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INTRODUCTION
John: Greetings Among Young People
John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to PolishPod101.com. I'm John.
Marzena: And I'm Marzena!
John: This is Must-Know Polish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 1. In this lesson, you'll learn about greetings between young people.
John: Don't be surprised to hear these greetings at school or even work, especially between boys or men who are really good friends.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are...
Marzena: siema
Marzena: siemanko
Marzena: elo
Marzena: żółwik
John: Marzena, what's our first expression?
Marzena: siema
John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "hey."
Marzena: [SLOW] siema [NORMAL] siema
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Marzena: siema
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this expression when you want to greet a good friend.
John: Now, let's hear an example sentence.
Marzena: [NORMAL] Siema, jak leci? [SLOW] Siema, jak leci?
John: "Hey, what's up?"
Marzena: [NORMAL] Siema, jak leci?
John: Okay, what's the next expression?
Marzena: siemanko
John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "howdy."
Marzena: [SLOW] siemanko [NORMAL] siemanko
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Marzena: siemanko
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this expression when you want to greet a good friend in a funny way.
John: Now, let's hear an example sentence.
Marzena: [NORMAL] Siemanko, co tam? [SLOW] Siemanko, co tam?
John: "Howdy, what's up?"
Marzena: [NORMAL] Siemanko, co tam?
John: Okay, what's our next expression?
Marzena: elo
John: It doesn't have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "hello."
Marzena: [SLOW] elo [NORMAL] elo
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Marzena: elo
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this expression when you want to greet a good friend, especially online. It’s used mainly by teenagers.
John: Now, let's hear an example sentence.
Marzena: [NORMAL] Elo, gdzie idziesz? [SLOW] Elo, gdzie idziesz?
John: "Hi, where are you going?"
Marzena: [NORMAL] Elo, gdzie idziesz?
John: Okay, what's the last expression?
Marzena: żółwik
John: It literally means "little turtle," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "hey."
Marzena: [SLOW] żółwik [NORMAL] żółwik
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Marzena: żółwik
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this expression when you want to greet a good friend, usually with a characteristic hand move, which looks like a turtle.
John: Now, let's hear an example sentence.
Marzena: [NORMAL] No to żółwik. [SLOW] No to żółwik.
John: "Hey. (Literally meaning: So let's do the turtle.)"
Marzena: [NORMAL] No to żółwik.
QUIZ
John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I'll describe four situations, and you choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready?
John: You meet your friend at school and you want to say “howdy.”
[pause - 5 sec.]
Marzena: siemanko
John: "howdy"
John: You meet your friends after work and you want to say “hello” in a cool way.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Marzena: siema
John: "hey"
John: You meet your friend and, to greet him, you make a turtle shape with your hand.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Marzena: żółwik
John: "hey"
John: You are a teenager and you want to greet your friend.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Marzena: elo
John: "hello"

Outro

John: There you have it; you have mastered four Polish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at PolishPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time!
Marzena: Cześć

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