Learn Polish ten words at a time
Polski
Ten short games: the 102 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.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Cześćcheshch
- Hello
- Dzień dobryjen DOB-ri
- Good morning
- Dobry wieczórDOB-ri VYEH-choor
- Good evening
- Do widzeniado vee-DZEN-ya
- Goodbye
- Na raziena RAH-zheh
- See you
- ProszęPRO-sheh
- Please
- Dziękujęjen-KOO-yeh
- Thank you
- Nie ma za conyeh mah ZAH tsoh
- You're welcome
- Przykro miPSHIK-roh mee
- Sorry
- Przepraszampsheh-PRAH-sham
- Excuse me
- Miło miMEE-woh mee
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- Poproszę...poh-PROH-sheh
- I would like...
- Tenten
- This one
- Ile kosztuje?EE-leh kosh-TOO-yeh
- How much is it?
- Rachunek poproszęrah-KHOO-nek poh-PROH-sheh
- The bill, please
- KartąKAR-towm
- By card
- Gotówkągoh-TOOV-kowm
- In cash
- WodaVOH-dah
- Water
- KawaKAH-vah
- Coffee
- Herbataher-BA-ta
- Tea
- PiwoPEE-voh
- Beer
- Bez...bes
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- Taktahk
- Yes
- Nienyeh
- No
- OkejOH-key
- Okay
- 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?
- Proszę powtórzyćPROH-sheh pof-TOO-zhich
- Can you repeat that?
- Wolniej, proszęVOL-nyey, PROH-sheh
- Slowly, please
- Co to jest?tsoh toh yest
- What is this?
- Potrzebuję...poh-tsheh-BOO-yeh
- I need...
- Proszę mi pomócPROH-sheh mee POH-moots
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- JedenYEH-den
- One
- Dwadvah
- Two
- Trzytshih
- Three
- CzteryCHTEH-rih
- Four
- Pięćpyench
- Five
- Sześćsheshch
- Six
- SiedemSHEH-dem
- Seven
- OsiemOH-shem
- Eight
- DziewięćJEH-vyench
- Nine
- Dziesięćjyeh-SHENCH
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- Czy jest...?chih yest
- Do you have...?
- Gdzie jest...?gjeh yest
- Where is...?
- Otwarteot-FAR-teh
- Open
- Zamkniętezahm-KNYEN-teh
- Closed
- Torebkę?toh-REP-keh
- A bag?
- Za drogozah DROH-goh
- Too expensive
- Mam rezerwacjęmahm reh-zer-VAHTS-yeh
- I have a reservation
- Czy śniadanie jest wliczone?chih shnyah-DAH-nyeh yest vlee-CHOH-neh
- Is breakfast included?
- Jakie jest hasło do wifi?YAH-kyeh yest HAHS-woh doh WEE-fee
- What's the wifi password?
- Czy mogę...?chih MOH-geh
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and 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
- Co polecacie?tsoh poh-leh-TSAH-cheh
- What do you recommend?
- Nie jem...nyeh yem
- I don't eat...
- Mam alergię na...mahm ah-LER-gyeh nah
- I'm allergic to...
- MięsoMYEN-soh
- Meat
- KurczakKOOR-chak
- Chicken
- RybaRIH-bah
- Fish
- To jest pysznetoh yest PISH-neh
- It's delicious
- Na zdrowienah ZDROH-vyeh
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- Jak się Pan/Pani miewa?yahk sheh pahn/PAH-nee MYEH-vah
- How are you?
- Dobrze, dziękujęDOH-bzheh, jyen-KOO-yeh
- I'm fine, thanks
- A Pan/Pani?ah PAHN / PAH-nee
- And you?
- Jak się Pan/Pani nazywa?yahk sheh PAHN / PAH-nee nah-ZIH-vah
- What's your name?
- Nazywam się...nah-ZIH-vahm sheh
- My name is...
- Skąd Pan/Pani jest?skont PAHN / PAH-nee yest
- Where are you from?
- Jestem z...YES-tem z
- I'm from...
- Podoba mi siępoh-DOH-bah mee sheh
- I like it
- PiękniePYENK-nyeh
- It's beautiful
- Witamyvee-TAH-mih
- Welcome
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?
- Jak dojść do...?yahk doyshch doh
- How do I get to...?
- W lewov LEH-voh
- To the left
- W prawov PRAH-voh
- To the right
- ProstoPROH-stoh
- Straight ahead
- TutajTOO-tay
- Here
- Dworzec kolejowyDVOH-zhets koh-leh-YOH-vih
- Train station
- Autobusow-TOH-boos
- Bus
- Lotniskolot-NEES-koh
- Airport
- Jeden bilet poproszęYEH-den BEE-let poh-PROH-sheh
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- TerazTEH-rahs
- Now
- PóźniejPOOZH-nyey
- Later
- DzisiajJEE-shay
- Today
- JutroYOO-troh
- Tomorrow
- Dziś wieczoremjeesh vyeh-CHOH-rem
- Tonight
- Kiedy?KYEH-dih
- When?
- O której otwieracie?oh KTOO-rey ot-fyeh-RAH-cheh
- What time does it open?
- Chwileczkękhvee-LECH-keh
- One moment, please
- MinutMEE-noot
- Minutes
- GodzinGOH-jeen
- Hours
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
- Zostało skradzionezoh-STAH-woh skrahd-ZHOH-nyeh
- It was stolen
- To nagły wypadektoh NAH-gwih vih-PAH-dek
- It's an emergency
- Proszę mnie zostawić w spokojuPROH-sheh mnyeh zos-TAH-veech f spoh-KOH-yoo
- Leave me alone