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Czesc/pa vs. no czesc/no pa


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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?

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 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
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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").
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 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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