Kennitz 5 | 32 26 Mar 2008 / #1I was just thinking...If I were to walk into a room with a few Poles that I show respect for, could I say the following, or is this to much:Dzień dobry PaństwoOr this case:Dzień dobry Pan/PaniAre both of these ok, or just "dnień dobry" all I need? I don't mean Poles in the U.S, I've noticed thats far less proper...Since I don't know any better, I can get away with saying the following. :)Dzięnkuję bardzo Państwo!
lesser 4 | 1,311 26 Mar 2008 / #2Dzień dobry państwuDzień dobry Panu/Paniare more official than simpleDzień dobryBardzo państwu dziękujeis also very official
JustysiaS 13 | 2,238 26 Mar 2008 / #3Bardzo państwu dziękujęthis means "Thank you very much, ladies and gentelmen"Dzień dobry Państwu - Good morning ladies and gentlemenDzień dobry Panu - Good morning, sirDzień dobry Pani - Good morning, madam
OP Kennitz 5 | 32 26 Mar 2008 / #5I don't feel comfortable enough to say that to people I don't know. I'd rather sound like a robot, and maybe give someone a smile with my robotic proper Polish (although...I like to think I sound great). I frequent Polish shop's, and always get a friendly response.On a side note, my mom didn't know what cześć was, and she understands nearly all Polish pretty well (though, she was born in the U.S). I taught her. I'm almost a master I guess. :)Bardzo państwu dziękuje
osiol 55 | 3,921 26 Mar 2008 / #6What would be a better way of saying 'Hello, everyone'?I'm thinking more of a cześć than a dzień dobry.Sorry if this thread was supposed to have been all done and dusted by now.
JustysiaS 13 | 2,238 26 Mar 2008 / #7'Hello, everyone'Witam wszystkich or shorter Witajcie. If you wanna be polite though, it can be Witam Państwa (hello ladies and gentlemen). but if you wanna be cool, you can say Cze ziomy (yo dudes) ;)
learning 16 | 72 26 Mar 2008 / #8Cze ziomy (yo dudes) ;)Lol does that really mean 'yo dudes'? I didn't know this type of slang existed! That is very refreshing and funny to hear.
JustysiaS 13 | 2,238 26 Mar 2008 / #9there is probably something even cooler to greet your dudes than that lol. cze is a short from cześć, and yes ziomy is dudes. im glad you like it ;). plus "yo" exists in polish slang as joł lol
learning 16 | 72 26 Mar 2008 / #10jołLOL that is very funny, probably because its spelled like that more than anything. Imagine in IM chat someone writing joł lol. :P
szkotja2007 27 | 1,498 26 Mar 2008 / #12scząkaTranslation please !Justysia - I tried " nie cwiankuj" out today - my kolegas loved it !
JustysiaS 13 | 2,238 26 Mar 2008 / #13scząkano idea?! lol never heard about it. did you mean szczęka (jaw)??I tried " nie cwiankuj" out today - my kolegas loved it !good stuff lol. ive got a new word for you, instead of saying "awesome", try zajebioza lol
Goonie 8 | 242 26 Mar 2008 / #14no idea?! lol never heard about it. did you mean szczęka (jaw)??I hear one of my friends dad says (im not sure how to spell it, but it translates to arrow in english) when he says bye to ppl."awesome", try zajebioza lolhow bout zajebiśće, i hear that sometimes too :)
JustysiaS 13 | 2,238 26 Mar 2008 / #15arrowstrzała? strzałka? its kinda old-fashioned ;Pzajebiśćezajebiście is almost the same, zajebioza is more like awesomness. its my sister's favourite word just now lol
szkotja2007 27 | 1,498 26 Mar 2008 / #17zajebiścieThat one always raises a giggle but I get the impression its a bit rude ( might not be, I dont know )zajebiozaI will try that one tomorrow....
JustysiaS 13 | 2,238 26 Mar 2008 / #18zajebiścieThat one always raises a giggle but I get the impression its a bit rude ( might not be, I dont know )it is a bit rude, kinda like feckin awesome. i'll speak to my wee sisters about the freshest slang words, they always come up with something hillarious everytime we speak ;)
Seanus 15 | 19,672 26 Mar 2008 / #19It's becoming more normal tho. The stem is bad, zajebać, not so nice.
Goonie 8 | 242 26 Mar 2008 / #20lol thats the one thing im slacking on, is slang...I left poland when i was 9 so all the slang i know is from 1989 LOLzajeboza sounds cool, im gonna use it on my parents when i see them again lol
JustysiaS 13 | 2,238 26 Mar 2008 / #21im missing out on new slang words, but ill live. i just make up my own ha ha
Saja - | 9 29 Mar 2008 / #23instead of "cze ziomy" I would say "siemka ziomki" or "siema ziomy" If I were you. It is much better polish slang, and I think it would be simple to you than "cze ziomy" (because of "cze" pronounce).