The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Polish language. The words listed below are not the most common Polish words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Polish (polski) |
| I | ja * |
| you (singular) | ty *, pan/pani *(formal)* |
| he | on * |
| we | my * |
| you (plural) | wy *, państwo *(formal)* |
| they | oni * |
| this | to |
| that | tamto |
| here | tu |
| there | tam |
| who | kto |
| what | co |
| where | gdzie |
| when | kiedy |
| how | jak |
| not | nie |
| all | wszystko |
| many | dużo, wiele |
| some | kilka |
| few | mało |
| other | inny |
| one | jeden |
| two | dwa |
| three | trzy |
| four | cztery |
| five | pięć |
| big | wielki |
| long | długi |
| wide | szeroki |
| thick | gęsty |
| heavy | ciężki |
| small | mały |
| short | krótki |
| narrow | wąski |
| thin | cienki |
| woman | kobieta |
| man (male) | mężczyzna |
| man (human) | człowiek |
| child | dziecko |
| wife | żona |
| husband | mąż |
| mother | matka |
| father | ojciec |
| animal | zwierzę |
| fish | ryba |
| bird | ptak |
| dog | pies |
| louse | wesz |
| snake | wąż |
| worm | robak |
| tree | drzewo |
| forest | las |
| stick | laska |
| fruit | owoc |
| seed | ziarno |
| leaf | liść |
| root | korzeń |
| bark (of a tree) | kora |
| flower | kwiat |
| grass | trawa |
| rope | sznur |
| skin | skóra |
| meat | mięso |
| blood | krew |
| bone | kość |
| fat (noun) | tłuszcz |
| egg | jajko |
| horn | róg |
| tail | ogon |
| feather | pióro |
| hair | włosy |
| head | głowa |
| ear | ucho |
| eye | oko |
| nose | nos |
| mouth | usta (plural only) |
| tooth | ząb |
| tongue | język |
| fingernail | paznokieć |
| foot | stopa |
| leg | noga |
| knee | kolano |
| hand | ręka |
| wing | skrzydło |
| belly | brzuch |
| guts | wnętrzności (plural only) |
| neck | szyja |
| back | plecy (plural only) |
| breast | pierś |
| heart | serce |
| liver | wątroba |
| to drink | pić |
| to eat | jeść |
| to bite | gryźć |
| to suck | ssać |
| to spit | pluć |
| to vomit | wymiotować |
| to blow | dmuchać |
| to breathe | oddychać |
| to laugh | śmiać się |
| to see | widzieć |
| to hear | słyszeć |
| to know | wiedzieć |
| to think | myśleć |
| to smell | czuć |
| to fear | bać się |
| to sleep | spać |
| to live | żyć |
| to die | umierać |
| to kill | zabijać |
| to fight | walczyć |
| to hunt | polować |
| to hit | uderzać |
| to cut | ciąć |
| to split | rąbać |
| to stab | pchnąć nożem |
| to scratch | drapać |
| to dig | kopać |
| to swim | pływać |
| to fly | latać |
| to walk | iść |
| to come | przychodzić |
| to lie (as in a bed) | leżeć *(action)* |
| to sit | siadać *(action)* |
| to stand | wstawać *(action)* |
| to turn (intransitive) | obracać się |
| to fall | padać |
| to give | dawać |
| to hold | trzymać |
| to squeeze | ściskać |
| to rub | trzeć |
| to wash | myć |
| to wipe | wycierać |
| to pull | ciągnąć |
| to push | pchać |
| to throw | rzucać |
| to tie | wiązać |
| to sew | szyć |
| to count | liczyć |
| to say | mówić |
| to sing | śpiewać |
| to play | grać |
| to float | pływać |
| to flow | płynąć |
| to freeze | marznąć |
| to swell | pęcznieć |
| sun | słońce |
| moon | księżyc |
| star | gwiazda |
| water | woda |
| rain | deszcz |
| river | rzeka |
| lake | jezioro |
| sea | morze |
| salt | sól |
| stone | kamień |
| sand | piasek |
| dust | kurz |
| earth | ziemia |
| cloud | chmura |
| fog | mgła |
| sky | niebo |
| wind | wiatr |
| snow | śnieg |
| ice | lód |
| smoke | dym |
| fire | ogień |
| ash | popiół |
| to burn | palić się |
| road | droga |
| mountain | góra |
| red | czerwony |
| green | zielony |
| yellow | żółty |
| white | biały |
| black | czarny |
| night | noc |
| day | dzień |
| year | rok |
| warm | ciepło |
| cold | zimno |
| full | pełny |
| new | nowy |
| old | stary |
| good | dobry |
| bad | zły |
| rotten | zgniły |
| dirty | brudny |
| straight | prosty |
| round | okrągły |
| sharp (as a knife) | ostry |
| dull (as a knife) | tępy |
| smooth | gładki |
| wet | mokry |
| dry | suchy |
| correct | poprawny, prawidłowy |
| near | blisko |
| far | daleko |
| right | prawy |