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You ask the driver whether the bus goes to the centre: what to say in Polish

You ask the driver whether the bus goes to the centre.

Autobus / tramwaj4 linesLevel A1For life in Poland The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. You board the bus by the front or middle doors; you speak to the driver at the cab or by the doors; at your stop you press the STOP button.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
Przepraszam, czy ten autobus jedzie do centrum?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih tayn ow-TOH-boos YEHD-zyeh doh TSAYN-troom?
Excuse me, does this bus go to the centre?
Or say:Przepraszam, czy dojadę tym autobusem na dworzec?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih doh-AH-deh tim ow-toh-BOO-sem nuh DVOH-zhets?
THEY SAY
Tak, jedzie do centrum.
Tahk, YEHD-zyeh doh TSAYN-troom.
Yes, it goes to the centre.
They might also say:
Tak, proszę wsiadać.
Tahk, PROH-sheh FSYAH-duhtsy.
Yes, please get on.
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YOU FINISH
Ile to przystanków?
EE-leh toh pshis-TAHN-koof?
How many stops is it?
THEY SAY
Sześć przystanków. Powiem, gdzie wysiąść.
Shesytsy pshis-TAHN-koof. POH-vyehm, gdzyeh VIH-syohnsytsy.
Six stops. I'll tell you where to get off.
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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
autobus
ow-TOH-boos
noun
bus
jedzie
YEHD-zyeh
verb
goes, is coming
centrum
TSAYN-troom
noun
centre
Tak
Tahk
adverb
yes
przystanków
pshis-TAHN-koof
noun
stops (genitive)

9 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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