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.
