Polish/Introductions

^ Polish ^ Most Poles while introducing themselves would simply shake their hands and pronounce their names. There are two types of questions, though, that as a foreigner you need to know to be able to react properly if a curious Pole wants to know your name. imię /eemye/ – first name nazwisko /nazveesko/ – last name 1. Jak się nazywasz? /yak she nazivash/ – "what's your name"; usually implies both first & last name although is used colloquially to ask about the last name nazywać się (infinitive) – to be called conjugation: singular plural 1.(ja)nazywam się 1.(my)nazywamy się 2.(ty)nazywasz się 2.(wy)nazywacie się 3.(on/ona/ono)nazywa się 3.(oni/one)nazywają się eg. " - jak się nazywasz?" " - nazywam się ..." " " - miło mi /meewo mi/" (nice to meet you) In a formal setting the question will be: " - Jak się Pan/Pani nazywa?" - What is your name Sir/Madam? 2. a.Jak masz na imię? /yak mash na eemye?/ – literally "what have you got as a name?"- asks specifically about the first name b.Jak Ci na imię? /yak chy na eemye/ – literally "what your name?"-paradoxally, sounds even more eloquent than the other two types above, even though there is no verb... mieć (infinitive) /myech'/ – to have conjugation : singular plural 1.(ja)mam 1.(my)mamy 2.(ty)masz /mash/ 2.(wy)macie /mache/ 3.(on/ona/ono)ma 3.(oni/one)mają /majõ/ eg. " - Jak Ci na imię?" " - Mam na imię Kasia." " - A jak on ma na imię? (And what is his name?) " - Aleksander. < Polish pronunciation < ^ Polish ^