A02 min · 82 words
Cześć czy dzień dobry?
Cześć or Dzień Dobry?
Tom is new in Kraków and keeps greeting the wrong people the wrong way. Ola explains the two hellos.
You will practice: The formality switch between «cześć» and «dzień dobry», plus the core politeness words: dziękuję, przepraszam, do widzenia.
Words to know
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- cześćhi (informal)
- dzień dobryhello (polite)
- sąsiadneighbor
- panimadam, lady
- mówićto say, to speak
- przepraszamsorry, excuse me
- dziękujęthank you
- do widzeniagoodbye (polite)
- na raziesee you (informal)
- kolegafriend, buddy
- starszyolder, elderly
Did you get it?
3 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. How should Tom greet the elderly neighbor?
2. Who can Tom greet with «cześć»?
3. What does Tom say at the end, leaving the shop?
Too hard? Pick an easier text in the Polish reading library. Understanding most of a text without translations is the goal — struggling through is not.