Polish small talk vocabulary: 299 words
Everyday greetings, polite phrases and small talk to sound natural fast (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese). This page lists 40 of them with their Polish translations, then lets you practise the full set in either direction with spaced repetition.
English to Polish: the first 40 words
| English | Polish | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| hello | cześć | |
| goodbye | do widzenia | |
| good morning | dzień dobry | |
| good afternoon | dzień dobry | |
| good evening | dobry wieczór | |
| good night | dobranoc | Said when someone is going to bed, not a greeting. |
| please | proszę | |
| thank you | dziękuję | |
| you're welcome | nie ma za co | |
| excuse me | przepraszam | |
| sorry | przykro mi | |
| yes | tak | |
| no | nie | |
| maybe | może | |
| of course | oczywiście | |
| How are you? | Jak się masz? | |
| I'm fine | mam się dobrze | |
| And you? | A ty? | |
| nice to meet you | miło mi cię poznać | |
| What's your name? | Jak się nazywasz? | |
| My name is... | nazywam się... | |
| Where are you from? | Skąd jesteś? | |
| I'm from... | jestem z... | |
| How old are you? | Ile masz lat? | |
| Do you speak English? | Czy mówisz po angielsku? | |
| I don't understand | nie rozumiem | |
| Can you repeat that? | Możesz powtórzyć? | |
| Speak slowly, please | mów wolno, proszę | |
| What do you do? | Czym się zajmujesz? | Asking about someone's job or profession. |
| How's the weather? | Jaka jest pogoda? | |
| It's sunny | jest słonecznie | |
| It's raining | pada deszcz | |
| It's cold | jest zimno | |
| It's hot | jest gorąco | |
| Have a nice day | miłego dnia | |
| See you later | do zobaczenia później | |
| See you tomorrow | do zobaczenia jutro | |
| Take care | trzymaj się | |
| Welcome | witamy | |
| Congratulations | gratulacje |
259 more words in the full “Small Talk & Greetings” library, each aligned across seven languages and scheduled for you by spaced repetition. Add it to your account and start drilling English to Polish in one click.
What to watch out for in Polish
- Accents count. Answers are graded accent-sensitively, so you need
ąćęłńóśźż— LinguaSwap shows a one-tap keypad for them while you type. - 95 words carry a usage note in the full library, for the cases where a direct translation would mislead you.
Practise Polish small talk vocabulary
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