Phrase book
In Poland, Polish is spoken. Older people may understand German or Russian, younger English, but you should not count on it too much.
Podstawy | Basics |
nie rozumiem (po polsku) | I don't understand (Polish) |
nazywam się... | my name is... |
jestem z... | I'm from... |
dzień dobry | good morning |
do widzenia | good bye |
na zdrowie | cheers, bless you |
dziękuje | thank you |
proszę | please |
przepraszam | excuse me / sorry |
tak | yes |
nie | no |
(być) może | maybe |
Kierunki | Directions |
lewo | left |
prawo | right |
prosto | straight on |
ulica | street |
droga | road |
skrzyżowanie | crossing |
gdzie jest... | where is... |
którędy do / na... | which way to... |
dokąd prowadzi ta droga? | where does this road lead to? |
czy to droga do Wygwizdowa? | is it the road to Wygwizdów? |
ile kilometrów jest stąd do...? | how many km are from here to...? |
Zakupy | Shopping |
sklep | shop |
spożywczy | grocery |
piekarnia | bakery |
targ, bazarek | marketplace |
sklep rowerowy | bicycle shop |
chleb (razowy) | (wholemeal) bread |
woda | water |
piwo | beer |
karta telefoniczna | phone card |
bankomat | ATM |
ile to kosztuje? | how much does it cost? |
cena | price |
Menu | Menu |
herbata | tea |
kawa | coffee |
frytki | chips |
pierogi | dumplings |
nie jem (w ogóle) mięsa | I don't eat (any) meat |
rachunek | bill |
Transport | Transportation |
rower | bicycle |
samochód | car |
autobus | bus |
kolej | railroad |
pociąg | train |
przystanek | stop (of bus, train) |
stacja | station (of train) |
dworzec | bigger station (of bus, train) |
ticket | bilet |
See also
- PL/EN/NL bicycle dictionary
- EN/PL bicycle dictionary
- Polish
pronounciation
Note: you will need a browser capable of displaying Central European
characters (iso-8859-2, latin-2) for all of those pages.