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Fountainhead
5 nov 2014

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¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Witam y Witaj ?Puedes dar oraciones como ejemplo.

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emendelski
5 nov 2014

  • Polaco

Witam - it's more general way to welcome someone. More often used to address group of people.

Witaj - is direct. Used while welcoming just one person.

Ex.
"Witam Państwa na dzisiejszym spotkaniu plenarnym"
"Welcome all, on this plenary meeting"

"Witaj Marcin"
"Hello Marcin"

paulinap
15 nov 2014

  • Polaco

Exactly :) cause the literal translation is : witam - I greet. Witaj (greet! - imperativ to 2nd singular but Polish ears hear it as "be greeted!")

paulinap
16 nov 2014

  • Polaco
Actually you say dzień dobry to people u don't know or to elder ones, when you are not close to each other and u wanna show some respect/distance (it also always depends on the way you say it but generally you wouldn't say dzień dobry to your friend/mate. You would say CZEŚĆ ). WITAM - is the one u don't use as often as Dzień dobry on a daily basis (as above: more on a conference or another event where you greet everyone "opening the ceremony" ;) ) you may also say it instead of Dzień dobry (when I do it's to be funny, to cheer up the atmosphere - because it sounds a bit unnatural - you'd have to articulate it showing that u chose the word on purpose, that you're in a good mood etc. ) because if you say Witam with no particular emotion, it is considered to be really stiff, almost showing that you are saying hello because the situation demands it, not that you want it (kind of like a businessman asshole buying a sandwich showing how much above the ordinary people he is saying Witam instead of the common friendly-sounding Dzień dobry. The last one: Witaj.... U don't use it on a daily basis. Or very rarely, cause it's very direct. It's hard to explain but it kind of shows a special relation between the speaker and the greeted person. U would hear it for example in movies where Dumbledore says Witaj Harry, oczekiwałem cię. (Hello Harry, i was expecting you) - it has a pretty majectic sound. So to be safe, avoid saying "witaj" untill you understand in which situations it sounds all right.

Actually you say dzień dobry to people u don't know or to elder ones, when you are not close to each other and u wanna show some respect/distance (it also always depends on the way you say it but generally you wouldn't say dzień dobry to your friend/mate. You would say CZEŚĆ ). WITAM - is the one u don't use as often as Dzień dobry on a daily basis (as above: more on a conference or another event where you greet everyone "opening the ceremony" ;) ) you may also say it instead of Dzień dobry (when I do it's to be funny, to cheer up the atmosphere - because it sounds a bit unnatural - you'd have to articulate it showing that u chose the word on purpose, that you're in a good mood etc. ) because if you say Witam with no particular emotion, it is considered to be really stiff, almost showing that you are saying hello because the situation demands it, not that you want it (kind of like a businessman asshole buying a sandwich showing how much above the ordinary people he is saying Witam instead of the common friendly-sounding Dzień dobry. The last one: Witaj.... U don't use it on a daily basis. Or very rarely, cause it's very direct. It's hard to explain but it kind of shows a special relation between the speaker and the greeted person. U would hear it for example in movies where Dumbledore says Witaj Harry, oczekiwałem cię. (Hello Harry, i was expecting you) - it has a pretty majectic sound. So to be safe, avoid saying "witaj" untill you understand in which situations it sounds all right.

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