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  What it means

  Literally “for good day / as a hello.” Means right from the start, as the very first thing — “first thing,” “straight off the bat,” “right from the word go.” E.g. “na dzień dobry dostałem reprymendę” — I got a reprimand first thing.

  Vocabulary

  • dzień — day
  • dobry — good

  Grammar note

  'Na dzień dobry' uses the accusative of 'dzień dobry' (good day/hello) after 'na' — as a greeting, as the opening move.

  Cultural context

  'Dzień dobry' is the standard Polish greeting — using it in this phrase implies something happened at the very first moment of contact.

  Beginner

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