300 Polish words of level A1
Below is a complete, categorized list of Polish vocabulary at the A1 level. Learn common verbs, nouns, and adjectives with transcription, articles, and English translations.
What is A1? Beginner
A1 is the first step. You learn the most frequent words and set phrases for everyday situations — greetings, numbers, family, food and simple questions.
What you can do at A1
- ✓Introduce yourself and ask people basic questions about themselves
- ✓Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases
- ✓Handle simple, routine situations like shopping or ordering food
- ✓Understand basic numbers, times, and dates in simple announcements
- ✓Fill in simple forms with personal details like name, nationality, and address
Adjectives
/ˈdɔbrɨ/
good
/zwɨ/
bad
/ˈjakʲiɕ/
some
/budɨˈnɛk/
building
/ˈnɔvɨ/
new
old
/mwɔdɨ/
young
/tɛlɛvɨʐa/
television
/fsanjalɛ/
great
/pʂɨˈjat͡ɕel/
friend
small
/sɛˈkunda/
second
/stuv/
table
/duʐɨ/
big
/fɨba/
unless
/ˈvʲɛlki/
large
/rɔˈd͡ʑit͡ɕ/
parent
/dwuɡi/
long
data
short
/rɨba/
fish
/vɨˈskɔʲi/
high
/ɔprɔɡraˈmɔvɛɲɛ/
software
/ˈɲiskʲi/
low
/ɡɔˈrɔ̃t͡ɕi/
hot
/muj/
my
/varʐɨvɔ/
vegetable
/ʑimɲi/
cold
/tɕuf/
your
/ʂpɨtaɫ/
hospital
warm
/rɔʐvjaˈɕɛɲɛ/
solution
/xwɔdɲ/
cool
/jɛj/
her
/waɕɨ/
easy
/ˈtrudnɨ/
difficult
application
hard
Adverbs
/ˈbardvɔ/
very
/zpwɨt/
too
/ɲeɨ/
not
/dɔbʐɛ/
well
/rɔˈd͡ʑina/
family
/ʂɨbko/
quickly
slowly
/ʂt͡ʂɛɲˈɕli.vɛ/
happily
/zɛ/
sadly
/tuˈtaj/
here
there
/fʂɛnd͡ʑɛ/
everywhere
/d͡ʑɛˈɕaj/
today
/ˈɲikɔu̯d͡ʑ/
nowhere
/ft͡ʂɔˈraj/
yesterday
/vɛvˈnɔʂt͡ʂ/
inside
/juʈrɔ/
tomorrow
outside
/takʣɛ/
also
/tɛˈraʂ/
now
/zafswɛ/
always
Conjunctions
/i/
and
/alɛ/
but
/ub/
or
/tak/
so
/pɔɲɛvaʂ/
because
/vjɛt͡s/
so
/jɛɕfi/
if
/xɔt͡ʂaʂ/
although
/jɛnˈt͡ak/
though
/dɔˈpɔpki/
until
/pɔt͡ʂaɲ/
while
/jako/
as
/ɲiʐ/
than
/t͡ʂɨ/
whether
/pʲajɛsk/
not
/tɛʂ/
too
/kfjat/
flower
Nouns
/ˈwudzɛ/
people
/mjɛjʂt͡se/
place
/t͡ʂas/
time
/ʐɛt͡ʂ/
thing
/fat͡k/
fact
/t͡ʂajɔ/
body
/jɛd͡ʑɛɲɛ/
food
/naˈtura/
nature
/tɛknoˈlɔɡiːa/
technology
/mɛ̃ʐˈt͡ʂɨzna/
man
/dɔm/
home
/rɔk/
year
/ɔˈbjɛkt/
object
/pɔˈmɨsw/
idea
/ˈɡwɔva/
head
/naˈpui̯/
drink
/ˈʑɛmʲa/
earth
/ɨnˈtɛrnɛt/
internet
/kɔˈbjɛta/
woman
/d͡ʑɛɲ/
day
/sämɔˈxut/
car
/mɨɕl/
thought
/vwɔˈɕɛ/
hair
/ˈvɔda/
water
/swɔɲt͡se/
sun
/ˈstrɔna/
website
/d͡ʑɛt͡skɔ/
child
/pɔkuj/
room
/tɨd͡ʑɛɲ/
week
/ksiɛ̃ʐka/
book
/umɨsw/
mind
/tfaʐ/
face
/mwɛkɔ/
milk
/kɕɛ̃ʐɨt͡s/
moon
/ɔˈsɔbä
person
/ʂkɔwa/
school
/mjɛ̃sʲɔnt͡s/
month
/dwɔɡɔpis/
pen
/duʂä
soul
/ɔkɔ
eye
/ɛrˈbatɑ/
tea
/ɡfjastna/
star
/aparat/
camera
/mʲastɔ/
city
/ɡɔˈd͡ʑina/
hour
/tɛlɛˈfɔn/
phone
/ʐɨˈt͡ɕɛ/
life
/uxɔ/
ear
/kava/
coffee
/ɲɛbɔ/
sky
/krɔk/
step
/minuˈta/
minute
/kɔmˈputɛr/
computer
/nɔs/
nose
/sɔk/
juice
/xmura/
cloud
/radɔ/
radio
/ɔjˈt͡ɕɛt͡s/
father
/krɛj/
country
/ustɑ/
mouth
/xlɛp/
bread
rain
media
/matka/
mother
/ɕfjat/
world
/rɛnɛk/
morning
/kʂɛswɔ/
chair
/ʐɔmp/
tooth
/ˈmaswɔ/
butter
/ɕɲɛɡ/
snow
/vja.dɔmˈɕt͡ɕi/
news
/ɕɛʐka/
path
/pɔpɔˈwutɲɛ/
afternoon
/wuzɛkɔ/
bed
/strax/
fear
/ʂɨja/
neck
/sɛr/
cheese
/vʲatrf/
wind
/infɔrˈma.t͡ɕa/
information
/sɨn/
son
/uˈlʲitsa/
street
/vʲɛt͡ʂur/
evening
/dʐvi/
door
/raˈmjɛ̃/
shoulder
/ˈmjɛ̃sɔ/
meat
/pɔˈɡɔ.da/
weather
/t͡ʂurka/
daughter
/drɔɡa/
road
/nɔt͡s/
night
/ɔkno/
window
/kamjɛɲ/
stone
/rɛnka/
hand
/mɔʐɛ/
sea
/brat/
brother
/bʲuˈrɔ/
office
/ˈtɔrba/
bag
/vɔjna/
war
/dwɔɲ/
hand
/jajkɔ/
egg
/ɔˈt͡sjan/
ocean
/ɕɔˈstrɑ/
sister
/sklɛp/
shop
/puˈdɛwko/
box
/prɔvda/
truth
/paˈlɛt͡s/
finger
/ɔˈvɔt͡s/
fruit
/ʐɛka/
river
/prɔˈɡram/
program
/muvʐ/
husband
/maɡaʐɨn/
store
/kwʐut͡ʂ/
key
/kwamstfɔ/
lie
/nɔɡa/
leg
/jɛʐɨrɔ/
lake
/ɛkrɛn/
screen
/ʐɔna/
wife
/paˈpjɛr/
paper
/ˈprɔbɛm/
problem
/ˈstɔpa/
foot
/ˈjabuɲkɔ/
apple
/ˈɡura/
mountain
screen
/ɲɛmˈvʲɔwɛ/
baby
/staˈt͡sja/
station
/pɛɲɛ̃w̃d͡zɛ/
money
/ˈsɛrt͡sɛ/
heart
/baˈnan/
banana
/vʐɡurɛ/
hill
/klaviˈaturɑ/
keyboard
/dʐɛfʂɨna/
girl
/wɔtɲisɕɔ/
airport
/ɔbraʂ/
picture
/pɨtɛɲɛ/
question
/muʂk/
brain
/ʐɨʂ/
rice
/ˈtrava/
grass
/mɨʂ/
mouse
/xɔˈtɛl/
hotel
/maʂɨnɑ/
machine
/ɔtˈpɔvɛt͡ɕ/
answer
/krɛf/
blood
/t͡suˈkʲɛr/
sugar
/ɔɡˈrud͡ɕ/
garden
/pɔwɔnˈt͡ʂɛɲɛ/
connection
/d͡ʑɛt͡ɕak/
kid
/bãk/
bank
/narˈʐɛnd͡ʑɛ/
tool
/pʂɨˈt͡ʂyna/
cause
/skura/
skin
/sul/
salt
/dɔˈlina/
valley
Prepositions
Pronouns
Verbs
/bɨt͡s/
to be
/sugɛrɔvɑt͡ʂ/
to suggest
/mjɛt͡ɕ/
to have
/pɔdˈnɔɕɛt͡ɕ/
to raise
/ˈrɔbjit͡s/
to do
/ˈmijat͡s/
to pass
/pɔvjɛdʑɛt͡s/
to say
/spʂɛdavat͡s/
to sell
/isʲt͡ɕ/
go
/dɛt͡sɨdɔvɑt͡ɕ/
decide
/mut͡ɕ/
can
/vrat͡ɕak/
return
/dɔsˈtɕat͡s/
get
/vɨjaɕˈɲat͡s/
explain
/ɕmjɛrʦ/
death
/tfɔrʐɨj/
to make
/bʐɛɡ/
edge
/mʲiwɔɕt͡ɕ/
love
/fjɛdʑɛk/
know
/rɔvʲiʤaʦ/
develop
/ɲɛnaviɕt͡ɕ/
hate
/ˈbɛnd͡ʑɛ/
will be
/nɔˈɕit͡ɕ/
to carry
/mɨɕlɛt͡ɕ/
think
/kʲɛrɔvaʈ͡ɕ/
to drive
/radɔɕt͡ɕ/
joy
/fzɛjɔnt͡s/
take
/pʂɨpuʂt͡ʂat͡s/
suppose
/ɕɛt͡ɕ/
network
/vid͡ʑɛt͡ɕ/
see
/bat͡ɕ/
fear
/prɨˈt͡ʂɘɲt͡ʂɘ/
to come
/zastanaˈvʲaʨt͡ʂɘ/
to wonder
/muvɕ/
could
/akspɛktoʊvɕ/
accept
/xtɕɛnt͡ɕ/
want
/ɔdˈmvaʲt͡ɕ/
refuse
/patˈʐɛt͡ɕ/
look
/zɡaˈd͡zaʨ/
agree
/ftɛdɛ/
then
/uʐɨvaʦ/
to use
/satɨskafjɔnuʦʷaʃ/
to satisfy
/znawɛt͡ɕ/
to find
/pʂɨɡɔtɔvɛvɑt͡ɕ/
to prepare
/xwɔˈpjɛt͡ɕ/
boy
/ˈɲidɡɨ/
never
/daˈvajt͡ɕ/
give
/rɛalizuˈvajt͡ɕ/
realize
/t͡ʂɔ̃maɪ/
sometimes
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How to learn A1 vocabulary
- 1.Start with the highest-frequency words — the first few hundred cover most everyday speech.
- 2.Learn nouns together with their article and a short example sentence.
- 3.Review daily in short sessions; spaced repetition beats long cramming.
- 4.Listen to slow, clear recordings and repeat phrases out loud to practice pronunciation.
Frequently asked questions
How many words do I need at A1?+
Around 500–600 core words are enough to handle basic everyday situations at A1.
How long does it take to reach A1?+
With regular study most learners reach A1 in about 60–100 hours.
What comes after A1?+
A2, where you expand everyday vocabulary and start linking simple sentences.
Should I focus on grammar or vocabulary at A1?+
Focus primarily on vocabulary and simple phrase structures. Basic grammar is helpful, but communicating meaning is more important at the start.