| Term | Definition |
| Przepraszam | Excuse me |
| Czy pan... | Are you Mr... |
| Słucham? | Pardon? (What was that?) |
| Tak, jestem... | Yes, I am... |
| Dzień dobry. | Hello/Good day. |
| Nazywam się... | I am called... |
| a to jest pani... | and here is Ms... |
| Bardzo mi miło. | Very nice to meet you. |
| Cześć. | Hello. |
| Co słychać? | How are things? |
| Nic nowego. | Nothing new. |
| a co u ciebie? | and (to) you? (inf) |
| Wszystko w porządku. | Everything's fine. |
| Dziękuję. | Thank you. |
| No to do zobaczenia. | Be seeing you then. (later) |
| No to cześć. | 'Bye. |
| Do jutra. | See you tomorrow. |
| Dobry wieczór. | Good evening. |
| Dobranoc. | Good night. |
| Do widzenia. | Goodbye. (2 words) |
| Co nowego? | What's new? |
| Po staremu. | Same as before. (How are you?) |
| Do zobaczenia. | See you later. (2 words) |
| Proszę | Please |
| Dziękuję bardzo. | Thank you very much. |
| Proszę (bardzo) | Bitte (schön) |
| jestem | I am |
| jesteś | you are (ty) |
| jest | he/she/it is |
| jesteśmy | we are |
| jesteście | you are (vy) |
| są | they are |
| oni | they (mixed/male) |
| one | they (female) |
| Gdzie ona jest? | Where is she? (w/ verb) |
| Kto to? | Who is that? (w/o verb) |
| To my. | That's us. (w/o verb) |
| panowie | (address for multiple men) |
| panie | (address for multiple women) |
| państwo | (address for couple or mixed group) |
| To są państwo Howard. | This is Mr. and Mrs. Howard. (w/ verb) |
| Pani doktor Nowak | Doctor Nowak (f) |
| Pan profesor Smith | Professor Smith (m) |
| Jak pani się nazywa? | What is your name? (form f) |
| Jak się nazywa? | What is your name? (fam) |
| Czy mogę się przedstawić? | May I introduce myself? |
| Mam na imię... | My first name is... |
| Bardzo mi miło pana poznać. | Very nice to meet you. (form m) |
| Bardzo mi miło panią poznać. | Very nice to meet you. (form f) |
| Czy możemy przejść na ty? | Could we be on first-name terms? |
| Proszę mi mówić Maria. | Please call me Maria. |
| Co to jest? | What is this? (w/ verb) |
| Kto to jest? | Who is this? (with verb) |
| Przepraszam, ale gdzie to jest? | Excuse me, but where is that? |
| Co to za budynek? | What building is this? |
| To nie jest bank. Bank jest tam. | This isn't a bank. The bank is there. (w/ verb) |
| Gdzie jest opera? | Where is the opera? (w/ verb) |
| Czy to daleko stąd? | Is it far from here? (w/o verb) |
| Nie, to bardzo blisko. | No, it's very close. (w/o verb) |
| ojciec | father |
| hotel | hotel |
| syn | son |
| dom | house |
| brat | brother |
| adres | address |
| mąż | husband |
| pies | dog |
| matka | mother |
| poczta | post office |
| córka | daughter |
| gazeta | newspaper |
| siostra | sister |
| policja | police |
| żona | wife |
| kawa | coffee |
| miasto | town |
| mieszkanie | flat |
| dziectko | child |
| morze | sea |
| nazwisko | surname |
| imię | first name |
| lotnisko | airport |
| muzeum | museum |
| noc | night (f) |
| rzecz | thing (f) |
| miłość | love (f) |
| śmierć | death (f) |
| mężczyzna | man (m) |
| kolega | friend (m) |
| koleżanka | friend (f) |
| turysta | tourist (m) |
| turystka | tourist (f) |
| student | student (m) |
| studentka | student (f) |
| Polak | Pole (m) |
| Polka | Pole (f) |
| Anglik | Englishman |
| Angielka | Englishwoman |
| dyrektor | director |
| inżynier | engineer |
| Amerykanka | American woman |