Translations of Hello

Hi,

I was wondering what words are used to say hello in Polish?

I know Cześć and somebody taught me (This will be spelt wrong) Shoma!?! What other greetings are used and in what context, for instance an older Polish lady told me that we don't use Shoma only cześć yet a younger Polish lady told me that cześć is too formal.

Thanks in advance.

:)

siema! to a friend only...

I told you it was spelt wrong! :P Would that be a good phronetic english way to say it?

Dzień dobry (good morning/afternoon)
Dobry wieczór (good evening)

Ok so now I just had a thought...

Why is dobry after Dzień when you say good morning/afternoon and yet on Dobry wieczór it's the other way around?

I know dobra is: good correct? :) like: dobranoc so I always thought that the good would go first just as in English!

Help! ;)

crazy poles!
However, English is just as bad... we have about 50 different uses for the word "crack"

Lol!

Just think about the uses of the word "Pi*s"

Your taking the Pi*s
We got Pis*ed
I need to Pi*s
etcetcetc....

:P

I noticed that when working in Poland the Poles tend to greet their colleagues in the morning with a "Cześć" and a handshake. Whereas in Britain we tend to shake hands with people we haven't seen for a while.

i like the polish custom of shaking hands

OK, I'll shake your hand next time I see you.

great. i look forward to that :)

That will probably be October ;-)

bloody ell. how do you know where ill be in october?

??????????

I know where you work.

goonigoogoo

lol

no you dont

So you don't work there anymore?
I'm gonna miss you :(

i never did. sorry :(

If you are not the person I think you are, then that's a very strange coincidence.

the other one is an imposter

No, really. You wrote something on this forum that I heard from that person - maybe you two experienced the same thing? You have very similar sense of humour. You have some idea about Polish educational system.
A strange coincidence indeed.

Siemanko!

What does it mean?

:>

I believe it means "what's up" or "what's new" to your friends and is quite informal.

Cool I like it! :)

How do you say it phonetically?
:>

I suck at that! But I'll try.

Sheh-mon-koh lol Hope that helps!

I started another thread and was given this...

URL

Really useful site!

:D

Cheers!