Word
Miłego dnia! – Nawzajem!
Meaning
Have a nice day! – Same to you!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Miłego dnia! – Nawzajem!
How do I pronounce Miłego dnia and Nawzajem?
- Miłego dnia: [mʲiˈwɛɡɔ dɲa]
- ł sounds like English w.
- w sounds like v.
- dnia is one beat: [dɲa] (like “d-nyah” fused together), not “dee-nee-ah.”
- Stress the second syllable of miłego: mi-ŁE-go.
- Nawzajem: [naˈvzajɛm]
- wz = [vz] as in “avz-.”
- j = English y.
- Stress the middle: na-VZA-jem.
Why is it miłego and not miły?
Because the phrase is short for an ellipsis of a wish: Życzę (ci) miłego dnia “I wish you a nice day.” The verb życzyć (to wish) governs the genitive case, so the adjective miły must also be in the genitive singular masculine: miłego.
Why is it dnia and not dzień?
Dzień (day) is the base form (nominative). After życzyć, we need the genitive, which is dnia. So: miłego dnia. In other contexts you’ll see other cases, e.g. w dniu (locative: “on the day”).
Is Miłego dnia! formal or informal? Can I use it with strangers?