Polish · Restauracja
Your food arrives cold and you politely say so: what to say in Polish
Your food arrives cold and you say so politely.
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How it's done. Say a complaint about food calmly and politely: Przepraszam, ...; waiters usually put it right gladly, so there is no need to feel shy.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, zupa jest zimna.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, ZOO-puh yehst ZEEM-nuh.
Excuse me, the soup is cold.
Or say:Przepraszam, danie jest już zimne.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, DAH-nyeh yehst yoosh ZEEM-neh.
THEY SAY
Bardzo przepraszam. Czy mam ją podgrzać?BAHRD-zoh psheh-PRAH-shuhm. Chih mahm yom PODG-zhuhtsy?
I'm very sorry. Shall I warm it up?
They might also say:
Przepraszam za kłopot. Przyniosę nową porcję.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm zah KWOH-pot. Pshih-NYOH-seh NOH-vom POR-tsyeh.
Sorry for the trouble. I'll bring a new portion.
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YOU REPLY
Tak, poproszę. To byłoby miłe.
Tahk, poh-PROH-sheh. Toh BIH-voh-bee MEE-veh.
Yes, please. That would be nice.
THEY SAY
Oczywiście, już to robię.Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh, yoosh toh ROH-byeh.
Of course, I'll do it right away.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję bardzo!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh BAHRD-zoh!
Thank you very much!
THEY SAY
Nie ma za co. Przepraszam jeszcze raz.Nyeh mah zah tsoh. Psheh-PRAH-shuhm YEHSH-cheh rahs.
Don't mention it. Sorry once more.
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
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
zupa
ZOO-puh
noun
soup
jest
yehst
verb
is
zimna
ZEEM-nuh
adjective
cold (feminine)
Bardzo
BAHRD-zoh
adverb
very
mam
mahm
verb
I have
18 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.
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