Polski na wesele
A bit of Polish
A handful of words and phrases to bring out at the right moment. Polish has more consonants than seems strictly necessary — don't worry, enthusiasm beats accuracy every time.
Greetings
Cześć
/cheshch/
Hi / bye (informal)
Dzień dobry
/jen DOH-bri/
Good day
Dobry wieczór
/DOH-bri VYE-choor/
Good evening
Do widzenia
/doh vee-DZEN-ya/
Goodbye
Toasts & celebration
Na zdrowie!
/nah ZDROH-vyeh/
Cheers! (lit. to health)
Sto lat!
/stoh laht/
A hundred years! — sung at every celebration
Gorzko, gorzko!
/GOZH-koh, GOZH-koh/
"Bitter!" — chant until the couple kisses
Jeszcze raz!
/YESH-cheh rahs/
One more time!
Polite essentials
Proszę
/PROH-sheh/
Please / you're welcome / here you go
Dziękuję
/jen-KOO-yeh/
Thank you
Przepraszam
/psheh-PRAH-shahm/
Sorry / excuse me
Smacznego!
/smahch-NEH-goh/
Enjoy your meal!
Mam na imię [name]
/mahm nah EE-myeh [name]/
My name is [name]
Jedno piwo poproszę
/YED-noh PEE-voh poh-PROH-sheh/
One beer, please
Wedding words
Wesele
/veh-SEH-leh/
Wedding reception
Panna młoda
/PAHN-nah MWOH-dah/
Bride
Pan młody
/pahn MWOH-di/
Groom
Poprawiny
/poh-prah-VEE-ni/
The day-after party
Kocham cię
/KOH-hahm cheh/
I love you