Common Polish Words and Phrases
This page contains some important Polish phrases for tourists and students of the Polish language. Here you will find the most basic components of conversational Polish like Excuse me and Please help me as well as translations for other useful Polish words like What, When, and Where.
Below you will find some basic Polish phrases for tourists like Excuse me and Please help me as well as translations for other useful Polish words like What, When, and Where.
Note: Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of common words and phrases from English to Polish.
Yes, No, Maybe
Tak ➔ Yes
Nie ➔ No
Może ➔ Maybe
Okay
Dobrze ➔ Okay
Excuse Me
Przepraszam ➔ Excuse me
Do you speak English?
Czy mówi Pan po angielsku? ➔ Do you speak English?
Nie mówię po polsku. ➔ I don't speak Polish.
Requesting Help in Polish
Proszę mi pomoc ➔ Please help me
Pomocy! ➔ Help!
Polish Question Words
Kto ➔ Who
Co ➔ What
Gdy (pronounced Kiedy) ➔ When
Gdzie (pronounced Gjeeh) ➔ Where
Czemu ➔ Why
*List of common Polish words and phrases last updated: March 7, 2018.
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