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This page gives 100 Polish words on “Environment and ecology”. 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: environment

Climate, pollution, recycling, renewable energy: environment and ecology vocabulary in Polish.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Polish	English
aktywista	activist
powietrze	air
bilans węglowy	carbon assessment
klimat	climate
porozumienie klimatyczne	climate agreement
zmiana klimatu	climate change
uprawa	crop
Ziemia	Earth
ekologia	ecology
elektryczność	electricity
emisja	emission
energia	energy
oszczędzanie energii	energy saving
środowisko	environment
gospodarstwo rolne	farm
rolnictwo	farming
pole	field
efekt cieplarniany	greenhouse effect
gazy cieplarniane	greenhouse gas
zbiory	harvest
klęska żywiołowa	natural disaster
gaz ziemny	natural gas
rezerwat przyrody	nature reserve
energia jądrowa	nuclear power
ropa naftowa	oil
ekologiczny	organic
planeta	planet
zanieczyszczenie	pollution
protest	protest
podnoszenie się poziomu mórz	rising sea levels
z drugiej ręki	second hand
krótki łańcuch dostaw	short supply chain
plastik jednorazowy	single use plastic
zrównoważony	sustainable
podatek	tax
ograniczać	to limit
zachowywać	to preserve
chronić	to protect
redukować	to reduce
pożar lasu	wildfire

Level 2: medium 35 words

Polish	English
uświadamianie	awareness raising
bioróżnorodność	biodiversity
ślad węglowy	carbon footprint
neutralność klimatyczna	carbon neutrality
kaucja za opakowanie	deposit return scheme
susza	drought
ekosystem	ecosystem
gatunek zagrożony	endangered species
nawóz	fertiliser
powódź	flood
paliwa kopalne	fossil fuel
transformacja ekologiczna	green transition
topnienie lodowców	ice melt
rolnictwo intensywne	intensive farming
nawadnianie	irrigation
wysypisko	landfill
zanieczyszczenie światłem	light pollution
hałas	noise pollution
opakowanie	packaging
kara	penalty
odnawialny	renewable
zasób	resource
oczyszczalnia ścieków	sewage plant
panel słoneczny	solar panel
segregacja odpadów	sorting
kompensować	to offset
segregować	to sort
ocieplenie	warming
odpady	wasteRubbish, residue
marnotrawstwo	wasteSquandering, excessive use
ścieki	waste water
oczyszczanie ścieków	water treatment
obszar podmokły	wetland
sygnalista	whistleblower
zero odpadów	zero waste

Level 3: hard 25 words

Polish	English
agroekologia	agroecology
biomasa	biomass
dwutlenek węgla	carbon dioxide
wylesianie	deforestation
pustynnienie	desertification
umiarkowanie	frugality
spalanie odpadów	incineration
gatunek inwazyjny	invasive species
metan	methane
mikroplastik	microplastic
przełowienie	overfishing
permakultura	permaculture
pestycyd	pesticide
planowane postarzanie	planned obsolescence
kłusownictwo	poaching
zapylacz	pollinator
kwota	quota
zalesianie	reforestation
naprawialność	repairability
śmieci	rubbish
izolacja termiczna	thermal insulation
kompostować	to compost
poddawać recyklingowi	to recycle
marnować	to waste
korytarz ekologiczny	wildlife corridor

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Polish words on “Environment and ecology”. 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.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Polish vocabulary on iPhone.