Easy Polish Phrases & Simple Questions To Master

Let’s face it, we’ve all heard the saying that learning Polish is not that easy. Well, if you think about it, learning any new language is always challenging; nevertheless, it doesn’t mean it is impossible. At first, it will seem difficult and you might even have moments of confusion especially when you start seeing the consonant clusters. Don’t let this scare you because these series of consonants are what make the language distinctly Polish.

Simple Phrases

• Hi: Cześć (cheshch)
• Good morning: Dzień dobry (jen doh-bri)
• Good evening: Dobry wieczór (doh-bri vye-choor)
• Good night: Dobranoc (doh-bra-nots)
• Goodbye: Do widzenia (do vit-zen-ya)
• Thank you: Dziękuję (jen-ku-yeh)
• You’re welcome: Nie ma za co (nye ma za tso)
• Yes: Tak (tak)
• No: Nie (nyeh)
• Okay / Yeah: No (noh)
• Cheers: Na zdrowie (nah zdro-vyeh)

Questions in Polish

• How are you: Jak się masz (yak sche mas)
• How’s the weather: Jaka jest pogoda (ya-ka yest po-go-da)
• How much is this: Ile to kosztuje (ee-leh toh kosh-tu-yeh)
• What is this called: Jak to się nazywa (yak toh sche na-zeh-va)
• What time is it: Która jest godzina (k-to-ra yest go-ji-nah)
• Where is the restroom: Gdzie jest toaleta (gdjeh yest to-ah-leh-ta)
• Where is the library: Gdzie jest biblioteka (gdjeh yest bib-li-oh-teh-ka)
• Where is the supermarket: Gdzie jest supermarket (gdjeh yest su-per-mar-ket)
• When is your birthday: Kiedy są Twoje urodziny (kye-deh so tvo-yeh u-roh-dje-neh)
• What is your name: Jak masz na imię (yak mash na im-yeh)
• What is your favorite color: Jaki jest Twój ulubiony kolor (ya-ki yest tvoy uh-lu-bi-oh-nee ko-lor)