Polish · Supermarket / kasa
You do not know how to weigh vegetables in the shop: what to say in Polish
You don't know how to weigh vegetables in the shop.
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How it's done. In some shops the cashier weighs vegetables, in others you weigh them yourself on a scale and stick on the price label; ask a member of staff.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, gdzie mogę zważyć pomidory?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, gdzyeh MOH-geh ZVAH-zhitsy poh-mee-DOH-rih?
Excuse me, where can I weigh the tomatoes?
Or say:Przepraszam, czy trzeba samemu zważyć warzywa?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih TSHEH-buh suh-MEH-moo ZVAH-zhitsy vuh-ZHIH-vuh?
THEY SAY
Przy tej wadze. Proszę nacisnąć numer produktu i wziąć naklejkę.Pshih tay VAHD-zeh. PROH-sheh nuh-TSEES-nohntsy NOO-mehr proh-DOOK-too ee vzyohntsy nuh-KLAY-keh.
At this scale. Please press the product number and take the label.
They might also say:
Tak, tutaj jest waga. Proszę wybrać produkt i nakleić etykietę.
Tahk, TOO-tigh yehst VAH-guh. PROH-sheh VIH-bruhtsy PROH-dookt ee nuh-KLEH-eetsy eh-tih-KYEH-teh.
Yes, there is a scale here. Choose the product and stick on the label.
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YOU REPLY
Jaki numer mają pomidory?
YAH-kee NOO-mehr MIGH-om poh-mee-DOH-rih?
What is the tomatoes' number?
THEY SAY
Numer jest napisany przy cenie, na półce.NOO-mehr yehst nuh-pee-SAH-nih pshih TSEH-nyeh, nuh POOV-tseh.
The number is written next to the price, on the shelf.
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YOU REPLY
A jeśli zapomnę etykiety?
Uh YEHSY-lee zuh-POM-neh eh-tih-KYEH-tih?
And if I forget the label?
THEY SAY
Wtedy kasjer zważy jeszcze raz, ale to trwa dłużej.FTEH-dih KAH-syehr ZVAH-zhih YEHSH-cheh rahs, AH-leh toh trvah DVOO-zhay.
Then the cashier weighs again, but it takes longer.
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YOU FINISH
Rozumiem. Dziękuję!
Roh-ZOO-myehm. Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
I see. Thanks!
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
gdzie
gdzyeh
adverb
where
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
zważyć
ZVAH-zhitsy
verb
to weigh
pomidory
poh-mee-DOH-rih
noun
tomatoes
wadze
VAHD-zeh
noun
scales (locative)
32 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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