Polish Language:
Some common Polish words and Polish phrases are listed below. You might find it hard to pronounce some words that have the following combinations of letters eg. cz (like 'ch' in chat), words that have the letters ' rz ' and ' sz ' within them are also difficult to pronounce for native English speakers. Anyway, here's just a very brief guide!
mowisz po angielsku ?=do you speak English?
dzien dobry=good morning
jak sie masz=how are you?
dobranoc=goodnight
dowidzenia=good bye
dzienkuje=thank you
piwo=beer (w is pronounced as a v)
kawa=coffee
herbata=tea (tea in Poland is served without milk, just with a slice of lemon)
mleko=milk
herbata z mlekiem=tea with milk
jeden=one, dwa=two, trzy=three, cztery=four, pienc=five,sesc=six, siedem=seven, osiem=eight, dziewienc=nine, dziesienc=ten,
dwadziesta=20, sto=100
jestem anglikiem=I'm English
ile kosztuje ?=how much is it?
bank=bank
poczta=post office, znaczek = stamp, list=letter
stare miasto=old town area
zimno=cold
cieplo=warm
kasa=cash desk
telefon=telephone
komurka=mobile phone
komputer=computer
rynek=main town square
syn=son
matka=mother
ojciec=father
policja=police
paszport=passport
ambasada=embassy
biuro=office
dziewczyna=girl
kobieta=woman
pan=Mr.
pani=Miss/Mrs
samochod=car
pomoc=help
gdzie=where
tutaj=here
tam=over there
jak daleko=how far...
gdzie jest=where is...
Words associated with Polish property: ((w is pronounced as a v)
wolno stojacy=detached
bliznak=semi-detached
szeregowka=terraced
hipoteka=mortgage
pozyczka=loan
zadatek=deposit
czynsz=monthly charge that covers service/maintenance if buying a flat.
local=shop/commercial let
ziemia=land
dzialka=agricultural plot
dzialka komercyjna
dzialka budowlana=building plot
grunt=plot (of land)
dom=house
kamienica=town house
smiecie=rubbish
mieszkanie=flat/apartment
okno=window
garaz=garage
farba=paint
rura=pipe
sciana gypsowa=plasterboard wall
drewno=wood
cement=cement
beton=concrete
dzura=hole
plaster=plaster
kalorifer=radiator
podloga=floor
wana=bath
drzwi=door
sciana=wall
tynk=plaster
cegla=brick
pustaki=block's (as in block walls)
kamien=stone
lazienka=bathroom
schody(s-hody)=stairs
pole (po-le)=field
dach(dah)=roof
malowac=to paint
budowlaniec=builder
stolarz=carpenter
glazurnik=tiler
hydraulik=plumber
malarz=painter
spawacz-welder
elektryk=electrician
kierowca=driver
pracownik/robotnik=worker
pracownik fizyczny=labourer
sprzataczka=cleaner
I could go on but buy a phrasebook !
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