Mar 28, 2005 10:35
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Polish term
Pan/Pani
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I'd like to know if it is correct to write the words "Pan" and "Pani" with small letters (if it's not the official correspondence). Is it necessary to put the capital letters in the beginning of these words? Thank you in advance.
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| 5 +2 | Pan/Pani/Państwo |
Barbara Gadomska
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| 5 | Pan/Pani |
Tomasz Jurewicz
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Barbara Gadomska
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Pan/Pani/Państwo
You should use capital letters when you address somebody directly: "Szanowna Pani Mario / Szanowny Panie Janie / Szanowni Państwo" or "chciałabym Panią / Pana / Państwo zaprosić".
You need not use capital letters when you are writing about somebody (in the third person):
"Przyszła pani Maria / przyszedł pan Jan / przyszli państwo Kowalscy"
"poznałam tę panią / tego pana / tych państwa rok temu"
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Note added at 35 mins (2005-03-28 11:10:09 GMT)
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sorry, a typing error:
\"chciałabym Panią / Pana / Państwa zaprosić\"
You need not use capital letters when you are writing about somebody (in the third person):
"Przyszła pani Maria / przyszedł pan Jan / przyszli państwo Kowalscy"
"poznałam tę panią / tego pana / tych państwa rok temu"
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Note added at 35 mins (2005-03-28 11:10:09 GMT)
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sorry, a typing error:
\"chciałabym Panią / Pana / Państwa zaprosić\"
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Tomasz Jurewicz
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Pan/Pani
It is more polite to use capital letters with Pan/Pani when you address someone in a letter.
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Note added at 13 mins (2005-03-28 10:48:45 GMT)
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So it is ok to use small letters. :)) Like \"Moze pan/pani napisac zglosic sie do odpowiednich wladz.\"
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Note added at 13 mins (2005-03-28 10:48:45 GMT)
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So it is ok to use small letters. :)) Like \"Moze pan/pani napisac zglosic sie do odpowiednich wladz.\"
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