Polish Language
When starting I tried many Polish Language courses, all the usual offerings such as Rosetta Stone and even private lessons didn't help me. I found the best and fastest way to start was the Pimsleur Course.
Although a full course is beyond the scope of my site, please find some useful words below, this should give you an insight as to the difficulty of the Polish Language.
I have tried more than 9 Language Courses over the last 15 years, from Private Tuition to the most expensive audio courses. There are few I can wholeheartedly recommend. This may be a reflection on my capabilities rather than the quality of the courses. The one I do find excellent is the following course.
Pimsleur language course - This is the best for individuals who want to learn quickly and need good pronunciation. The Pimsleur Method certainly works and is good value for money. The Comprehensive takes you to a level that would enable you to converse with a Pole about most everyday activities. I can recommend this course, particularly if you study alone.
Talk Now Polish - This course is not quite as advanced as Pimsleur, but far more fun, it has games a humorous approach and is fine if you want to learn sufficient for Vacations and general communication. It is ideal for a family who are learning together, the children would find the course interesting and absorbing.
If you find the phonetics very difficult or impossible then I have my own version of Polish Language Phonetics which should work for English speakers click this link Polish Phrases
We have several Polish Language resources on our Polish Translation Page
| English expression |
Polish translation |
Sounds like |
| Good morning |
Dzien dobry |
dzhehn dobri |
| Good afternoon |
Dobry wieczor |
dobri vyehchoor |
| Good night |
Dobranoc |
dobrahnots |
| Good bye |
Do widzenia |
do veedzehnah |
| See you later |
Do zobaczenia |
do zobahchehnah |
| It's nice to meet you |
Milo mi |
meewo mee |
| Excuse me |
Przepraszam |
pshehprahshahm |
| Yes |
Tak |
tahk |
| No |
Nie |
neh |
| Please |
Prosze |
prosheh |
| Thank you |
Dziekuje |
dzhehnkooyeh |
| That's all right |
W porzadku |
fpozhontku |
| I'm sorry |
Przepraszam |
pshehprahshahm |
| Hello |
Dzien dobry |
dzhehn dobri |
| Hi |
Czesc |
cheshch |
| How do you do |
Jak sie masz |
yahk syeh mash |
| I understand |
Rozumiem |
rozoomyehm |
| Please say that again |
Prosze to powtorzyc |
prosheh to poftoozhitsh |
| Where? |
Gdzie? |
gdzheh |
| What? |
Co? |
tso |
| What is this? |
Co to jest? |
tso to yehst |
| How? |
Jak? |
yahk |
| How much?/How many? |
Ile? |
eeleh |
| What does this mean? |
Co to znaczy? |
tso to znahchi |
| When? |
Kiedy? |
kyehdi |
| I'm lost |
Zgubilem sie |
zgoobeewehm syeh |
| I'm sick |
Jestem chory |
yehstehm hori |
| I'm tired |
Jestem zmeczony |
yehstehm zmehnchoni |
| I'm hungry |
Jestem glodny |
yehstehm gwodni |
| I'm thirsty |
Chce mi sie pic |
htseh mi syeh peetsh |
| I'm in a hurry |
Spiesze sie |
spyehshe syeh |
| Please take me to |
Prosze mnie zawiezc |
prosheh mneh zahvyehsytsh |
| Can I have a ticket |
Prosze bilet |
prosheh beeleht |
| Where are we? |
Gdzie jestesmy? |
gdzheh yehstehsymi |
| Who is it? |
Kto tam? |
kto tahm |
| Just a moment! |
Chwileczke! |
hfeelehchkeh |
| Come in! |
Prosze! |
prosheh |
| Can you help me? |
Czy moze mi pan/pani pomoc? |
chi mozheh mee pahn/pahnee pomoots |
| Can you show me? |
Czy moze mi pan/pani pokazac? |
chi mozheh mee pahn/pahnee pokahzahtsh |
| Can you tell me? |
Czy moze mi pan/pani powiedziec? |
chi mozheh mee pahn/pahnee povyehdzhehtsh |
| I'm looking for |
Szukam |
shookahm |
| I would like to order |
Chcialbym zamowic |
htshahwbim zahmooveetsh |
| Good/Bad |
Dobry/Zly |
dobri/zwi |
| Big/Small |
Duzy/Maly |
doozhi/mahwi |
| Cheap/Expensive |
Tanio/Drogo |
tano/drogo |
| Hot/Cold |
Goraco/Zimno |
gorontso/zyeeimno |
| Easy/Difficult |
Latwy/Trudny |
wahtfi/troodni |
| Quick/Slow |
Szybko/Wolno |
shipko/volno |
| Early/Late |
Wczesnie/Pozno |
fchehsynye/poozyno |
| Very |
Bardzo |
bahrdzo |
| May I use your phone? |
Czy moge skorzystac z telefonu? |
chi mogeh skozhistahtsh stehlehfonoo |
| Street map |
Plan miasta |
plahn myahstah |
| Post cards |
Pocztowki |
pochtoofkee |
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