Polish · Taxi / aplikacja
You take a taxi to the station: what to say in Polish
You ride in a taxi to the station.
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How it's done. In a taxi you state the address or destination at once; ask about card payment (kartą) and the approximate price (orientacyjnie); a tip is a few zloty or rounding up.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, na dworzec główny, poproszę.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, nuh DVOH-zhets GWOOV-nih, poh-PROH-sheh.
Good day, to the main station, please.
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry. Pod które wejście?Dzyayn DOH-brih. Pot KTOO-reh VAYSY-tsyeh?
Good day. To which entrance?
They might also say:
Dzień dobry. Czy mam jechać główną ulicą?
Dzyayn DOH-brih. Chih mahm YEH-khuhtsy GWOOV-nom oo-LEE-tsom?
Good day. Shall I take the main road?
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YOU REPLY
Obojętnie. Jak najszybciej, jeśli można.
Oh-boh-AYNT-nyeh. Yahk nigh-SHIP-tsyay, YEHSY-lee MOZH-nuh.
Doesn't matter. As fast as possible, if you can.
THEY SAY
Dobrze. To będzie około piętnaście minut.DOB-zheh. Toh BAYND-zyeh oh-KOH-voh PYAYNT-nuhsy-tsyeh MEE-noot.
Good. That will be about fifteen minutes.
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YOU FINISH
Czy mogę zapłacić kartą?
Chih MOH-geh zuh-PVAH-tseetsy KAHR-tom?
Can I pay by card?
THEY SAY
Tak, oczywiście.Tahk, oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh.
Yes, of course.
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
dworzec
DVOH-zhets
noun
station
główny
GWOOV-nih
adjective
main
poproszę
poh-PROH-sheh
verb
I would like (to order)
wejście
VAYSY-tsyeh
noun
entrance
20 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.
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