Polish is considered one of the most difficult languages in the world. It is because of it spelling, tounge-twisting pronunciation, complex grammar and rules of which there are many exceptions. Just to give you an example:
in English there is ONE grammatical form of number TWO where in Polish there is SEVENTEEN of them! Easy? :)
two
vs.
dwa, dwie, dwoje, dwóch [or dwu], dwaj, dwiema, dwom [or dwóm], dwoma, dwojga, dwojgu, dwojgiem, dwójka, dwójki, dwójkę, dwójką, dwójce, dwójko
Below is a list of basic Polish phrases. You might need it but in case of any problems you will easily find people speaking English! More about Polish language HERE
Useful Polish expressions
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English |
Polish |
How to read it |
IPA |
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Dzień dobry |
jen doh-bree |
['dʑɛɲ ,dɔbri] |
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Dobry wieczór |
doh-bri vyehchoor |
[ˈdɔbrɨ ˈvʲjɛʧ̑ur] |
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Cześć |
cheshch |
['ʧɛɕtɕ] |
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Proszę |
proshe |
['prɔʃɛ̃] |
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Dziękuję |
jen-koo-yea |
[dʑɛ̃'kujɛ̃] |
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Nie rozumiem |
nie ro-zoo-myem |
[ɲɛrɔ'zumiɛm] |
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Przepraszam |
psh-she-pra-sham |
[pʃɛˈpraʃãm] |
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Jak się masz? |
yak-shie-mash |
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Jak masz na imię? |
yak-mash-na-im-yea |
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Czy mówisz po angielsku? |
ch-mo-vish-po-an gyel- skoo |
[ʧi'muviʃ poaŋ'gɛ´lsku] |
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Kocham cię |
ko-ham-che |
['kɔxamtɕɛ̃] |
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Ile? |
ee-le |
['ilɛ] |
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Na Zdrowie! |
nas-dro-v-yea |
[na zdrɔv'ɛ] |
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Tak |
Tahk |
[tak] |
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Nie |
Nyeh |
[ɲɛ] |