Polish · Supermarket / kasa
The price at the till is different from the shelf: what to say in Polish
The price at the till differs from the shelf.
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How it's done. If the price at the till differs from the shelf, tell the cashier at once; under Polish law the shop should sell at the lower price or correct the mistake.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, na półce była inna cena.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, nuh POOV-tseh BIH-vuh EEN-nuh TSEH-nuh.
Excuse me, the shelf had a different price.
Or say:Przepraszam, to było tańsze na półce.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, toh BIH-voh TAHN-sheh nuh POOV-tseh.
THEY SAY
Jaki to produkt?YAH-kee toh PROH-dookt?
Which product is it?
They might also say:
O jaki produkt chodzi?
Oh YAH-kee PROH-dookt KHOD-zee?
Which product is it about?
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YOU REPLY
Masło. Na półce było sześć złotych.
MAH-svoh. Nuh POOV-tseh BIH-voh shesytsy ZVOH-tikh.
The butter. The shelf said six zloty.
THEY SAY
Już sprawdzam. Faktycznie, mamy błąd. Poprawię.Yoosh SPRAHVD-zuhm. Fuhk-TICH-nyeh, MAH-mih bvohnt. Poh-PRAH-vyeh.
Checking now. Indeed, we have an error. I'll correct it.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję bardzo.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh BAHRD-zoh.
Thank you very much.
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
półce
POOV-tseh
noun
shelf (locative)
była
BIH-vuh
verb
was
inna
EEN-nuh
adjective
other (feminine)
cena
TSEH-nuh
noun
price
produkt
PROH-dookt
noun
product
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.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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