Where are you going? Gdzie idziesz albo dokąd idziesz?
Where are you going in polish?
From the start i always asked: Gdzie idziesz? And nobody ever corrected me on this.
Now on my fiszki it says: Dokąd idziesz? For where are you going?

So I was wondering:
How wrong is it to say Gdzie idziesz? Or can I still keep using it and mix it with Dokąd idziesz?

Question

Where are you going? Gdzie idziesz albo dokąd idziesz?
Where are you going in polish? 
From the start i always asked: Gdzie idziesz? And nobody ever corrected me on this.
Now on my fiszki it says: Dokąd idziesz? For where are you going?

So I was wondering: 
How wrong is it to say Gdzie idziesz? Or can I still keep using it and mix it with Dokąd idziesz?

Answer

More correct is:" Dokąd idziesz?" But you can use also:" Gdzie idziesz?". It's not wrong.

Answer

The thing is "gdzie" means 'where' and "dokąd' is 'to where'. So in theory "gdzie" shall be used to ask about/describe position/location of something, while "dokąd" to describe destination of any movement. The distinction between those two isn't however as important in Polish as it is in Russian or some other Slavic languages.

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