THE QUICK ANSWER
For a simple restaurant order in Polish, say Poproszę followed by the dish. Ask for the bill with Poproszę rachunek. To ask about card payment, say Czy mogę zapłacić kartą?
WORDS YOU CAN USE TODAY
8 useful phrases
Listen to the Polish, then try it aloud. Audio uses a synthetic Polish voice; no voice installation is needed.
Czy jest wolny stolik?
Is there a table available?
Use this when you arrive without a reservation.
Poproszę stolik dla dwóch osób.
A table for two, please.
Dla dwóch osób means for two people.
Czy mogę prosić o menu?
Could I have the menu, please?
A polite request you can use at the table.
Poproszę zupę pomidorową.
Tomato soup, please.
An example order. Both words have the ending needed here.
Poproszę wodę niegazowaną.
Still water, please.
Woda gazowana is sparkling water; in an order, say wodę gazowaną.
To wszystko, dziękuję.
That is everything, thank you.
Use this when you have finished ordering.
Poproszę rachunek.
The bill, please.
A short, polite request when you are ready to pay.
Czy mogę zapłacić kartą?
Can I pay by card?
Kartą means by card.
Practise conversations aloud with feedback in Movoza.
Order with one dependable phrase
Poproszę is enough to make a simple order polite. For example, say Poproszę zupę pomidorową. If you are pointing at a dish on the menu, you can say To, poproszę (This, please).
Listen for Coś do picia? (Something to drink?) or Czy coś jeszcze? (Anything else?). A complete drink phrase such as Poproszę wodę niegazowaną gives you a useful answer without needing to build a new sentence.
Ask for the bill and choose how to pay
When you are ready to leave, say Poproszę rachunek. You may then hear Kartą czy gotówką? (By card or in cash?). Answer Kartą, proszę or Gotówką, proszę.
These phrases describe payment choices; they do not mean every restaurant accepts each method. Czy mogę zapłacić kartą? lets you check before you need to pay.
PUT IT TOGETHER
A short conversation
Read both parts. Then cover the English and try your reply aloud.
- Server
Dzień dobry. Co podać?
Hello. What can I get you?
- You
Poproszę zupę pomidorową.
Tomato soup, please.
- Server
Coś do picia?
Something to drink?
- You
Poproszę wodę niegazowaną.
Still water, please.
- You, after the meal
Poproszę rachunek.
The bill, please.
- Server
Kartą czy gotówką?
By card or in cash?
- You
Kartą, proszę.
By card, please.
YOUR TURN
One small speaking challenge.
Practise ordering the soup and water without reading the English. Then switch roles and ask Coś do picia? so you recognise the question as well as your reply.
Your meal is finished. Which phrase asks for the bill?
Show the answer
Poproszę rachunek. Rachunek means bill in this setting. Poproszę rachunek is a polite way to ask for it.
Now say Poproszę rachunek. aloud.
