Basic Polish phrases
with pronunciations
The
Polish language
and its pronunciation
are difficult for most
English speakers
To give you a head start before you arrive, I list below some common Polish phrases and words that are helpful to travelers.
Learning to pronounce the words can be challenging to and a poor investment in time for the short-term traveler (which most visitors are).
To make the learning process as easy and quick as possible for you, I use simplified phonetics.
The phonetics are good enough to communicate with the people you meet. Once in Poland, you can fine tune your pronunciations when you speak with the natives.
List and phonetics ©2013 HQP /hillmanwonders.com
Greetings
Hello/hi/bye (informal)
Czesc
cheshked
Goodbye
Do widzenia
oe-wid-zen-yah>
Good morning
Dzien dobry
jeen doe-brah
Good evening
Ddobry wieczor
doe-brah vee-ech-cho
Good night
Dobranoc
doe-bran-nok
Yes/no
Being polite
Thank you
Dziekuje
jink-wee-ah
Sorry
Phrzepaszam
Shep-prah-zham
Questions
When?
Kiedy
key-yeh-duh
Why?
Dlaczego
dlah-cheh-goh
Numbers
How to pronounce
oft-mispronounced
Polish letters
General guidelines:
W = Like letter "V"
J = Like letter "Y"
A = "a" in "father"
I = "e" in "pet"
O = "o" in "hot"
U = "u" in "foot"
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