Pronunciation
Alphabet
a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, q, p, r, s, t, u, w, x, v, y, With
Vowels
- and
- like 'a' in "apple"
- e
- like 'e' in "elevator"
- and
- like 'and' in "inventor" ("inventor")
- about
- like 'o' in "orange" ("orange" or "orange")
- at
- like 'u' in "update"
Expressions
Basic phrases and expressions
- Good morning (general)
- Hello (Hello)
- Hi
- Hi (high)
- Good morning)
- Good morning (gud morning)
- Good afternoon)
- Good afternoon. (gud afternun)
- Good evening
- Good evening. (gud iwning)
- Goodbye
- Goodbye. (gud baj)
- Good night
- Good night. (gud the best)
- How do you do?
- How are you? (ar noise already?)
- Well thank you.
- Fine, thank you. (cool, thenk ju)
- What's your name?
- What's your name? (Latvian Yor Nejm?)
- My name is...
- My name is ... (have nym ys)
- Nice to meet you.
- Pleased to meet you. (the myth is here already)
- Yes
- Yes (jesus)
- Not
- No (no)
- Please.
- Please. (Pliz)
- Thank you.
- Thank you. (thenk ju)
- You're welcome
- Don't mention it (dont menszyn yt), You're welcome (yor sob)
- Excuse me
- Excuse me. (excuse me) - an example of a salutation, eg Excuse me, can I have some tea?
- I'm sorry.
- I am sorry. (ajm sori)
- I do not speak English.
- I don't speak English. (aj dont spik inglisz)
- Could you repeat it?
- Could you that repeat? (kud ju that ripit)
- You speak Polish?
- Do you speak Polish? (are you going to spik?)
- Anyone speaking polish?
- Does anyone here speak Polish? (das enylan hir spik polisz?)
- I do not understand
- I don't understand. (aj dont anderstend)
- Where are the toilets?
- Where are the restrooms (USA) / toilets (UK)? (łer ar de restrums / tojlets)
Accidents and emergencies
- Help!
- Help! ('help)
- I need help.
- I need your help. (aj nid jor help)
- I got lost.
- I'm lost. (ajm lost)
- Is there a doctor here?
- Is it any doctor here? (is yt eny doctor hir)
- I'm sick.
- I feel sick. (I have a piss)
- I have a headache / arm / leg / back pain.
- I've got a head / hand / leg / back-ache. (ajw got a hed / hend / leg / bekejk)
- Where is the nearest hospital?
- Where is the nearest hospital? (łej is ys the nirest hospital)
- An accident happened.
- There was an accident. (ther łoz en eksident)
- There was a fire in the building next door.
- It's a fire in the building next to me. (yts e fajer in the bilding nekst to mi)
- Can I make a call from your phone?
- Can I call by your phone? (ken aj kol baj jor fon)
- My phone / wallet / luggage was stolen.
- My phone / vallet / luggage is stolen. (maj fon / łolet / lagydż ys stolen)
- Call the police!
- Call the police! (kol the polis)
Communication
- How can I get to ...
- How can I get to ... (noise ken aj get it)
- Does this bus go through ...
- Does that bus go through ... (das that bas pig thru)
- Where can I buy a ticket?
- Where can I buy a ticket? (łer ken aj baj e tiket)
- How much is the ticket?
- How much costs one ticket?
- Is there a discount for students / seniors?
- Is it some half-price tickets for students / elderly people? (ys yt sam half prajs tiket for students / erderly pipol)
- Where is the taxi rank / metro station / train station / bus stop?
- Where is a taxi rank / metro station / railway station / bus stop? (łer ys e taksi renk / metro stejszyn / rejlwej stejszyn / bass stop)
- Which stop should I get off at?
- On which stop should I get off? (he łicz stap szud aj get of)
- When does the bus number ... leave?
- What time is the bus number ...? (łot tajm ys the bas namber)
Food and restaurant
- breakfast
- breakfast (brekfest)
- lunch
- diner (dyne)
- dinner
- supper (sapper)
- soup
- soup (sup)
- main course
- main course (mejn kors)
- dessert
- dessert (desert)
- juice
- juice (jus)
- fruit
- fruits (fruts)
- vegetables
- vegetables (vedżetejbels)
- Is there a free table?
- Is there a free table? (ys ther e fri tejbyl)
- Can you ask for the menu?
- May I ask for menu? (mej aj ask ju for meni)
- Which dish do you recommend?
- Which main course do you recommend? (count my kors du already recommended)
- How much is a soup / glass of juice?
- How much cost a soup / a glass of juice? (noise macz kost e sup / e glas of dżus)
- Can I pay by card?
- Can I pay by credit card? (ken aj pej pej kreditkard)
- The food was very tasty.
- The meal was delicious. (the miles of wives deliszys)
- The soup was too cold.
- The soup was too cold. (the sup łoz tu kold)
Accommodation
- room for two people / for one person
- room for two / one person. (rum for tu / łan person)
- nice room
- lovely room (lawly rum)
- I don't like this place.
- I don't like this place. (aj dont like this plejs)
- How much is one night at your hotel?
- How much costs one night in your hotel? (noise macz kosts łan most in jor hotel)
- How much is breakfast?
- How much costs breakfast? (noise mice kosts brekfest)
- I would like to book two double rooms for three days.
- I'd like to book two rooms for two for three days. (ajd lajk tu buk tu rums for tu for thri dejs)
- Can I see the room?
- May I look in the room? (mej aj luk in the rum)
- What time do I have to leave the room?
- When have I left room? (łen hew aj left rum)
- How far is it from here to the center?
- How far is from here to centrum? (noise far ys from hir tu sentrum)
Numerals
- 1
- they
- 2
- two
- 3
- three
- 4
- four
- 5
- five
- 6
- six
- 7
- seven
- 8
- eight
- 9
- nine
- 10
- this
- 11
- eleven
- 12
- twelve
- 13
- thirteen
- 14
- fourteen
- 15
- fifteem
- 16
- sixteen
- 17
- seventeen
- 18
- eighteen
- 19
- nineteen
- 20
- twenty
- 21
- twenty-one
- 22
- twenty-two
- 23
- twenty-three
- 30
- thirty
- 40
- forts
- 50
- fifty
- 60
- sixty
- 70
- seventy
- 80
- eighty
- 90
- ninety
- 100
- hundred or one hundred
- 200
- two hundred
- 300
- three hundred
- 400
- four hundred
- 500
- five hundred
- 600
- six hundred
- 900
- nine hundred
- 1000
- thousand
- 2000
- two thousand
- 1 000 000
- million
- number _____ (tram, bus, etc.)
- number
- half
- half
- quarter
- quartet
- less; 1000
- more
- more
- more / less about
- more / less about
See also
- Duolingo (English)
- English course in Polish Wikibooks
- English words in Polish Wiktionary
- Thematic glossary - vacation in the Polish Wiktionary
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