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Om in ieder geval je van je beste kant te laten zien, een aantal woorden om het ijs te kunnen breken met de Poolse gasten op het feest:

Basic words

• Dzień dobry is the default formal/neutral greeting in Polish (“good morning” / “good afternoon”).
• Dobry wieczór is the formal/neutral evening greeting (“good evening”).
• Cześć is the standard informal Polish greeting (“hello”).
• The most natural “how are you?” phrases in Polish are jak tam?,  jak leci?, co tam? 
• Miło mi is the simplest way to say “nice to meet you” in Polish regardless of the context.
• To introduce yourself with your first name, say mam na imię____.
• When introducing yourself with your full name, say nazywam się___.
• Do widzenia is the standard formal/neutral phrase used when saying “goodbye” in Polish.
• Dobranoc is the Polish way of saying “good night”.
• Dziękuję is the surest way to say “thank you” in Polish in all possible situations.
• When someone thanks you in Polish, say nie ma za co (“not at all”) or proszę (“you’re welcome”).
• Przepraszam is the default phrase said when apologizing in Polish (“sorry”). You can also use it to get someone’s attention (“excuse me”).
• Na zdrowie! is the way to say Cheers!

Asking questions in Polish

Answering questions in Polish