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Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Polish words and brings each one back at the right moment.

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They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.

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Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

100 advanced Polish words

100 Polish words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.

Grammar 18 words

Polish	English
zaprzeczać	to deny
ośmielać się	to dare
przysięgać	to swear
miękki	soft
dojrzały	ripe
zużyty	worn out
celowo	on purpose
nagle	suddenly
od razu	at once
krótko mówiąc	briefly
prócz	except
w ciągu	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration
nikt	no oneFormal or legal register
siebie	oneselfReflexive pronoun, simple form
taki	such
wkładać	to put on
powtarzać materiał	to go over
rozważać	to think of

Everyday life 58 words

Polish	English
halo	helloOn the phone, when picking up
proszę wejść	come in
niegrzeczny	ill mannered
mila	mile
uncja	ounce
wolt	volt
datować	to date
Wielkanoc	Easter
pilny	urgent
rzęsa	eyelash
słuch	hearing
pośladek	buttock
zapalenie ucha	ear infection
angina	throat infection
anemia	anaemia
synowa	daughter in lawWife of one’s son
wdowiec	widower
młodszy brat	younger sibling
przebiegły	cunning
uparty	stubborn
gadatliwy	talkative
prześcieradło	sheet
żywopłot	hedge
okap	cooker hood
piłować	to saw
nakrętka	nut
śruba	bolt
sznurowadło	shoelace
parka	parka
japonki	flip flops
kiwi	kiwi
tymianek	thyme
daktyl	date
tarka	grater
smażyć	to fry
panierować	to coat in breadcrumbs
znaczek	stamp
wózek sklepowy	trolley
kiosk	newsstand
hala	market hall
kanalizacja	sewer
iść wzdłuż	to go along
podnośnik	jack
maska	bonnet
iluminator	porthole
domek letniskowy	holiday cottage
zadatek	deposit payment
bagaż	luggage
skarpa	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
zamarzać	to freeze
szron	frost coating
glon	seaweed
beczeć	to bleat
czapla	heron
khaki	khaki
ochra	ochre
spam	spam
emotikona	emoji

Fields 24 words

Polish	English
kreda	chalk
gumka	eraser
praca tymczasowa	temporary work
motywować	to motivate
operator wózka widłowego	forklift driver
piwniczy	wine merchant
płotek	hurdle
judo	judo
pionek	piece
karuzela	merry go round
mim	mime
trema	stage fright
aksjomat	axiom
zlewka	beaker
kwota	quota
śmieci	rubbish
wycena	quote
krach	market crash
przyznanie się	confession
alibi	alibi
urna wyborcza	ballot box
lobby	lobby
sensacyjna wiadomość	scoop
wirusowy	viral

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Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Polish words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

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