Thanking
dziękuję is thank you — it is the 1st-person form of a verb, so it literally means I thank. dzięki is the short informal version, like English thanks.
The reply is nie ma za co — don't mention it, literally there is nothing for which.
Please, and here you are
proszę is the workhorse. It means please, but also here you are when you hand something over, and go ahead when you let someone speak. proszę bardzo is its emphatic form, and doubles as a second way to answer thank you.
| formula | used for |
|---|---|
| dziękuję / dzięki | thanking |
| nie ma za co | replying to thanks |
| proszę | please; here you are |
| przepraszam | sorry; excuse me |
| nic nie szkodzi | replying to an apology |
Apologising
przepraszam covers both sorry and excuse me — an apology and a way to get someone's attention. The reply is nic nie szkodzi, no harm done.
okej and w porządku both mean OK / all right; the second is the more Polish of the two.
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