ENGLISH | POLISH | PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION |
GOOD MORNING GOOD AFTERNOON | DZIEŃ DOBRY | JAYNE DOH -BRIH |
GOOD EVENING | DOBRY WIECZÓR | DOH-BRIH VYEH CHOOR |
HELLO/BYE | CZEŚĆ | CHESHCH |
GOOD BYE | DO WIDZENIA | DOH VEE- DZE -NYA |
EXCUSE ME | PRZEPRASZAM | PSHE- PRAH -SHAM |
YES | TAK | TAAK |
NO | NIE | NYEH |
PLEASE | PROSZĘ | PROH -SHEH |
THANK YOU | DZIĘKUJĘ | JENG- KUI -YEH |
I UNDERSTAND | ROZUMIEM | RO- ZOO -MYEM |
I DON'T UNDERSTAND | NIE ROZUMIEM | NYEH RO- ZOO -MYEM |
I DON'T KNOW | NIE WIEM | NYEH VYEM |
WHAT | CO | TSOH |
WHERE | GDZIE | GD JEH |
HOW | JAK | YAK |
HOW MUCH | ILE | EE -LEH |
TICKET | BILET | BEE -LET |
STREET | ULICA | OO- LEET -SAH |
WHERE IS ... GAGARINA STREET? | GDZIE JEST ... ULICA GAGARINA? | GD JEH YEST OO- LEE - TSAH GA-GA- REE -NAH? |
I'M LOST | ZGUBIŁEM SIĘ- (masc.) ZGUBIŁAM SIĘ- (femin.) | ZGOO- BEE -WEM SHEH ZGOO- BEE -WAM SHEH |
MY NAME IS | NAZYWAM SIĘ | NAZYVAM SHEH |
WHERE'S THE TOILET? | GDZIE JEST TOALETA? | GD JEH YEST TOALETAH? |
I`D LIKE ...THIS | CHCIAŁBYM...TO | H-CHOW -BIM ... TOH |
SMALL | MAŁY | MA -WIH |
BIG | DUŻY | DOOZH -IH |
STUDENT DORMITORY | DOM STUDENCKI | DOM STOO- DENT -SKEE |
CANTEEN | STOŁÓWKA | STO- WOOV -KAH |
CINEMA | KINO | KEE -NOH |
N.B. The phonetic description above has been developed to correspond the sounds of English and is only a very rough guide to Polish pronunciation.