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INTRODUCTION
Hello and welcome to Polish Survival Phrases brought to you by PolishPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Poland. You will be surprised at how far a little Polish will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by PolishPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
Today's phrase will help you take matters into your own hands! In today's lesson, we will look at the word "Please," which will be very important when you need to ask for something.
In Polish, "Please" is Proszę.
Proszę
Let’s break it down by syllable: Proszę
Now let's hear it once again: Proszę
The easiest way to use "Please" is to point at something while saying Proszę, but let's try to build this up a bit, shall we? Let's start with the expression "This, please," which in Polish is: To, proszę.
In English, "this" comes before "please." In Polish, the order is the same.
So we have: To, proszę.
Let's look at the word for "this." In Polish, "this" is to.
And once again: To
To
Looking at the word for "this" warrants a look at the word for "that," which is tamto.
The phrase "That, please," is Tamto, proszę.
Tamto, proszę.
Let’s break it down by syllable: Tamto, proszę.
Now let's hear it once again: Tamto, proszę.
If you forgot or don't know the name of the object you're asking for, it's okay to point at it and say To, proszę, or Tamto, proszę. However, it sounds a little unnatural.
The best way to ask for something would be proszę and then the name of the object you want to buy. For example, you could say, Proszę gazetę ("A newspaper, please.") or Proszę chleb. ("Bread, please.")
Please bear in mind that the sentence order of Proszę chleb is different from that in English.

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so powodzenia, which means “good luck” in Polish.
"Please." - Proszę.
Proszę.
Proszę.
"This, please." - To, proszę.
To, proszę.
To, proszę.
"That, please." - Tamto, proszę.
Tamto, proszę.
Tamto, proszę.
All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by PolishPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

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