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The most important phrases when traveling to Poland


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Joined: Apr 8, 11 ♂ 		 Apr 26, 11, 18:11    #1
I will be visitng the country around easter next year, is the most important phrase i can know

Przykro mi, mój polski jest bardzo słaby

?
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Joined: Nov 21, 09 ♂ 		 Apr 26, 11, 22:19    #2
alteris:
Przykro mi, mój polski jest bardzo słaby

Przeprazam pan, pani , języke Polski jest bardzo trudny dla mnie.
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Joined: Feb 21, 09 ♂ 		 Apr 26, 11, 22:22    #3
Przepraszam, mowię tylko trochę po polsku.
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Joined: Feb 27, 10 ♀ 		 Apr 27, 11, 00:02    #4
alteris:
I will be visitng the country around easter next year, is the most important phrase i can know

Przykro mi, mój polski jest bardzo słaby

?


Yeah, certainly :)
You can also say it shorter way: "Słabo mówię po polsku"

Other useful expressions:
Ile to kosztuje? (How much is it?)
Szukam... name of place (I'm looking for...)
Jak dojechać na lotnisko? (How to drive to the airport?)
Poproszę bilet do (place) / na (event) (A ticket for ... please)
Poproszę jeden bilet ulgowy (half priced ticket) / bilet normalny (regular ticket) (One half priced/regular ticket, please)
Poproszę jedno duże piwo (One 0.5 L beer, please)
Piwo z sokiem (a beer with juice)
Ile płacę? (How much I pay?)
Podobasz mi się (I like you)
Postawić ci drinka? (Can I buy you a drink?)
Z którego peronu odjeżdża pociąg do Krakowa? (What platform does a train to Cracow depart?)
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Joined: Sep 9, 07 ♂ [Moderator] 		 Apr 27, 11, 00:13    #5
alteris:
I will be visitng the country around easter next year, is the most important phrase i can know



Why don't you just buy a basic phrase book? Some are under $10 and will give you phonetic translations as well. You also have the added bonus, of having almost a year to learn them.
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i found "bredzisz, jakby cię fura z gnojem przejechała" very useful on my last trip

Here is how you use it.

Ile to kosztuje?............................................................. ......(How much is it?)

Panie, tu wszyscy w kolejce stoja!.............(Hey mister, you need to get back and stand in line like the rest of us!)

bredzisz, jakby cię fura z gnojem przejechała! No ile to kosztuje?....(Shut up you!, so how much is it?)
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Havok:
bredzisz, jakby cię fura z gnojem przejechała! No ile to kosztuje?

good one, I've never heard this one :-)
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Havok:
i found "bredzisz, jakby cię fura z gnojem przejechała" very useful on my last trip

Here is how you use it.

Ile to kosztuje?............................................................. ......(How much is it?)

Panie, tu wszyscy w kolejce stoja!.............(Hey mister, you need to get back and stand in line like the rest of us!)

bredzisz, jakby cię fura z gnojem przejechała! No ile to kosztuje?....(Shut up you!, so how much is it?)

Very good. I'll use it this September ;)
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The applications of this phrase are limitless.
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My ex used to tell me "Ale bredzisz"! but that's it.
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Vincent:
Why don't you just buy a basic phrase book?

here are some phrases for free :)
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pgtx:
here are some for free :)

not bad for starters :)
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Havok:
bredzisz, jakby cię fura z gnojem przejechała! No ile to kosztuje?

I'm confused: what has fura - z gnojem or otherwise - to do with kosztuje in this sentence?

confused
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well, that's a polite way of saying, you know what mister? I don't really care about your opinion much, I'm just asking how much the item costs and I'll stand in line when I'm ready.

I apologize for the confusion.
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Joined: Apr 8, 11 ♂ 		 Apr 27, 11, 04:20    #15
i did buy a phrase book, but i also like to be able to say other stuff, and i planned on learning the language anyways :) the plan is to have a basic grasp of it by January of next year:) but thnk you so much for all the help !
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alteris:
you so much for all the help !


Polish is really complicated but there are also other benefits that will make it worth it. When you learn it you can communicate with Slovakian and Czechs and with a little more effort and some extra study time you could easily learn Russian, Serbian or Macedonian.
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Yeah, being an American speaker and the mish-mash that it is, can be a challenge. but an exciting one!
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Joined: Oct 18, 07 ♂ 		 Apr 27, 11, 04:44    #18
There is a serious danger that visitors who don't speak Polish face in Poland: after they use one of the laboriously memorized phrases in Polish they receive an answer - also in Polish. What do you do then? ;)
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alteris:
can be a challenge


I learned Canadian after one visit there so how hard can it really be with Polish ;)
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Havok:
Canadian

oh Canada eh? ;)
z_darius:
What do you do then? ;)

memorize phrases with ALL possible answers? ;)
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Joined: Apr 8, 11 ♂ 		 Apr 27, 11, 04:58    #21
i live 4 hours from canada, and yes it can be easy, but it can be hard. from what i know, a lot of Europeans(and i could be 100% wrong and will admit my shame) have a much better time learning languages because they are so diverse there. where the US, we have spanish and English, mostly English. we dont get exposed to other languages :)


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