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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Polish Season 1, Lesson 2 - Greetings. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to greet someone when you arrive and when you leave in Polish. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi.' in Polish. |
| Marzena: [Normal] Cześć |
| Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'Hi' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Cześć [Slow] Cześć |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal word meaning 'Hi.' |
| Marzena: [Slow] Cześć [Normal] Cześć |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Good day.' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Dzień dobry. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'good' |
| Marzena: [Normal] dobry [Slow] dobry |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'day' |
| Marzena: [Normal] dzień [Slow] dzień |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day.' |
| Marzena: [Slow] Dzień dobry. [Normal] Dzień dobry. |
| Eric: Next up is the informal way to say 'See you.' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Do zobaczenia. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'to, till' |
| Marzena: [Normal] do [Slow] do |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'see' |
| Marzena: [Normal] zobaczenia [Slow] zobaczenia |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'See you.' |
| Marzena: [Slow] Do zobaczenia. [Normal] Do zobaczenia. |
| Eric: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Goodbye.' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Do widzenia. |
| Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'goodbye' |
| Marzena: [Normal] do widzenia [Slow] do widzenia |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal word meaning 'Goodbye.' |
| Marzena: [Slow] Do widzenia. [Normal] Do widzenia. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Marzena: When greeting someone who is far away from you, you usually wave your hand. When the person is standing next to you, hugging between friends is not uncommon, but you would never do a handshake. |
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! |
15 Comments
HideDid you already know any of these greetings?
Dzień dobry Maria,
Thanks for posting.
You can say:
"Cześć wszystkim" (less formal) or "Witam wszystkich" (more formal).
It's always a good choice to say just: "Cześć" or "Dzień dobry/Dobry wieczór." without adding "wszystkich" (meaning "you all").
If you want to say "nice to meet you" to a group of people, please change "cię" to "was", like this:
"Miło mi was poznać" / "Miło was poznać".
Hope that helps.
Pozdrawiam,
Hanna
Team PolishPod101.com
Hi,
What is a way to greet a group of people?
This is in a semi-formal context.
Thanks for your help.
Hi Steve,
You always can do a handshake. It is common for both situations, formal and casual. Actually, doing a handshake is very good habit. If your friends prefer different kind of greeting, they will surely let you know! For non-friends people a handshake is the most basic and common greeting.
Should you have any questions, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Hanna
Team PolishPod101.com
Cześć!
Cultural question. So, hugging is not uncommon but it's advised to not do a handshake? Is it preferred to kiss on both cheeks? Basically, what is the preferred greeting in public places for both friends and non-friends?
Dziękuję bardzo!
Steve
Hi Vincent M. Prugar,
Thank you for your comment and let us know if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Khanh
Team PolishPod101.com
No comment.
Hej Anirudh,
Maj to bardzo dobry czas na przyjazd do Polski.
Udanej wycieczki!
Pozdrawiam,
Hanna
Team PolishPod101.com
Witaj Pani Hanno ,
Dziękuję bardzo za odpowiedz , Pani ?
Planuję odwiedzić Warszawę w Maju 2018.?
Cześć Anirudh,
Kiedy planujesz przyjechać do Warszawy?
"I am multilingual" dosłownie po polsku to "Jestem wielojęzyczny/wielojęzyczna". Niemniej jest to rzadko spotykana forma. Bardziej naturalnie brzmi "Mówię wieloma językami" bądź "Znam wiele języków".
I hope it helps!
Pozdrowienia,
Hanna
Team PolishPod101.com
Witaj Pani ,
To jest świetnie ??
Ja będę odwiedzić Warszawę ?
Jak powiedzieć po polsku " I am multilingual " ??