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eilis Jun 30th, 2005 04:11 AM

How do you say "Hello" and "Thank you" in Polish?
 
Hi, I will be meeting someone from Poland at the weekend and I would love to be able to say "hello" and "thank you". I have already found out how to say "goodbye" which is "naraja" - spelling may be wrong but thats what it sounds like to me! Any help with pronunciation also appreciated.
Thanks

rex Jun 30th, 2005 04:20 AM

See it and hear it on http://www.travlang.com/languages - - just click on the language of your choice.

Warning: pop-ups like crazy if you do not have a pop-up blocker!

Best wishes,

Rex

AAFrequentFlyer Jun 30th, 2005 04:24 AM

hello = hello, dzien dobry, czesc
thank you = dzienkuje (jenkuye)
goodbye = dowidzenia, czesc, the word you are thinking of = narazie

remember - o's are pronounced as o, not a
a = ah
i = ee
e = eh

eilis Jun 30th, 2005 04:24 AM

Thanks a million Rex and AAFrequentFlyer!

Gardyloo Jun 30th, 2005 05:42 AM

When I spent some time in Poland I was informed by my Polish colleagues that the test of one's success in speaking Polish was the degree that people standing close to you got wet, if you know what I mean.

Oh, and an "L" with a line through it (Ł) is pronounced very close to English W.


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