{"id":7086,"date":"2017-05-12T22:08:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T22:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=7086"},"modified":"2017-05-28T17:47:51","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T17:47:51","slug":"shopping-at-a-polish-grocery-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/shopping-at-a-polish-grocery-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Shopping at a Polish grocery store"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visiting another country is so much fun! But sometimes it could get a little tricky if you don’t know the language. What if you have to do some grocery shopping? It seems easy, right…?\u00a0\u00a0In most cases you will probably be able to take whatever you need from the shelves yourself, but there are the special areas where you will be served \u2013 these include cold cuts and cheese stations, and, if available, the meat and fish stations.<\/p>\n

I thought that phrases below may help you a little bit:)<\/p>\n

could you tell me where the \u2026 is? – czy mo\u017ce mi pan\/pani powiedzie\u0107 gdzie jest \u2026?<\/strong><\/p>\n

milk – mleko<\/strong><\/p>\n

bread counter – stoisko z pieczywem<\/strong><\/p>\n

meat section – stoisko z mi\u0119sem<\/strong><\/p>\n

frozen food section – stoisko z mro\u017conkami<\/strong><\/p>\n

are you being served? – czy kto\u015b ci\u0119 obs\u0142uguje?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’d like \u2026 poprosz\u0119 \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

that piece of cheese – tamten kawa\u0142ek sera<\/strong><\/p>\n

a slice of pizza – kawa\u0142ek pizzy<\/strong><\/p>\n

six slices of ham – sze\u015b\u0107 plasterk\u00f3w szynki<\/strong><\/p>\n

some olives – troch\u0119 oliwek<\/strong><\/p>\n

how much would you like? – ile pan\/pani sobie \u017cyczy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

half a kilo – p\u00f3\u0142 kilo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Checkout – Kasy<\/strong><\/p>\n

12 items or less – do 12 artyku\u0142\u00f3w<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cash only – P\u0142atno\u015b\u0107 tylko got\u00f3wk\u0105<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best before end – Najlepiej spo\u017cy\u0107 przed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Use by – Spo\u017cyj przed<\/strong><\/p>\n

could I have a bag, please? –\u00a0czy mog\u0119 prosi\u0107 o reklam\u00f3wk\u0119?<\/strong><\/p>\n

do you need any help packing? – czy potrzebujesz pomocy w pakowaniu?<\/strong><\/p>\n

do you have a loyalty card? – czy ma pan kart\u0119 sta\u0142ego klienta?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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You also have to remember that all weights are metric, with grams giving mostly way to decagrams, abbreviated in Polish to \u201cdeka\u201d or \u201cdeko\u201d<\/strong>. Be ready with the requisite knowledge of the system as you ask for a certain amount of your product, such as: \u00a0“Poprosz\u0119\u00a020 deko polskiej szynki”\u00a0<\/strong>(20 decagrams of the Polish ham, please). A common way of expressing 250 grams in Polish is to use the expression of \u201c\u0107wier\u0107 kilo\u201d<\/strong>, which literally translates as \u201ca quarter of a kilogram\u201d.<\/strong> And so: “Prosz\u0119 \u0107wier\u0107 kilo sera edamskiego”\u00a0<\/strong>(A quarter of a kilogram of the Edam cheese, please). Notice that all weighed products have their unique names. The selection is huge, so make sure you give the right name to the assistant. Also, don\u2019t forget that the prices shown for these products refer to 1 kilogram, so if you want to get a rough idea of the final price you will have to make the required calculations in your head beforehand, or simply look at the price label on the packaged product after it has been weighed.<\/p>\n

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Smacznego!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Visiting another country is so much fun! But sometimes it could get a little tricky if you don’t know the language. What if you have to do some grocery shopping? It seems easy, right…?\u00a0\u00a0In most cases you will probably be able to take whatever you need from the shelves yourself, but there are the special…<\/p>\n

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