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In today's episode of #PolishForForeigners we will learn some maritime terminology, which might be useful in a daily life as well. Also, some colloquialisms useful while visiting some communities. Fordewind, from Dutch - as our probably whole maritime terminology - voor de wind, formal, a boat course relative to the wind, where it goes from the back, running(*) downwind. Wmordewind, informal, literally: in your face wind, going against the wind, being in irons. When sailing, such conditions require either tacking on the close reach/close haul, or using - if available - a very special kind of sail we call dieselgrot. A digress: grot comes, of course, from Dutch, and means main sail; the diesel part, I believe, is self-explanatory. Wmordewind is a very useful word to explain your biking experience. I guess trail runners can relate as well. Morda itself is kind of a rude word. And when used in "chcesz w mordę?" expression (literally: do you want it in your face), there is a huge chance of violence ensuing. It's like "lookin' for troubles, mate?" Please note, that morda means both, the whole face as well as just the mouth, depending on the exact context. However, siema mordo, or in diminutive form, siema mordeczko, is a greeting, as peaceful as informal. Kind of "yo, dawg". Siema itself comes from "jak się masz" meaning "how are you doing". Hopefully, you are able to maintain the atmosphere of camaraderie, and you will safely make it into a farewell. The informal way of saying your farewells is nara or narka. It comes from "to na razie" meaning, give or take, "that's it for now". Nara, mordeczki. (*) No, autocorrect, running, not rimming. Don't try to outlewd me. You're no match to me.