How to Speak Polish

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get serious about speaking Polish: Practice every day.

   Visit Poland! ,, Do not ask for curse words! ,, Use this guide to help you: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Polish/Polish_pronunciation , The "Cz" combination is like "ch" in church or "t" in truck! The last letter "ć" is much softer like "ch" in cheetah, or cheap) Hello
   - Witaj (vee-tie a little bit more formal but easier on your tongue than 'cześć') Hello
   - Dzień dobry (djen do-bri, meaning "Good day") How are you?- Jak się masz? (Yak she mash) (Informal) How are you, (Miss/Madam)?
   - Jak się Pani ma? (Yak she pa-nee ma?, formal to a woman) How are you, (Sir)?
   - Jak się Pan ma? (Yak she pan ma, formal to a man) I am good
   - (Mam się) dobrze (mam she dob-zhe) I am bad
   - (Mam się) źle Can you speak Polish?
   - Czy umiesz mówić po polsku? Do you speak English?
   - Mówisz po angielsku?
   - informal (Moo-veesh po ang-yel-skoo?) Do you speak English?
   - Czy mówi Pani po angielsku? (Chi moo-vee pa-nee po ang-yel-skoo?) (formal, to a woman) Do you speak English?
   - Czy mówi Pan po angielsku?(Chi moo-vee pan po ang-yel-skoo?) (formal, to a man) Tak, mówię
   - Yes, I do.
   
   Nie, nie mówię
   - No, I don't.
   
   Troszkę
   - A little bit.
   
   What is your name?
   - Jak masz na imię? (Informal, first name only) My name is Jan
   - Mam na imię Jan.
   
   What is your (full) name?- Jak się nazywasz? (Informal, first name + last name) My name is Zenon Stefaniak
   - Nazywam się Zenon Stefaniak.
   
   Nice to meet you
   - Miło mi Cię poznać (informal) Nice to meet you (Miss/Madam)- Miło mi Panią poznać (formal, to a woman) Nice to meet you (Sir)
   - Miło mi Pana poznać (formal, to a man) Goodbye!
   - Do widzenia! (Do vee-dze-nya) Bye!
   - Cześć (informal) See you soon
   - Na razie (informal) See you soon
   - Do zobaczenia (formal) Yes
   - Tak No
   - Nie Please
   - Proszę Thank you
   - Dziękuję (djen-koo-ye) You are welcome
   - Proszę Excuse me! Sorry!
   - Przepraszam. (pshe-pra-sham)
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   Step 2: Immerse yourself in the language as much as possible.

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   Step 3: Talk to people and find out what the language is like.

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   Step 4: Learn some basic words like "Hello" and "Nice to meet you".

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   Step 5: Learn how to roll your tongue as each 'r' has to be rolled.

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   Step 6: Get a book

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   Step 7: CD or computer software on how to pronounce Polish words.

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   Step 8: Start with these introductory phrases: Hi - Cześć (pronounced something like chesh-ch.

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