Speak local in Krakow

• Dzień dobryJEN DOH-briHello, good day (polite, until evening)
• Dziękujęjen-KOO-yehThank you
• Przepraszampsheh-PRAH-shahmSorry / Excuse me
• Czy mówi Pan / Pani po angielsku?chi MOO-vee pahn / PAH-nee poh ahn-GYEL-skooDo you speak English? (to a man / a woman)
• Nie rozumiemnyeh roh-ZOO-myemI don't understand
• Proszę powtórzyćPROH-sheh pof-TOO-zhichCould you say that again, please?
• Do widzeniadoh vee-DZEN-yahGoodbye

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Polish uses Pan (to a man) and Pani (to a woman) as the polite form of address. Younger people in the big cities usually speak English, and an attempt at Polish first is noticed.

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