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Hi / Bye................................... CzeÊç. Goodbye.................................. Do widzenia.

Yes / No................................... Tak / Nie How are you?........................... Jak si´ Pan ma?(frml, m)

Hello / Good day...................... Dzie dobry. How are you?........................... Jak si´ Pani ma?(frml, f)

Good evening.......................... Dobry wieczór. How are you?........................... Jak si´ masz? (informal)

Good night............................... Dobranoc. How's it going?....................... Jak leci? (slang)

OK / Good............................... Dobrze. Fine, and you?......................... Dobrze, a Pan/Pani?

Very good................................ Bardzo dobrze. Thank you (very much)........... Dzi´kuj´ (bardzo).

Excellent.................................. Âwietnie. Please / You're welcome......... Prosz´.

See you later (tomorrow)......... Do zobaczenia (jutro). You're very welcome............... Prosz´ bardzo.

Cheers! (toast)......................... Na zdrowie! Excuse me! (apology).............. Przepraszam.

Pull / Push................................ Ciàgnàç / pchaç. May I?...................................... Czy mog´?

Open / Closed.......................... Otwarte / Zamkni´te.* Small / Big............................. Ma1y / Wielki*

Do you speak English?............ Czy Pan/Pani mówi po angielsku? (m/f) A little........ Troch´.

I don't speak Polish.......................................................... Nie mówi´ po polsku.

I only speak a little Polish................................................ Nie mówi´ dobrze po polsku.

I (don't) understand.......................................................... (Nie) rozumiem.

Could you please say that again?..................................... Czy moe Pan/Pani to powtórzyç? (formal)

Please say that again........................................................ Prosz´ to powtórzyç. (informal)

Please speak slowly.......................................................... Prosz´ mówiç wolniej. (informal)

Please write that down..................................................... Prosz´ to napisaç. (informal)

Could you please write that down?.................................. Czy moe Pan/Pani to napisaç? (formal)

My bag / wallet / passport was stolen.............................. Ukradziono mi baga / pieniàdze / paszport. Call a doctor!................................................................... Prosz´ wezwaç lekarza!

Call the police!................................................................. Prosz´ wezwaç policj´!

*not included in the mp3 audio file. 997-Police 998-Ambulance 999-Fire in Poland.

The emergency number will probably be changing to 112 in the next years, to compy with EU standards.