Polish · Restauracja
You ask for the bill and leave a tip: what to say in Polish
You ask for the bill and leave a tip.
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How it's done. A tip (napiwek) in Poland is about ten percent and not mandatory; you say Reszty nie trzeba (keep the change) or add it on the terminal.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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1
YOU START
Poproszę rachunek.
Poh-PROH-sheh ruh-KHOO-nek.
May I have the bill, please.
THEY SAY
Oczywiście. Płacą państwo razem czy osobno?Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh. PVAH-tsom PAHNST-foh RAH-zem chih oh-SOB-noh?
Of course. Will you pay together or separately?
They might also say:
Już przynoszę. Razem czy osobno?
Yoosh pshih-NOH-sheh. RAH-zem chih oh-SOB-noh?
I'll bring it now. Together or separately?
2
YOU REPLY
Razem, poproszę.
RAH-zem, poh-PROH-sheh.
Together, please.
THEY SAY
To będzie osiemdziesiąt cztery złote.Toh BAYND-zyeh oh-syehmd-ZYEH-syohnt CHTEH-rih ZVOH-teh.
That will be eighty-four zloty.
3
YOU FINISH
Proszę, sto złotych. Reszty nie trzeba.
PROH-sheh, stoh ZVOH-tikh. RESH-tih nyeh TSHEH-buh.
Here you are, a hundred zloty. Keep the change.
THEY SAY
Bardzo dziękuję. Zapraszamy ponownie!BAHRD-zoh dzyayn-KOO-eh. Zuh-pruh-SHAH-mih poh-NOV-nyeh!
Thank you very much. Welcome again!
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This dialogue is part of the course “Polish for life in Poland”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Poproszę
Poh-PROH-sheh
verb
I would like (to order)
rachunek
ruh-KHOO-nek
noun
account
Oczywiście
Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh
adverb
of course
Płacą
PVAH-tsom
verb
they pay
państwo
PAHNST-foh
noun
ladies and gentlemen
razem
RAH-zem
adverb
together
17 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Proszę powtórzyć.
PROH-sheh pof-TOO-zhitsy.
Please repeat that.
Dziękuję!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Thank you!
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