Polish · Restauracja
You phone a restaurant and book a table for Saturday evening: what to say in Polish
You phone a restaurant and book a table for Saturday evening.
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How it's done. At weekends it is wise to book a restaurant ahead: you give the day, time, number of people and surname; if you are late, phone and say so.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Restauracja Pod Lipą, dzień dobry.Res-tow-RAH-tsyuh Pot LEE-pom, dzyayn DOH-brih.
Restaurant Pod Lipą, good day.
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, restauracja Pod Lipą, słucham.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, res-tow-RAH-tsyuh Pot LEE-pom, SVOO-khuhm.
Good day, Restaurant Pod Lipą, I'm listening.
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, chciałbym zarezerwować stolik na cztery osoby.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim zuh-reh-zehr-VOH-vuhtsy STOH-leek nuh CHTEH-rih oh-SOH-bih.
Good day, I'd like to book a table for four people.
Or say:Dzień dobry, czy mają Państwo wolny stolik na cztery osoby w sobotę wieczorem?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih MIGH-om PAHNST-foh VOL-nih STOH-leek nuh CHTEH-rih oh-SOH-bih f soh-BOH-teh vyeh-CHOH-rem?
THEY SAY
Na który dzień i na którą godzinę?Nuh KTOO-rih dzyayn ee nuh KTOO-rom god-ZEE-neh?
For which day and what time?
They might also say:
Na kiedy ma być rezerwacja?
Nuh KYEH-dih mah bitsy reh-zehr-VAH-tsyuh?
When should the reservation be for?
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YOU REPLY
Na sobotę, na godzinę dziewiętnastą.
Nuh soh-BOH-teh, nuh god-ZEE-neh dzyeh-vyaynt-NAHS-tom.
For Saturday, at seven p.m.
THEY SAY
Dobrze, mamy wolny stolik. Na jakie nazwisko?DOB-zheh, MAH-mih VOL-nih STOH-leek. Nuh YAH-kyeh nuhz-VEES-koh?
Good, we have a free table. In what name?
They might also say:
Tak, zapisuję. Proszę podać nazwisko.
Tahk, zuh-pee-SOO-eh. PROH-sheh POH-duhtsy nuhz-VEES-koh.
Yes, I'm noting it down. Please give the surname.
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YOU REPLY
Na nazwisko Kowalenko, przez K.
Nuh nuhz-VEES-koh Koh-vuh-LAYN-koh, pshes Kah.
In the name of Kowalenko, with a K.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję. Stolik na cztery osoby, sobota, dziewiętnasta, Kowalenko. Do zobaczenia!Dzyayn-KOO-eh. STOH-leek nuh CHTEH-rih oh-SOH-bih, soh-BOH-tuh, dzyeh-vyaynt-NAHS-tuh, Koh-vuh-LAYN-koh. Doh zoh-buh-CHEH-nyuh!
Thank you. A table for four, Saturday, seven p.m., Kowalenko. See you!
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję, do zobaczenia w sobotę!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, doh zoh-buh-CHEH-nyuh f soh-BOH-teh!
Thank you, see you on Saturday!
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
Restauracja
Res-tow-RAH-tsyuh
noun
restaurant
Lipą
LEE-pom
noun
linden tree (instrumental
dzień
dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
zarezerwować
zuh-reh-zehr-VOH-vuhtsy
verb
to book
25 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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