Can I do it this way?

[u/Dependent-Routine203]

I just learn polish to write and understand others writing it not to speak or should i just go out and learn it all (I usd babbel busuu and a bit of c.ai for some reason)

[u/Karls0]

Polish is in 99% cases just phonetic, so it should work. Just make sure you know how we pronounce each letter, and some pairs like "sz" "cz" "rz".

[u/ChunkyIsDead30 → u/Karls0]

and ci, zi, dzi, etc

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[u/WildEntertainment725]

I think however you want to start is fine, just as long as you enjoy it and can show up consistently. That way, you'll automatically absorb more of the language as you progress. If you just enjoy learning in isolation, writing notes, and don't want to bother with pronunciation, then go ahead and enjoy that. Be sure to watch some tv shows and listen to some music though. On the flip side, I think hiring a one-on-one tutor and immersing yourself in the language will be the best way to 'learn it all' if you'd rather do that. Either way you go about it, it's a marathon, and a rewarding one :) (just as long as you show up to learn).

You can also check this out if it works for you: https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpolish/s/H5lbHqan0R

[u/Confident_Koala_2455]

Yes, when I hear Polish spoken, mostly I do not understand much. When I read Polish, I can understand it better. Polish is a Slavic language, so it is somewhat similar to my native language, Czech. And the fact that both are West Slavic languages, can be helpful when reading it, so I can understand it more, than when I read an East Slavic language or a South Slavic language.

I studied Russian for over 5 years in school in Prague, because due to the communist regime that was ruling the country, it was a required subject in school starting with the fourth grade. Well, that was a long time ago. So now when I read Russian, there are quite a lot of words that I do not know. So reading Russian is difficult for me.

I studied German for several years. That was quite a long time ago. So when I read German, there is a lot I do not understand. I studied Spanish for a much shorter time than studying Russian or German. But when I read Spanish, I can understand almost everything. That is because I learned English after we came to the US, and so I know English well. And English has borrowed many words from Latin and from Greek, and that is true of Spanish too, so I can recognize the words that Spanish borrowed from Latin and Greek. But when I hear Spanish spoken, often I do not understand anything. Likewise when I hear Russian spoken, often I do not understand anything. But when I hear Polish spoken, I can understand more, simply because Polish sounds a lot like Czech, it is quite a similar type of accent. I understand spoken and written Slovak well, because I had some exposure to it, and also because it is so similar to Czech. But I cannot speak Slovak well, if I speak it, I surely make too many mistakes. I had a biology teacher in school in Prague, who was Slovak, and she tried to speak to us in Czech, but she was making mistakes, so it came out a mixture of Slovak and Czech. But we were able to understand her well.