single-serving home Phrase Guides Polish -

 

Shopping / Directions 1.3
How much does that cost?............................................... Ile to kosztuje?

The menu please!............................................................. Prosz´ o menu.

A beer, please................................................................... Prosz´ jedno piwo.

The bill, please................................................................. Prosz´ o rachunek.

Do you have anything cheaper?....................................... Macie coÊ taszego?

Do you accept credit cards?............................................. Czy mog´ zap1aciç kartà kredytowà?

(Excuse me,) where are the toilets?................................. (Przopraszam,) gdzie sà toalety?

Men / Women................................................................... m´ski / damski

Where is ...the (nearest) bank?......................................... Gdzie jest ...(najbliszy) bank?

" ...the (nearest) bank machine / ATM?........................ " ..... ...(najbliszy) bankomat?

" ...a telephone?............................................................ " ..... ...telefon?

" ...the post office?........................................................ " ..... ...poczta?

" ...the train station?...................................................... " ..... ...dworzec kolejowy?

" ...the bus station?........................................................ " ..... ...dworzec autobusowy?

" ...an internet café?...................................................... " ..... ...kawiarnia internetowa?

Where can I get a taxi?..................................................... Gdzie jest postój taksówek?

straight ahead........................ prosto. entrance / exit...................... wejÊcie / wyjÊcie

right / left............................... na prawo / na lewo. Behind (the church)............ Za (koÊció1em.)

Take a right............................ Prosz´ skr´ciç w prawo. In front of (the museum)..... Przed (muzeum)

next.......nast´pny a e (m/f/n)* Opposite (the hotel)............ Naprzeciwko (hotelu.)

first.......pierwszy a e (m/f/n)* On the corner....................... Na rogu.

last..........ostatni a e (m/f/n)* After the stoplight............... Za Êwiat1ami.

*These words change ending with the gender of the noun that they are modifying. 'Ostatni' gets no ending in the masculine form. Polish is a very complex language and this is only a hint of what the complexities are. As a tourist, just pick any ending and you will be understood (if you pronounce it correctly!)