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LENGO · PolishGrammar lessons
Study “Panie Tomku, pani Aniu: addressing people”: read the rule, then use it to complete three sentences from the lesson.
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Panie Tomku, pani Aniu: addressing people
To call or greet someone, Polish uses the vocative. In polite address:
- pan becomes panie, and a first name or title follows in the vocative: panie Tomku, panie Adamie, panie profesorze, panie kierowniku
- pani stays the same, but a first name changes: pani Aniu, pani Magdo, pani Ewo
- female titles never change: pani doktor, pani profesor, pani dyrektor
Pan or pani with a first name is friendly yet still formal, typical among colleagues and neighbours.
Letters open with capitals: Szanowny Panie, Szanowna Pani, Szanowni Państwo.
Calling out a bare Panie! or Pani! sounds rude; say proszę pana or proszę pani instead.
Try it yourself
(Pani Ania), ma pani chwilę?Show answer
Pani Aniu, ma pani chwilę?
Dzień dobry, (pan profesor)!Show answer
Dzień dobry, panie profesorze!
(Pan Adam), telefon do pana.Show answer
Panie Adamie, telefon do pana.