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This page gives 100 Polish words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Polish vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

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.

Polish vocabulary: linking words and prepositions

But, so, because, with, without, in front of: the Polish linking words and prepositions that connect your ideas and place things.

Here are 100 Polish words on “Connectors and prepositions”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Polish	English
o krok od	about to
według	according to
właściwie	actually
po tym jak	afterConjunction, followed by a clause
przeciw	against
mimo to	all the same
chociaż	although
i	and
w rezultacie	as a result
jakby	as if
jak również	as well as
u	at home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
w czasie	at the time of
bowiem	becauseConjunction, formal register
ponieważ	becauseEveryday use
przed	beforePreposition, followed by a noun
zanim	beforeConjunction, followed by the subjunctive
ale także	but also
przez	byAgent, the one by whom the action is done
nawet jeśli	even if
dla	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
od	fromProvenance, origin
ponadto	furthermore
jeśli	if
w razie gdyby	in case
zamiast	instead of
dodatkowo	moreover
na	on
z jednej strony	on one hand
za to	on the other handContrast, informal register
zważywszy że	seeing that
od	sinceStarting point in time
dlatego	that is why
wskutek tego	therefore
tak	thus
do	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
kiedy	whenEveryday use
natomiast	whereasContrast between two facts, with no idea of time
podczas gdy	whileConjunction, followed by a clause
bez tego żeby	withoutConjunction, followed by the subjunctive

Level 2: medium 35 words

Polish	English
nad	above
tym bardziej że	all the more so since
wzdłuż	along
wśród	amongWithin a larger group
dookoła	around
w wyniku	as a result of
od chwili	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
począwszy od	as from
gdy tylko	as soon as
z powodu	because of
poza tym	besides
mimo	despite
mimo wszystko	despite everything
ze względu na	due to
daleko od	far from
w następstwie	following
na przykład	for example
z obawy że	for fear that
przed	in front ofPosition in space, ahead of
w celu	in order to
pośrodku	in the middle of
w trakcie robienia	in the process of
zresztą	incidentally
rzeczywiście	indeed
o ile	insofar as
blisko	near
obok	next to
ani	nor
w przeciwnym razie	otherwise
raczej niż	rather than
tak aby	so as to
dzięki	thanks to
aż do	untilPreposition, followed by a noun
za pomocą	using
z myślą o	with a view to

Level 3: hard 25 words

Polish	English
jeśli chodzi o	as regards
na skraju	at the edge of
dalej	beyond
krótko mówiąc	briefly
dotyczący	concerning
w konsekwencji	consequently
w przeciwieństwie do	contrary to
w końcu	eventually
prócz	except
oprócz	except for
po pierwsze	firstly
innymi słowy	in other words
podsumowując	in short
niemniej jednak	nevertheless
jednakże	nonetheless
przeciwnie	on the contrary
z kolei	on the other handContrast, formal register
pod pretekstem że	on the pretext that
na zewnątrz	outside
pod warunkiem że	provided that
gotowy do	ready to
po drugie	secondly
skoro	sinceA reason the listener already knows
poprzez	through
w ciągu	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Polish words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Polish vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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.