proszę
See also: prószę
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See prosić.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈprɔ.ʂɛ/, (careful speech) /ˈprɔ.ʂɛw̃/
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) Audio 3: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔʂɛw̃
- Syllabification: pro‧szę
Interjection
[edit]proszę
- please! used to make a polite request
- Proszę wyrzucić śmieci. ― Please take out the trash.
- come in! used to invite someone in to a room
- have at! used to encourage someone to do something
- pardon? used to ask someone to repeat what they just said
- Synonym: słucham
- hello? used to answer the phone
- excuse me? used as a general polite vocative in conjunction with a title [with accusative ‘to whom one is speaking’]
- Nie zrobiłem zadania domowego, proszę pani ― I didn't do my homework, miss.
- Dobrze zrozumiałem, proszę pana. ― I understood correctly, sir.
- Jestem niewinny, proszę Wysokiego Sądu. ― I'm innocent, your Honor.
- you're welcome used in response to thank you
- here you are used when handing someone something
- Synonym: masz
- (sometimes duplicated) well, well, well used in mild surprise to something
- Proszę, proszę! Jednak przyszedłeś. ― Well, well, well, you came after all...
Usage notes
[edit]The form proszę panią is proscribed in sense #6, and the form proszę pani is recommended instead.
Verb
[edit]proszę