Polish · Dworzec / PKP
You buy a train ticket to Kraków: what to say in Polish
You buy a train ticket to Kraków.
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How it's done. W obie strony is return, w jedną stronę one way, miejscówka a seat reservation; for PKP Intercity express trains a seat is usually mandatory.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, poproszę bilet do Krakowa.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, poh-PROH-sheh BEE-let doh Kruh-KOH-vuh.
Good day, a ticket to Kraków, please.
THEY SAY
W jedną stronę czy w obie?V YEHD-nom STROH-neh chih v OH-byeh?
One way or return?
They might also say:
W obie strony czy tylko w jedną?
V OH-byeh STROH-nih chih TIL-koh v YEHD-nom?
Return or just one way?
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YOU REPLY
W obie strony, poproszę.
V OH-byeh STROH-nih, poh-PROH-sheh.
Return, please.
THEY SAY
Na kiedy?Nuh KYEH-dih?
For when?
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YOU REPLY
Na jutro rano, około ósmej.
Nuh YOO-troh RAH-noh, oh-KOH-voh OOS-may.
For tomorrow morning, around eight.
THEY SAY
Czy dołączyć miejscówkę?Chih doh-VOHN-chitsy myays-TSOOF-keh?
Shall I add a seat reservation?
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YOU FINISH
Tak, poproszę.
Tahk, poh-PROH-sheh.
Yes, please.
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
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
poproszę
poh-PROH-sheh
verb
I would like (to order)
bilet
BEE-let
noun
ticket
stronę
STROH-neh
noun
page, side (accusative)
strony
STROH-nih
noun
side (genitive)
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.
Proszę mówić wolniej.
PROH-sheh MOO-veetsy VOL-nyay.
Please speak more slowly.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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