Jak masz na imię?
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What it means
Literally “what do you have as a name?” The standard Polish way to ask someone’s first name — “what’s your name?”
Vocabulary
- jak — how / what
- masz — you have (2nd person singular of 'mieć')
- imię — first name
Grammar note
'Na imię' uses the accusative after 'na'. The answer uses the same construction: 'mam na imię Anna' (my name is Anna — literally 'I have Anna as a name').
Cultural context
Note that Polish distinguishes 'imię' (first name) from 'nazwisko' (surname). This question asks only for the first name.
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