Conversational Polish Survival Phrases
Use this as a language resource as you learn to speak Polish, or Polish ! You find lists of words and vocabulary below of the Common Polish Phrases , the Polish Phrases for Meeting and Greeting and Polish Asking for Directions, which will help you with conversational Polish.
The following Polish language lesson is a partial excerpt from Transparent Language's Polish software, Learn Polish Now!.
Additional resources:
- Hear Polish phrases to learn pronunciation spoken by a native Polish speaker.
Common Polish Phrases
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- Dzień dobry. Good afternoon.
- Dobry wieczór. Good evening.
- Dzień dobry. Good morning.
- Dobranoc. Good night.
- Witam! Greetings!
- Cześć. Hello.
- Pan Mr.
- Pani Mrs.
- nie no
- tak yes
Polish Phrases for Meeting and Greeting
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- Cieszę się, że cię widzę. I'm happy to see you.
- Co słychać? How are things going?
- Czy Pan mówi po polsku? Do you speak Polish?
- Dziękuję, całkiem nieźle. I'm fine, thank you.
- Jak się Pani powodzi? How are you doing?
- Kiedy Pan mówi powoli, dobrze Pana rozumiem. I understand you when you speak slowly.
- Powodzenia i szczęśliwej podróży. Good luck and enjoy your trip.
- Proszę powtórzyć to jeszcze raz? Would you please repeat that?
- Proszę wybaczyć mój słaby polski. Excuse my poor Polish.
- Wasz kraj jest piękny. Your country is beautiful.
Asking for Directions in Polish
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- po drugiej stronie ulicy across the street
- dalej przed siebie continue on
- skrzyżowanie intersection
- obok banku next to the bank
- po drugiej stronie on the other side
- światła set of lights
- prosto przed siebie straight ahead
- Trzeba jechać tą drogą. You must follow the road.
- Trzeba ciągle iść prosto. You must keep going straight.
- Trzeba zawrócic o 180 stopni. You must make a U-turn.
- Trzeba skręcić w lewo. You must turn left.
- Trzeba skręcić w prawo. You must turn right.
When learning Swedish survival phrases, asking for directions is also available.