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At the market you buy fruit by the kilo: what to say in Polish

At the market you buy fruit by the kilo.

Targ / bazar5 linesLevel A1For life in Poland The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. At the market the price is per kilogram (za kilogram); pół kilo is half a kilo, dwa kilo two kilos; the seller often asks Coś jeszcze?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
Dzień dobry, w czym mogę pomóc?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, f chim MOH-geh POH-moots?
Good day, how can I help?
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, co dla pana?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, tsoh dlah PAH-nuh?
Good day, what for you?
YOU REPLY
Poproszę kilogram jabłek.
Poh-PROH-sheh kee-LOH-gruhm YAH-bvek.
A kilo of apples, please.
Or say:Poproszę pół kilo pomidorów.
Poh-PROH-sheh poov KEE-loh poh-mee-DOH-roof.
THEY SAY
Proszę bardzo. Coś jeszcze?
PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh. Tsosy YEHSH-cheh?
Here you are. Anything else?
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YOU FINISH
Nie, dziękuję. Ile płacę?
Nyeh, dzyayn-KOO-eh. EE-leh PVAH-tseh?
No, thank you. How much do I pay?
THEY SAY
To będzie osiem złotych.
Toh BAYND-zyeh OH-syehm ZVOH-tikh.
That will be eight zloty.
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Words worth knowing

Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
pomóc
POH-moots
verb
to help
Poproszę
Poh-PROH-sheh
verb
I would like (to order)
kilogram
kee-LOH-gruhm
noun
kilogram

15 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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