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Welcome to Basic Polish for Beginners.

This guide is to help you with basic phrases.  A guide to pronunciation is given at the bottom of the page

 

Hello. (informal)  cześć. (tsheshch)

How are you?  Jak sie masz? (yahk shyeh mahsh?)


Fine, thank you.  Dziekuje, dobrze. (dzeng-KOO-yeh, DOB-zheh)


What is your name? (formal masc.) Jak sie Pan (YAHK sheng pahn)

What is your name? (formal fem..) Pani  nazywa? (pahnie nahZYwah?)


What is your name? (informal)  Jak masz na imie? (YAHK mahsh nah EE-myeng?)


My name is ______ .  Nazywam sie ______ . (nah-ZIH-vahm sheng)


Nice to meet you.  Milo Cie poznac.


Please.  Prosze. (PROH-sheng)


Thank you.  Dziekuje. (dzeng-KOO-yeh)


You're welcome.  Prosze. (PROH-sheng)


Yes.  Tak. (tahk)


No.  Nie. (nyeh)


Excuse me. (getting attention)  Przepraszam. (psheh-PRAH-shahm)


Your attention please.  Prosze o uwage. (PROH-sheng oh oo-VAH-geng)


Excuse me. (begging pardon)  Przepraszam. (psheh-PRAH-shahm)


I'm sorry.  Przepraszam. (psheh-PRAH-shahm)


Goodbye  Do zobaczenia. (doh zoh-bah-CHEN-yah) Do widzenia (doh vee-JEN-yah)


Goodbye (informal)  Pa. (pah) Czesc. (tsheshch) Na razie. (Nah raz'-hee)


I can't speak Polish [well].  Nie mówie [dobrze] po polsku. (nyeh MOW-vyeng [DOB-zheh] poh POL-skoo)


Do you speak English?  Czy mówisz po angielsku? (chih MOO-vish poh ahng-GYEL-skoo?)


Is there someone here who speaks English?  Czy ktos tu mówi po angielsku? (tsjeh ktoh toe moevie po ankielskoe?)


Help!  Pomocy! (pomocy!) Ratunku! (Ratoonkoo!)


Look out!  Uwaga! (OOvaga!)


Good morning, good afternoon  Dzien dobry. (Dz'ehn DOH-brih)


Good evening.  Dobry wieczór. (DOH-brih v-YETCH-oor)


Good night (to sleep)  Dobranoc. (doh-BRAH-nots)


I don't understand.  Nie rozumiem. (Nyeh rozoomyem)


Where is the toilet?  Gdzie jest toaleta? (Ktzieh yest to-a-LEH-ta?)

 

 

 

                    Vowels                                                     Consonants                                   Double and triple letters

                    

                   

 

After you know how to pronounce letters and combinations, in general you just pronounce all letters as you see them.

Emphasis is usually on the second syllable from the end, and in foreign words on the third syllable from the end.


If you need a word or phrase translated    click here    or    here

If you would like to participate in a more detailed study go to http://www.byki.com/download_FLS.pl?cod=Zd57W1