Learn how to use greetings among young people
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Greetings Among Young People |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to PolishPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Marzena: And I'm Marzena! |
| John: This is Must-Know Polish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 1. In this lesson, you'll learn about greetings between young people. |
| John: Don't be surprised to hear these greetings at school or even work, especially between boys or men who are really good friends. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are... |
| Marzena: siema |
| Marzena: siemanko |
| Marzena: elo |
| Marzena: żółwik |
| John: Marzena, what's our first expression? |
| Marzena: siema |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "hey." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] siema [NORMAL] siema |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: siema |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to greet a good friend. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Siema, jak leci? [SLOW] Siema, jak leci? |
| John: "Hey, what's up?" |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Siema, jak leci? |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Marzena: siemanko |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "howdy." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] siemanko [NORMAL] siemanko |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: siemanko |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to greet a good friend in a funny way. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Siemanko, co tam? [SLOW] Siemanko, co tam? |
| John: "Howdy, what's up?" |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Siemanko, co tam? |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Marzena: elo |
| John: It doesn't have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "hello." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] elo [NORMAL] elo |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: elo |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to greet a good friend, especially online. It’s used mainly by teenagers. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Elo, gdzie idziesz? [SLOW] Elo, gdzie idziesz? |
| John: "Hi, where are you going?" |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Elo, gdzie idziesz? |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Marzena: żółwik |
| John: It literally means "little turtle," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "hey." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] żółwik [NORMAL] żółwik |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: żółwik |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to greet a good friend, usually with a characteristic hand move, which looks like a turtle. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] No to żółwik. [SLOW] No to żółwik. |
| John: "Hey. (Literally meaning: So let's do the turtle.)" |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] No to żółwik. |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I'll describe four situations, and you choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: You meet your friend at school and you want to say “howdy.” |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: siemanko |
| John: "howdy" |
| John: You meet your friends after work and you want to say “hello” in a cool way. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: siema |
| John: "hey" |
| John: You meet your friend and, to greet him, you make a turtle shape with your hand. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: żółwik |
| John: "hey" |
| John: You are a teenager and you want to greet your friend. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: elo |
| John: "hello" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Polish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at PolishPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Marzena: Cześć |
Comments
HideHi Listeners! Do you know any other related slang expression? Post them in the comments.
Cześć William!
The audio is located at the top of the page. It starts playing when you press the large play button. This is how I do it: https://www.screencast.com/t/xfGuwErb9
Miłego dnia :)
Pozdrowienia,
Łukasz
Team PolishPod101.com
Hi,
Where is the audio located that goes along with the transcript for "Greetings among young people"? I see the individual vocabulary words listed and can click on their sounds individually, but I do not see the audio transcript for the full conversation with the teachers about the lesson. Thanks for any information.
Cześć Joseph Mankowski,
Dziękujemy za ciekawy komentarz.
Szczerze mówiąc, pierwszy raz słyszę takie powiedzenie.
Chyba powinnam pojechać do Poznania! 😄
Pozdrawiam,
Hanna
Team PolishPod101.com
I heard in Poznań this past summer.... "Będę w tączu!" It is a little English imitation of, I'll be in touch!
Hej Jason!
Thanks for your comment.
Yes, that's right. "Hej" is very often used as "hello".
Pozdrawiam,
Hanna
Team PolishPod101.com
Hello!
I have seen hej used as a greeting as well
Jason