Polish · Piekarnia
The assistant asks whether to slice the bread: what to say in Polish
The assistant asks whether to slice the bread.
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How it's done. In Polish bakeries bread is often sliced free of charge: Pokroić? is how they ask. It is sliced on a machine and put in a paper bag.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
Pokroić chleb?Poh-KROH-eetsy khlep?
Shall I slice the bread?
They might also say:
Czy mam pokroić?
Chih mahm poh-KROH-eetsy?
Should I slice it?
YOU REPLY
Tak, poproszę pokroić.
Tahk, poh-PROH-sheh poh-KROH-eetsy.
Yes, please slice it.
Or say:Nie, dziękuję, w całości.
Nyeh, dzyayn-KOO-eh, f tsuh-VOSY-tsee.
THEY SAY
Proszę. Zapakować w torebkę?PROH-sheh. Zuh-puh-KOH-vuhtsy f toh-REP-keh?
Here you are. Shall I put it in a bag?
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YOU FINISH
Tak, poproszę w torebkę. Dziękuję!
Tahk, poh-PROH-sheh f toh-REP-keh. Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Yes, in a bag please. 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
Pokroić
Poh-KROH-eetsy
verb
to slice
chleb
khlep
noun
bread
Tak
Tahk
adverb
yes
poproszę
poh-PROH-sheh
verb
I would like (to order)
Proszę
PROH-sheh
verb
please
Zapakować
Zuh-puh-KOH-vuhtsy
verb
to pack
3 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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