Polish describing people words and phrases translated into English, with phonetic pronunciation, notes, and able to be downloaded as PDF, CSV or Excel.
| English | Polish | Pronunciation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| He is {. . .} | On jest {. . .} | ohn yest {. . .} | |
| She is {. . .} | Ona jest {. . .} | OH-nah yest {. . .} | |
| handsome | przystojny | pshis-TOY-nih | |
| pretty | ładny | WAHD-nih | |
| beautiful | piękny/a | PYEHNK-nih/nah | m/f |
| attractive | atrakcyjna | ah-trahk-SEE-nih/nah | |
| ugly | brzydki | bZHID-kee | |
| tall | wysoki | vih-SOH-kee | |
| short | niski | NEES-kee | |
| thin | szczupły | SHCHOOP-wih | |
| fat | gruby/a | GROOH-bih/bah | m/f |
| strong | silny/a | SEEL-nih/nah | m/f |
| weak | słaby/a | SWAH-bih/bah | |
| healthy | zdrowy | ZDROH-vih | |
| sick | chory | HOH-rih | |
| stupid | głupi/głupia | GWOOH-pee/GWOOH-pyah | m/f, can also mean "silly" |
| interesting | ciekawa | cheh-KAH-vah | |
| patient | cierpliwy | chehr-PLEE-vih | |
| lazy | leniwy | leh-NEE-vih | |
| young | młody | MWOH-dih | |
| old | stary | STAH-rih | |
| intelligent | inteligentny | een-teh-lee-GEHNT-nih | |
| funny | zabawny/a | zah-BAHV-nih/nah | m/f |
| crazy | szalony/a | shah-LOH-nih/nah | m/f |
| nervous | nerwowy/a | nehr-VOH-vih/vah | m/f |
| serious | poważny/a | poh-VAZH-nih/nah | m/f |
| silly | głupi/głupia | GWOOH-pee/GWOOH-pyah | m/f, can also mean "stupid" |
| brave | dzielny/a | JEHL-nih/nah | m/f |
| shy | nieśmiały | nyesh-MYAH-wih | |
| nice | sympatyczny/a | sihm-pah-TIHCH-nih/nah | m/f |
| mean | niemiły/a | nyeh-MEE-wih/wah | m/f |
| pleasant | miły/a | MEE-wih/wah | m/f |
| happy | szczęśliwy/a | shchehnsh-LEE-vih/vah | m/f |
| sad | smutny/a | SMOOT-nih/nah | m/f |
| clever | mądry/a | MOHN-drih-drah | m/f |
| polite | grzeczny | gZHECH-nih | |
| rude | niegrzeczny | nyeh-gZHECH-nih | |
| selfish | samolubny | sah-moh-LOOHB-nih | |
| charming | uroczy/a | ooh-ROH-chih/chah | |
| optimistic | optymistą | ohp-tih-MEES-tah | |
| pessimistic | pesymistyczna | peh-sih-mees-TIHCH-nah | |
| She is {very} boring. | Ona jest {bardzo} nudne. | OH-nah yest {BAHRD-zoh} NOOD-neh | |
| {His/her} hair is {. . .} | {Jego/jej} włosy jest {. . .} | {YAY-goh/yay} VWOH-sih yest {. . .} | |
| light (hair) | jasne | YAHS-neh | |
| dark (hair) | ciemne | CHEHM-neh | |
| bald | łysy/a | WIH-sih/sah | m/f |
| short (hair) | krótkie | KROOT-kyeh | |
| long (hair) | długie | DWOOH-gyeh | |
| moustache | wąsy | WOHN-sih | |
| beard | broda | BROH-dah | |
| He has dimples. | On ma dołeczki | ohn mah doh-WEHCH-kee | |
| He has freckles | on ma piegi | ohn mah PYEH-geeh | |
| She has a nice smile | (Ona) ma piękny uśmiech | (OH-nah) mah PYENK-nih OOHSH-myech | |
| He has a nice attitude. | (On) ma piękny postawy. | (ohn) mah PYENK-nih poh-STAH-vih | |
| active | aktiwny | ahk-TEEV-nih | |
| ambitious | ambitny | ahm-BEET-nih | |
| creative | kreatywny | kray-ah-TIHV-nih | |
| energetic | energiczny | eh-nehr-GEECH-nih | |
| talented | utalentowany | ooh-tah-lehn-toh-VAH-nih | |
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