Polish

Polish - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Polish language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

0

zero

zero

1

jeden

one

2

dwa

two

3

trzy

three

4

cztery

four

5

pięć

five

6

sześć

six

7

siedem

seven

8

osiem

eight

9

dziewięć

nine

10

dziesięć

ten

11

jedenaście

eleven

12

dwanaście

twelve

13

trzynaście

thirteen

14

czternaście

fourteen

15

piętnaście

fifteen

16

szesnaście

sixteen

17

siedemnaście

seventeen

18

osiemnaście

eighteen

19

dziewiętnaście

nineteen

20

dwadzieścia

twenty

30

trzydzieści

thirty

40

czterdzieści

forty

50

pięćdziesiąt

fifty

60

sześćdziesiąt

sixty

70

siedemdziesiąt

seventy

80

osiemdziesiąt

eighty

90

dziewięćdziesiąt

ninety

100

sto

hundred

1K

tysiąc

thousand

1M

milion

million

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

biały

white

czarny

black

🔴

czerwony

red

🔵

niebieski

blue

🟡

żółty

yellow

🟢

zielony

green

🟣

fioletowy

purple

🟤

brązowy

brown

🟠

pomarańczowy

orange

🌸

różowy

pink

złoty

gold

🌑

srebrny

silver

☁️

szary

grey

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

🐶

pies

dog

🐱

kot

cat

🐴

koń

horse

🐮

krowa

cow

🐷

świnia

pig

🐦

ptak

bird

🐟

ryba

fish

🐭

mysz

mouse

🦊

lis

fox

🐇

królik

rabbit

🐻

niedźwiedź

bear

🐼

panda

panda

🐨

koala

koala

🐘

słoń

elephant

🐢

żółw

turtle

🦒

żyrafa

giraffe

🦆

kaczka

duck

🕷️

pająk

spider

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

rodzina

family

🧔

mężczyzna

man

👩

kobieta

woman

👦

chłopiec

boy

👧

dziewczynka

girl

👶

dziecko

child

👨‍🦳

ojciec

father

👩‍🦳

matka

mother

👴

dziadek

grandfather

👵

babcia

grandmother

🧑‍🦰

brat

brother

👩‍🦱

siostra

sister

🧑

przyjaciel

friend

👥

ludzie

people

🙋

osoba

person

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

🏠

dom

house

🏢

budynek

building

🏫

szkoła

school

🏪

sklep

store

🛣️

droga

road

🌆

miasto

city

🌳

drzewo

tree

💧

woda

water

☀️

słońce

sun

☁️

chmura

cloud

📚

książka

book

🖊️

długopis

pen

📱

telefon

phone

🔑

klucz

key

🚗

samochód

car

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

🍎

jabłko

apple

🍌

banan

banana

🍞

chleb

bread

🧀

ser

cheese

🥩

mięso

meat

🥛

mleko

milk

kawa

coffee

🍵

herbata

tea

💧

woda

water

🍺

piwo

beer

🍷

wino

wine

🍽️

jedzenie

food

🍳

jajko

egg

🍚

ryż

rice

🥕

warzywa

vegetables

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

☀️

dzień

day

🌙

noc

night

godzina

hour

🗓️

tydzień

week

📅

miesiąc

month

🗓️

rok

year

🗓️

poniedziałek

Monday

🗓️

wtorek

Tuesday

🗓️

środa

Wednesday

🗓️

czwartek

Thursday

🗓️

piątek

Friday

🗓️

sobota

Saturday

🗓️

niedziela

Sunday

🌅

rano

morning

🌆

wieczór

evening

🕛

teraz

now

🔜

wkrótce

soon

🕒

czas

time

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

🗣️

mówić

to speak

🚶

chodzić

to walk

🏃

biec

to run

🍽️

jeść

to eat

🍷

pić

to drink

😴

spać

to sleep

📖

czytać

to read

✍️

pisać

to write

👀

widzieć

to see

👂

słyszeć

to hear

💭

myśleć

to think

🤔

wiedzieć

to know

❤️

kochać

to love

👍

lubić

to like

👋

przyjść

to come

🚪

otwierać

to open

🔒

zamykać

to close

💡

uczyć się

to learn

dawać

to give

💸

kupować

to buy

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

😊

szczęśliwy

happy

😢

smutny

sad

😠

zły

angry

👍

dobry

good

👎

zły

bad

⬆️

duży

big

⬇️

mały

small

🆕

nowy

new

🕰️

stary

old

💯

wiele

many

🤏

kilka

few

🥵

gorący

hot

🥶

zimny

cold

💪

silny

strong

👶

słaby

weak

piękny

beautiful

👹

brzydki

ugly

poprawny

correct

zły

wrong

szybki

fast

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

i

and

➡️

ale

but

👉

lub

or

🤔

ponieważ

because

👉

więc

so

🤨

jednak

however

🤔

dlatego

therefore

również

also

🕒

kiedy

when

🤔

jeśli

if

🕒

przed

before

🕒

po

after

🕒

od

since

🕒

podczas gdy

while

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

👨‍🏫

nauczyciel

teacher

🧑‍⚕️

lekarz

doctor

👩‍💻

inżynier

engineer

👨‍🍳

szef kuchni

chef

🧑‍🌾

rolnik

farmer

👮

policjant

police officer

🧑‍🎨

artysta

artist

🧑‍💼

pracownik biurowy

office worker

🔬

naukowiec

scientist

🛒

sprzedawca

salesperson

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