207 Polish words of level B1
Below is a complete, categorized list of Polish vocabulary at the B1 level. Learn common verbs, nouns, and adjectives with transcription, articles, and English translations.
What is B1? Intermediate
B1 is the independent-user threshold. You handle most situations while travelling, describe experiences, and give short reasons and explanations.
What you can do at B1
- ✓Deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling
- ✓Describe experiences, events, dreams and ambitions
- ✓Give brief reasons and explanations for opinions and plans
- ✓Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered
- ✓Produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest
Adjectives
/ˈt͡ɕilka/
several
/ɔkrɔpˈnɨ/
terrible
/wadnɨ/
beautiful
/urɔt͡ʂɨ/
beautiful
/ɔɡrɔmˈnɨ/
huge
/ʂɛˈrɔkʲi/
wide
/vɔ̃skʲi/
narrow
/ɡrubi/
fat
thin
strange
frosty
/jasnɨ/
clear
/tɕɛmɲɨ/
dark
/ʂɨpki/
fast
/vɔlnɨ/
free
/bɨstrɨ/
sharp-witted
/mɔndrɨ/
wise
/ɡwupi/
foolish
/t͡ɕɛkavɨ/
interesting
/nudnɨ/
boring
/vɛsɔwɨ/
merry
/dʐɔɡi/
expensive
/prɔstɨ/
simple
/tanɨ/
cheap
/uˈbɔʥi/
poor
/suˈxɨ/
dry
/mɔˈkrɨ/
wet
/ɡwɔdˈnɨ/
hungry
/sprɑɡˈɲɔnɨ/
thirsty
/ʐdrɔvɨ/
healthy
/xɔrɨ/
sick
/ʐɨvɨ/
alive
/marʦvɨ/
dead
/zwɔʐɔmɨ/
complex
/zajɛntɨ/
busy
/pɛu̯nɨ/
full
/pustɨ/
empty
/t͡ɕixɨ/
quiet
/ɡwɔɕnɨ/
loud
/miwɨ/
kind
/ɔstrɨ/
sharp
/swɔtkʲi/
sweet
/swɔnɨ/
salty
/ɡɔʂkʲi/
bitter
/kfaɕnɨ/
sour
/pɔpravnɨ/
correct
/lɛkʲi/
light
/t͡ɕɛʐki/
heavy
/inɲi/
other
/bwɛndɲ/
wrong
/ɡɛnaˈɡaɕa/
generation
/kɔˈlɛjɲɨ/
next, another
/lɔnɛlɛpɔl/
lonely
Adverbs
/ʐlɛ/
wrong
/vɔlnɔ/
slowly
/ʐadkɔ/
rarely
/pɔtɛm/
then
/zaˈraz/
soon
today
in the evening
/raˈzɛm/
together
/ɔˈsbɔvno/
separately
/ˈnaglɛ/
suddenly
/xɛmˈtɲɛ/
willingly
/ˈtrudnɔ/
with difficulty
/ˈlɛkɔ/
lightly
/t͡ʃɛʂkɔ/
heavily
/ˈjasnɔ/
clearly
/t͡ʃɛmno/
darkly
/ɡwɔɕnɔ/
loudly
/t͡ʂɪxɔ/
quietly
/ˈmʲiwɔ/
nicely / pleasantly
/ˈpjɛŋɲɛ/
beautifully
/t͡ɕiɕjɛj/
silently
/ʐɛt͡ʂɨˈvʲɛt͡ʂɛ/
indeed
/ˈʐɛʂt͡ʂɛ/
yet
/ɔstrɔʐɲɛ/
carefully
/dɛlikatɲɛ/
gently
/daˈlɛj/
further
Conjunctions
/dɫɛˈɡɔj̃ɡɔ/
therefore, so
/albo/
or
/jɛnˈt͡kʲavɛ/
however
/aɲi/
neither
/ɔˈprut͡ʂ/
besides
/pɔnaˈdtɔ/
moreover
/nɑtɔˈmʲaɕt/
whereas
/ɲɛˈmɲɛj ˈjɛdnak/
nevertheless
/mɛjnwɨl/
meanwhile
/f pʂɛˈt͡ɕivnɨm ˈrazʲɛ/
otherwise
/ˈmʲimɔ tɔ/
nonetheless
Nouns
/prad͡ʑat͡ɕ/
great-grandfather
/vɔjɛvut͡ɕt͡vɔ/
province
/kaɲdaɲʂ/
calendar
/sprʂɛt/
equipment
/spravjɛdliʂt͡ɕɛʂ/
justice
/paltsɛ/
fingers
/dɛsɛr/
dessert
/kaˈɲon/
canyon
/ˈsɛrvɛr/
server
/d͡ʑɛd͡ʑɪt͡ʂka/
heiress
/tɛrɛˈtɔrjʊm/
territory
/t͡rvaˈɲɛ/
duration
/pɔˈjazd/
vehicle
/mjɛ̃ɕɛɲ/
muscle
/pustɨˈɲa/
desert
/prɔtɔˈkuv/
protocol
/kɔntɨˈnɛnt/
continent
/pʂɛrva/
interval
/krɛatɛvˈnɔɕt͡ɕ/
creativity
/ruɔˈjɛɕnik/
peer
/ˈfsva/
island
/vʲɛʂˈɲɕtɕɘ̃/
eternity
/uˈbranʲɛ/
clothing
honesty
/ʂkʲɛlɛt/
skeleton
/mɔnka/
flour
/pʂɛpuˈstɔft͡ʂ/
bandwidth
/ɔˈkrɛŋk/
district
/xarɔˈnomɔɡom/
schedule
/mɛbɛl/
furniture
/dɛsɛndɛntˈnɔvɛ/
descendant
/dʊˈraʨɛnˈnɔvɛ/
duration
/pɔkɔˈlɛɲɛ/
generation
/ʲintɛrˈvaw/
interval
/ɨnstʲrument/
instrument
/twuvʈʂɔʂɕ/
creativity
/nɛrv/
nerve
/skwadnik/
ingredient
/vulkan/
volcano
/alɡɔrɨtɱ/
algorithm
/t͡ʂɔˈd͡ʐɪŋnɔvɔ/
clothing
/ut͡ʂˈt͡ɕivɔɕt͡ɕ/
honesty
/bʐux/
stomach
/ɔɕrɛt͡sk/
cereal
/ɛŋˈsɛstər/
ancestor
/prɔvɨnˈsɛr/
province
/ˈkrɛvnɨ/
relative
district
furniture
Pronouns
/tksɔ̃/
someone
/t͡sɔɕ/
something
/fsftɕko/
everything
/nɪkt/
nobody
/nit͡ɕ/
nothing
/ktɔkɔlˈfjɛk/
anybody
/t͡ʂɔkɔlˈfjɛk/
anything
/ˈɕɛbjɛ/
oneself
/ɛtʃ ˈɔtərpol/
each other
/hɛrˈsɛlfpol/
herself
/ˈsamɔ/
itself
/mɨ ˈsamʲi/
ourselves
/ɔɲi ˈsamʲi/
themselves
/sɛm/
myself
/sɛm/
himself
/sɔbɔ/
oneself (instrumental)
Verbs
/pʂɛpraˈsat͡ɕ/
to apologize
/pɔkaˈzɨvatsɛ/
to show
/zatfjɛrdzat͡sɛ/
to approve
/ˈprɔɕit͡ɕ/
to ask
/kwut͡ɕit͡ɕ/
argue
/ˈbavʲi̟t͡ɕ/
to play
/arɛ̃ˈʐɔvɛt͡ʂ/
to arrange
/bjɛɡat͡ɕ/
to run
/pʂɨbɨvavt͡ɕ/
to arrive
/ruʂaʦ/
to move
/asɨstɔvats/
to assist
/zakˈwadat/
to assume
/mʲɛʂˈkaʨ/
to live / to reside
/dɔwɔ̃ˈt͡ʂaʨ/
attach
/vjɛrʐɨk/
to believe
/atɑˈkɔvɑtʂ/
to attack
/rɔvˈnɔɕt͡ɕ/
equality
/uɕiˈwɔvɑt͡ʂ/
attempt
/pʐɨˈɲɔɕt͡ɕ/
to bring
/t͡ʂɛ̃ʂˈʂt͡ʂak/
to attend
/uˈɲikat͡s/
to avoid
/dɔstarˈt͡ʂak/
to provide
/pjɛt͡s/
to bake
/ɕɛd͡ʑɛt͡ɕ/
sit
/zakazɛvaʨ/
ban
/naˈlɛʐɛt͡ʂ/
belong
/zɡuˈbjit͡ɕ/
lose
/pɔʐɨt͡ʂat͡ɕ/
borrow
/zapwɑt͡ɕiɕ/
pay
/pɔʐɨt͡ʂɨʂ/
lend
/pɔznaˈvʲaɕ/
to get to know / meet
/ɔtˈdɨxaʧ/
to breathe
/zavjɛrɛt͡ɕ/
to include
/ɕfjɛntɔvɑt͡ʂ/
to celebrate
/kɔntɨnuˈvʐɛw/
to continue
/vɨˈbjɛrɑt͡ʂ/
to choose
/ustaˈvʲaɕt͡ɕ/
set
/skarˈʐɨt͡ɕ/
complain
/uˈt͡ʂɨt͡ʂ/
learn
/pɔtfjɛrdzat͡s/
confirm
/ʐmɛɲɛt͡ʂ/
change
/wɔnt͡ʂɨt͡ʂ/
connect
/pʂɛˈvɔd͡ʑɪt͡ʂ/
lead
/zaprʐɛt͡ʂɛt͡ʂɛk/
deny
/ɔɡˈlɔnt͡ɕ/
watch
/ɔpɪˈswat͡ɕ/
describe
/naɕladɔvaʦ/
to imitate / mimic
/zburʲiʂ/
destroy
/zatʂɨmɨvact͡ɕ/
to stop
How to learn B1 vocabulary
- 1.Move from isolated words to collocations and full phrases.
- 2.Read and listen to graded content daily to meet words in context.
- 3.Start thinking in the language for simple everyday topics.
- 4.Keep a simple daily journal in the target language to practice active sentence building.
Frequently asked questions
How many words at B1?+
Roughly 2,000–2,500 active words support independent B1 communication.
Is B1 fluent?+
B1 is 'independent user' — you communicate on familiar topics, but not yet fluently on complex ones.
Is B1 enough for work or study abroad?+
B1 is often the minimum for basic work; many universities require B2 or higher.
How can I transition from B1 to B2?+
Start consuming native materials (news, videos, podcasts) and actively write longer texts while correcting errors.