Polish/Some useful expressions

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As an initiation to Polish it's useful to know a few common expressions:


 * Dzień dobry - good day (jane DOH-brih)
 * Dobry wieczór - good evening (DOH-brih VYEH-choor)
 * Dobranoc - good night (doh-BRAH-notes)
 * Cześć - hello (cheshch)
 * Do widzenia - good bye (doh vee-DZEN-ya)
 * Proszę - please / here you are (PROH-sheh)
 * Dziękuję - thank you (jen-KOO-yeh)
 * Dzięki - thanks (informal) (JEN-kee)
 * Przepraszam - I'm sorry / excuse me (psheh-PRAH-shahm)
 * Tak - yes (tahk)
 * Nie - no / not (nyeh)
 * Nie wiem - I don't know (nyeh vyem)
 * Jak się masz? - How are you? (informal) (yahk shay mahsh)
 * Nie mówię po polsku. - I don't speak Polish (nyeh MOO-vyeh poh pohl-skoo)
 * Nie rozumiem - I don't understand (nyeh roh-ZOO-myem)
 * Na zdrowie! - Cheers! / Bless you! (lit. For health!) (nah ZDROH-vyeh)

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