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You pay at the café: what to say in Polish

You pay at the café.

Kawiarnia5 linesLevel A2For life in Poland The rest of the dialogue is in the app

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How it's done. In Poland BLIK is very common - a payment by a code from the bank app; ask Czy mogę zapłacić BLIK-iem? Cards are usually paid contactless (zbliżeniowo).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

Poproszę rachunek.

Poh-PROH-sheh ruh-KHOO-nek.

May I have the bill, please.

Or say:Chciałbym zapłacić.

KHTSYAHV-bim zuh-PVAH-tseetsy.

THEY SAY

Oczywiście. Płaci pan kartą czy gotówką?

Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh. PVAH-tsee pahn KAHR-tom chih goh-TOOF-kom?

Of course. Will you pay by card or cash?

They might also say:

Proszę bardzo. Kartą czy gotówką?

PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh. KAHR-tom chih goh-TOOF-kom?

Here you are. By card or cash?

in the app

YOU REPLY

Kartą, zbliżeniowo.

KAHR-tom, zblee-zheh-NYOH-voh.

By card, contactless.

Or say:Czy mogę zapłacić BLIK-iem?

Chih MOH-geh zuh-PVAH-tseetsy BLEE-kyehm?

THEY SAY

Tak, proszę przyłożyć kartę do terminala.

Tahk, PROH-sheh pshih-VOH-zhitsy KAHR-teh doh tehr-mee-NAH-luh.

Yes, please hold the card to the terminal.

in the app

YOU FINISH

Dziękuję, do widzenia!

Dzyayn-KOO-eh, doh veed-ZEH-nyuh!

Thank you, goodbye!

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.

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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

Płaci

PVAH-tsee

verb

pays

pan

pahn

noun

kartą

KAHR-tom

noun

by card

11 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.

All 21 rescue phrases in Polish →

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