Here are Polish words for food to start with: śniadanie (breakfast), kawa (coffee), pyszny (delicious), restauracja (restaurant). Below are 96 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 12 themed lists.
| 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 |
| spicy | ostry | adj | B1 |
| 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 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diet | dieta | noun | A2 |
| feast | uczta | noun | B1 |
| nutrition | odżywianie | noun | B1 |
| delicacy | przysmak | noun | B2 |
| flavorful | pełen smaku | adj | B2 |
| grocery | artykuły spożywcze | noun | B2 |
| cuisine | kuchnia | noun | C1 |
| culinary | kulinarny | adj | C1 |
| 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 |
| salt | sól | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| chili | papryczka chili | noun | A2 |
| basil | bazylia | noun | B1 |
| coriander | kolendra | noun | B1 |
| cumin | kmin rzymski | noun | B1 |
| oregano | oregano | noun | B1 |
| rosemary | rozmaryn | noun | B1 |
| thyme | tymianek | noun | B1 |
| turmeric | kurkuma | noun | B1 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beans | fasolka szparagowa | noun | A2 |
| carrot | marchew | noun | A2 |
| peas | groszek | noun | A2 |
| broccoli | brokuł | noun | B1 |
| cabbage | kapusta | noun | B1 |
| cauliflower | kalafior | noun | B1 |
| lettuce | sałata | noun | B1 |
| spinach | szpinak | noun | B1 |
| 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 |
| strawberry | truskawka | noun | B1 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| corn | kukurydza | noun | A1 |
| yogurt | jogurt | noun | A1 |
| cream | śmietanka | noun | A2 |
| oat | owies | noun | B1 |
| rye | żyto | noun | B1 |
| barley | jęczmień | noun | B2 |
| buckwheat | gryka | noun | B2 |
| wheat | pszenica | noun | B2 |
| 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 |
| lamb | jagnięcina | noun | B1 |
| pork | wieprzowina | noun | B1 |
| 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 |
| smoothie | smoothie | noun | B1 |
| 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 |
| sourdough | chleb na zakwasie | noun | B1 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| hot sauce | sos pikantny | noun | A2 |
| olive oil | oliwa z oliwek | noun | A2 |
| soy sauce | sos sojowy | noun | A2 |
| bolognese | sos boloński | noun | B1 |
| fish sauce | sos rybny | noun | B1 |
| oyster sauce | sos ostrygowy | noun | B1 |
| sesame oil | olej sezamowy | noun | B1 |
| relish | relish | noun | B2 |
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