Language & phrases
es = Tak (tak)
No = Nie (n'yeh)
Please = Proszę (prrosheh)
Thank you = Dziękuję (diyen'kooyeh)
Thank you very much = Dziękuję bardzo (diyen'kooyeh barrdzo)
Hello = Dzień dobry (diyen dobrri)
Hi = Cześć (chesh'tch)
Good morning = Dzień dobry (diyen dobrri)
Good afternoon = Dzień dobry (diyen dobrri)
Good evening = Dobry wieczór (dobrri v-yechoorr)
Good night = Dobranoc (dobrranots)
Good Bye = Do widzenia (do vee-dzen'ya)
Excuse me = Przepraszam (pshe-prrasham)
Never Mind = Nie szkodzi (n-ye shkodjee)
Where is the toilet? = Gdzie jest toaleta? (g-jeh yest twa-leta)
Days of the week / Months of the year / Dates:
Monday = Poniedziałek (pon'ye-diyahwek)
Tuesday = Wtorek (ftorrek)
Wednesday = środa (sh'rroda)
Thursday = czwartek (ch-farrtek)
Friday = piątek (p-yontek)
Saturday = sobota (sobota)
Sunday = niedziela (n'yediyela)
January = styczeń (stichen)
February = luty (looti)
March = marzec (mazhets)
April = kwiecień (kf-ye-tch'yen)
May = maj (muy)
June = czerwiec (cherrv-yets)
July = lipiec (leep-yets)
August = sierpień (sh'yerrp-yen)
September = wrzesień (v-zhe-sh'yen)
October = pażdziernik (pazh'diyerr-n'eek)
November = listopad (leestopat)
December = grudzień (grroodiyen)
Yesterday =wczoraj (f-cho-rruy)
Today =dzisiaj (dieesh'yuy)
Tomorrow = jutro (yootrro)
Next week = w następnym tygodniu (v nastemp-nim togodn'yoo)
At the weekend = w weekend (v weekend)
Communication Problems:
Do you speak English? = Czy mówi pan po angielsku? (chi moovee pan po an-g-yelskoo).
Note: pan is used when speaking to a male, pani is used when speaking to a female.
Does anyone here speak English? = Czy ktoś tu mówi po angielsku? (chi ktosh' too moovee po an-g-yelskoo)
I don't speak much Polish = Nie mówię dobrze po polsku. (n'yeh moovyeh dobzheh po polskoo)
Could you speak more slowly? = Bardzo prosżę mówić wolniej? (barrdzo prrosheh moovitch voln'yey)
Could you repeat that? = Bardzo proszę to powtórzyć? (barrdzo prrosheh to pof-too-zhitch)
Excuse me (Pardon)? = Słucham? (swoo-ham)
What does this/that mean? = Co to znaczy? (tso to znachi)
I understand = Rozumiem (rro-zoom-yem)
I don't understand = Nie rozumiem (n'yeh rro-zoom-yem)
Do you understand? = Czy pan rozumie? (chi pan rro-zoom-yeh)
How are you? = Jak sie masz? (Yahk sheng mah-sh)
Fine, thank you = Dziekuje, dobrze. (Jenkoo-yeng dob-zhe)
What is your name? = Jak masz na imie? (yahk mah-sh nah eem-ye)
My name is _____ = Nazywam sie ______. (Nah-zivam sheng ____)
Where / When / What / How / Why / Who / How etc
WHERE? / GDZIE?
Where is it? = Gdzie jest? (g-diyeh yest)
Where are you going? = Gdzie pan idzie? (g-djeh pan ee-djeh)
Common answers:
across the road = przez ulicę (pshes oo-lee-tseng)
around the town = po mieście (po m-yesh'tch'yeh)
far from here = daleko stąd (daleko stant)
here = tutaj (tootuy)
in the car = w samochodzie (f samo-hodiyeh)
on the left / right = na lewo / prawo (na levo / prravo)
to the hotel = do hotelu (do hoteloo)
WHEN? / KIEDY?
Where does the museum open? = Kiedy otwarte jest muzeum? (kyedi otfarrteh yest moo-ze-oom)
When does the train arrive? = Kiedy przyjeżdża pociąg? (kyedi pshi-yezh-ja potch'yank)
Common answers:
10 minutes ago = 10 minut temu (diyesh'yentch meenoot temoo)
after lunch = po obiedzie (po ab-ye-djeh)
always = zawsze (zafsheh)
soon = niedlugo (n'ye-dwoogo)
then = wtedy (f-tedi)
sometimes = czasami (chasamee)
often = często (chensto)
now = teraz (teras)
every week = co tydzień (tso ti-djeng)
never = nigdy (neegdi)
around midnight = około półnacy (okowa poow-notsi)
not yet - jeszcze nie (yesh-cheh n'yeh)
WHAT SORT OF ...? / JAKI ...?
It's = To jest (to yest)
Beautiful = Piękny (pyen'k-ni)
Ugly = Brzydki (bzhid-kee)
Better = lepszy (lepshi)
Worse = gorszy (gorrshi)
Young = młody (mwodi)
Old = stary (starri)
Thick = gruby (grroobi)
Thin = chudy (hoodi)
Tall = wysoki (visokee)
Short = niewysoki (n'ye-visokee)
Right = poprawny (poprravni)
Wrong = niepoprawny (n'yepo-prravni)
Big = duży (doozhi)
Small = mały (mahwi)
Cheap = tani (tanee)
Expensive = drogi (drrogee)
Clean = czysty (chisti)
Dirty = brudny (brroodni)
Dark = ciemmy (tch'yem-ni)
Light = jasny (yasni)
Early = wczesny (f-chesni)
Late = póżny (poozh'ni)
Empty = pusty (poosti)
Full = pełny (pewni)
Good = dobry (dobrri)
Bad = zły (z-wi)
Quiet = cichy (tch'ee-hi)
Noisy = hałasliwy (hawah-sh'leevi)
Quick = szybki (shipkee)
Slow = wolny (volni)
Open = otwarty (ot-farrti)
Shut = zamknięty (zam-k-n'yenti)
Next = następny (nastemp-ni)
Last = ostatni (ostatnee)
HOW MUCH, HOW MANY?
How much is that? =Ile to kosztuje? (eeleh to kosh-tooyeh)
How many are there? = Ile tu jest? (eeleh too yest)
Common answers:
1/2/3 = jeden/dwa/trzy (yeden/dva/t-shi)
4/5 = cztery/pięć (ch-terri/p-yen'tch)
None = nic (neets)
About 100 zlotys = około stu żłotych (okowo stoo zwo-tih)
Too much = za dużo (za doozho)
A little = trochę (trroheh)
Enough = dość (dosh'tch)
Much more = dużo więcej (doozho v-yen-tsey)
More than that = trochę więcej (troheh v-yen-tsey)
Less than that = trochę mniej (trro-heh m-n'yey)
Nothing else = nic więcej (neets v-yen-tsey)
WHY, WHO, WHOSE, HOW, IS IT, ARE THERE, CAN?
Why is that? = Dlaczego tak? (dlachego tak)
Why not? = Czemu nie? (chemoo n'yeh)
Who is it for? = Dla kogo to? (dla kogo to)
Whose is that? = Czyje to? (chi-yeh to)
Who's there? = Kto tam? (kto tam)
Which one do you want? = Który pan chce? (ktoorri pan htseh)
How would you like to pay? = Jak będzie pan płacił? (yak ben-diyeh pan pwah-tch'eew)
How are you getting there? = Jak tu pan dojedzie? (yak too pan doye-diyeh)
Is it free of charge? = Czy to jest bezpłatne? (chi to yest bes-pwaht-neh)
Here it is = Proszę, tu jest (prrosheh too yest)
There it is = Proszę, tam jest (prrosheh tam yest)
Can I .....? = Czy mogę ......?(chi mogeh)
Can you show me .....? = Czy może mi pan pokazać ( chi mozheh mee pan pokazatch)
Can you help me? = Prosze, mi pomóc? (prrosheh mee pomoots)
EXCLAMATIONS
At last! = Wreszcie! (vrresh-tch'yeh)
Go on = Proszę dalej (prrosheh daley)
Very Good = bardzo dobrze (barrdzo dobzheh)
No way! = W żadnym przypadku! (v zhad-nim pshi-patkoo)
Fine = dobrze (dobzheh)
Not bad = nieżle (n'ye-zh'leh)
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