pozdrowienia
/pɔ.zdrɔˈvjɛ.ɲa/
The Polish word for "greetings" is pozdrowienia.
The word pozdrowienia is a noun that refers to greetings. Unlike the English "hello", it is rarely used as a standalone spoken greeting when meeting someone face-to-face. It is primarily used to convey regards to a third party or in written messages. For actual correspondence, the verb form pozdrawiam (meaning "I greet" or "Best regards") is much more common than the noun pozdrowienia.
Meaning: formal way of saying "hello" (intj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the noun is pozdrowienie.
How do you pronounce it?
/pɔ.zdrɔˈvjɛ.ɲa/. The word has 4 syllables, with the stress on the 3rd syllable.
Did you know?
- The root of pozdrowienia is the word zdrowie, meaning 'health'. When a Polish person sends pozdrowienia, they are literally wishing the recipient 'health'.
- While pozdrawiam is a standard polite closing in emails, using it during a heated dispute can signal 'aggressive politeness' and a cold desire to end the conversation.
- In historical Polish literature, the act of pozdrowienie was often tied to strict social hierarchies and accompanied by bowing or kissing a hand.
Examples in context
- Przesyłam ci pozdrowienia przez radio.I'll send you greetings by radio.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use pozdrowienia in the context of sending regards via radio.Tatoeba #5948369 by qmak, translation #6029191 by Huskion
- Pozdrowienia.Greetings.This sentence shows pozdrowienia used as a brief message.Tatoeba #12453927 by Wojtanex, translation #11129883 by ddnktr
- Wymieniliśmy pozdrowienia.We exchanged greetings.This sentence demonstrates the use of pozdrowienia when referring to an exchange between people.Tatoeba #10595515 by polski_ren, translation #247848 by CK
Example conversation
Agnieszka and Paweł are ending a formal business email thread.
- AgnieszkaSerdeczne pozdrowienia dla wszystkich.Warm greetings to everyone.
- PawełDziękuję, Pani Agnieszko.Thank you, Ms. Agnieszka.
- AgnieszkaDo usłyszenia jutro.Talk to you tomorrow.
- PawełDo jutra, pozdrowienia.Until tomorrow, greetings.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry pozdrowienia, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
