Language/Polish/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings

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🤗 Polish Greetings for Everyday Life

Hi Polish learners! 😃

Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Polish?

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Polish, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

Let’s get started! 🤗

Greetings

English	Polish
general greeting	Dzień dobry
afternoon and evening greeting	Dobry wieczór
informal greeting	Cześć
informal greeting	Witam
informal greeting	Witaj
informal greeting	Dzień doberek
informal greeting	Cześć i czołem
general greeting, used less often	Czołem
how are you?	Jak się masz?
how are you?	Jak się miewasz?
how are you? formal, spoken to a man	Jak się Pan miewa?
how are you? formal, spoken to a woman	Jak się Pani miewa?
reply to Jak się masz, Jak się Pan miewa, Jak się Pani miewa, and Jak się miewasz	Dziękuje dobrze
reply to Jak się masz, Jak się Pan miewa, Jak się Pani miewa, and Jak się miewasz	Dobrze
how you are? informal	Sie masz?
how are you? informal	Sie ma?
how you are? informal	Jak leci?
how you are? informal	Co słychać?
how you are? informal	Co u Ciebie słychać?
greeting used between male friends when shaking hands	Graba
greeting used between male friends when shaking hands	Grabula
greeting used between male friends when shaking hands	Strzała
greeting used between male friends when shaking hands	Strzałeczka
greeting used between male friends when shaking hands	Witka
religious greeting used by Catholics	Pochwalony
religious greeting used by Catholics	Szczęść Boże
older greeting, no longer used	Serwus

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Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Polish lesson. 👍

Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨