Learn to ask "How are you?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Polish Season 1, Lesson 4 - Asking How Someone Is. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question How are you? in Polish. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'How are you?' in Polish. |
| Marzena: [Normal] Jak się masz? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'how' |
| Marzena: [Normal] jak [Slow] jak |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'are you' |
| Marzena: [Normal] się masz [Slow] się masz |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How are you?' |
| Marzena: [Slow] Jak się masz? [Normal] Jak się masz? |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How are you?' When speaking to a man. |
| Marzena: [Normal] Jak się pan miewa? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'how' |
| Marzena: [Normal] jak [Slow] jak |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'sir, you' |
| Marzena: [Normal] pan [Slow] pan |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'is doing' |
| Marzena: [Normal] miewa [Slow] miewa |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How are you?' When speaking to a man. |
| Marzena: [Slow] Jak się pan miewa? [Normal] Jak się pan miewa? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I'm fine. Thank you.' |
| Marzena: [Normal] W porządku, dziękuję. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'fine' |
| Marzena: [Normal] w porządku [Slow] w porządku |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'thank you' |
| Marzena: [Normal] dziękuję [Slow] dziękuję |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm fine. Thank you.' |
| Marzena: [Slow] W porządku, dziękuję. [Normal] W porządku, dziękuję. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'Not too well.' |
| Marzena: [Normal] Nie za dobrze. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'not' |
| Marzena: [Normal] nie [Slow] nie |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'too' |
| Marzena: [Normal] za [Slow] za |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'well' |
| Marzena: [Normal] dobrze [Slow] dobrze |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'Not too well.' |
| Marzena: [Slow] Nie za dobrze. [Normal] Nie za dobrze. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Marzena: It is not uncommon to ask about someone's well-being, but expect a long and usually negative answer. Poles love to complaining, especially to their friends and family. |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
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