100 Basic Polish Vocabularies
We believe in learning the most important vocabularies first to start off your learning journey on the right foot. The list below contains 100 of the most frequently used Polish vocabularies. For more vocabularies like that, check out our yellow vocabulary book towards the end of this page.
| English | Polish |
|---|---|
| I | ja |
| you | ty |
| he | on |
| she | ona |
| it | ono |
| we | my |
| you | wy |
| they | oni / one |
| what | co |
| who | kto |
| where | gdzie |
| why | dlaczego |
| how | jak |
| which | który |
| when | kiedy |
| then | następnie |
| if | gdyby |
| really | naprawdę |
| but | ale |
| because | ponieważ |
| not | nie |
| this | to |
| that | tamto |
| all | wszystko |
| or | lub |
| and | i |
| to know | wiedzieć |
| to think | myśleć |
| to come | przychodzić |
| to put | kłaść |
| to take | brać |
| to find | znaleźć |
| to listen | słuchać |
| to work | pracować |
| to talk | mówić |
| to give | dawać |
| to like | lubić |
| to help | pomagać |
| to love | kochać |
| to call | telefonować |
| to wait | czekać |
| 0 | zero |
| 1 | jeden |
| 2 | dwa |
| 3 | trzy |
| 4 | cztery |
| 5 | pięć |
| 6 | sześć |
| 7 | siedem |
| 8 | osiem |
| 9 | dziewięć |
| 10 | dziesięć |
| 11 | jedenaście |
| 12 | dwanaście |
| 13 | trzynaście |
| 14 | czternaście |
| 15 | piętnaście |
| 16 | szesnaście |
| 17 | siedemnaście |
| 18 | osiemnaście |
| 19 | dziewiętnaście |
| 20 | dwadzieścia |
| new | nowy |
| old | stary |
| few | mało |
| many | wiele |
| wrong | błędny |
| correct | poprawny |
| bad | zły |
| good | dobry |
| happy | szczęśliwy |
| short | krótki |
| long | długi |
| small | mały |
| big | duży |
| there | tam |
| here | tutaj |
| right | prawo |
| left | lewo |
| beautiful | piękny |
| young | młody |
| old | stary |
| hello | cześć |
| ok | ok |
| of course | oczywiście |
| bye bye | pa pa |
| good bye | do widzenia |
| excuse me | przepraszam pana/panią |
| sorry | przepraszam |
| thank you | dziękuję |
| please | proszę |
| now | teraz |
| hour | godzina |
| minute | minuta |
| second | sekunda |
| day | dzień |
| week | tydzień |
| month | miesiąc |
| year | rok |
| evening | wieczór |
Polish Vocabulary Books
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