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Czesc/pa vs. no czesc/no pa

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BrokenOwlThreads: 5 Posts: 7 Joined: Jun 23, 09 ♂	Edited by: BrokenOwl Jul 31, 11, 04:09 #1
I hear this all the time, placing 'no' in front of greetings/farewells (as in 'No Cześć' or 'No pa pa'). The person I ask doesn't know what it means or why they say it instead of just czesc or pa. I'm guessing it's a filler as in the 'like' 'um' & 'uh' of English. Does anyone know?

rybnikThreads: 29 Posts: 1,232 Joined: Jan 16, 11 ♂	Jul 31, 11, 04:45 #2
for me it's sort of like saying "well-then bye bye". Like you said sort of like a filler.

Zman	Jul 31, 11, 04:47 #3
It is a filler indeed

SzwedwPolsceThreads: 13 Posts: 1,915 Joined: Feb 21, 09 ♂	Edited by: SzwedwPolsce Jul 31, 11, 11:28 #4
I'm guessing it's a filler as in the 'like' 'um' & 'uh' of English. Does anyone know? Yes, it is. It can also mean "well" (as a filling). And sometimes it is used to confirm something (instead of saying "yes").

BrokenOwlThreads: 5 Posts: 7 Joined: Jun 23, 09 ♂	Jul 31, 11, 16:39 #5
And sometimes it is used to confirm something (instead of saying "yes"). haha yeah, that took a while for me to re-hear 'no' as a confirmation/ok/yes when speaking Polish :)

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