Polish/Some useful expressions

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

• Dzień dobry - good morning (or good afternoon)(Jean Dough-bree) pronunciation
• Dobry wieczór - good evening (DOH-brih VEE-etch-OO-r) pronunciation
• Dobranoc - good night (doh-BRAH-nots) pronunciation
• Cześć - hi (Cheshch) pronunciation
• Do widzenia - good bye (d-oh veedzenia) pronunciation
• Proszę - please / here you are (prosh-eh) pronunciation
• Dziękuję - thank you (Jen KOO yeh) pronunciation
• Dzięki - thanks (less formal) (JEN kee) pronunciation
• Przepraszam - I'm sorry / excuse me (psheh-prasham) pronunciation
• Tak - yes (t-ah-k) pronunciation
• No - yeah (n-oh softer o) pronunciation
• Nie - no / not (Nee-eh) pronunciation
• Nie wiem - I don't know (nee-eh vee-em)
• Nie zawracaj mi głowy, nie widzisz, że jestem zajęty/zajęta ? - don't disturb me, don't you see I'm busy ? (speaker: male/female) (lit. Don't turn my head, don't you see, that I am busy) (Nee-eh zaf-rah-tsai me gh-wh-oh-vih, nee-eh vi-tsish, sh-eh yea-stem zah-yea-th-ih/zah-yea-th-ah)
• Jak się masz? - how are you? (lit. How do you have yourself?) (Yah-k sheh mahsh) pronunciation
• Jak leci? - what's up? (lit. how's it flying?) (Yah-k l-eh-chee) pronunciation
• Miłego dnia - have a nice day (mee-uego dne-ea)
• Co/Jak tam u ciebie ? - how is it going? (tso / yah-k tahm oo cheh-bee-eh) pronunciation
• Nie mówię po polsku. - I don't speak Polish (nee-eh moov-ee-eh po polskoo) pronunciation
• Nie rozumiem - I don't understand (nee-eh roh-zoo-mee-em) pronunciation
• Na zdrowie! - Cheers! (or Bless you!) (lit. For health!) (nah zdroh-vee-eh) pronunciation

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Pronunciation	Remarks
Polish language	język polski, polszczyzna	['jɛ̃zik 'pɔlski] [pɔl'ʃʧizna]	listen listen
hello	cześć	['ʧɛɕtɕ]	listen	informal, used both for greeting and good-bye, lit. “honour”
good morning, good afternoon	dzień dobry	['dʑɛɲ ,dɔbri]	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	['jɛ̃zik 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?	[ʧi'muvipan poaŋ'gɛ´lsku] [ʧi'muvipani poaŋ'gɛ´lsku] [ʧi'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'tami 'fpɔlsʦɛ]	listen
I love you	Kocham cię	['kɔxamtɕɛ̃]

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