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As an initiation to Polish it's useful to know a few common expressions:

Dzień dobry - good day (jane DOH-brih) pronunciation ( help · info )

- good day (jane DOH-brih) Dobry wieczór - good evening (DOH-brih VYEH-choor) pronunciation ( help · info )

- good evening (DOH-brih VYEH-choor) Dobranoc - good night (doh-BRAH-notes) pronunciation ( help · info )

- good night (doh-BRAH-notes) Cześć - hi (cheshch) pronunciation ( help · info )

- hi (cheshch) Do widzenia - good bye (doh vee-DZEN-ya) pronunciation ( help · info )

- good bye (doh vee-DZEN-ya) Proszę - please / here you are (PROH-sheh) pronunciation ( help · info )

- please / here you are (PROH-sheh) Dziękuję - thank you (jen-KOO-yeh) pronunciation ( help · info )

- thank you (jen-KOO-yeh) Dzięki - thanks (informal) (JEN-kee) pronunciation ( help · info )

- thanks (informal) (JEN-kee) Przepraszam - I'm sorry / excuse me (psheh-PRAH-shahm) pronunciation ( help · info )

- I'm sorry / excuse me (psheh-PRAH-shahm) Tak - yes (tahk) pronunciation ( help · info )

- yes (tahk) Nie - no / not (nyeh) pronunciation ( help · info )

- no / not (nyeh) Nie wiem - I don't know (nyeh vyem)

- I don't know (nyeh vyem) Jak się masz? - How are you? (informal) (yahk shay mahsh) pronunciation ( help · info )

- How are you? (informal) (yahk shay mahsh) Nie mówię po polsku. - I don't speak Polish (nyeh MOO-vyeh poh pohl-skoo) pronunciation ( help · info )

- I don't speak Polish (nyeh MOO-vyeh poh pohl-skoo) Nie rozumiem - I don't understand (nyeh roh-ZOO-myem) pronunciation ( help · info )

- I don't understand (nyeh roh-ZOO-myem) Na zdrowie! - Cheers! / Bless you! (lit. For health!) (nah ZDROH-vyeh) pronunciation ( help · info )

Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation Remarks Polish language język polski,

polszczyzna ['jɛ̃z i k 'pɔlski]

[pɔl'ʃʧ i zna] listen

listen hello cześć ['ʧɛɕtɕ] listen informal, used both for greeting and good-bye, lit. “honour” good morning, good afternoon dzień dobry ['dʑɛɲ ,dɔbr i ] listen lit. “good day” good-bye do widzenia [dɔvi'ʣɛɲa] listen lit. “until seeing” good night dobranoc [dɔ'branɔʦ] listen please proszę ['prɔʃɛ̃] listen you're welcome proszę bardzo [ˌprɔʃɛ̃'barʣɔ] listen don’t mention it nie ma za co [ˌɲɛma'zaʦɔ] listen lit. “(there's) nothing for it” thank you dziękuję [dʑɛ̃'kujɛ̃] listen this one m: ten

f: ta

n: to [tɛn]

[ta]

[tɔ] listen that one m: tamten

f: tamta

n: tamto ['tamtɛn]

['tamta]

['tamtɔ] listen how much? ile? ['ilɛ] listen English language język angielski ['jɛ̃z i k aŋ'gɛ´lski] yes tak [tak] listen no nie [ɲɛ] listen I don’t understand Nie rozumiem [ɲɛrɔ'zumiɛm] listen where's the bathroom? Gdzie jest łazienka? [ˌgdʑɛjɛst wa'ʑeŋka] listen generic toast: Na zdrowie! (or just "Zdrowie!") [na zdrɔv'ɛ] listen lit. “to health” do you speak English? Czy mówi Pan po angielsku?

Czy mówi Pani po angielsku?

Czy mówisz po angielsku? [ʧ i 'muvipan poaŋ'gɛ´lsku]

[ʧ i 'muvipani poaŋ'gɛ´lsku]

[ʧ i 'muviʃ poaŋ'gɛ´lsku] listen

listen

listen Pan — sir, Mr.; Pani — Mrs.; the third form is both impersonal and informal what is it? Co to jest? [ʦɔtɔ'jɛst] listen Welcome to Poland! Witamy w Polsce! [vi'tam i 'fpɔlsʦɛ] listen I love you Kocham cię ['kɔxamtɕɛ̃]

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