Learn how to post comments about Christmas greetings
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Polish Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 24 - At Christmas. |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Marzena: And I'm Marzena. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Polish about Christmas greetings. Kasia celebrates Christmas with her family, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Marzena: Życzę Wszystkim Wesołych Świąt! |
| Eric: Meaning - "I wish you all Merry Christmas!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Kasia: Życzę Wszystkim Wesołych Świąt! |
| (clicking sound) |
| Ania: Jak tam karp już przygotowany? |
| Tomek: A prezenty są? |
| Bartek: Życzę Wam spokojnych i radosnych świąt. |
| Ula: Kolacja gotowa? |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Kasia: Życzę Wszystkim Wesołych Świąt! |
| Eric: "I wish you all Merry Christmas!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Ania: Jak tam karp już przygotowany? |
| Eric: "How is it going? Is the carp ready?" |
| Tomek: A prezenty są? |
| Eric: "Any gifts?" |
| Bartek: Życzę Wam spokojnych i radosnych świąt. |
| Eric: "I wish you a peaceful and happy Christmas." |
| Ula: Kolacja gotowa? |
| Eric: "Is dinner ready?" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to Kasia's post. |
| Marzena: Życzę Wszystkim Wesołych Świąt! |
| Eric: "I wish you all Merry Christmas!" |
| Marzena: (SLOW) Życzę Wszystkim Wesołych Świąt! (Regular) Życzę Wszystkim Wesołych Świąt! |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I wish you all." |
| Marzena: Życzę Wszystkim |
| Eric: This phrase can be used when you want to wish something to a group of people. Also the word "you all" should be capitalized to show respect to the reader. Listen again- "I wish you all" is... |
| Marzena: (SLOW) Życzę Wszystkim (REGULAR) Życzę Wszystkim |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "Merry Christmas!" |
| Marzena: Wesołych Świąt! |
| Eric: This is a very standard phrase commonly used to wish people a Merry Christmas. However, the second part - "Christmas" - actually means "Holidays" in general. Nevertheless, in this phrase it always means Christmas. Listen again- "Merry Christmas!" is... |
| Marzena: (SLOW) Wesołych Świąt! (REGULAR) Wesołych Świąt! |
| Eric: All together, "I wish you all Merry Christmas!" |
| Marzena: Życzę Wszystkim Wesołych Świąt! |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Kasia's friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: Her high school friend, Ania, uses an expression meaning - "How is it going? Is the carp ready?" |
| Marzena: (SLOW) Jak tam karp już przygotowany? (REGULAR) Jak tam karp już przygotowany? |
| [Pause] |
| Marzena: Jak tam karp już przygotowany? |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Eric: Her college friend, Tomek, uses an expression meaning - "Any gifts?" |
| Marzena: (SLOW) A prezenty są? (REGULAR) A prezenty są? |
| [Pause] |
| Marzena: A prezenty są? |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous. |
| Eric: Her supervisor, Bartek, uses an expression meaning - "I wish you a peaceful and happy Christmas." |
| Marzena: (SLOW) Życzę Wam spokojnych i radosnych świąt. (REGULAR) Życzę Wam spokojnych i radosnych świąt. |
| [Pause] |
| Marzena: Życzę Wam spokojnych i radosnych świąt. |
| Eric: Use this expression to be old fashioned. |
| Eric: Maciek's high school friend, Ula, uses an expression meaning - "Is dinner ready?" |
| Marzena: (SLOW) Kolacja gotowa? (REGULAR) Kolacja gotowa? |
| [Pause] |
| Marzena: Kolacja gotowa? |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about Christmas greetings, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Marzena: Cześć! |
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