Lesson Notes
Lesson Focus
The focus of this lesson is Self Introduction in Polish
Topic 1: How to Introduce yourself in a informal situation
Sentence from the lesson:
'Cześć! Jestem Joanna.'
"Hi! I'm Joanna."
- Start by saying: Cześć! Jestem ...
- Say your name. Cześć! Jestem Joanna.
- If you want, say: Miło mi.
For Example:
Miło mi.
"Nice to meet you. (informal)"
Topic 2: How to Introduce yourself in a formal situation
Sentence from the lesson:
'Dzień dobry! Nazywam się Joanna Izumi. Miło mi Pana poznać. (talking to a male)
Dzień dobry! Nazywam się Joanna Izumi. Miło mi Panią poznać. (talking to a female)'
"Good day! My name is Joanna Izumi. Nice to meet you."
- Cześć has been substituted with the formal greeting Dzień dobry, Polish for "good day" or "good morning."
- Jestem Joanna also changed; jestem simply means "I am," however during a formal self introduction you should avoid saying this. It's better to say Nazywam się Joanna Izumi, which means "my name is Joanna Izumi."
- Also in formal situations, please remember to say your full name.
4. Pay attention to the ending: we went from Miło mi Cię poznać to Miło mi Pana—or—Panią poznać. We changed Cię into Pana or Panią. If you use Cię you're addressing someone around your age. But if you find yourself in formal situation or talk to a person, who's older than you, use Pana, to address a man or Panią to address a woman.
Language Tip!
If you feel confused about the Nice to meet you part, feel free to skip it. As I mentioned before, Polish people don't use it much.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. Remember to make it quite firm. If your hand is too loose it gives the other person a bad impression. We also say that it feels like holding a dead fish.
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Cześć Ben,
Miło Cię poznać. Dzięki, że uczysz się z nami na PolishPod101 😄
Should you have any questions, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Hanna
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Cześć. Jestem Ben. Miło mi.
Cześć Ann,
Miło Cię poznać!
Jestem Hanna :)
Best,
Hanna
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Cześć! Jestem Anna. Miło mi 😄
Cześć Josh,
Miło Cię poznać!
Should you have any questions, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Hanna
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Czesc PolishPod!
Jestem Josh
Milo mi poznac :)
Do widzenia!
Witaj Anirudh,
Twoje zdanie brzmi trochę nienaturalnie.
You have to use accusative case for the noun "adres".
Secondly, we do not say "adres email personalny" in Polish. We rather use "osobisty" or "prywatny" instead of "personalny".
Moreover, an adjective stands before a noun.
If you have any more questions, let us know!
Hanna
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Witam Pani Hanno ,
Jestem Anirudh ?
Czy mogę dostać Pani adresu email personalny ? (Czy to zdania jest poprawne ?)
Potrzebuję pomocy ?
Cześć Joe,
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