Polish · Bilety / komunikacja miejska
You buy a ticket in an app and ask how to show it: what to say in Polish
You buy a ticket in the app and ask how to show it.
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How it's done. A ticket from the app is activated before boarding; the inspector looks at the screen or scans the code; do not turn the phone off or close the ticket.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, jak kupić bilet w aplikacji?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, yahk KOO-peetsy BEE-let v uh-plee-KAH-tsyee?
Excuse me, how do I buy a ticket in the app?
Or say:Przepraszam, czy mogę zapłacić za bilet telefonem?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih MOH-geh zuh-PVAH-tseetsy zah BEE-let teh-leh-FOH-nem?
THEY SAY
Proszę pobrać aplikację komunikacji miejskiej i wybrać bilet.PROH-sheh POH-bruhtsy uh-plee-KAH-tsyeh koh-moo-nee-KAH-tsyee MYAYS-kyay ee VIH-bruhtsy BEE-let.
Please download the city transport app and choose a ticket.
They might also say:
Tak, można kupić bilet w aplikacji miasta.
Tahk, MOZH-nuh KOO-peetsy BEE-let v uh-plee-KAH-tsyee MYAHS-tuh.
Yes, you can buy a ticket in the city app.
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YOU REPLY
Kiedy trzeba aktywować bilet?
KYEH-dih TSHEH-buh uhk-tih-VOH-vuhtsy BEE-let?
When does the ticket have to be activated?
THEY SAY
Przed wejściem do pojazdu.Pshet VAYSY-tsyehm doh poh-AHZ-doo.
Before entering the vehicle.
They might also say:
Proszę aktywować bilet w aplikacji przed jazdą.
PROH-sheh uhk-tih-VOH-vuhtsy BEE-let v uh-plee-KAH-tsyee pshet YAHZ-dom.
Please activate the ticket in the app before the ride.
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YOU REPLY
A co mam pokazać kontrolerowi?
Uh tsoh mahm poh-KAH-zuhtsy kohn-troh-leh-ROH-vee?
And what do I show the inspector?
THEY SAY
Ekran z biletem. Kontroler zeskanuje kod.EH-krahn z bee-LEH-tem. Kohn-TROH-lehr zes-kuh-NOO-eh kot.
The screen with the ticket. The inspector will scan the code.
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YOU REPLY
Co, jeśli telefon się rozładuje?
Tsoh, YEHSY-lee teh-LEH-fohn syeh roz-vuh-DOO-eh?
What if the phone runs out of battery?
THEY SAY
Wtedy może być problem. Warto mieć naładowany telefon.FTEH-dih MOH-zheh bitsy PROH-blem. VAHR-toh myehtsy nuh-vuh-doh-VAH-nih teh-LEH-fohn.
Then there may be a problem. It's worth having a charged phone.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję za pomoc!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah POH-mots!
Thank you for the help!
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
jak
yahk
adverb
how
kupić
KOO-peetsy
verb
to buy
bilet
BEE-let
noun
ticket
aplikacji
uh-plee-KAH-tsyee
noun
app (genitive)
Proszę
PROH-sheh
verb
please
40 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?
Similar situations
You buy a single ticketBilety / komunikacja miejska · A1 in the app
→You ask about a monthly passBilety / komunikacja miejska · A2 in the app
→You ask where to validate a ticketBilety / komunikacja miejska · A1 in the app
→An inspector checks tickets on the busBilety / komunikacja miejska · A2 in the app
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