| 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.
Other useful words:
SHOPS & SERVICES| APTEKA | PHARMACY |
| BIURO PODRÓŻY | TRAVEL AGENCY |
| GABINET STOMATOLOGICZNY | DENTIST |
| DLA PANÓW | GENTS |
| DLA PAŃ | LADIES |
| DWORZEC KOLEJOWY | RAILWAY STATION |
| FRYZJER | HAIR DRESSER |
| INFORMACJA | INFORMATION |
| KANTOR | EXCHANGE/BUREAU DE CHANGE |
| KASA | CASHIER/TICKET OFFICE |
| KAWIARNIA | CAFE |
| LEKARZ, PRZYCHODNIA LEKARSKA | DOCTOR, CLINIC |
| LODY | ICE CREAM |
| ODJAZD | DEPARTURE |
| OWOCE | FRUIT |
| POGOTOWIE RATUNKOWE | EMERGENCY |
| PRZYJAZD | ARRIVAL |
| RESTAURACJA | RESTAURANT |
| SKLEP | SHOP |
| SPOŻYWCZY | GROCERY |
| STOŁÓWKA | CANTEEN |
| SZATNIA | CLOAK ROOM |
| SZPITAL | HOSPITAL |
| WARZYWA | VEGETABLES |
| WEJŚCIE | ENTRANCE |
| WYJŚCIE | EXIT |