Learning polish and i am not very good.

Hi i am brand new and this is my first post. I have been learning polish for a few weeks from my great grandmother and i am picking up on it. this is just about all i know, and i am not that good at writing. And i am confused on a few things. I have seen 2 ways to say "What is your name"

1. Jak się nazywasz
2. Mam na iemę (or something simular, not sure)

And i would like to know, i have heard potato spoken as "Kartofle" and "Ziemniak". I learned it as Kartofle, does this show the different dialects? Anyway, dziękuję.

na imię się = my given name is...
nazywam się = my family name is...

ziemniak/kartofel... Six of one; one half dozen of the other. (Though I believe ziemniak is used more often.)

1. Jak się nazywasz?
2. Jak masz na imię?


Mam na imię... - means 'My name is...'


Krakow - ziemniaki... one ziemniak - it's common...
Silesia - kartofle... one kartofel
Poznań - pyry... one pyra
Kaszuby - bulwy... one bulwa
...

Jak się nazywasz?

That is fine for "what is your name?" Most folks will understand. ;)

with no 'się'


it asks to give the last name (full name) also...
'Jak masz na imię' asks only for the first name...

Welcome to the PF struggling learner's club.


As I said, welcome to the club.

I'd say "Trudno mi mówić po polsku."
I don't know how correct that is, but Poles generally seem to understand.

Hmm, I understand but the OP doesn't specify a difference.

So I'd say:

Jak się nazywasz?

na imię Kapusta

or for the full name?

"So I'd say:

Jak się nazywasz?

na imię Kapusta

or for the full name?"

- Jak się nazywasz? first name and last name
- Jan Kowalski.

- Jak masz na imię? only first name
- Jan.

This is my first post too ;)

My mum says ziemniaki :)

I agree with Piorko (re names). lol @ Kapusta.

Niestety mowic po polsku gowno!, czesto.

Heh like the other person said welcome to the "it's fecking difficult to pronounce" club!
spokojne. pa pa!

Ok thanks. So i should ask " Jak się nazywasz" if i want to full name, and "Mam na imię" if i jsut want the first name?

yes

Jak masz na imię?
Mam na imię Kasia.

Jak się nazywasz?
Nazywam się Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz. ;)

Dziękuję! So, as a mock convo between myslef and a friend of mine. . .

Cześć! Jak się masz?
- Dobrze. Ah ty? (this right?)
Świetny. Jak się imię?
- Mam na imię Aleksandra.
Man na imię Trevor. Miło cię poznać. (is this right for "nice to meet you")
- Miło cię poznać. Do widzenia.
Do widzenia.

Jak masz na imię

Edit: pgtx was first. :)


świetnie (should be adverb, not adjective)


Jak masz na imię?


Mam


Very formal for a friend. Do zobaczenia (see you later) is less formal.

And I think you mixed:
Mam = I have
Masz = you have (singular)

Good Luck! Polish is difficult for us who try to learn it, but fun.

Thanks everyone for your help. i need all the help i can get. I was thinking do zaboczenia, but i wasn't sure. I am still learning, so i am confused with the states and stuff. so here is another try.

Cześć. Jak się masz?
- Dobrze. Ah ty?
Swietnie. Jak masz na imię?
- Mam na imię Aleksandra. Ah ty? (is there another option besides ah ty?)
Man na imię Trevor. Miło cię poznać.
- Miło cię poznać. Do zaboczenia.
Do zaboczenia.

hmm... maybe

Jak się masz?
- Dobrze. A co u ciebie?


A Ty? = A Ty jak masz na imię? but it's very similar


Do zobaczenia

;)

DZIĘKUJĘ!

Cześć. Co u pan słychać? Mam na imię Trevor i czy może mi pan pomóc Polski? (is this right??) I am now learning off of Byki and it is working phenominally!

"Co u pana słychać? Mam na imię Trevor. Czy może mi pan pomóc w nauce języka polskiego?"

I am learing from the "osetta Stone"course, and for me it works great.

One is submerged into the Polish language.... I do have good scores, but my knowledge mainly stays passive.. which is the natural first step in learning another language.

But...kocham Poslkie...

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I was going to use it, but i could never pay that kinda of money. So i found Byki!