Archive for 'Phrases'
Changing and canceling business orders Posted by Kasia on Sep 19, 2013
Today I will continue business orders phrases. Last time we took care of placing and confirming order, today we will go over changing and canceling orders. Would it be possible to reduce our order from…to… Czy istnieje możliwość zmniejszenia naszego zamówienia do… Would it be possible to increase our order from…to… Czy istnieje możliwość zwiększenia…
How to place business order Posted by Kasia on Sep 17, 2013
We place orders all the time: personal orders, business orders. How to do it? It is pretty simple, but if you haven’t done it yet in Polish, this post should help a little. I mostly concentrated on business orders, however it should be easy to use most of these phrases to place an order for…
Business reservations phrases Posted by Kasia on Sep 12, 2013
Couple of days ago I had some business meeting phrases for you. Continuing the subject, today few phrases about making business reservations: I would like to book… Chciałbym zarezerwować… I wish to book… Chcę zarezerwować… Do you have any vacancies on… Czy ma Pan jakieś wolne miejsca na… I would like to reserve a…
Business appointments: arranging, postponing and canceling. Posted by Kasia on Sep 9, 2013
In today’s business world we are all so busy! Appointments, meetings, phone calls…I put together few different phrases that could help you make an appointment and some changes to it if necessary. I would like an appointment with Mr Smith please. Chciałbym umówić się na spotkanie z Panem Smith When would it suit you? Kiedy…
Moja ty żabko! Moja myszko! It looks like Polish couples love animals! Posted by Kasia on Sep 3, 2013
I bet all of you know the story about the princess and the frog! Well, most of you probably heard that you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince! I met my prince and stayed with “Kochanie” (honey). However if you meet your Polish prince/princess, you will find it pretty…
What does really “Sto Lat” song is about and how to wish Happy Birthday in Polish Posted by Kasia on Sep 1, 2013
Birthdays (urodziny) can be a great barometer of cultural difference. Surrounded by tradition and often accompanied by standard etiquette, they can be a potential minefield for a foreigner. In Poland most people celebrate birthdays however they may not be celebrated with as much enthusiasm as is reserved for “name days” (https://blogs.transparent.com/polish/imieniny/). Perhaps one of the…
How to express condolences in Polish Posted by Kasia on Aug 31, 2013
Sometimes life is not all happiness and beauty. There are some situations that are sad and we need to be serious…I don’t like to write about sad things, but of course we need to learn how to express sadness in a language we are learning. So today I decided to give you a little vocabulary…