뜻
Drafting a digital message.
문화적 배경
Poles are very sensitive to hierarchy in emails. Using 'Pan/Pani' is mandatory unless you are friends. In modern offices, 'Ponglish' (Polish + English) is common. You might hear 'Sforkuj mi tego maila' (Forward me that mail). Students must use very formal language when writing to professors. 'Pisać maila' is the act, but the content must be 'pismo'. With the rise of remote work, 'pisać maila' often happens in cafes, which is a relatively new social sight in Poland.
The '-a' ending
Even though 'mail' is a thing, we say 'maila' in the accusative. It's more natural!
Aspect matters
Use 'pisać' for the process. If you finished it, use 'napisałem'.
뜻
Drafting a digital message.
The '-a' ending
Even though 'mail' is a thing, we say 'maila' in the accusative. It's more natural!
Aspect matters
Use 'pisać' for the process. If you finished it, use 'napisałem'.
Formal openings
Always start a formal mail with 'Szanowny Panie' or 'Szanowna Pani'.
The Monkey
When giving your email address, remember that '@' is called 'małpa'.
셀프 테스트
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'pisać'.
Ja teraz ______ maila do szefa.
The first person singular ('Ja') form of 'pisać' is 'piszę'.
Choose the most natural way to say 'I am writing an email'.
Which sentence is correct?
'Piszę' is the correct conjugation and 'maila' is the natural accusative form.
Match the Polish phrase with its English meaning.
Match the pairs:
These are all common variations of email-related actions.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Co robisz? B: ______ maila do profesora.
The speaker is talking about themselves (B), so 'Piszę' is correct.
🎉 점수: /4
시각 학습 자료
Who are you writing to?
Formal
- • Dyrektor
- • Profesor
- • Klient
Informal
- • Kolega
- • Mama
- • Brat
연습 문제 은행
4 연습 문제Ja teraz ______ maila do szefa.
The first person singular ('Ja') form of 'pisać' is 'piszę'.
Which sentence is correct?
'Piszę' is the correct conjugation and 'maila' is the natural accusative form.
왼쪽의 각 항목을 오른쪽의 짝과 연결하세요:
These are all common variations of email-related actions.
A: Co robisz? B: ______ maila do profesora.
The speaker is talking about themselves (B), so 'Piszę' is correct.
🎉 점수: /4
자주 묻는 질문
10 질문It's neutral. You can use it in almost any context.
Yes, it's slightly more formal but less common in speech.
The plural is 'pisać maile'.
No, 'Piszę maila' already implies 'I' because of the verb ending.
Use 'Odpisuję na maila'.
It's a loanword from English, but it's fully integrated into Polish grammar.
It is the Accusative case (Biernik).
Usually, we say 'pisać SMS-a' or 'pisać na Messengerze'.
Say 'pisać maila do przyjaciela'.
It's not wrong, but it sounds very stiff and formal. 'Maila' is much more common.
관련 표현
odpisać na maila
similarto reply to an email
wysłać maila
builds onto send an email
dostać maila
contrastto receive an email
skasować maila
specialized formto delete an email
