Learn how to introduce yourself
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Polish Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Polish. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi I'm Marzena. Nice to meet you.' in Polish. |
| Marzena: [Normal] Cześć! Jestem Marzena. Miło mi. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Hi' |
| Marzena: [Normal] cześć [Slow] cześć |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I am' |
| Marzena: [Normal] jestem [Slow] jestem |
| Eric: Next is the 'person's name' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Marzena [Slow] Marzena |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I am pleased to' |
| Marzena: [Normal] miło mi [Slow] miło mi |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi I'm Marzena. Nice to meet you.' |
| Marzena: [Slow] Cześć! Jestem Marzena. Miło mi. [Normal] Cześć! Jestem Marzena. Miło mi. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Good day, my name is Marzena Kowalska.' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Dzień dobry! Nazywam się Marzena Kowalska. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'good day' |
| Marzena: [Normal] dzień dobry [Slow] dzień dobry |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I call myself' |
| Marzena: [Normal] nazywam się [Slow] nazywam się |
| Eric: Last is the 'person's full name' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Marzena Kowlska [Slow] Marzena Kowlska |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day, my name is Marzena Kowalska.' |
| Marzena: [Slow] Dzień dobry! Nazywam się Marzena Kowalska. [Normal] Dzień dobry! Nazywam się Marzena Kowalska. |
| Eric: Following is the formal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Miło mi Pana poznać |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I am pleased to' |
| Marzena: [Normal] miło mi [Slow] miło mi |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'Sir, you' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Pana [Slow] Pana |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to meet' |
| Marzena: [Normal] poznać [Slow] poznać |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Marzena: [Slow] Miło mi Pana poznać [Normal] Miło mi Pana poznać |
| Eric: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Nice to meet you’, when said to a woman.' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Miło mi Panią poznać. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I am pleased to' |
| Marzena: [Normal] miło mi [Slow] miło mi |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'ma'm, you' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Panią [Slow] Panią |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to get to know' |
| Marzena: [Normal] poznać [Slow] poznać |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you’ when said to a woman).' |
| Marzena: [Slow] Miło mi Panią poznać. [Normal] Miło mi Panią poznać. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Marzena: When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake |
| hands. It doesn't matter whether you're meeting a man or a woman—do the handshake. If you are not sure how to say 'Nice to meet you,' feel free to skip it. Polish people don't use it much. |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
24 Comments
HideCan you introduce yourself in Polish?
Hi Mark Kiefer,
Thank you for posting.
Please check out our series focused on Polish pronunciation.
You can find it here:
https://www.polishpod101.com/lesson-library/sound-like-a-native-polish-pronunciation/
Sincerely,
Hanna
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I am traveling to Poland in March of next year on official business for nine months. The lessons would be better for me if I understood how to pronounce the words. When I see the word, I want to speak the words as if they were English. Do you have any lessons that begin with understanding dialect and how to read the language? If I tried to spell what I hear, it would not be close to what is correct.
Mark
Hi Chris Logel,
Thank you for posting!
Should you have any questions, please let us know.
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Hanna
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Hi Clara,
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Hanna
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Dzień dobry! Nazywam się Chris Logel
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Cristiane
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Basic class 1 introduction
Hi Valeria,
It's nice to meet you!
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Cristiane
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Cześć, jestem Valeria.
Miło mi Panią poznać.😄
Cześć Maria,
Miło Cię poznać! :)
Should you have any questions, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Hanna
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