How to Say "We" in Polish - How To Say Guide

/ˈmɘ/

The English phrase "we" is translated to Polish as my.

my is the generic first-person plural pronoun, used by a speaker to refer to themselves and at least one other person.

Meaning: generic we (the speaker and at least one other person, regardless of whether it's the person being addressed) (pron)

How does it change in a sentence?

The pronoun my is used for both masculine-personal and non-masculine-personal plural groups.

/ˈmɘ/

The word my is also the name of the Greek letter 'mu' in Polish, a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μῦ.
In casual speech, Poles often omit the pronoun my entirely because the verb ending already indicates that the subject is 'we'.
Unlike English where 'we' is always a subject, in Polish, the concept of 'we' changes form entirely depending on whether it is the subject or the object of a sentence.

Co to to nie my.
That's not what we do.
Tatoeba #11731054 by mojeanin, translation #4888497 by CK
Myśleliśmy, że Tom śpi.
We thought Tom was asleep.
Tatoeba #6328275 by arie, translation #10641812 by sundown
Myślimy, że zaraz wróci.
We expect him to come back soon.
Tatoeba #356918 by zipangu, translation #249164 by CH
My jesteśmy zespołem programistów pracujących nad tym projektem.
We are a team of programmers working on this project.
Jesteśmy przekonani, że to rozwiązanie przyniesie pozytywne rezultaty.
We are convinced that this solution will bring positive results.
Jeśli pada, nam się nie chce wychodzić.
If it's raining, we don't feel like going out.
Otoczyli nas dobrzy ludzie.
We were surrounded by good people.
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Anna and Tomasz are talking about their weekend plans.

Anna

My idziemy do kina w sobotę.
We are going to the cinema on Saturday.
Tomasz

To świetny pomysł, idę z wami.
That is a great idea, I am going with you.
Anna

My też chcemy zaprosić Marka.
We also want to invite Marek.
Tomasz

Dobrze, zadzwonię do niego teraz.
Good, I will call him now.

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