Polish Shopping Vocabulary

Here are Polish words for shopping to start with: kupować (buy), karta (card), drogi (expensive), płacić (pay). Below are 32 words (A1–B2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

Handbags and shoes on shelves in a boutique
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Shopping Basics

A1–A2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
buykupowaćverbA1
cardkartanounA1
expensivedrogiadjA1
paypłacićverbA1
pricecenanounA1
cashgotówkanounA2
cheaptaniadjA2
costkosztowaćverbA2

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Shopping Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
bagtorbanounA1
moneypieniądzenounA1
pocketkieszeńnounA1
sizerozmiarnounA1
creditkredytnounA2
packpaczkanounA2
receiptparagonnounA2
bargainokazjanounB1

Shopping Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
returnzwracaćverbA2
consumerkonsumentnounB1
retailhandel detalicznynounB1
warrantygwarancjanounB1
acquisitionnabyteknounB2
e-commercehandel elektronicznynounB2
merchandisetowarnounB2
purchasezakupnounB2

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Cleaning Products

A2–B1
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
broommiotłanounA2
antisepticśrodek antyseptycznynounB1
bleachwybielacznounB1
detergentproszek do pranianounB1
disinfectantśrodek dezynfekującynounB1
fabric softenerpłyn do płukanianounB1
sanitizerpłyn do dezynfekcji rąknounB1
stain removerodplamiacznounB1

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for shopping. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Polish words should I learn for shopping?

You could start with words like kupować (buy), karta (card), drogi (expensive), płacić (pay). This page lists 32 Polish words for shopping (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Polish words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Polish words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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