Learn Polish
Hi and welcome to Krakow Informer’s Polish language guide. Polish along with Czech and Slovak, is a western variety of the group of Slavonic languages, which covers a dozen languages spoken in Central and Eastern European countries. Ideally everyone who wants to travel in Poland should know some basic Polish – the more you know the easier the travel is likely to be and the more you’ll get out of your time in the country. This language guide will help you with your travels.
Everyday situations
English
Polish
Good Morning/Good Afternoon
Dzień Dobry [djen dobryh]
Good Evening
Dobry Wieczór [dobryh vyechoor]
Hi
Cześć [cheshch]
Goodbye
Do Widzenia [doh veedzenyah]
How are you?
Jak się masz? [yak shye mash?] / Jak tam? [yak tam]
Excuse Me
Przepraszam [psheprasham]
I'm Sorry
Przepraszam [psheprasham]
Please
Proszę [proshe]
Thank You
Dziękuję [djenkooye]
I don't understand.
Nie rozumiem [nye rozoomyem]
Do you speak English? (informal)
Czy mówisz po angielsku? [chi mooviesh poh angyelskoo?]
Do you speak English? (formal, female/male)
Czy mówi pani/pan po angielsku? [chi moovie panee/pan poh angyelskoo?]
I'd like a...
Poproszę... [poproshe]
Normal ticket
Bilet Normalny [beelet normalny]
Discount ticket
Bilet ulgowy [beelet ulgovy]
Ticket (entry ticket)
Bilet (Bilet wstępu) [beelet (beelet vstempoo)]
How much is it?
Ile to kosztuje? [eeleh toh koshtooye?]
Where is the toilet?
Gdzie jest toaleta? [gdzye yest toaleta?]
Where is...?
Gdzie jest...? [gdje yest]
Bus Station
Dworzec Autobusowy [dvozehtz awtoboosovy]
Train Station
Dworzec Kolejowy [dvozehtz koleyovy]
Airport
Lotnisko [lotneesko] / Port Lotniczy [port lotneechy]
Entrance
Wejście [veyshche]
Exit
Wyjście [vyyshche]
No smoking
Zakaz palenia [zakaz palenya] / Nie palić [nye palych]
Open
Otwarte [otvarte]
Closed
Zamknięte [zamknyente]
Help!
Pomocy! [pomotzy] / Na pomoc! [nah pomotz] / Ratunku! [ratoonkoo]
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