Essential Polish Vocabulary
There are certain Polish words and phrases that you will encounter as you view properties, deal with estate agents and notaries. The ones that we found important are listed here but do feel free to add to the list.
Just copy and paste them into your browser to assist with searches or use them to understand the adverts. Pasting Polish phrases into Google brings up the Polish version of Google and Polish web sites.
You may also find it easier copying and pasting Polish letters and characters from a list to create your own documents.
There are also various translator sites on the web that you can paste Polish phrases into for English translations.
Web page translators:
The language of house purchase in Poland
Polish keyphrases for property and their English meanings
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| Estate agent |
Biuro Nieruchomości |
| offers |
oferty |
| house |
dom |
| detached house |
dom wolnostojący |
| semi-detached house (twin) |
bliźniak |
| flat/apartment |
mieszkanie |
| block of flats |
kamienica |
| small farm or croft |
gospodarstwo rolne |
| number of floors |
Ilość kondygnacji |
| surface area |
powierzchnia |
| plots |
działki |
| plot size measurement |
areał |
| sell |
sprzedam |
| garage |
garaż |
| rooms |
pokoje |
| count of rooms |
liczba pokoi |
| number of rooms |
Ilość pokoi |
| kitchen |
kuchnia |
| bathroom |
łazienka |
| two bathrooms |
dwie łazienki |
| dining room |
jadalnia |
| attic or loft |
poddasze |
| price |
cena |
| negotable price |
cena do negocjacji |
| description |
opis |
| roof |
dach |
| sewerage |
kanalizacja |
| number of floors |
Ilość kondygnacji |
| cellar |
piwnica |
| Reference number |
Numer oferty |
| Renovation services |
Usługi remontowe |
| Year built |
Rok budowy |
| photograph |
zdjęcie |
| Total area of property |
Powierzchnia całkowita |
| Useable area of property |
Powierzchnia użytkowa |
| Land and house register |
Książka wieczysta |
| to renovate |
do remontu |
| renovated |
po remoncie |
| balcony |
balkon, loggia |
| 100 sq. metres unit of land |
areal, ar |
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| pertaining to location |
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| region |
Województwo |
| area or district |
dzielnica |
| town |
miasto |
This is a list of the commonfly found Polish regions. There are new Polish regions but do not appear to be in common use yet.
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| Dolnośląskie |
| Kujawsko-Pomorskie |
| Łódzkie |
| Lubelskie |
| Lubuskie |
| Małopolskie |
| Mazowieckie |
| Opolskie |
| Podkarpackie |
| Podlaskie |
| Pomorskie |
| Śląskie |
| Świętokszyskie |
| Warmińsko-Mazurskie |
| Wielkopolskie |
| Zachodnio-Pomorskie |
