Basic Polish words for beginners
– Essential words to know –
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Learn the essentials of Polish easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Polish, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Polish by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Polish vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!
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| ENGLISH | POLISH |
| Please | Proszę |
| Thank you! | Dziękuję! |
| Sorry! | Przepraszam! |
| What? | Co? |
| Who? | Kto? |
| When? | Kiedy? |
| Why? | Dlaczego? |
| Which? | Który? |
| How? | Jak? |
| Where ? | Gdzie? |
| How much ? | Ile? |
| Yes | Tak |
| No | Nie |
| Maybe | Może |
| Of course | Oczywiście |
| something | coś |
| nothing | nic |
| somebody | ktoś |
| nobody | nikt |
| before | przed |
| after | po |
| far | daleki |
| near | blisko |
| here | tu |
| there | tam |
| today | Dzisiaj |
| tomoorow | Tomoorow |
| now | teraz |
| man | mężczyzna |
| woman | kobieta |
| friend | przyjaciel |
| more | więcej |
| less | mniej |
| always | zawsze |
| later | później |
| never | nigdy |
| same | taki sam |
| different | różny |
| small | mały |
| large | duży |
| difficult | trudny |
| easy | łatwy |
| hot | gorący |
| cold | zimny |
| yesterday | Wczoraj |
| after | po |
| beautiful | piękny |
| broken | Złamane |
| free | wolny |
| a pharmacy | apteka |
| money | pieniądze |
| a bag | torbę |
| a lighter | zapalniczka |
| a cigarette | papieros |
| a bottle | butelka |
| soap | mydło |
| clean | czysty |
| dirty | brudny |
| a trash can | kosz na śmieci |
| a trash bag | worek na śmieci |
| the silence | Cisza |
| a tool | narzędzie |
| pregnant | ciężarna |
| sick | chory |
| a baby | dziecko |
| a little bit | Trochę |
| a doctor | lekarz |
| a dentist | dentysta |
| a medicine | lek |
| a book | książka |
| a story | Opowiadanie |
| a phone | telefon |
| a computer | komputer |
| a car | samochód osobowy |
| a plane | samolot |
| the name | nazwa |
| the adress | adres |
| the age | wiek |
| the nationality | narodowość |
| a choice | wybór |
| an answer | odpowiedź |
| the key | Klucz |
| the light | Światło |
| the television | Telewizja |
| the bed | łóżko |
| the house | dom |
| the shower | prysznic |
| the window | okno |
| the door | drzwi |
| the table | Stół |
| tired | zmęczony |
| water | Woda |
| open | otwierać |
| closed | zamknięty |
| clothes | ubranie |
| coffee | kawa |
| tea | herbata |
| lunch | obiad |
| dinner | obiad |
| a fruit | owoc |
| a vegetable | warzywo |
| a beverage | napój |
| a child | dziecko |
| rain | deszcz |
| the entrance | Wejście |
| the exit | wyjście |
| music | muzyka |
| a smile | uśmiech |
| the world | Świat |
| the sky | niebo |
| a river | rzeka |
| the sea | Morze |
| the mountain | Góra |
| the lake | Jezioro |
| the island | Wyspa |
| the beach | plaża |
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- 100 most common Polish verbs
- Useful adverbs
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- The city and public places
- The human body, head and face
- Contrary words
- Travel and tourism
- The calendar (days, months, seasons)
- Colors and shapes
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