Colloquial & Slang
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Vocabulary Words (39)
cześć
/t͡ʂɛɕt͡ɕ/
hey / hello
dzięki
/d͡ʑɛɲkʲis/
thanks
fajnie
/ˈfajɲɛ/
cool
super
/ˈsupɛr/
awesome
koleś
/ˈkɔlɛɕ/
dude
kumpel
/ˈkumpɛl/
buddy
chilować
/t͡ɕʲiˈlɔvat͡ɕ/
to chill
ogarnąć
/ɔˈɡarnɔ̃t͡ɕ/
to manage
imprezować
/ʲimprɛˈzɔvat͡ɕ/
to party
spoko
/ˈspɔkɔ/
okay/cool
laska
/ˈlaska/
girl (slang)
ziom
/zʲɔm/
bro/dude
pech
/pɛx/
bad luck
szlam
/ʂlam/
crap
szaleństwo
/ʂaˈlɛɲstfɔ/
madness
mega
/ˈmɛɡa/
mega/super
naprawdę
/naˈpravdɛ/
really
typ
/tɨp/
guy
denerwować
/dɛnɛrˈvɔvat͡ɕ/
to annoy
stres
/strɛs/
stress
humor
/ˈxumɔr/
mood
nara
/ˈnara/
bye (slang)
siema
/ˈɕɛma/
hey/what's up
git
/ɡʲit/
good/cool
obciach
/ˈɔbt͡ɕax/
cringe
ogar
/ˈɔɡar/
smart person
żal
/ʐal/
pity/too bad
przesadny
/pʂɛˈsadnɨ/
extra/dramatic
plotki
/ˈplɔtkʲi/
gossip
przegryw
/ˈpʂɛɡrɨf/
loser
petarda
/pɛˈtarda/
banger/hit
ściema
/ˈɕt͡ɕɛma/
lie/bs
ziomek
/ˈzʲɔmɛk/
bro
dawać czadu
/ˈdavat͡ɕ ˈt͡ʂadu/
to rock
kochanie
/kɔˈxaɲɛ/
sweetie
bracie
/ˈbrat͡ɕɛ/
bro
pa
/pa/
bye
no i?
/nɔ ʲi/
what's up?
jazda
/ˈjazda/
let's go
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