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Joined: Aug 26, 10 ♂ 		 Sep 25, 10, 12:18    #61
chaza:
i thought 'no' in polish meant 'well!' in english.


Not sure of the spelling, but something that sounds like "noh" in English means the equivalent of "yeah" or even "aye" in English - as opposed to "yes"
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Joined: May 20, 10 ♂ 		Edited by: zetigrek  Sep 25, 10, 12:42    #62
chaza:
i thought 'no' in polish meant 'well!' in english.

is that correct


yes sort of, but is some context means "yeah"


- Wziąłeś kasę?
- No


- No co tam u ciebie słychać? dawno się nie odzywałeś...
- A w porządku.
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Joined: Jun 13, 10 ♂ 		 Sep 25, 10, 12:54    #63
zetigrek:
yes sort of, but is some contex means "yeah"


- Wziąłeś kasę?
- No


It's a bit like using "innit" as well :)

Idziemy do pubu?

No, a potem pójdziemy do łozka haha

Are we going to the pub?

Innit! And afterwards, we'll go to bed haha

:D
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Joined: May 20, 10 ♂ 		 Sep 25, 10, 12:56    #64
NorthMancPolak:
Innit!


I don't even know such word "innit"...
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zetigrek:
I don't even know such word "innit"...


it just rounds off a sentence, like.

it just rounds off a sentence, so it does.
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Joined: Jun 13, 10 ♂ 		 Sep 25, 10, 13:08    #66
zetigrek:

I don't even know such word "innit"...


It's (mostly London) slang, it means many things, depending on how and where you use it in the sentence, for example:

Yeah (omg innit, that girl is so buff!)

I agree (Do you have a sweet tooth? Innit, but I like cakes more than biscuits lol)

It's/that's true (Are you really 32? Haha innit, but I don't look it :) )

(Do you) understand? (Don't look at my girlfriend or I'll mash you up innit)

Aren't you (you're bit of a battyboy innit)

Isn't he/she (see that guy with the pink jacket, he's a battyman innit)

Shouldn't they (maybe someone should sort out that faulty speaker innit)

There are many more, but I have to go.... innit ;)

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