Polish · Opóźnienie / awaria
The train is cancelled and a bus runs instead: what to say in Polish
The train is cancelled and a bus replaces it.
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How it's done. Pociąg odwołany means the train is cancelled, komunikacja zastępcza a bus replacement; look at the board and the carrier's app.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, co się dzieje z pociągiem do Poznania?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, tsoh syeh DZYEH-eh s poh-TSYOHN-gyehm doh Poz-NAH-nyuh?
Excuse me, what's happening with the train to Poznań?
Or say:Przepraszam, pociągu do Poznania nie ma na tablicy.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, poh-TSYOHN-goo doh Poz-NAH-nyuh nyeh mah nuh tuh-BLEE-tsih.
THEY SAY
Pociąg został odwołany. Jest komunikacja zastępcza.POH-tsyohnk ZOS-tuhv oh-dvoh-VAH-nih. Yehst koh-moo-nee-KAH-tsyuh zuhs-TEMP-chuh.
The train has been cancelled. There is a replacement bus service.
They might also say:
Z powodu awarii pociąg nie kursuje. Zapewniamy autobus zastępczy.
Z poh-VOH-doo uh-vuh-REE-ee POH-tsyohnk nyeh koor-SOO-eh. Zuh-pev-NYAH-mih ow-TOH-boos zuhs-TEMP-chih.
Because of a failure the train isn't running. We provide a replacement bus.
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YOU FINISH
Skąd odjeżdża autobus?
Skohnt oh-DYEHZHD-zhuh ow-TOH-boos?
Where does the bus leave from?
THEY SAY
Sprzed dworca, z przystanku zastępczego.Spshet DVOR-tsuh, s pshis-TAHN-koo zuhs-temp-CHEH-goh.
From in front of the station, from the replacement stop.
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
dzieje
DZYEH-eh
verb
is happening
pociągiem
poh-TSYOHN-gyehm
noun
train (instrumental)
Pociąg
POH-tsyohnk
noun
train
został
ZOS-tuhv
verb
stayed, was
odwołany
oh-dvoh-VAH-nih
adjective
cancelled
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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