tak, poproszę
In Polish, "yes please" is said as tak, poproszę.
tak, poproszę is the standard polite response used when someone offers you an item or when a waiter asks if you would like something, such as more water.
Which one should you use?
While tak, proszę is also used to say "yes, please", tak, poproszę is more common when accepting a specific offer of food or an object. This is because the aspect of the verb implies the completion of the act of requesting or receiving the item.
Did you know?
- The word poproszę is the first-person singular form of a verb that means 'I request', making the phrase literally 'yes, I request'.
- The word tak is actually a shortened version of the phrase tak jest, which literally means 'so it is'.
- In Poland, nodding your head while saying tak, poproszę is standard, but in some neighboring Slavic cultures, head gestures for 'yes' and 'no' can occasionally be reversed or ambiguous.
Examples in context
- Tak, proszę.Yes, please.
- Tak, poproszę kawę z mlekiem.Yes, coffee with milk, please.
- Czy chcesz herbatę? – Tak, poproszę.Do you want tea? – Yes, please.
- Tak, poproszę tę książkę.Yes, this book, please.
Example conversation
Agnieszka and Krzysztof are sitting in a small cafe.
- AgnieszkaKrzysztofie, czy chcesz jeszcze wody?Krzysztof, do you want more water?
- KrzysztofTak, poproszę.Yes, please.
- AgnieszkaCzy przynieść też sok?Should I bring juice too?
- KrzysztofTak, poproszę sok pomarańczowy.Yes, orange juice, please.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
