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You do not eat meat and ask what is vegetarian: what to say in Polish

You do not eat meat and ask what is vegetarian.

Restauracja7 linesLevel A2For life in Poland The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Pierogi ruskie are not "Russian" but dumplings with cheese and potato (the name comes from Ruthenia); they have no meat. Ask directly: bez mięsa, bez ryby.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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YOU START
Przepraszam, czy macie coś wegetariańskiego?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih MAH-tsyeh tsosy veh-geh-tuh-ryahns-KYEH-goh?
Excuse me, do you have anything vegetarian?
Or say:Przepraszam, czy są dania bez mięsa?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih som DAH-nyuh bes MYAYN-suh?
THEY SAY
Tak, mamy pierogi ruskie i naleśniki ze szpinakiem.
Tahk, MAH-mih pyeh-ROH-gee ROOS-kyeh ee nuh-lesy-NEE-kee zeh shpee-NAH-kyehm.
Yes, we have pierogi ruskie and pancakes with spinach.
They might also say:
Oczywiście. Są pierogi z serem i ziemniakami albo naleśniki ze szpinakiem.
Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh. Som pyeh-ROH-gee s SEH-rem ee zyehm-nyuh-KAH-mee AHL-boh nuh-lesy-NEE-kee zeh shpee-NAH-kyehm.
Of course. There are dumplings with cheese and potatoes or pancakes with spinach.
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YOU REPLY
Czy pierogi ruskie są bez mięsa? Nie jem mięsa.
Chih pyeh-ROH-gee ROOS-kyeh som bes MYAYN-suh? Nyeh yehm MYAYN-suh.
Are the pierogi ruskie without meat? I don't eat meat.
THEY SAY
Tak, są z serem i ziemniakami, bez mięsa.
Tahk, som s SEH-rem ee zyehm-nyuh-KAH-mee, bes MYAYN-suh.
Yes, they are with cheese and potatoes, without meat.
They might also say:
Tak, całkowicie bez mięsa.
Tahk, tsuhv-koh-VEE-tsyeh bes MYAYN-suh.
Yes, completely without meat.
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YOU REPLY
W takim razie poproszę pierogi ruskie.
V TAH-keem RAH-zyeh poh-PROH-sheh pyeh-ROH-gee ROOS-kyeh.
Then I'll have the pierogi ruskie.
THEY SAY
Dobrze. Z cebulką?
DOB-zheh. Z tseh-BOOL-kom?
Fine. With fried onion?
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YOU FINISH
Tak, proszę. Dziękuję!
Tahk, PROH-sheh. Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Yes, please. Thank you!

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Words worth knowing

Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
macie
MAH-tsyeh
verb
you (plural) have
wegetariańskiego
veh-geh-tuh-ryahns-KYEH-goh
adjective
vegetarian (genitive)
Tak
Tahk
adverb
yes
mamy
MAH-mih
verb
we have
pierogi
pyeh-ROH-gee
noun
dumplings

23 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.
Proszę mówić wolniej.
PROH-sheh MOO-veetsy VOL-nyay.
Please speak more slowly.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?

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