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100 essential Polish verbs

100 Polish words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs and translated into English.

Core verbs 100 words

Polish	English
powiedzieć	to say
czytać	to read
śmiać się	to laugh
zabijać	to kill
widzieć	to see
być	to be
pomagać	to help
iść	to go
mieć	to have
tworzyć	to create
robić	to do
kończyć	to finish
grać	to play
płacić	to pay
trzymać	to hold
ciągnąć	to pull
przychodzić	to come
żyć	to live
wierzyć	to believe
musieć	to have to
dawać	to give
wchodzić	to enter
wygrywać	to win
zachowywać	to keep
jeść	to eat
kłaść	to put
wchodzić na górę	to go up
umierać	to die
otwierać	to open
mówić	to speak
wyjeżdżać	to leave
mijać	to pass
myśleć	to think
tracić	to lose
nosić	to carryHave on you, carry around
oddawać	to give back
zostawać	to stayNot change place or state
wiedzieć	to knowHave a piece of information or a skill
służyć	to serve
wychodzić	to go out
śledzić	to follow
upadać	to fall
sprzedawać	to sell
pisać	to write
unikać	to avoid
kupować	to buy
dodawać	to add
wołać	to call
przybywać	to arrive
zatrzymywać	to stop
zmieniać	to change
wybierać	to choose
liczyć	to countWork out how many there are
stawać się	to becomeChange from one state to another
wysyłać	to send
próbować	to try
zostawiać	to leave behind
pokazywać	to show
uzyskiwać	to obtain
zapominać	to forget
móc	to be able to
brać	to take
wracać do domu	to go home
wracać	to come back
uśmiechać się	to smile
znajdować	to find
chcieć	to want
słuchać	to listen
czekać	to waitBe patient, let time pass
szukać	to look for
pytać	to ask
bronić	to defend
zapobiegać	to prevent
słyszeć	to hear
dzielić się	to share
chronić	to protect
przygotowywać	to prepare
otrzymywać	to receive
patrzeć	to watch
odpowiadać	to answer
używać	to use
uczyć się	to learn
osiągać	to reach
zaczynać	to start
znać	to be familiar withBe familiar with someone or something
kontynuować	to continue
wyjaśniać	to explain
pozwalać	to allow
dołączać	to join
odnajdywać	to find again
rozumieć	to understand
radzić	to advise
budować	to build
spotykać	to meet
pracować	to work
zastanawiać się	to wonder
przypominać sobie	to recall
pamiętać	to remember
kochać	to love
pić	to drink

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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.

100 essential Polish verbs

Core verbs 100 words

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