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Basic Polish in 10 Days: Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café

Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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  • Poland
  • 300 questions
  • Checked October 13, 2026
  • Language-reviewed October 13, 2026
Start with the lessonsBasic Polish: 30 Lessons: about 750 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 4: Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café

  1. Question 1 of 30

    What does “ser” mean?
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    Answer: B. cheese

    Ser is cheese. Butter is masło, bread is chleb and ham is szynka.

  2. Question 2 of 30

    How do you say “an apple” in Polish?
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    Answer: D. jabłko

    Polish has no words for “a” or “the”, so “an apple” is just jabłko. The Polish word a means “and” or “but”.

  3. Question 3 of 30

    What is the plural of “pomidor”?
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    Answer: C. pomidory

    Most masculine nouns add -y in the plural: pomidor → pomidory.

  4. Question 4 of 30

    What is the plural of “jabłko”?
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    Answer: B. jabłka

    Neuter nouns that end in -o change to -a in the plural: jabłko → jabłka.

  5. Question 5 of 30

    Complete: “Piję ___.” (coffee)
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    Answer: D. kawę

    After piję (I drink), feminine nouns change -a to -ę: kawę.

  6. Question 6 of 30

    What is “herbata”?
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    Answer: A. tea

    Herbata is tea. Coffee is kawa, juice is sok and beer is piwo.

  7. Question 7 of 30

    Which word is a vegetable?
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    Answer: C. ziemniak

    Ziemniak (potato) is a vegetable. Kurczak is chicken, ryba is fish and chleb is bread.

  8. Question 8 of 30

    Listen. What does the speaker drink for breakfast?
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    Na śniadanie jem jajka i chleb z masłem. Piję herbatę.

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    Answer: A. Tea

    Piję herbatę means “I drink tea”. The speaker eats eggs and bread with butter.

    Transcript

    Na śniadanie jem jajka i chleb z masłem. Piję herbatę.

  9. Question 9 of 30

    Listen. Which food does the speaker avoid?
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    Nie jem mięsa. Jem ryby i warzywa.

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    Answer: D. Meat

    Nie jem mięsa means “I don’t eat meat”. The speaker eats fish (ryby) and vegetables (warzywa).

    Transcript

    Nie jem mięsa. Jem ryby i warzywa.

  10. Question 10 of 30

    Read the shopping list. Which item is on it?

    Lista zakupów:
    chleb
    mleko
    6 jajek
    ser
    2 kg ziemniaków
    jabłka

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    Answer: B. Milk

    Mleko (milk) is on the list. Fish is ryba, rice is ryż and coffee is kawa.

  11. Question 11 of 30

    What does “Ile to kosztuje?” mean?
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    Answer: A. How much is it?

    “Ile” means “how much” and “kosztuje” means “costs”.

  12. Question 12 of 30

    Complete: “To kosztuje trzy ___.”
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    Answer: B. złote

    After 2, 3 and 4, use złote: trzy złote.

  13. Question 13 of 30

    Complete: “To kosztuje dziesięć ___.”
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    Answer: B. złotych

    After 5 and higher (and after 11–14), use złotych: dziesięć złotych.

  14. Question 14 of 30

    The cashier asks: “Gotówką czy kartą?” Choose the best reply.
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    Answer: D. Kartą, proszę.

    “Gotówką czy kartą?” means “Cash or card?”. “Kartą, proszę” means “By card, please”.

  15. Question 15 of 30

    What does “drogi” mean in “Ten sweter jest drogi”?
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    Answer: A. expensive

    Drogi means expensive. The opposite is tani (cheap).

  16. Question 16 of 30

    In a clothes shop, how do you ask “Can I try it on?”
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    Answer: B. Czy mogę przymierzyć?

    Przymierzyć means “to try on”. “Czy mogę zapłacić kartą?” asks to pay by card.

  17. Question 17 of 30

    How do you say the price “4,99 zł”?
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    Answer: B. cztery złote dziewięćdziesiąt dziewięć

    Say the złoty first, then the grosze. After cztery (4), use złote, not złotych.

  18. Question 18 of 30

    Listen. How much does the customer pay?
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    Sprzedawczyni: Razem trzydzieści dwa złote.
    Klient: Proszę, kartą.

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    Answer: D. 32 zł

    Razem trzydzieści dwa złote means 32 zł in total.

    Transcript

    Sprzedawczyni: Razem trzydzieści dwa złote.
    Klient: Proszę, kartą.

  19. Question 19 of 30

    Listen. Which sizes does the shop have?
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    Klientka: Czy jest rozmiar L?
    Sprzedawca: Nie, są tylko M i S.

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    Answer: C. Only M and S

    The shop assistant says “Nie, są tylko M i S”: no, there are only M and S.

    Transcript

    Klientka: Czy jest rozmiar L?
    Sprzedawca: Nie, są tylko M i S.

  20. Question 20 of 30

    Read the receipt. Which item costs the most?

    PARAGON
    chleb 4,50 zł
    mleko 3,20 zł
    ser 12,30 zł
    RAZEM 20,00 zł
    Płatność: karta

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    Answer: A. The cheese

    Ser (cheese) costs 12,30 zł, more than chleb (bread) and mleko (milk). There is no butter on the receipt.

  21. Question 21 of 30

    What does “Poproszę rachunek” mean?
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    Answer: A. The bill, please

    Rachunek is the bill. The menu is karta: “Poproszę kartę”.

  22. Question 22 of 30

    A woman orders. Complete: “___ herbatę z cytryną.”
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    Answer: B. Chciałabym

    A woman says chciałabym and a man says chciałbym (I would like).

  23. Question 23 of 30

    Complete: “Poproszę kawę i ___.” (apple cake)
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    Answer: C. szarlotkę

    After poproszę, feminine nouns change -a to -ę: kawę i szarlotkę.

  24. Question 24 of 30

    What does “Na miejscu czy na wynos?” mean?
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    Answer: D. For here or to go?

    Na miejscu means “here, in the café” and na wynos means “to take away”.

  25. Question 25 of 30

    The waiter asks: “Coś jeszcze?” Choose the best reply.
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    Answer: A. Nie, to wszystko, dziękuję.

    “Coś jeszcze?” means “Anything else?”. “To wszystko” means “that’s all”.

  26. Question 26 of 30

    When do people say “Smacznego!”?
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    Answer: A. Before someone eats

    Smacznego means “Enjoy your meal”. People say it when food is served or before eating.

  27. Question 27 of 30

    What is “sernik”?
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    Answer: B. Cheesecake

    Sernik is cheesecake. Apple cake is szarlotka and a sandwich is kanapka.

  28. Question 28 of 30

    Listen. What does the woman order?
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    Kelner: Co dla pani?
    Klientka: Poproszę sok pomarańczowy i szarlotkę.

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    Answer: B. Orange juice and apple cake

    Sok pomarańczowy is orange juice and szarlotka is apple cake.

    Transcript

    Kelner: Co dla pani?
    Klientka: Poproszę sok pomarańczowy i szarlotkę.

  29. Question 29 of 30

    Listen. What does the customer order?
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    Klient: Poproszę dwie kawy na wynos.
    Kelnerka: Dwie kawy na wynos, proszę bardzo.

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    Answer: B. Two coffees to go

    Dwie kawy means two coffees, and na wynos means to go.

    Transcript

    Klient: Poproszę dwie kawy na wynos.
    Kelnerka: Dwie kawy na wynos, proszę bardzo.

  30. Question 30 of 30

    Read the menu. You order a black coffee and a cheesecake. How much do you pay?

    KAWIARNIA „POD LIPĄ”
    Kawa czarna – 9 zł
    Kawa z mlekiem – 11 zł
    Herbata – 8 zł
    Sernik – 14 zł
    Szarlotka – 13 zł

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    Answer: B. 23 zł

    Kawa czarna costs 9 zł and sernik costs 14 zł: 9 + 14 = 23 zł.

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