Professional Documents
Culture Documents
pronouncing, continued)
Proszę - when you write you have to use Ę, it is the first person singular
When speaking just say like E!
Polish “baby boomers” doesn’t like to eat late, but younger generation doesn’t mind.
Obiad is the heaviest meal of the day!
Jak się nazywasz? What is your name? - (it can be a question about the last name)
Jak masz na imię? What is your name literal translation: How you have for name
Jak masz na nazwisko? What is your last name? literal translation: How you have for last name
> Reply
Mam I have
Mam się I have (myself)
> Reply
Bardzo Very
Dobrze good
Świetnie amazing
Okropnie awful
Fatalnie fatal
but A is not “and”, we cannot translate A to anything else, it is just there
A no yeah!
No yeah!
Ano - in czech means yes
Counting, + and -
Ile jest x+x= - how much is x + x
X+x jest Y - x+x is Y
OR 5+5 to 10.
itd. - etc.
i tak dalej = etc.
Extend:
Skąd pochodzisz? Where are you coming from? -(singular)
Skąd pochodzicie? Where are you coming from? (plural)
Unofficial
Singular
Skąd jest twoja koleżanka? Where is your colleague(f) from?
Skąd jest twój kolega? Where is your colleague(m) from?
Plural
Skąd są twoje koleżanki? Where are your colleagues(f) from?
Skąd są twoi koledzy? Where are your colleagues(m) from?
Official
Skąd jest Pani/Pana koleżanka/kolega? Where are your colleague from, Miss/Mister?
Skąd są Państwa koleżanki/koledzy? Where are your colleagues from? (Plural)
Skąd jest Państwa koleżanka/kolega? Where is your colleague from? (Singular to Plural)
Państwo stands for, organisation, two married people or some group that you don’t know and they are
official
> Reply
Jestem z I am from
Ty jesteś z You are from
(Ona/On/Ono) jest z She/He/It is from
Jesteśmy We are from
Jesteście You are from (Plural)
Oni/One są z They are from