Co znaczy siema ?

polski

Hi it's very colloquial

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francuski (Francja)

@Wiesiek So when would you be using siema and when would you be using czesc?

Wiesiek

polski

@PaulineK Personally I don't like the word siema. Teenagers use it with ppl they know very well like your homies, close friends from neighborhood to sound cool. Część is just normal hi, hello.

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francuski (Francja)

@Wiesiek So siema is more of a slang word then? I have never used it but heard some of my cousins using it when I was in Poland but couldn't figure out the meaning

kbaciejowski

polski

@PaulineK there is no diffrence between cześć and siema, but rge second one is mostly used by young people, majority of older people don't understand "siema", but any way you shouldn't use it talking with them (because of respect)

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Wiesiek

polski

@PaulineK Yup. It's quite popular especially among youngsters.

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Equestor

polski

It's polish slang, it means CZEŚĆ

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francuski (Francja)

@kbaciejowski thanks for the explanation!

itsakahere

polski

You can also translate it as an English 'yo'. You will use it as 'hi' among people you know but you will not say it to strangers. Siema is very colloquial.

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olusiabielejewska

polski

this is a welcome

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HomoBonus

2 paź 2017

polski

As everybody here said it's very colloquial. It is the abbreviation of "jak się masz- how are you"

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2 paź 2017

francuski (Francja)

@HomoBonus Oh yeah I've heard about this. But how come the abbreviation would now mean "hi" and not "how are you" anymore?

HomoBonus

polski

@PaulineK I am sorry I'm afraid I don't understand this question. Maybe you could you ask in other way?

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francuski (Francja)

@HomoBonus Oh sure yeah. You've said "jak sie masz" means "how are you", and "Siema" means "hi". You've also said that siema is the abbreviation of jak sie masz. An abbreviation normally means the same than the original but in a shorter way. So this being said, I don't understand how "hi" would mean the same than "how are you"

HomoBonus

polski

@PaulineK I think Siema evaluated to be used as Hi in slang language. Both are greetings. But remember that polish Cześć and Siema are also used not only as a greeting but also as a farewell. Maybe it helps:
https://pl.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/siema

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