Polish/Some useful expressions
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As an initiation to Polish it's useful to know a few common expressions:
- Dzień dobry - good day (jane DOH-brih) pronunciation (help·info)
- Dobry wieczór - good evening (DOH-brih VYEH-choor) pronunciation (help·info)
- Dobranoc - good night (doh-BRAH-notes) pronunciation (help·info)
- Cześć - hello (cheshch) pronunciation (help·info)
- Do widzenia - good bye (doh vee-DZEN-ya) pronunciation (help·info)
- Proszę - please / here you are (PROH-sheh) pronunciation (help·info)
- Dziękuję - thank you (jen-KOO-yeh) pronunciation (help·info)
- Dzięki - thanks (informal) (JEN-kee) pronunciation (help·info)
- Przepraszam - I'm sorry / excuse me (psheh-PRAH-shahm) pronunciation (help·info)
- Tak - yes (tahk) pronunciation (help·info)
- Nie - no / not (nyeh) pronunciation (help·info)
- Nie wiem - I don't know (nyeh vyem)
- Jak się masz? - How are you? (informal) (yahk shay mahsh) pronunciation (help·info)
- Nie mówię po polsku. - I don't speak Polish (nyeh MOO-vyeh poh pohl-skoo) pronunciation (help·info)
- Nie rozumiem - I don't understand (nyeh roh-ZOO-myem) pronunciation (help·info)
- Na zdrowie! - Cheers! / Bless you! (lit. For health!) (nah ZDROH-vyeh) pronunciation (help·info)
Translation | Phrase | IPA | Pronunciation | Remarks |
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Polish language | język polski, polszczyzna |
['jɛ̃z [pɔl'ʃʧ |
listen listen |
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hello | cześć | ['ʧɛɕtɕ] | listen | informal, used both for greeting and good-bye, lit. “honour” |
good morning, good afternoon | dzień dobry | ['dʑɛɲ ,dɔbr |
listen | lit. “good day” |
good-bye | do widzenia | [dɔvi'ʣɛɲa] | listen | lit. “until seeing” |
good night | dobranoc | [dɔ'branɔʦ] | listen | |
please | proszę | ['prɔʃɛ̃] | listen | |
you're welcome | proszę bardzo | [ˌprɔʃɛ̃'barʣɔ] | listen | |
don’t mention it | nie ma za co | [ˌɲɛma'zaʦɔ] | listen | lit. “(there's) nothing for it” |
thank you | dziękuję | [dʑɛ̃'kujɛ̃] | listen | |
this one | m: ten f: ta n: to |
[tɛn] [ta] [tɔ] |
listen | |
that one | m: tamten f: tamta n: tamto |
['tamtɛn] ['tamta] ['tamtɔ] |
listen | |
how much? | ile? | ['ilɛ] | listen | |
English language | język angielski | ['jɛ̃z |
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yes | tak | [tak] | listen | |
no | nie | [ɲɛ] | listen | |
I don’t understand | Nie rozumiem | [ɲɛrɔ'zumiɛm] | listen | |
where's the bathroom? | Gdzie jest łazienka? | [ˌgdʑɛjɛst wa'ʑeŋka] | listen | |
generic toast: | Na zdrowie! (or just "Zdrowie!") | [na zdrɔv'ɛ] | listen | lit. “to health” |
do you speak English? | Czy mówi Pan po angielsku? Czy mówi Pani po angielsku? Czy mówisz po angielsku? |
[ʧ [ʧ [ʧ |
listen listen listen |
Pan — sir, Mr.; Pani — Mrs.; the third form is both impersonal and informal |
what is it? | Co to jest? | [ʦɔtɔ'jɛst] | listen | |
Welcome to Poland! | Witamy w Polsce! | [vi'tam |
listen | |
I love you | Kocham cię | ['kɔxamtɕɛ̃] |