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- "Dziękuję, cześć."
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Cześć means hi, hello and also bye, see you. Be careful: część means a part.
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Cześć: /t͡ʂɛɕt͡ɕ/ Interjection: Informal: Hi, Hello, Bye
Cześć: /t͡ʂɛɕt͡ɕ/: f ♀ Noun: Reverence, Honour
Cześć: From Proto-Slavic: čьstь: honour • From Proto-Indo-European: (s)kʷit-tis: Honour, Respect
Część: /t͡ʂɛ̃ɕt͡ɕ/: f ♀ Noun: Part, Piece, Share • From Proto-Slavic: čęstь: Part, Piece • Descendant: Old East Slavic: часть: častĭ
Many languages have it like that.
It is more often used as Hello than Bye, at least in my opinion. For an a bit colloquial "bye" you could for example use "na razie".
Just like in Slovak language, you can use slovak "čau" as hello aswell as bye :)
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The same thing is true for "Shalom" in Hebrew. Literally, it means "peace," but it may be used for various types of greetings, both coming and going.
No actually, its a different language im learning to speak fluently and thats normal for me
"pa pa" is quite childish, I'd go with "cześć". But so many options are used, displaying different levels of colloquiality...
Both are informal, but "Pa!" or "Pa, pa!" are very affectionate expressions,
that is why they are often used when referring to very young children, very close-knit family members, very close friends, and... lovers (often followed
by waving "good bye" or blown kisses).
Can someone explain the difference in pronunciation between ś and sz, and between ć and cz? They seem similar to me, and it makes it hard determining how to spell a word by hearing it alone. Please and thank you!
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As with "Czesc," the word "Shalom" in Hebrew is used both as an opening and closing greeting. Literally, the word means "peace."
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ok, someone pointed me to this: ę is just "e" in the end of the word, but "en" on other positions. ą is "om" - regardles of the position
"Goodbye" is in official conversation and means "see you later". In conversation with friends "hello" or "bye" means "cześć"
Married with a polish woman here.... Not common to say bye with czesc... The correct is pa pa.
That's rather childish/affectionate. So it makes sense for your wife to use it with you, but it really isn't that common. And if, then I'd say just one "pa" is more common.
To my ear, it seems like, when the male voice says “dziękuję”, he pronounces it as (in English transliteration): DJEN-koo-yeh... but when the female voice says it, she pronounces it as: DJEN-kwee-yeh. Is there one that is preferable? Does it depend on the gender of the person who speaks it?
The prompt say Dziękuję cześć . This comes up correct as thank you, hi. But the translation says thank you, bye. If thank you bye is the answer shouldn't it be dziękuję pa?
"pa" definitely means "bye" but "cześć" can mean both "hi" and "bye", which is actually common in many languages - e.g. Italian "ciao".
Of course "cześć" means "bye" as well. Just like "ciao" means both "hi" and "bye" in Italian, and many languages have it like that.
