Polish · Supermarket / kasa
You ask how the "second item half price" offer works: what to say in Polish
You ask how a "second item at half price" promotion works.
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How it's done. Offers: promocja (promotion), wyprzedaż (sale), druga sztuka za pół ceny (second item at half price), karta klienta (customer card); to compare, look at the cena za kilogram (price per kilogram).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
Przepraszam, jak działa ta promocja?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, yahk DZYAH-vuh tah proh-MOH-tsyuh?
Excuse me, how does this offer work?
Or say:Przepraszam, na czym polega ta promocja?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, nuh chim poh-LEH-guh tah proh-MOH-tsyuh?
THEY SAY
Druga sztuka jest za pół ceny.DROO-guh SHTOO-kuh yehst zah poov TSEH-nih.
The second item is half price.
They might also say:
Przy zakupie dwóch sztuk druga jest o połowę tańsza.
Pshih zuh-KOO-pyeh dvookh shtook DROO-guh yehst oh poh-VOH-veh TAHN-shuh.
If you buy two items the second is half the price.
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YOU REPLY
Czy muszę mieć kartę klienta?
Chih MOO-sheh myehtsy KAHR-teh KLYAYN-tuh?
Do I need a customer card?
THEY SAY
Tak, promocja jest tylko z kartą klienta. Kartę zakłada się w aplikacji.Tahk, proh-MOH-tsyuh yehst TIL-koh s KAHR-tom KLYAYN-tuh. KAHR-teh zuh-KWAH-duh syeh v uh-plee-KAH-tsyee.
Yes, the offer is only with a customer card. The card is set up in the app.
3
YOU REPLY
A jeśli nie mam telefonu przy sobie?
Uh YEHSY-lee nyeh mahm teh-leh-FOH-noo pshih SOH-byeh?
And if I don't have my phone with me?
THEY SAY
Wtedy można założyć kartę przy kasie. Potrzebny jest numer telefonu.FTEH-dih MOZH-nuh zuh-VOH-zhitsy KAHR-teh pshih KAH-syeh. Pot-SHEB-nih yehst NOO-mehr teh-leh-FOH-noo.
Then you can set up a card at the till. A phone number is needed.
4
YOU FINISH
Dziękuję za wyjaśnienie!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah vih-ahsy-NYEH-nyeh!
Thank you for the explanation!
THEY SAY
Proszę bardzo.PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh.
You're welcome.
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
jak
yahk
adverb
how
działa
DZYAH-vuh
verb
works
promocja
proh-MOH-tsyuh
noun
promotion
sztuka
SHTOO-kuh
noun
piece
jest
yehst
verb
is
35 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.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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