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How You Say?

Julia Tutko-Balena

If you"ve got a hankering to surprise your Polish-speaking friends or family, check out this 5-minute podcast and pick up a funny phrase or two!

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Episode 84: It Fell Into To Me Into Head!

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2019/07/05

Part 1 of a 2-part series!! Wpadło mi do głowy!English Phonemes: “FPAH-dwoh mee doh GWOH-vih”Literal Translation: It fell into to me into head!Elegant Translation: It fell into my head!English Equivalents: This sprang to mind. It popped into my head.This phrase can be used when you have a sudden idea or spark of inspiration. You can easily use this phrase, or the Extra Credit version if you’re feeling even more adventurous, and want to emphasize with oomph just how random your sudden idea is.Wpadło

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Episode 83: In Once Scuffle!

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2019/06/28

W razie draki!English Phonemes: “v RAH-[ź]yeh DRAH-kee”Literal Translation: In once scuffle.Elegant Translation: In case of a scuffle.English Equivalent: Just in case.You can use this phrase the exactly as we use “just in case” in English. It can be a standalone thought or part of a bigger sentence (for those of you learning more Polish). Also, fun fact, draka [subj. form] is not a word commonly used in Polish outside of this context. A lot of people know it only from this phrase. Google translate

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00:06:46

Episode 82: Who (S)He Is Eating Remnants, This...

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2019/06/21

Kto zjada ostatki ten piękny i gładki!English Phonemes: “ktoh ZYAH-dah os-TAHT-kee tehn PY[Ę]K-nih ee GWAH-tkee”Literal Translation: Who (s)he is eating remnants, this beautiful and smooth.Elegant Translation: Whosoever eats the last bits is beautiful and smooth.English Equivalent: Waste not, want not. Or, waste naught, want naught.This is a fun way to let someone know they can have that last slice of pizza or the last chicken wing appetizer. It’s also a funny way to justify some late-night

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00:02:36

Episode 81: Well And What?

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2019/06/14

No i co?English Phonemes: “noh ee tsoh”Literal Translation: Well and what?Elegant Translation: Well what?English Equivalent: And? So what? Your point?This phrase is a fun way to be sassy. You can use it the same way we do with “Well?” in English.If your friend/family member does/says something dumb, or incomplete, or if you want to say you don’t care about something, or any variation in between, you can use this gem and shock the heck out of them :-)No = well I = and Co = whatEmail us

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00:08:25

Episode 80: I Un-bark!

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2019/06/07

Odszczekuję!English Phonemes: “ohd-[sz][cz]eh-KOO-yeh”Literal Translation: I un-bark.Elegant Translation: I take my bark back.English Equivalent: My bad. Forget what I said.You can use this casual turn of phrase when you say something you then want to take back, when you apologize for a remark, or when you change your mind about something you said. Or even when you retract an article in print.If you pronounce the ending ę or e, either way is okay. Like “I geddit” vs. “I get it”. Both work. I will

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00:02:54

Episode 79: Mother Sacred!

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2019/05/24

Matko święta!English Phonemes: “MAHT-koh SFY[Ę]-tah”Literal Translation: Mother sacred!Elegant Translation: Holy Mother!English Equivalent: Holy Mother of God!In honor of Mothers’ Day this month (in America on the second Sunday in May, in Poland always on May 26), I thought I’d do a mother-related phrase!Today we learn the Polish way to say “Holy Mother of God!” in English. An exclamation of surprise or shock, it’s a fun phrase to have in your back pocket!Matko = Mother [vocative form, an

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00:04:22

Episode 78: She Did See The Lady?

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2019/05/17

Widziała pani?English Phonemes: “vee-JAH-wah PAH-nyee”Literal Translation: She did see the lady?Elegant Translation: Did you see that, Madam?English Equivalent: Did you see that? Get a load of that! Check that out!First, a bit of follow-up to last week’s show: Listener Karen P. on Twitter pointed out that another English equivalent of “Śpiesz się powoli!” would be “Hurry Slowly”, which I didn’t know was a thing in English. Thanks, Karen! Today’s phrase is a fabulous example of how weird languages

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00:04:41

Episode 77: You Hurry Self Slowly!

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2019/05/10

Śpiesz się powoli!English Phonemes: “shpyeh[sz] shyeh poh-VOH-lee”Literal Translation: You hurry self slowly!Elegant Translation: Hurry up slowly!English Equivalent: Haste makes waste!This phrase is a fun and glib way to tell someone to hurry responsibly! If you rush through a task too swiftly, you’re liable to miss something important. We have similar wisdom in the English saying “haste makes waste”, although in Polish, we subconsciously acknowledge that the need to hurry exists, it’s just that we

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00:06:10

Episode 76: Here Our Flag!

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2019/05/02

Oto Nasza Flaga!English Phonemes: “oh toh NAH-[sz]ah FLAH-gah”Literal Translation: Here Our Flag!Elegant Translation: Here is our flag!It’s Flag Day in Poland today! Here’s a quick phrase and a brief history lesson to celebrate. Also, shoutout to listeners Wendy and Andrew for the idea!Oto = hereNasza = our [adj. fem. s.]Flaga = flag [noun fem. s. subject form]Research Links:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealthhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_PolandEmail us

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00:03:40

Episode 75: I To You I Will Show!

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2019/04/26

Ja Ci Pokażę!English Phonemes: “yah chee poh-KAH-[ż][ę]”Literal Translation: I to you I will show.Elegant Translation: I will show you.English Equivalent: I’ll show you!This is the same in English and in Polish. The phrase can be used in the normal sense, as in, you’re offering to show your friend something — or it can be delivered as a playful banter fist-shaking warning.Be aware that it’s in the informal voice. Don’t use this with anyone you have a formal relationship with.Ja = I [subject form]Ci

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00:08:36

Episode 74: If You Will Go Among Crows, You Must To...

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2019/04/19

Jeśli wejdziesz między wrony, musisz krakać jak i one!English Phonemes: “KYEH-dih F[SZ]EH-dwehsh MY[Ę]-dzih VROH-nih MOOSH-ee[sz] KRAH-kahch jahk ee OH-neh”Literal Translation: If you will go among crows, you must to croak how and they.Elegant Translation: When among crows, you must caw like they do.English Equivalent: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.This is a funny way to say that if you’ve troubled yourself to go somewhere, you have to adapt to your surroundings.Quick Bonus Fact: The most

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Episode 73: Here It Lies Dog Buried!

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2019/04/12

Tu leży pies pogrzebany!English Phonemes: “tooh LEH-[ż]ih pyes poh-hoh-VAH-nih”Literal Translation: Here it lies dog buried!Elegant Translation: Here the dog lies buried!English Equivalent: There’s the rub!This phrase is a popular way to point out that the conversation has reached a point where a complication of some kind has been revealed. You’d use this the same exact way as we English speakers would say “Ah, there’s the rub!” Or “Aha! There it is!” Or even “And the plot thickens!”Extra note:

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Episode 72: Gone Fat!

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2019/04/05

Przepadło sadło!English Phonemes: “p[sz]eh-PAH-dwoh SAH-dwoh”Literal Translation: Gone fat!Elegant Translation: The fat has gone.English Equivalent: Too bad, so sad.This phrase is meant to be light and funny and doesn’t actually have anything to do with fat. The rhyme is just a silly way to say something has come and gone and we missed it. It’s broadly applicable.If your friend is talking about a job that they loved that they got laid off from, you can use this to lighten their mood in an “easy

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Episode 71: Prima Aprilis!

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2019/04/01

April Fools!Polish Phonemes: “EJ-pryl’ ful’z”Literal Translation: Kwiecień Głupcy!Elegant Translation: Głupce kwietnia!Polish Equivalent: Prima Aprilis bo się omylisz!Email us! mailbag@howyousay.fmVisit the website!www.howyousay.fmTweet us!@HowYouSayFMRate the show!_______Here’s a full translation of what I said ;-) (Polish transcript is at the bottom!)Hello everyone! Here’s the 71st episode of How You Say?, where I teach you how to say something fun or playful in English. I’m your host, my name is

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00:03:37

Episode 70: I Am Sick!

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2019/03/29

Jestem Chora/ChoryEnglish Phonemes: “YEHS-tehm HOH-rah HOH-rih”Literal Translation: I am sick.Elegant Translation: I’m sick!This is a useful phrase to have in your back pocket, just in case!It’s also a good demonstration of gendered adjectives! If you are female, the correct adjective is “chorA”. If you are male, the correct adjective is “chorY”.Jestem = I am [1st person singular of ‘być’ (to be)]Chora/Chory = sick [adj. changes depending on gender]Email us! mailbag@howyousay.fmVisit the

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00:08:40

Episode 69: It Is Permitted To You, Tommy, In Own Home!

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2019/03/15

Wolnoć, Tomku, w swoim domku.English Phonemes: “VOHL-nohch TOHM-koo v SFOH-yeem DOHM-koo”Literal Translation: It is permitted to you, Tommy, in own home.Elegant Translation: You’re allowed, Tommy, in your own home.English Equivalent: A man’s house is his castle.Shoutout to Ed from England, who sent in a question about this phrase. Ed asks if Google translate got it right, where this phrase comes from, and who this Tomek person was. Let’s dive right in!Does Google Translate have it right?First,

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00:02:12

Episode 68: How It Flies?

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2019/03/08

Jak leci?English Phonemes: “yahk LEH-chee”Literal Translation: How it flies?Elegant Translation: How’s it flying?English Equivalent: How’s it going? How ya doing? ‘Sup?This is a slang way to ask how a person is doing. Enjoy!Jak = howLeci = he/she/it flies [3rd person singular]Email us! mailbag@howyousay.fmVisit the website!www.howyousay.fmTweet us!@HowYouSayFMRate the show!

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Episode 67: No Jinx!

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2019/03/01

Nie kracz!English Phonemes: “nyeh krah[cz]”Literal Translation: No jinx!Elegant Translation: Don’t jinx!English Equivalent: Don’t jinx it!This is the perfect phrase to use near your Polish-speaking friends whenever one of them start to temp fate by jinxing something! No one likes bad luck vibes! Tell your friends to quit inviting it with this phrase!Extra Credit: The saying can be expanded by putting “bo wykraczesz” on the end - which means “because you will make happen what you jinxed”. (Yes

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Episode 66: Shoo!

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2019/02/22

English Phonemes: “vohn”Elegant Translation: Get out! Go away!English Equivalent: Shoo!This simple word is a staple of any Polish person’s childhood. A much needed tool in any parent’s arsenal, this word, when sharply administered, tells the young’un that he/she is in a place they very hastily need to be out of.It’s tough to find a direct literal translation. “Shoo” in English is the closest. The word “won” in Polish doesn’t actually mean “go” or “get” or “away” or “out”. But like “shoo” in English,

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Episode 65: Extra Length Valentine's Day Special!

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2019/02/14

Kocha, lubi, szanuje, nie chce, nie dba, żartuje, w myśli, w mowie, w sercu, na ślubnym kobiercuEnglish Phonemes: “KOH-hah LOO-bee [sz]ah-NOO-yeh nyeh htseh nyeh dbah [ż]ahr-TOO-yeh v MIHSH-lee v MOH-vyeh v SEHR-tsooh nah SHLOOB-nihm koh-BYEHR-tsooh”Literal Translation: Loves, likes, respects, not want, not care for, is joking, in mind, in speech, in heart, on wedding rugElegant Translation: (S)He loves, (s)he likes, (s)he respects, (s)he doesn’t want, (s)he doesn’t take care of, (s)he is joking, in

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