Translate English to Polish
Polish is spoken by about 45 million people in Poland and by large diaspora communities in the UK, US, Germany, and Canada. Poland is the largest economy in Central Europe and a major player in IT outsourcing, manufacturing, and EU trade. Paste your English text above for a Polish translation.
Common English to Polish translations
| English | Polish | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | Cześć | chesh-tch | ||
| Good morning | Dzień dobry | jen DOH-bry | ||
| Thank you | Dziękuję | jen-KOO-yeh | ||
| Please | Proszę | PROH-sheh | ||
| How much is this? | Ile to kosztuje? | EE-leh toh kosh-TOO-yeh | ||
| Where is the bathroom? | Gdzie jest toaleta? | gjeh yest toh-ah-LEH-tah | ||
| I do not understand | Nie rozumiem | nyeh roh-ZOO-myem | ||
| Can you help me? | Czy może mi pan pomóc? | chy MOH-zheh mee pahn POH-moots | ||
| I would like coffee | Poprosze kawę | poh-PROH-sheh KAH-veh | ||
| The bill, please | Rachunek, proszę | rah-HOO-nek PROH-sheh | ||
| Nice to meet you | Miło mi | MEE-woh mee | ||
| Goodbye | Do widzenia | doh vee-DZEH-nyah | ||
| I need a doctor | Potrzebuję lekarza | poh-TSHEH-boo-yeh leh-KAH-zhah | ||
| Excuse me | Przepraszam | psheh-PRAH-shahm |
Tips for English to Polish translation
Polish has seven grammatical cases, and nouns, adjectives, and pronouns all change endings based on their role. The word for “cat” (kot) becomes kota (genitive), kotu (dative), kotem (instrumental). This is similar to Czech and other Slavic languages but with distinct Polish patterns.
Polish uses special characters: ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź, ż. The letter ł is pronounced like English W. The combinations sz (sh), cz (ch), rz/ż (zh), and dz/dź/dż each represent single sounds. These consonant clusters make Polish look daunting but pronunciation is completely regular.
Polish word order is flexible because case endings carry grammatical information. SVO is the default, but emphasis can shift by rearranging words. The translator produces standard English SVO regardless of the Polish arrangement.
Polish has formal (pan/pani) and informal (ty) address. Pan (sir) and pani (madam) are used with strangers, elders, and in professional settings. They are used with third-person verb forms, which can confuse translators expecting second-person.
About the Polish language
Polish is a West Slavic language closely related to Czech and Slovak. It is the second most spoken Slavic language after Russian and the largest Slavic language within the European Union. Polish has been written using the Latin alphabet with diacritical additions since the medieval period.
Poland has about 38 million people and is the sixth largest economy in the EU. Polish IT professionals, engineers, and researchers are highly sought after internationally. The Polish diaspora is substantial: about 20 million people of Polish descent live outside Poland, with the largest communities in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada. Polish literature includes Nobel laureates Henryk Sienkiewicz, Wladyslaw Reymont, Czeslaw Milosz, Wislawa Szymborska, and Olga Tokarczuk.
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Yes. Ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź, ż all output correctly.
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Both are Slavic but different branches (West vs. East). Not mutually intelligible.
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It is pronounced like English W, not L.
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