Polish Food Vocabulary
The 75 beginner words (A1–A2) for food, with their English translations and part of speech, across 15 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 75 beginner words (A1–A2) for food, with their English translations and part of speech, across 15 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| breakfast | śniadanie | noun | A1 |
| coffee | kawa | noun | A1 |
| delicious | pyszny | adj | A1 |
| restaurant | restauracja | noun | A1 |
| waiter | kelner | noun | A1 |
| water | woda | noun | A1 |
| bill | rachunek | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bread | chleb | noun | A1 |
| cheese | ser | noun | A1 |
| dinner | kolacja | noun | A1 |
| fruit | owoc | noun | A1 |
| lunch | obiad | noun | A1 |
| meal | posiłek | noun | A1 |
| vegetable | warzywo | noun | A1 |
| cooking | gotowanie | noun | A2 |
| dessert | deser | noun | A2 |
| mushroom | grzyb | noun | A2 |
| sweet | słodki | adj | A2 |
| wine | wino | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diet | dieta | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| butter | masło | noun | A1 |
| egg | jajko | noun | A1 |
| potato | ziemniak | noun | A1 |
| rice | ryż | noun | A1 |
| sugar | cukier | noun | A1 |
| tomato | pomidor | noun | A1 |
| flour | mąka | noun | A2 |
| garlic | czosnek | noun | A2 |
| oil | olej | noun | A2 |
| onion | cebula | noun | A2 |
| pasta | makaron | noun | A2 |
| pepper | pieprz | noun | A2 |
| salt | sól | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| chili | papryczka chili | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| curry | curry | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beans | fasolka szparagowa | noun | A2 |
| carrot | marchew | noun | A2 |
| peas | groszek | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | jabłko | noun | A1 |
| banana | banan | noun | A1 |
| grape | winogrono | noun | A1 |
| lemon | cytryna | noun | A2 |
| lime | limonka | noun | A2 |
| melon | melon | noun | A2 |
| pear | gruszka | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| corn | kukurydza | noun | A1 |
| yogurt | jogurt | noun | A1 |
| cream | śmietana | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beef | wołowina | noun | A1 |
| ground beef | mielona wołowina | noun | A2 |
| ham | szynka | noun | A2 |
| meatball | klopsik | noun | A2 |
| sausage | kiełbasa | noun | A2 |
| steak | stek | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| juice | sok | noun | A1 |
| milk | mleko | noun | A1 |
| tea | herbata | noun | A1 |
| champagne | szampan | noun | A2 |
| lemonade | lemoniada | noun | A2 |
| soda | napój gazowany | noun | A2 |
| sparkling water | woda gazowana | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| mayonnaise | majonez | noun | A2 |
| sour cream | śmietana | noun | A2 |
| yolk | żółtko | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| biscuit | herbatnik | noun | A1 |
| bagel | bajgiel | noun | A2 |
| baguette | bagietka | noun | A2 |
| donut | pączek | noun | A2 |
| muffin | muffinka | noun | A2 |
| pastry | ciasto | noun | A2 |
| waffle | gofr | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| hot sauce | sos pikantny | noun | A2 |
| olive oil | oliwa z oliwek | noun | A2 |
| soy sauce | sos sojowy | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| creamy | kremowy | adj | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The food packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.
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