Food & Drinks in Polish
Learn basic Polish words and phrases and listen to their pronunciation.
This page is part of the chapter "Polish vocabulary and phrases".
General Vocabulary
| English | Polish |
|---|---|
| (to) eat | jeść |
| food | jedzenie |
| (to) drink | pić |
| drink, drinks | napój, napoje |
| hungry | głodny |
| hunger | głód |
| thirsty | spragniony |
| thirst | pragnienie |
| (to) cook | gotować |
| (to) taste | smakować |
| tasty | smaczny |
| delicious | pyszny |
| pickled | kiszony |
| Bon appetit! / Enjoy your meal! | Smacznego! |
| Cheers! / To your health! | Na zdrowie! |
| breakfast | śniadanie |
| lunch | obiad |
| dinner | kolacja |
| restaurant, restaurants | restauracja, restauracje |
| bar, bars | bar, bary |
| café, cafés | kawiarnia, kawiarnie |
Flavors
| English | Polish |
|---|---|
| sweet | słodki |
| sour | kwaśny |
| spicy | pikantny |
| salty | słony |
| bitter | gorzki |
Dishes & Cutlery
| English | Polish |
|---|---|
| cutlery | sztućce |
| fork | widelec |
| spoon | łyżka |
| knife | nóż |
| plate | talerz |
| glass | szklanka |
| cup | filiżanka |
| mug | kubek |
Basic Foods & Spices
| English | Polish |
|---|---|
| bread, breads | chleb, chleby |
| roll, rolls | bułka, bułki |
| butter | masło |
| cheese | ser |
| honey | miód |
| jam, jams | dżem, dżemy |
| egg, eggs | jajko, jajka |
| noodles | makaron |
| rice | ryż |
| yoghurt, yoghurts | jogurt, jogurty |
| sugar | cukier |
| salt | sól |
| pepper | pieprz |
| spice, spices | przyprawa, przyprawy |
| oil | olej |
Fruit & Vegetables
| English | Polish |
|---|---|
| fruit | owoce |
| vegetables | warzywo / jarzyny |
| apple, apples | jabłko, jabłek |
| orange, oranges | pomarańcza, pomarańcze |
| strawberry, strawberries | truskawka, truskawki |
| banana, bananas | banan, banany |
| potato, potatoes | ziemniak, ziemniaki |
| cucumber, cucumbers | ogórek, ogórki |
Meat & Sausages
| English | Polish |
|---|---|
| meat | mięso |
| sausage, sausages | kiełbasa, kiełbasy |
| small sausage, small sausages | parówka, parówki |
| ham (Sing., Plur.) | szynka, szynki |
| chicken (Sing., Plur.) | kurczak, kurczaki |
| fish (Sing., Plur.) | ryba, ryby |
| beef | wołowina |
| pork | wieprzowina |
| lamb | jagnięcina |
Dishes
| English | Polish |
|---|---|
| soup, soups | zupa, zupy |
| salad, salads | sałatka, sałatki |
| french fries / chips | frytki |
Sweets
| English | Polish |
|---|---|
| chocolate | czekolada |
| torte, tortes | tort, torty |
| cake, cakes | ciasto, ciasta |
| biscuit, biscuits | ciastko, ciastka |
| icecream (Sing., Plur.) | lód, lody |
Drinks
| English | Polish |
|---|---|
| water | woda |
| mineral water | woda mineralna |
| soda water / sparkling water | woda gazowana |
| still water | woda niegazowana |
| juice, juices | sok, soki |
| beer | piwo |
| wine | wino |
| champagne | szampan |
| cocktail | koktajl |
| milk | mleko |
| cocoa | kakao |
| coffee | kawa |
| tea | herbata |