grammar IS a big thing. That is the only reason why it really deserves such a high note as 4,5/5, or even 6/5 - as Poles would proudly claim ;) But that's why you shouldn't start learning Polish from the grammar. The grammar will be much easier to understand if you first provide yourself with some vocabulary/typical expressions basis.

3. The spelling. Just like in French and Finnish, you have to memorise which way you have to write things: "ż" or "rz", "ó" or "u", "ą" or "on/om", "ę" or "en/em" - because you will not be able to just hear it. Here are some examples of what mistakes you could make if you tried to write down some words by ear:

1. ŻÓŁW - rzułf (ŻÓŁW means a turtle)

2. CHRZĄSZCZ - hszonszcz (or even worse, if you tried harder!) (a beetle)

3. WSCHÓD - fzhut (East)

These are obviously just some jokes that begginers or little children create - it's not possible that one would make so many mistakes in one word ;). There are SOME rules for Polish spelling, but not for everything - and there are also many, MANY exceptions. 

Conclusion: EXCEPTIONS, EXCEPTIONS, MY LOVE! <3

Bright sides of learning Polish:

Poland is quite a big country as for the European standards. The good thing is that once you learn Polish, you will be able to communicate with the whole country - the accent is almost the same for each place, with an exception of some parts of highlands. 

There are also lost of Polish immigrants around the world. If you live in the USA, you surely know some people with Polish roots. Maybe you have such roots as well - and this reason is good enough to start learning Polish as soon as possible.

I just found this link, it's kind of interesting: http://www.linguatrek.com/tags/things-i-love-about-poland

...And if you have such a romantic heart and nonsensical mind as mine, the only reason to convince you to learn Polish might be its' melodic, yet rough, dark and hissy sound! <3

(Btw. this song's lyrics are soooo magical that even just the need to understand them would be a good reason to learn the language!)