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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

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!

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