słychać

Meaning

1. to be able to be heard, to be audible
2. to be said about, to be known from hearsay

Hyphenated as

sły‧chać

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈswɨ.xat͡ɕ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish słychać, from Proto-Slavic *slyxati.

Sentences

— Cóż tam u ciebie słychać ?

"What do you hear there?"

— A co tam słychać u sąsiadów?

“What's going on with the neighbors?”

— Co u ciebie słychać , to znaczy — co czytasz ? — „ Złotego osła” i „Ars amatoria”.

— What's going on with you, I mean — what are you reading? — "Golden Donkey" and "Ars amatoria".