Polish · Taxi / aplikacja
You ask a taxi driver how much a ride to the airport costs: what to say in Polish
You ask a taxi driver about the fare to the airport.
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How it's done. Useful words: kurs (a ride), taksometr (the meter), stała cena (fixed price), lotnisko (airport); agree the price before the ride or ask for the meter to be switched on.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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YOU START
Dzień dobry, ile kosztuje kurs na lotnisko?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, EE-leh kosh-TOO-eh koors nuh lot-NEES-koh?
Good day, how much is a ride to the airport?
Or say:Dzień dobry, czy jest stała cena na lotnisko?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih yehst STAH-vuh TSEH-nuh nuh lot-NEES-koh?
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry. Z centrum to około osiemdziesięciu złotych.Dzyayn DOH-brih. Z TSAYN-troom toh oh-KOH-voh oh-syehmd-zyeh-SYAYN-tsyoo ZVOH-tikh.
Good day. From the centre it is around eighty zloty.
They might also say:
Z tego miejsca około osiemdziesiąt złotych.
Z TEH-goh MYAYS-tsuh oh-KOH-voh oh-syehmd-ZYEH-syohnt ZVOH-tikh.
From here around eighty zloty.
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YOU REPLY
Czy jest taksometr?
Chih yehst tuhk-SOH-metr?
Is there a meter?
THEY SAY
Tak, włączam taksometr. Cena zależy od ruchu.Tahk, VVOHN-chuhm tuhk-SOH-metr. TSEH-nuh zuh-LEH-zhih ot ROO-khoo.
Yes, I'm switching on the meter. The price depends on traffic.
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YOU REPLY
Ile to trwa?
EE-leh toh trvah?
How long does it take?
THEY SAY
Około trzydziestu minut.Oh-KOH-voh tshid-ZYEHS-too MEE-noot.
About thirty minutes.
4
YOU REPLY
Dobrze. Mam dwie walizki. Czy zmieszczą się w bagażniku?
DOB-zheh. Mahm dvyeh vuh-LEES-kee. Chih ZMYEHSH-chom syeh v buh-guhzh-NEE-koo?
Fine. I have two suitcases. Will they fit in the boot?
THEY SAY
Tak, proszę włożyć. Pomogę.Tahk, PROH-sheh VVOH-zhitsy. Poh-MOH-geh.
Yes, put them in. I'll help.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję bardzo!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh BAHRD-zoh!
Thank you very much!
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
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
kosztuje
kosh-TOO-eh
verb
costs
kurs
koors
noun
course
lotnisko
lot-NEES-koh
noun
airport
centrum
TSAYN-troom
noun
centre
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?
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