Important Polish Conversations
Learn the Polish words and phrases needed for basic conversations.
This page is part of the chapter “Polish vocabulary and phrases“.
General conversation
| English | Polish |
|---|---|
| yes | Listen to Pronunciation tak |
| no | Listen to Pronunciation nie |
| please / you’re welcome | Listen to Pronunciation proszę |
| you’re very welcome | Listen to Pronunciation proszę bardzo |
| thank you | Listen to Pronunciation dziękuję |
| thank you very much | Listen to Pronunciation dziękuję bardzo |
| thanks | Listen to Pronunciation dzięki |
| Excuse me! | Listen to Pronunciation przepraszam |
Communication
| English | Polish |
|---|---|
| I understand. | Listen to Pronunciation Rozumiem. |
| I don’t understand. | Listen to Pronunciation Nie rozumiem. |
| Hello (on the phone) / I beg your pardon? | Listen to Pronunciation Słucham? |
| What does that mean? | Listen to Pronunciation Co to znaczy? |
| I don’t know. | Listen to Pronunciation Nie wiem. |
| I don’t speak Polish. | Listen to Pronunciation Nie mówię po polsku. |
| I speak a little Polish. | Listen to Pronunciation Mówię trochę po polsku. |
| Do you speak english? | Listen to Pronunciation Czy mówisz po angielsku? |
| Do you speak english? (formal, when talking to a man) | Listen to Pronunciation Czy mówi pan po angielsku? |
| Do you speak english? (formal, when talking to a woman) | Listen to Pronunciation Czy mówi pani po angielsku? |
| Yes, I do speak english. | Listen to Pronunciation Tak, mówię po angielsku. |
| No, I don’t speak english. | Listen to Pronunciation Nie, nie mówię po angielsku. |
| Please talk more slowly. | Listen to Pronunciation Proszę mówić wolniej. |
Introducing oneself
| English | Polish |
|---|---|
| Hello / Good day! | Listen to Pronunciation Dzień dobry! |
| Hi! / Bye! | Listen to Pronunciation Cześć! |
| Goodbye! | Listen to Pronunciation Do widzenia! |
| Nice to meet you! | Listen to Pronunciation Miło mi cię poznać. |
| How are you? | Listen to Pronunciation Jak się masz? / Listen to Pronunciation Co słychać? |
| Good, thank you. | Listen to Pronunciation Dobrze, dziękuję. |
| I’m well, thanks. | Listen to Pronunciation U mnie w porządku, dzięki. |
| Not bad, thanks. | Listen to Pronunciation Nieźle, dzięki. |
| Very bad. | Listen to Pronunciation Fatalnie. |
| What’s your name? | Listen to Pronunciation Jak się nazywasz? |
| My name is […]. | Listen to Pronunciation Nazywam się […]. |
| What’s your first name? | Listen to Pronunciation Jak masz na imię? |
| My first name is […]. | Listen to Pronunciation Mam na imię […]. |
| How old are you? | Listen to Pronunciation Ile masz lat? |
| I’m […] years old. | Listen to Pronunciation Mam […] lat. |
| What are your hobbies? | Listen to Pronunciation Jakie masz hobby? |
| What do you like doing? | Listen to Pronunciation Co lubisz robić? |
| What are you doing (at the moment)? | Listen to Pronunciation Co robisz (teraz)? |
| Where do you live? | Listen to Pronunciation Gdzie mieszkasz? |
| I live in […]. | Listen to Pronunciation Mieszkam w […]. |
| I’m from England. | Listen to Pronunciation Jestem z Anglii. |
| I’m English. (When you’re male) | Listen to Pronunciation Jestem Anglikiem. |
| I’m English. (When you’re female) | Listen to Pronunciation Jestem Angielką. |
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