The Polish course
Learn Polish ten words at a time
Polski
Ten games of ten words: the hundred most useful Polish words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Polish challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Polish · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Dzień dobryjen DOB-ri
- Hello
- Cześćcheshch
- Hi
- Dzień dobryjen DOB-ri
- Good morning
- Dobranocdo-BRAH-nots
- Good night
- Dziękuję bardzojen-KOO-yeh BAR-dzo
- Thank you very much
- DziękiJEN-kee
- Thanks
- ProszęPRO-sheh
- You're welcome
- ProszęPRO-sheh
- Please
- Przepraszampsheh-PRAH-sham
- Excuse me
- Do widzeniado vee-DZEN-ya
- Goodbye
Polish · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Jedno piwo poproszęYED-noh PEE-voh poh-PROH-sheh
- One beer please
- Jedno z tychYED-noh z tikh
- One of these
- KawaKAH-vah
- Coffee
- Dwa poproszędvah poh-PROH-sheh
- Two please
- Jeszcze jednoYESH-cheh YED-noh
- One more
- Ile kosztuje?EE-leh kosh-TOO-yeh
- How much?
- Rachunek poproszęrah-KHOO-nek poh-PROH-sheh
- The bill
- Czy mogę prosić o...chih MOH-geh PROH-sheech oh
- May I / Can I have
- Na zdrowienah ZDROH-vyeh
- Cheers
- Sto latstoh laht
- Bless you
Polish · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- Taktahk
- Yes
- Nienyeh
- No
- OkejOH-key
- Okay
- Jasne, nie ma problemuYAH-sneh, nyeh mah proh-BLEH-moo
- Sure, no problem
- Nie wiemnyeh vyem
- I don't know
- Nie rozumiemnyeh roh-ZOO-myem
- I don't understand
- Czy mówi Pan/Pani po angielsku?chih MOO-vee pahn/PAH-nee poh ahn-GYEL-skoo
- Do you speak English?
- TrochęTROH-kheh
- A little
- Oczywiścieoh-chih-VEESH-cheh
- Of course
- Wszystko w porządkuFSHIST-koh v poh-ZHOND-koo
- Everything is fine
Polish · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- JedenYEH-den
- One
- Dwadvah
- Two
- Trzytshih
- Three
- CzteryCHTEH-rih
- Four
- Pięćpyench
- Five
- Dziesięćjyeh-SHENCH
- Ten
- Stostoh
- One hundred
- ZłotyZWOH-tih
- Zloty (zł)
- KartąKAR-towm
- By card
- Gotówkągoh-TOOV-kowm
- In cash
Polish · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- Chlebkhlep
- Bread
- MlekoMLEH-koh
- Milk
- Sersehr
- Cheese
- WodaVOH-dah
- Water
- Czy potrzebuje Pan/Pani torbę?chih poh-tsheh-BOO-yeh pahn/PAH-nee TOR-beh
- A bag?
- Czy jest...?chih yest
- Do you have...?
- Gdzie jest...?gjeh yest
- Where is...?
- Tenten
- This one
- Nic więcejneets VYEN-tsey
- Nothing else
- Miłego dniamee-WEH-goh dnyah
- Have a nice day
Polish · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- Stolik dla dwóch osóbSTOH-leek dlah dvoohk OH-soob
- A table for two
- Menu poproszęMEH-noo poh-PROH-sheh
- The menu please
- Kawa czarnaKAH-vah CHAR-nah
- Black coffee
- Kieliszek winakyeh-LEE-shek VEE-nah
- A glass of wine
- PiwoPEE-voh
- A beer
- Pierogipyeh-ROH-gee
- Pierogi
- To jest pysznetoh yest PISH-neh
- It's delicious
- Bez lodubez LOH-doo
- Without ice
- Na wynosnah VIH-nos
- To take away
- Reszty nie trzebaRESH-tih nyeh TSHEH-bah
- Keep the change
Polish · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Jak się Pan/Pani miewa?yahk sheh pahn/PAH-nee MYEH-vah
- How are you (polite)
- Co słychać?tsoh SWIH-khatch
- How are you (casual)
- Dobrze, dziękujęDOH-bzheh, jyen-KOO-yeh
- I'm fine
- A Pan/Pani? or A ty?ah pahn/PAH-nee / ah tih
- And you?
- Co nowego?tsoh noh-VEH-goh
- What's new?
- Ładna pogoda, prawda?WAHD-nah poh-GOH-dah, PRAHV-dah
- Nice weather huh?
- Do zobaczeniadoh zoh-bah-CHEH-nyah
- See you soon
- Miłego wieczorumee-WEH-goh vyeh-CHOH-roo
- Have a nice evening
- Pozdrów rodzinęPOZ-droov roh-JEE-neh
- Say hi to the family
- Wszystkiego najlepszegofshist-KYEH-goh nay-lep-SHEH-goh
- All the best
Polish · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Gdzie jest toaleta?gjeh yest toh-ah-LEH-tah
- Where is the toilet?
- W lewov LEH-voh
- Left
- W prawov PRAH-voh
- Right
- ProstoPROH-stoh
- Straight ahead
- TutajTOO-tay
- Here
- Tamtahm
- There
- TramwajTRAHM-vay
- Tram
- Dworzec kolejowyDVOH-zhets koh-leh-YOH-vih
- Train station
- Jeden bilet poproszęYEH-den BEE-let poh-PROH-sheh
- One ticket please
- Proszę się tu zatrzymaćPROH-sheh sheh too zah-TSHIH-mahch
- Stop here please
Polish · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- DzisiajJEE-shay
- Today
- JutroYOO-troh
- Tomorrow
- WczorajFCHOH-ray
- Yesterday
- TerazTEH-rahs
- Now
- PóźniejPOOZH-nyey
- Later
- Która godzina?KTOO-rah goh-JEE-nah
- What time is it?
- Poniedziałekpoh-nyeh-JAH-wek
- Monday
- Sobotasoh-BOH-tah
- Saturday
- Niedzielanyeh-JEH-lah
- Sunday
- WeekendVEE-kend
- The weekend
Polish · Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Pomocy!poh-MOH-tsih
- Help!
- Proszę wezwać lekarzaPROH-sheh VEZ-vahch leh-KAH-zhah
- Call a doctor
- Policjapoh-LEETS-yah
- Police
- Aptekaahp-TEH-kah
- Pharmacy
- SzpitalSHPEE-tahl
- Hospital
- Zgubiłem się / Zgubiłam sięzgoo-BEE-wem sheh / zgoo-BEE-wahm sheh
- I'm lost
- Niedobrze minyeh-DOH-bzheh mee
- I don't feel well
- Mój portfelmooy PORT-fel
- My wallet
- Zostało skradzionezoh-STAH-woh skrahd-ZHOH-nyeh
- It was stolen
- To pilnetoh PEEL-neh
- It's urgent