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You try to haggle at a flea market: what to say in Polish

You try to negotiate a price at a flea market.

Targ / bazar10 linesLevel A2For life in Poland The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Haggling is normal at a flea market (pchli targ); politely ask Czy może być taniej? (can it be cheaper?); in a shop or an ordinary market it is not usual.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
Dzień dobry, ile kosztuje ta lampa?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, EE-leh kosh-TOO-eh tah LAHM-puh?
Good day, how much is this lamp?
THEY SAY
Sto dwadzieścia złotych.
Stoh dvuhd-ZYEHSY-tsyuh ZVOH-tikh.
A hundred and twenty zloty.
They might also say:
Ta lampa kosztuje sto dwadzieścia złotych.
Tah LAHM-puh kosh-TOO-eh stoh dvuhd-ZYEHSY-tsyuh ZVOH-tikh.
This lamp costs a hundred and twenty zloty.
in the app
2
YOU REPLY
To trochę drogo. Czy może być taniej?
Toh TROH-kheh DROH-goh. Chih MOH-zheh bitsy TAH-nyay?
That's a bit expensive. Can it be cheaper?
THEY SAY
Może być sto dziesięć złotych.
MOH-zheh bitsy stoh DZYEH-syayntsy ZVOH-tikh.
It can be a hundred and ten zloty.
in the app
3
YOU REPLY
Dam osiemdziesiąt złotych.
Dahm oh-syehmd-ZYEH-syohnt ZVOH-tikh.
I'll give eighty zloty.
THEY SAY
Dziewięćdziesiąt, ostatnia cena.
Dzyeh-vyaynd-ZYEH-syohnt, os-TAHT-nyuh TSEH-nuh.
Ninety, last price.
They might also say:
Zostaje dziewięćdziesiąt. Lampa jest w dobrym stanie.
Zos-TAH-eh dzyeh-vyaynd-ZYEH-syohnt. LAHM-puh yehst v DOH-brim STAH-nyeh.
It stays at ninety. The lamp is in good condition.
in the app
4
YOU REPLY
Dobrze, biorę. Czy działa?
DOB-zheh, BYOH-reh. Chih DZYAH-vuh?
Fine, I'll take it. Does it work?
THEY SAY
Tak, proszę sprawdzić tutaj. Mam żarówkę.
Tahk, PROH-sheh SPRAHVD-zeetsy TOO-tigh. Mahm zhuh-ROOF-keh.
Yes, please check here. I have a bulb.
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5
YOU FINISH
Dziękuję. Zapłacę gotówką.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh. Zuh-PVAH-tseh goh-TOOF-kom.
Thank you. I'll pay in cash.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję. Miłego dnia!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh. Mee-VEH-goh dnyah!
Thank you. Have a nice day!
in the app

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Words worth knowing

Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
kosztuje
kosh-TOO-eh
verb
costs
lampa
LAHM-puh
noun
lamp
złotych
ZVOH-tikh
noun
zlotys
trochę
TROH-kheh
adverb
a little

30 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?
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