Kotku and Duży

The past few weeks, I've been taking a class in Polish. I've been learning important things like the proper way to spell "Daj Mi Buzi," some common place vocabulary and the occasional Polish obscenity. Ok, that last part I haven't learned from class, but from a classmate whose husband is from Poland.

I bring the vocabulary home and teach it to Mike. Then we try to incorporate it into our every day conversations in what I can only call "Polglish." Mike sings along with Kid Rock and says, "I put your obraz away..." We talk about going to the książka store. Even the cats have new nicknames!

Kotku (a Polish endearment meaning 'little cat')

and Duży (which is simply an adjective which means 'big.')

Being called Duży is somewhat confusing for Furio, though, as he confuses Duży (doozhee) with "Suey!", which is his treat call. As a result, there have been a few times where I call him Duży and he runs hellbent for leather towards the kitchen.

I've also learned that the Polish tend to use unusual terms of endearment, like Robaczku, which means "little bug." I've settled on the more mainstream 'słodyczko' (sweetness) for Mikey.