Polish · Piekarnia
You order a birthday cake at the patisserie: what to say in Polish
You order a birthday cake at a bakery.
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How it's done. Order a cake (tort) a few days ahead: give the day, the number of guests, the flavour and the inscription you want on it.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
Dzień dobry, chciałbym zamówić tort urodzinowy.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim zuh-MOO-veetsy tort oo-rod-zee-NOH-vih.
Good day, I'd like to order a birthday cake.
Or say:Dzień dobry, czy mogę zamówić tort na urodziny?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih MOH-geh zuh-MOO-veetsy tort nuh oo-rod-ZEE-nih?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Oczywiście. Na kiedy i dla ilu osób?Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh. Nuh KYEH-dih ee dlah EE-loo OH-soop?
Of course. For when and for how many people?
They might also say:
Na jaki dzień i na ile osób?
Nuh YAH-kee dzyayn ee nuh EE-leh OH-soop?
For which day and for how many people?
2
YOU REPLY
Na sobotę, dla dziesięciu osób.
Nuh soh-BOH-teh, dlah dzyeh-SYAYN-tsyoo OH-soop.
For Saturday, for ten people.
THEY SAY
Jaki smak? Mamy czekoladowy, śmietankowy i owocowy.YAH-kee smahk? MAH-mih cheh-koh-luh-DOH-vih, symyeh-tahn-KOH-vih ee oh-voh-TSOH-vih.
Which flavour? We have chocolate, cream and fruit.
They might also say:
Mamy tort czekoladowy, śmietankowy lub z owocami. Jaki wybiera pan?
MAH-mih tort cheh-koh-luh-DOH-vih, symyeh-tahn-KOH-vih loop z oh-voh-TSAH-mee. YAH-kee vih-BYEH-ruh pahn?
We have chocolate, cream or fruit cake. Which do you choose?
3
YOU REPLY
Czekoladowy, proszę. Czy można coś napisać na wierzchu?
Cheh-koh-luh-DOH-vih, PROH-sheh. Chih MOZH-nuh tsosy nuh-PEE-suhtsy nuh VYEHSH-khoo?
Chocolate, please. Can something be written on top?
THEY SAY
Tak, jaki napis?Tahk, YAH-kee NAH-pees?
Yes, what inscription?
4
YOU REPLY
Wszystkiego najlepszego, Anno!
Fshist-KYEH-goh nigh-lep-SHEH-goh, AHN-noh!
All the best, Anna!
THEY SAY
Dobrze, zapiszę. Można odebrać w sobotę od ósmej.DOB-zheh, zuh-PEE-sheh. MOZH-nuh oh-DEH-bruhtsy f soh-BOH-teh ot OOS-may.
Fine, I'll note it. You can collect it on Saturday from eight.
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YOU FINISH
Doskonale, dziękuję!
Dos-koh-NAH-leh, dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Excellent, thank you!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Polish for life in Poland”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
zamówić
zuh-MOO-veetsy
verb
to order
tort
tort
noun
cake
urodzinowy
oo-rod-zee-NOH-vih
adjective
birthday
34 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.
Proszę to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
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