jak się masz
Polish
Etymology
Literally, “how do you have [yourself]?”, or more loosely translated as “how do you fare?”. Compare Czech jak se máš, Danish hvordan har du det, Latin quōmodo tē habēs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjak.ɕɛ ˈmaʂ/
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Phrase
- (colloquial, idiomatic) how are you?, how's it going?, what's up? (what's happening?; what are you doing?)
- Synonyms: co słychać, co tam, jak leci, jak tam
Descendants
- → Belarusian: як ма́ешся (jak máješsja)
- → Ukrainian: як ся ма́єш (jak sja máješ)
Further reading
- jak się masz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- jak się masz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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