Hello?

Polish translation: halo ?

18:14 Mar 7, 2004
English to Polish translations [Non-PRO]
Slang / greeting
English term or phrase: Hello?
Im just wondering how to answer the phone in Polish.
Ashley
Polish translation:halo ?
Explanation:
ewentualnie 'słucham' lub 'proszę' (raczej rzadziej)
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Adam Lankamer
Poland
Local time: 11:08
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hello?
halo ?


Explanation:
ewentualnie 'słucham' lub 'proszę' (raczej rzadziej)

Adam Lankamer
Poland
Local time: 11:08
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Agnieszka Hayward (X): I always say 'słucham' or 'halo'
3 mins

agree  leff
49 mins

agree  Anna Bittner
58 mins

agree  Ryszard Matuszewski: 'tak słucham' is best when answering the phone; 'halo' is rather used when you can't hear the interlocutor properly or when not sure whether he/she can hear you
1 hr

agree  Ewa Nowicka: halo is just perfect and so much easier to say, isn't it?
2 hrs

agree  Dee79
21 hrs

agree  magry
1 day 15 hrs

agree  Kornelia Longoria
8 days

agree  SATRO
11 days
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