10,000 most common Polish words
Ranked by how often each word turns up in everyday Polish, with its meaning in English.
Polish has seven cases and no articles, so a single noun turns up here in several shapes and the small connecting words an English speaker expects are simply absent. The consonant clusters look worse than they sound.
| # | Word | In English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nie | negation particle; no, not |
| 2 | to | this, it |
| 3 | się | oneself, self |
| 4 | w | in, at |
| 5 | na | on |
| 6 | i | and |
| 7 | że | that |
| 8 | z | with; from |
| 9 | co | interrogative pronoun; what |
| 10 | jest | to be |
| 11 | do | denotes allative movement; to, toward |
| 12 | tak | like this; so |
| 13 | o | about |
| 14 | jak | how |
| 15 | ale | but |
| 16 | a | and, but, whereas |
| 17 | mnie | first-person pronoun; I |
| 18 | mi | first-person pronoun; I |
| 19 | za | overly, excessively, too |
| 20 | ja | first-person pronoun; I |
| 21 | tym | used in parallel, conditional, or comparative statements;… |
| 22 | tego | this |
| 23 | go | he, it |
| 24 | ci | you |
| 25 | po | after |
| 26 | tylko | except, only, just |
| 27 | czy | interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question, often… |
| 28 | tu | here |
| 29 | może | maybe, perhaps |
| 30 | jestem | to be |
| 31 | ma | to have |
| 32 | ty | you |
| 33 | cię | you |
| 34 | mam | to have |
| 35 | jesteś | to be |
| 36 | już | already; almost |
| 37 | jeśli | introduces a real conditional clause; if |
| 38 | dla | for |
| 39 | wiem | to know |
| 40 | coś | something |
| 41 | dobrze | well |
| 42 | więc | so, therefore, ergo |
| 43 | od | used in comparisons; than |
| 44 | teraz | now |
| 45 | pan | you polite second person m-personal nominative, it takes… |
| 46 | wszystko | everything |
| 47 | być | to be |
| 48 | będzie | to be |
| 49 | masz | to have |
| 50 | nic | nothing |
| 51 | tam | there |
| 52 | mogę | to be able; can; may, might expressing lack of something… |
| 53 | proszę | to ask for, to request |
| 54 | jej | her: possessive pronoun of ona |
| 55 | są | to be |
| 56 | gdzie | where |
| 57 | kiedy | introduces either a dependent or interrogative clause in… |
| 58 | ten | this |
| 59 | on | he, it |
| 60 | ciebie | you |
| 61 | by | synonym of przynajmniej |
| 62 | sobie | oneself, myself, yourself, itself, etc |
| 63 | ze | alternative form of z |
| 64 | był | to be |
| 65 | wiesz | to know |
| 66 | bardzo | very |
| 67 | było | it was |
| 68 | przez | across |
| 69 | jego | his: possessive pronoun of on |
| 70 | ją | she, it |
| 71 | chcę | to want |
| 72 | dlaczego | why |
| 73 | pani | Lord, Sir |
| 74 | jeszcze | yet |
| 75 | mój | first person possessive pronoun; my, mine |
| 76 | nas | we; first person plural |
| 77 | żeby | creates a subordinate clause expressing desire or wish; to,… |
| 78 | no | used to state the speaker thinks something is obvious and… |
| 79 | bo | because, for |
| 80 | chcesz | to want |
| 81 | ich | possessive pronoun for oni or one, namely their or theirs |
| 82 | też | also, too |
| 83 | tutaj | here |
| 84 | naprawdę | really, truly, actually |
| 85 | nigdy | never |
| 86 | mamy | to have |
| 87 | kto | who |
| 88 | możesz | to be able; can; may, might expressing lack of something… |
| 89 | dobra | Used to express agreement; alright |
| 90 | przepraszam | sorry; I'm sorry, excuse me |
| 91 | mu | he, it |
| 92 | gdy | when, as |
| 93 | muszę | to have to, to need to, must |
| 94 | porządku | order |
| 95 | dziękuję | thank you |
| 96 | nawet | even |
| 97 | chyba | expresses confidence but not certainty; probably; I think,… |
| 98 | domu | house |
| 99 | ona | she, it |
| 100 | prawda | used to assert the speakers agreement; right |
| 101 | zrobić | to make |
| 102 | była | former, previous |
| 103 | właśnie | actually |
| 104 | będę | to be |
| 105 | zawsze | always |
| 106 | hej | hey |
| 107 | nim | before |
| 108 | nam | we; first person plural |
| 109 | te | this |
| 110 | moja | synonym of mąż |
| 111 | musisz | to have to, to need to, must |
| 112 | je | to be |
| 113 | dzięki | thanks to |
| 114 | bez | without, lacking |
| 115 | tej | and |
| 116 | trochę | kinda; slightly, somewhat |
| 117 | ktoś | indeterminate personal pronoun; someone, somebody |
| 118 | panie | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pani |
| 119 | jesteśmy | to be |
| 120 | moje | first person possessive pronoun; my, mine |
| 121 | powiedzieć | to speak, to talk |
| 122 | który | interrogative pronoun, referring to a number of choices;… |
| 123 | czas | time |
| 124 | więcej | what is more |
| 125 | twój | singular second person possessive pronoun; your, yours;… |
| 126 | musimy | to have to, to need to, must |
| 127 | lat | years |
| 128 | ta | and |
| 129 | chce | to want |
| 130 | możemy | to be able; can; may, might expressing lack of something… |
| 131 | wszyscy | all |
| 132 | tobą | you |
| 133 | albo | or |
| 134 | prostu | old dative of prosty |
| 135 | chodzi | to walk |
| 136 | razem | together |
| 137 | stało | to happen |
| 138 | cześć | reverence |
| 139 | mną | first-person pronoun; I |
| 140 | czego | why? what for? |
| 141 | sam | alone, by oneself, without company |
| 142 | myślę | to think |
| 143 | pana | you polite second person m-personal nominative, it takes… |
| 144 | przed | denotes location; before, in front of; ahead of |
| 145 | boże | god |
| 146 | raz | one |
| 147 | czemu | why |
| 148 | będziesz | to be |
| 149 | niż | used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison;… |
| 150 | ludzie | man, human, human being; person |
| 151 | dalej | next |
| 152 | czym | instrumental/locative of co |
| 153 | was | plural second person pronoun; you |
| 154 | dobry | good |
| 155 | przy | by, at, next to, near |
| 156 | ludzi | genitive/accusative plural of ludzie |
| 157 | dzień | ellipsis of cały dzień |
| 158 | życie | to live |
| 159 | lepiej | had better, better |
| 160 | miał | to have |
| 161 | rzeczy | thing |
| 162 | twoja | singular second person possessive pronoun; your, yours;… |
| 163 | czasu | time |
| 164 | ok | eye |
| 165 | temu | ago |
| 166 | robisz | to make |
| 167 | myślisz | to think |
| 168 | kim | who |
| 169 | niech | expresses optative meaning; had better, may |
| 170 | które | interrogative pronoun, referring to a number of choices;… |
| 171 | oczywiście | obviously |
| 172 | siebie | alternative form of się |
| 173 | niego | he, it |
| 174 | cóż | what |
| 175 | powiedział | to speak, to talk |
| 176 | u | denotes a part belonging to a larger whole; of |
| 177 | daj | to give to |
| 178 | moim | first person possessive pronoun; my, mine |
| 179 | chodź | to walk |
| 180 | musi | synonym of chyba /prawdopodobnie |
| 181 | my | we; first person plural |
| 182 | nikt | no one, nobody |
| 183 | twoje | singular second person possessive pronoun; your, yours;… |
| 184 | tych | genitive/locative plural of ta |
| 185 | pod | denotes location; under, underneath |
| 186 | dlatego | that's why |
| 187 | pewnie | surely, certainly |
| 188 | powiedz | to speak, to talk |
| 189 | aby | to, in order to, so that |
| 190 | wtedy | back then, then |
| 191 | wygląda | to look, to look like, to appear |
| 192 | jeden | one |
| 193 | mojego | first person possessive pronoun; my, mine |
| 194 | im | introduces a parallel, conditional, or comparative… |
| 195 | mówi | to say, to tell |
| 196 | dziś | today |
| 197 | taki | such |
| 198 | mieć | to have |
| 199 | jako | as |
| 200 | dwa | two |
| 201 | potem | then, later, afterwards |
| 202 | wie | to know |
| 203 | takie | such |
| 204 | nią | she, it |
| 205 | wszystkie | everybody, everyone |
| 206 | znaczy | in other words, namely, that is, that is to say |
| 207 | rozumiem | to understand |
| 208 | dzieje | history |
| 209 | moją | first person possessive pronoun; my, mine |
| 210 | będziemy | to be |
| 211 | wiele | many, much |
| 212 | stąd | from here, hence |
| 213 | oni | they |
| 214 | mojej | first person possessive pronoun; my, mine |
| 215 | miejsce | place, room, space |
| 216 | iść | to go; to walk |
| 217 | kilka | more than two but less than ten; several; few |
| 218 | pomóc | to help |
| 219 | dużo | much, a lot |
| 220 | ile | denotes amount; how much, how many |
| 221 | jasne | of course, naturally, sure, sure thing |
| 222 | byłem | to be |
| 223 | swoje | reflexive-possessive pronoun one's own; my, his, her, its,… |
| 224 | myśli | thought |
| 225 | cały | whole, complete, entire; all |
| 226 | skąd | from where, where from, whence |
| 227 | wiedzieć | to know |
| 228 | dzieci | child |
| 229 | nich | genitive/locative plural of one |
| 230 | która | interrogative pronoun, referring to a number of choices;… |
| 231 | wam | plural second person pronoun; you |
| 232 | przykro | sorry |
| 233 | można | it is possible; one can |
| 234 | jakieś | some; unspecified member of the category described by the… |
| 235 | tę | and |
| 236 | wszystkich | genitive/locative of wszystkie |
| 237 | nad | denotes location; above, over |
| 238 | jakiś | some; unspecified member of the category described by the… |
| 239 | sposób | way; how |
| 240 | trzeba | expresses the goodness of the following verb; it is needed,… |
| 241 | mają | to have |
| 242 | niej | she, it |
| 243 | pracy | work |
| 244 | kogoś | indeterminate personal pronoun; someone, somebody |
| 245 | tyle | used to indicate that an amount or number equals something… |
| 246 | robić | to make |
| 247 | bardziej | more used to form the comparative degree |
| 248 | mówisz | to say, to tell |
| 249 | zanim | before |
| 250 | zbyt | too |
| 251 | szybko | quickly, rapidly, fast, swiftly |
| 252 | dzisiaj | today |
| 253 | tobie | you |
| 254 | takiego | such |
| 255 | świetnie | very well, great, excellently |
| 256 | zobaczyć | to see; to catch sight of, to glimpse |
| 257 | zaraz | at once, immediately |
| 258 | pewno | absolutely, for certain, certainly, definitely, for sure |
| 259 | miałem | to have |
| 260 | kocham | to love |
| 261 | mówię | to say, to tell |
| 262 | nadal | still |
| 263 | jaki | introduces a question about a trait; what, what... like |
| 264 | rację | rightness, righteousness; fairness |
| 265 | kochanie | to love |
| 266 | myślałem | to think |
| 267 | trzy | three |
| 268 | ojciec | father |
| 269 | ani | neither, nor, or |
| 270 | robi | to make |
| 271 | stanie | to happen |
| 272 | tą | and |
| 273 | później | later, next, afterwards, after |
| 274 | ponieważ | because, for |
| 275 | idź | to go; to walk |
| 276 | życia | life |
| 277 | twoim | singular second person possessive pronoun; your, yours;… |
| 278 | przestań | to stop doing something, to desist, to leave off |
| 279 | sie | abbreviation of sierpień or sierpnia |
| 280 | swoją | reflexive-possessive pronoun one's own; my, his, her, its,… |
| 281 | chciałem | to want |
| 282 | długo | long |
| 283 | mamo | mum, mom, mother |
| 284 | kiedyś | at one time, formerly, once, approximately used to |
| 285 | cholera | cholera |
| 286 | wciąż | still; constantly |
| 287 | nadzieję | hope |
| 288 | aż | until |
| 289 | będą | to be |
| 290 | jutro | tomorrow |
| 291 | każdy | each, every |
| 292 | dni | day; daytime |
| 293 | problem | problem |
| 294 | widzę | to see |
| 295 | mógł | to be able; can; may, might expressing lack of something… |
| 296 | stary | old |
| 297 | taka | such |
| 298 | żebyś | Combined form of żeby + -ś |
| 299 | widzisz | to see |
| 300 | twojej | singular second person possessive pronoun; your, yours;… |
| 301 | tato | dad |
| 302 | potrzebuję | to need or |
| 303 | znowu | again, anew, once more |
| 304 | kurwa | prostitute, whore |
| 305 | dziecko | child |
| 306 | nocy | night, nighttime |
| 307 | znaleźć | to find |
| 308 | sama | alone |
| 309 | dokładnie | exactly |
| 310 | dnia | during a day; daily |
| 311 | pierwszy | first |
| 312 | czuję | to smell |
| 313 | pieniądze | money; coin, banknote |
| 314 | powiem | to speak, to talk |
| 315 | zrobił | to make |
| 316 | nami | we; first person plural |
| 317 | miała | to have |
| 318 | twoją | singular second person possessive pronoun; your, yours;… |
| 319 | gdyby | introduces an unreal conditional; if |
| 320 | nasz | first person plural possessive pronoun; our |
| 321 | nasze | first person plural possessive pronoun; our |
| 322 | razie | time |
| 323 | samo | alone |
| 324 | były | to be |
| 325 | dobre | good |
| 326 | słuchaj | to listen |
| 327 | koniec | end, death |
| 328 | chciał | to want |
| 329 | widziałem | to see |
| 330 | jakie | introduces a question about a trait; what, what... like |
| 331 | wszystkim | instrumental/locative singular of wszystko |
| 332 | znam | to know |
| 333 | wcześniej | formerly, before |
| 334 | spokój | calm, calmness, peace, tranquility |
| 335 | chwilę | instant, moment |
| 336 | mama | mum, mom, mother |
| 337 | sobą | reflexive pronoun; oneself, self |
| 338 | zostać | to stay, to remain |
| 339 | został | to stay, to remain |
| 340 | wy | plural second person pronoun; you |
| 341 | czegoś | something |
| 342 | żyje | to live |
| 343 | mówić | to say, to tell |
| 344 | bym | creates a subordinate clause expressing desire or wish; to,… |
| 345 | którzy | interrogative pronoun, referring to a number of choices;… |
| 346 | porozmawiać | to talk with, to speak, to converse, to have a… |
| 347 | spójrz | to look, to look at |
| 348 | roku | year |
| 349 | mogą | to be able; can; may, might expressing lack of something… |
| 350 | chciałbym | to want |
| 351 | zabić | to kill |
| 352 | poza | denotes an area not within; beyond, out of, outside of |
| 353 | dom | house |
| 354 | we | alternative form of w, used mostly before words that begin… |
| 355 | imię | name; given name |
| 356 | twojego | singular second person possessive pronoun; your, yours;… |
| 357 | lub | or, and/or |
| 358 | och | oh! |
| 359 | miło | nicely |
| 360 | którą | interrogative pronoun, referring to a number of choices;… |
| 361 | kogo | who |
| 362 | minut | minute |
| 363 | jakby | introduces an unreal conditional; if |
| 364 | prawie | almost |
| 365 | drzwi | door |
| 366 | byłam | to be |
| 367 | jesteście | to be |
| 368 | posłuchaj | to listen to, to listen up |
| 369 | powiedziałem | to speak, to talk |
| 370 | powodu | cause, reason |
| 371 | powinniśmy | ought; should |
| 372 | gdzieś | somewhere |
| 373 | końcu | end, death |
| 374 | lubię | to like |
| 375 | mów | to say, to tell |
| 376 | sprawy | issue, affair, matter, business, thing |
| 377 | czekaj | to wait |
| 378 | pomysł | idea |
| 379 | zrobię | to make |
| 380 | wiemy | to know |
| 381 | wydaje | to spend |
| 382 | byłeś | to be |
| 383 | razy | times |
| 384 | moich | first person possessive pronoun; my, mine |
| 385 | człowiek | man, human, human being; person |
| 386 | jednak | however |
| 387 | innego | different, another, other |
| 388 | dość | quite |
| 389 | pomocy | help |
| 390 | przecież | used to state that something is obvious, but; after all |
| 391 | panu | Lord, Sir |
| 392 | broń | to defend |
| 393 | żadnych | no, none |
| 394 | noc | night, nighttime |
| 395 | macie | to have |
| 396 | ciągle | still |
| 397 | żebym | Combined form of żeby + -m |
| 398 | źle | badly, wrongly |
| 399 | powiedziała | to speak, to talk |
| 400 | facet | guy, fellow, chap |
| 401 | mówiłem | to say, to tell |
| 402 | którego | personal/animate masculine accusative singular of który |
| 403 | podoba | pattern, template |
| 404 | miejscu | place, room, space |
| 405 | jeżeli | synonym of jeśli |
| 406 | skoro | since |
| 407 | ego | ego |
| 408 | ojca | father |
| 409 | powinieneś | ought; should |
| 410 | lata | year |
| 411 | sprawa | issue, affair, matter, business, thing |
| 412 | niczego | nothing |
| 413 | takim | such |
| 414 | pamiętasz | to remember |
| 415 | sądzę | to judge; to try |
| 416 | właściwie | correctly, suitably, properly |
| 417 | dwie | two |
| 418 | pokoju | room |
| 419 | którym | interrogative pronoun, referring to a number of choices;… |
| 420 | myślałam | to think |
| 421 | jedno | one |
| 422 | idziemy | to go; to walk |
| 423 | również | also |
| 424 | bądź | either, or |
| 425 | znasz | to know |
| 426 | swój | reflexive-possessive pronoun one's own; my, his, her, its,… |
| 427 | swojego | reflexive-possessive pronoun one's own; my, his, her, its,… |
| 428 | byś | Combined form of by + -ś |
| 429 | chodźmy | to walk |
| 430 | nowy | new |
| 431 | chciałam | to want |
| 432 | pewien | some, a, a certain |
| 433 | wczoraj | yesterday |
| 434 | jedną | one |
| 435 | musiał | to have to, to need to, must |
| 436 | której | interrogative pronoun, referring to a number of choices;… |
| 437 | idę | to go; to walk |
| 438 | poważnie | in earnest, seriously |
| 439 | swoim | reflexive-possessive pronoun one's own; my, his, her, its,… |
| 440 | życiu | life |
| 441 | rozumiesz | to understand |
| 442 | których | interrogative pronoun, referring to a number of choices;… |
| 443 | podczas | during |
| 444 | miałam | to have |
| 445 | oczy | eye |
| 446 | rano | in the morning |
| 447 | sprawę | issue, affair, matter, business, thing |
| 448 | wystarczy | to suffice, to be enough, to do |
| 449 | spokojnie | calmly |
| 450 | całą | whole, complete, entire; all |
| 451 | telefon | telephone |
| 452 | rzecz | thing |
| 453 | matka | mother |
| 454 | samochód | car, automobile |
| 455 | świat | world |
| 456 | nimi | they |
| 457 | dwóch | two |
| 458 | pracę | work |
| 459 | dać | to give to |
| 460 | byli | former, previous |
| 461 | powinienem | ought; should |
| 462 | weź | to take |
| 463 | jedna | one |
| 464 | zamknij | to close, to lock, to shut |
| 465 | mały | small, little |
| 466 | da | to give to |
| 467 | pozwól | to allow |
| 468 | całe | whole, complete, entire; all |
| 469 | wina | wine |
| 470 | wiedziałem | to know |
| 471 | wrócić | to come back, to go back, to return |
| 472 | między | denotes movement; to in between |
| 473 | chcą | to want |
| 474 | idzie | to go; to walk |
| 475 | śmierci | death |
| 476 | mówił | to say, to tell |
| 477 | numer | number |
| 478 | oto | used to indicate what the speaker will say or has said |
| 479 | miejsca | place, room, space |
| 480 | dopóki | as long as, while |
| 481 | czujesz | to smell |
| 482 | cokolwiek | whatever |
| 483 | swojej | reflexive-possessive pronoun one's own; my, his, her, its,… |
| 484 | nikogo | no one, nobody |
| 485 | dam | to give to |
| 486 | powiedziałeś | to speak, to talk |
| 487 | tłumaczenie | translation |
| 488 | dziewczyna | girl |
| 489 | najpierw | first, firstly, first of all |
| 490 | pamiętam | to remember |
| 491 | powiesz | to speak, to talk |
| 492 | pytanie | question |
| 493 | inaczej | differently, otherwise |
| 494 | świecie | world |
| 495 | znów | synonym of znowu |
| 496 | wyglądasz | to look, to look like, to appear |
| 497 | przynajmniej | at least |
| 498 | widzieć | to see |
| 499 | prawdę | truth |
| 500 | zrobiłem | to make |
| 501 | śmierć | death |
| 502 | swoich | reflexive-possessive pronoun one's own; my, his, her, its,… |
| 503 | halo | halo |
| 504 | gdybym | Combined form of gdyby + -m |
| 505 | jednego | one |
| 506 | pieniędzy | money; coin, banknote |
| 507 | brzmi | to sound, to be heard |
| 508 | wierzę | to believe |
| 509 | innych | different, another, other |
| 510 | trzymaj | to hold |
| 511 | robię | to make |
| 512 | ogóle | the whole, entirety |
| 513 | super | excellently |
| 514 | kobiety | woman |
| 515 | potrzebuje | to need or |
| 516 | tata | dad |
| 517 | pójdę | to go; to walk |
| 518 | wielu | many, much |
| 519 | dokąd | where |
| 520 | ręce | arm |
| 521 | zrobiłeś | to make |
| 522 | miłość | love |
| 523 | całkiem | quite, pretty |
| 524 | naszej | first person plural possessive pronoun; our |
| 525 | nasza | first person plural possessive pronoun; our |
| 526 | możliwe | possible, viable |
| 527 | gra | to play |
| 528 | prawo | to the right |
| 529 | inne | different, another, other |
| 530 | każdym | each, every |
| 531 | chwili | instant, moment |
| 532 | kobieta | woman |
| 533 | jednym | one |
| 534 | zrób | to make |
| 535 | ważne | important |
| 536 | wybacz | to forgive |
| 537 | żona | wife |
| 538 | chcemy | to want |
| 539 | działa | gun |
| 540 | byłoby | to be |
| 541 | także | also, too |
| 542 | słyszałem | to hear |
| 543 | wiedział | to know |
| 544 | dziewczyny | girl |
| 545 | drogi | road |
| 546 | pewna | sure, certain |
| 547 | wiecie | to know |
| 548 | mówią | to say, to tell |
| 549 | cieszę | to gratify, to gladden, to please |
| 550 | dopiero | barely, scarcely, just |
| 551 | poznać | to get to know; to learn |
| 552 | serce | heart |
| 553 | inny | different, another, other |
| 554 | witam | welcome |
| 555 | pojęcia | notion; concept, idea |
| 556 | parę | a couple of |
| 557 | przeciwko | against |
| 558 | udało | to act, to feign |
| 559 | powinien | ought; should |
| 560 | została | to stay, to remain |
| 561 | naszym | first person plural possessive pronoun; our |
| 562 | raczej | denotes hesitation but a preference towards something;… |
| 563 | wiadomość | message, piece of news, piece of information |
| 564 | pięć | five |
| 565 | każdego | personal/animate masculine accusative singular of każdy |
| 566 | godziny | hour |
| 567 | plan | plan |
| 568 | wcale | not at all |
| 569 | ciało | body |
| 570 | słowa | word |
| 571 | witaj | welcome |
| 572 | naszego | first person plural possessive pronoun; our |
| 573 | mogła | to be able; can; may, might expressing lack of something… |
| 574 | czasie | time |
| 575 | dostać | to get |
| 576 | nowego | new |
| 577 | czymś | something |
| 578 | stać | to happen |
| 579 | oznacza | to mark, to label, to tag |
| 580 | jaką | introduces a question about a trait; what, what... like |
| 581 | naszych | first person plural possessive pronoun; our |
| 582 | patrz | to look; to look at |
| 583 | czyli | clarifying or connective particle; as in, in other words,… |
| 584 | twoich | singular second person possessive pronoun; your, yours;… |
| 585 | człowieka | man, human, human being; person |
| 586 | czasem | every now and then, from time to time, occasionally,… |
| 587 | dziwne | strange, odd, weird |
| 588 | żyć | life |
| 589 | zostaw | to leave |
| 590 | zabrać | to take |
| 591 | żadnego | personal/animate masculine accusative singular of żaden |
| 592 | cholery | cholera |
| 593 | ostatnio | lately, recently, the other day |
| 594 | rodziny | family |
| 595 | ciężko | heavily |
| 596 | martw | to worry |
| 597 | miałeś | to have |
| 598 | rozmawiać | to talk with, to speak, to converse, to have a… |
| 599 | rób | to make |
| 600 | ziemi | earth |
| 601 | nazywa | to call, to name |
| 602 | panowie | Lord, Sir |
| 603 | bóg | god |
| 604 | widziałam | to see |
| 605 | szczęście | happiness |
| 606 | syn | son |
| 607 | takich | such |
| 608 | sprawie | issue, affair, matter, business, thing |
| 609 | zabił | to kill |
| 610 | powrotem | return |
| 611 | możecie | to be able; can; may, might expressing lack of something… |
| 612 | godzin | hour |
| 613 | potrzebujemy | to need or |
| 614 | diabła | devil |
| 615 | panią | accusative/instrumental singular of pani |
| 616 | powinnaś | ought; should |
| 617 | ostatni | last, final, ultimate |
| 618 | zrobimy | to make |
| 619 | mąż | husband |
| 620 | wyjść | exit, way out |
| 621 | krwi | blood |
| 622 | szkoły | school |
| 623 | nieźle | not bad, well |
| 624 | syna | son |
| 625 | natychmiast | at once, immediately, instantly, right away, straight away |
| 626 | słucham | to listen |
| 627 | mieliśmy | to have |
| 628 | taką | such |
| 629 | wszystkiego | all in all, altogether, in sum, in total, overall |
| 630 | widziałeś | to see |
| 631 | serio | in earnest, seriously |
| 632 | policja | police |
| 633 | chciała | to want |
| 634 | zrobisz | to make |
| 635 | byliśmy | to be |
| 636 | radę | advice; tip |
| 637 | zgadza | to agree, to concede |
| 638 | one | they; nonvirile third-person plural pronoun, used for all… |
| 639 | czasami | every now and then, from time to time, occasionally,… |
| 640 | końca | end, death |
| 641 | idziesz | to go; to walk |
| 642 | zostanie | to stay, to remain |
| 643 | powinnam | ought; should |
| 644 | byłaś | to be |
| 645 | mogłem | to be able; can; may, might expressing lack of something… |
| 646 | drodze | road |
| 647 | mieli | to have |
| 648 | najbardziej | the most used to form the superlative degree of adverbs |
| 649 | pomoc | help |
| 650 | jaka | yak, Tartary ox, grunting ox, hairy cattle |
| 651 | cztery | four |
| 652 | strony | side; face |
| 653 | część | partially, somewhat, a little |
| 654 | należy | expresses the goodness of the following verb; it is needed,… |
| 655 | kimś | indeterminate personal pronoun; someone, somebody |
| 656 | głowy | head |
| 657 | brat | brother |
| 658 | zobaczenia | genitive singular of zobaczenie |
| 659 | blisko | closely, near |
| 660 | zaczekaj | to wait |
| 661 | powiedziałam | to speak, to talk |
| 662 | uwierzyć | to believe |
| 663 | skarbie | treasure, treasure trove |
| 664 | zły | bad |
| 665 | naszą | first person plural possessive pronoun; our |
| 666 | wieczór | in the evening |
| 667 | dolarów | dollar |
| 668 | twarz | face |
| 669 | zostało | to stay, to remain |
| 670 | świata | world |
| 671 | cała | whole, complete, entire; all |
| 672 | potrzebujesz | to need or |
| 673 | środku | middle, center |
| 674 | pokój | room |
| 675 | innym | different, another, other |
| 676 | obchodzi | to walk around, to go around |
| 677 | spotkanie | to meet |
| 678 | chcecie | to want |
| 679 | gotowy | ready, prepared |
| 680 | doktorze | physician, medical doctor |
| 681 | temat | subject |
| 682 | wielki | great, large |
| 683 | uważaj | to watch out, to take care, to look out |
| 684 | daleko | far |
| 685 | pół | half |
| 686 | ode | from, since |
| 687 | uda | to act, to feign |
| 688 | dr | abbreviation of doktor |
| 689 | chociaż | although, though |
| 690 | kiedykolwiek | at any time, whenever, ever |
| 691 | rok | year |
| 692 | lecz | but |
| 693 | miasta | city, town |
| 694 | poczekaj | to wait |
| 695 | robota | work |
| 696 | racja | rightness, righteousness; fairness |
| 697 | człowiekiem | man, human, human being; person |
| 698 | wieczorem | in the evening, this evening, tonight |
| 699 | zależy | to depend |
| 700 | dobranoc | good night |
| 701 | późno | late |
| 702 | chciałabym | to want |
| 703 | mógłbym | to be able; can; may, might expressing lack of something… |
| 704 | krew | blood |
| 705 | gdybyś | Combined form of gdyby + -ś |
| 706 | wziąć | to take |
| 707 | lubi | to like |
| 708 | słowo | used to make a promise; word; you have my word |
| 709 | powinno | as it ought |
| 710 | zewnątrz | outside |
| 711 | nowe | new |
| 712 | rodzina | family |
| 713 | wspaniale | great, wonderfully, magnificently |
| 714 | mówiąc | to say, to tell |
| 715 | stronie | side; face |
| 716 | miesięcy | month |
| 717 | głowę | head |
| 718 | robimy | to make |
| 719 | znalazłem | to find |
| 720 | lubisz | to like |
| 721 | mniej | little, not much |
| 722 | wrócę | to come back, to go back, to return |
| 723 | wejść | to go in; to walk in, to enter |
| 724 | wypadek | accident |
| 725 | pierwsze | first |
| 726 | szybciej | quickly, rapidly, fast, swiftly |
| 727 | tydzień | week |
| 728 | chłopaki | boy |
| 729 | nieważne | forget it, never mind |
| 730 | pójść | to go; to walk |
| 731 | praca | work |
| 732 | czeka | to wait |
| 733 | zobaczymy | to see; to catch sight of, to glimpse |
| 734 | szansę | chance, opportunity |
| 735 | wiedziałam | to know |
| 736 | widział | to see |
| 737 | wody | water |
| 738 | dawaj | to give to |
| 739 | zna | to know |
| 740 | mała | small, little |
| 741 | jezu | Christ, jeez, Jesus |
| 742 | zrobi | to make |
| 743 | pracować | to work for |
| 744 | moi | first person possessive pronoun; my, mine |
| 745 | serca | heart |
| 746 | jakoś | somehow |
| 747 | złe | bad |
| 748 | chwila | instant, moment |
| 749 | prawa | law |
| 750 | sądzisz | to judge; to try |
| 751 | według | according to |
| 752 | spotkać | to meet |
| 753 | kapitanie | captain |
| 754 | zupełnie | completely, absolutely, entirely, totally |
| 755 | sprawdzić | to check, to check up |
| 756 | mogli | to be able; can; may, might expressing lack of something… |
| 757 | ojcem | father |
| 758 | boga | god |
| 759 | okej | OK |
| 760 | mówiłeś | to say, to tell |
| 761 | mieście | city, town |
| 762 | robią | to make |
| 763 | chłopak | boy |
| 764 | jechać | to go; to ride; to take; to drive |
| 765 | prawdopodobnie | probably |
| 766 | doktor | physician, medical doctor |
| 767 | spać | to sleep |
| 768 | pracuje | to work for |
| 769 | zdjęcia | photograph, picture |
| 770 | wasza | second person plural possessive pronoun; your |
| 771 | uwagę | attention |
| 772 | myśleć | to think |
| 773 | mówiłam | to say, to tell |
| 774 | znać | to know |
| 775 | ciała | body |
| 776 | mógłbyś | to be able; can; may, might expressing lack of something… |
| 777 | problemy | problem |
| 778 | film | film, movie, motion picture |
| 779 | gotowa | ready, prepared |
| 780 | tymi | this |
| 781 | zdjęcie | photograph, picture |
| 782 | pogadać | to talk, to chat |
| 783 | brak | lack |
| 784 | powiedziałaś | to speak, to talk |
| 785 | wiedzą | to know |
| 786 | dał | to give to |
| 787 | małe | small, little |
| 788 | pomoże | to help |
| 789 | ponad | denotes location; above, over |
| 790 | mało | little, not much |
| 791 | kilku | more than two but less than ten; several; few |
| 792 | koleś | friend, buddy |
| 793 | wkrótce | soon |
| 794 | rękę | arm |
| 795 | razu | time |
| 796 | mógłby | to be able; can; may, might expressing lack of something… |
| 797 | ostatnie | last, final, ultimate |
| 798 | miasto | instead of |
| 799 | zrobiła | to make |
| 800 | przyjaciół | friend; best friend, bosom friend, close friend |
| 801 | stronę | side; face |
| 802 | góry | mountain |
| 803 | nazwisko | surname, last name; a family name |
| 804 | wami | plural second person pronoun; you |
| 805 | pa | bye |
| 806 | całym | whole, complete, entire; all |
| 807 | drogę | road |
| 808 | wystarczająco | sufficiently |
| 809 | zatrzymać | to stop, to staunch |
| 810 | droga | dear, expensive |
| 811 | niemożliwe | impracticable |
| 812 | jakąś | some; unspecified member of the category described by the… |
| 813 | odejść | to leave; to go away; to walk away |
| 814 | broni | weapon |
| 815 | zmienić | to change |
| 816 | wszędzie | everywhere |
| 817 | prosto | straight |
| 818 | rodzice | parent |
| 819 | początku | beginning |
| 820 | policji | police |
| 821 | nagle | suddenly |
| 822 | drugi | second |
| 823 | brata | brother |
| 824 | przyjaciel | friend; best friend, bosom friend, close friend |
| 825 | wielkie | great, large |
| 826 | człowieku | used with a male speaker to express outrage or to emphasize… |
| 827 | choć | although, though |
| 828 | samego | alone |
| 829 | muszą | to have to, to need to, must |
| 830 | często | often, frequently |
| 831 | dziecka | child |
| 832 | pomóż | to help |
| 833 | dobrym | good |
| 834 | kłopoty | trouble |
| 835 | nazywam | to call, to name |
| 836 | większość | majority; the most of |
| 837 | zacząć | to start, to begin |
| 838 | roboty | work |
| 839 | zaczyna | to start, to begin |
| 840 | żaden | no, none |
| 841 | pozwolić | to allow |
| 842 | matki | mother |
| 843 | miłości | love |
| 844 | trudno | hard, with difficulty |
| 845 | błąd | error, mistake |
| 846 | drugiej | second |
| 847 | głowie | head |
| 848 | dziewczynę | girl |
| 849 | pokaż | to show; to point; sometimes with a gesture or one's… |
| 850 | córka | daughter |
| 851 | godzinę | hour |
| 852 | żadnej | no, none |
| 853 | jedynie | only, merely |
| 854 | szkole | school |
| 855 | pierwsza | first |
| 856 | musiałem | to have to, to need to, must |
| 857 | wracaj | to come back, to go back, to return |
| 858 | szkoda | damage, harm |
| 859 | siostra | sister |
| 860 | zapomnij | to forget |
| 861 | pomyślałem | to think |
| 862 | słyszysz | to hear |
| 863 | ponownie | again, anew |
| 864 | przyszedł | to come, to arrive |
| 865 | całkowicie | completely, entirely, totally, altogether |
| 866 | zamiast | instead |
| 867 | trzymać | to hold |
| 868 | musicie | to have to, to need to, must |
| 869 | czuje | to smell |
| 870 | gówno | shit, excrement |
| 871 | trzech | three |
| 872 | rady | advice; tip |
| 873 | dowiedzieć | to find out, to learn, to discover |
| 874 | jakaś | some; unspecified member of the category described by the… |
| 875 | obiecuję | to promise |
| 876 | osób | person |
| 877 | niestety | unfortunately |
| 878 | zadzwonić | to ring, jangle, clink |
| 879 | samochodu | car, automobile |
| 880 | czekać | to wait |
| 881 | zatem | ergo, then, therefore |
| 882 | jakim | introduces a question about a trait; what, what... like |
| 883 | miało | to have |
| 884 | piękna | beautiful |
| 885 | oraz | at the same time |
| 886 | zostań | to stay, to remain |
| 887 | rany | wound |
| 888 | jedziemy | to go; to ride; to take; to drive |
| 889 | dasz | to give to |
| 890 | kraju | country |
| 891 | zrobiłam | to make |
| 892 | zostawić | to leave |
| 893 | historia | history |
| 894 | mimo | despite, in spite of |
| 895 | zobacz | to see; to catch sight of, to glimpse |
| 896 | głupi | stupid, dumb; silly |
| 897 | nowym | new |
| 898 | faceta | guy, fellow, chap |
| 899 | dawno | a long time ago |
| 900 | pokazać | to show; to point; sometimes with a gesture or one's… |
| 901 | widzenia | sight |
| 902 | rodzinę | family |
| 903 | obok | beside, next to, near |
| 904 | jednej | one |
| 905 | powie | to speak, to talk |
| 906 | sami | alone |
| 907 | przykład | example |
| 908 | tygodniu | week |
| 909 | chciałeś | to want |
| 910 | dłużej | long |
| 911 | ruszaj | to move |
| 912 | oboje | both |
| 913 | dół | pit |
| 914 | najlepszy | good |
| 915 | wróci | to come back, to go back, to return |
| 916 | odkąd | whence, from where |
| 917 | musiała | to have to, to need to, must |
| 918 | górę | mountain |
| 919 | frank | franc |
| 920 | łatwo | easily |
| 921 | uważam | to watch out, to take care, to look out |
| 922 | będziecie | to be |
| 923 | wieku | age |
| 924 | mówiła | to say, to tell |
| 925 | synu | son |
| 926 | chłopcy | boy |
| 927 | złego | bad |
| 928 | niczym | as, like; used in comparisons |
| 929 | męża | husband |
| 930 | sporo | quite a lot |
| 931 | popatrz | to take a look, to have a look |
| 932 | inni | different, another, other |
| 933 | szefie | boss |
| 934 | środka | middle, center |
| 935 | znaleźliśmy | to find |
| 936 | samym | alone |
| 937 | pewnego | sure, certain |
| 938 | pracuję | to work for |
| 939 | panno | unmarried woman |
| 940 | zajmę | to occupy, to take up |
| 941 | zamierzam | to intend, to mean, to plan |
| 942 | istnieje | to exist |
| 943 | uważasz | to watch out, to take care, to look out |
| 944 | okazji | chance, occasion, opportunity |
| 945 | moment | moment |
| 946 | takiej | such |
| 947 | spróbuj | to try |
| 948 | znajdziemy | to find |
| 949 | osobą | person |
| 950 | nikomu | no one, nobody |
| 951 | kupić | to buy |
| 952 | sześć | six |
| 953 | gość | guest |
| 954 | niby | as, as if |
| 955 | spróbować | to try |
| 956 | póki | as long as, while |
| 957 | cicho | quietly, silently |
| 958 | zła | bad |
| 959 | jakiegoś | some; unspecified member of the category described by the… |
| 960 | wezmę | to take |
| 961 | walczyć | to fight |
| 962 | wiadomości | message, piece of news, piece of information |
| 963 | prawdziwe | true |
| 964 | niedługo | soon |
| 965 | ciągu | string, chain, sequence |
| 966 | żonę | wife |
| 967 | tom | volume |
| 968 | boję | to fear, to be afraid |
| 969 | strasznie | extremely, really |
| 970 | wasze | second person plural possessive pronoun; your |
| 971 | historii | history |
| 972 | dziewczyną | girl |
| 973 | powinna | ought; should |
| 974 | nowa | new |
| 975 | wrócił | to come back, to go back, to return |
| 976 | mężczyzna | man, male |
| 977 | gotowi | ready, prepared |
| 978 | głos | voice |
| 979 | około | denotes inexactitude of location; near, about, around |
| 980 | boli | to hurt |
| 981 | zwykle | simply, plainly, commonly |
| 982 | następnym | next |
| 983 | powodzenia | good luck |
| 984 | słyszałeś | to hear |
| 985 | widać | apparently, seemingly |
| 986 | bracie | brother |
| 987 | kocha | to love |
| 988 | pewnością | certainty |
| 989 | leci | to fly |
| 990 | znajdę | to find |
| 991 | zająć | to occupy, to take up |
| 992 | zadzwonię | to ring, jangle, clink |
| 993 | szczerze | sincerely, honestly, frankly |
| 994 | dzieckiem | child |
| 995 | korekta | correction |
| 996 | przyjdzie | to come, to arrive |
| 997 | próbuję | to try |
| 998 | panem | Lord, Sir |
| 999 | szpitala | hospital |
| 1,000 | tędy | this way |
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