B1 · 30 words
Post and parcels in Polish
Letters and parcels, sender and recipient, stamps and recorded delivery, parcel lockers and delivery — and what to do when something arrives damaged.
Practise this list
From these 30 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
More about this list
The person who sends something is the nadawca, the one who receives it the odbiorca — two masculine words ending in -a, declined like kobieta but with masculine adjectives: nowy odbiorca. The general word for anything sent is przesyłka; paczkais a parcellista letter In Poland you often collect parcels not at a counter but from a paczkomat, a parcel locker. And if you were out, there is an awizo in your letterbox — a word that never changes.
The words
Verb (5)
nadawaćto send, to post (at a post office)VerbB1
imperfective; perfective: nadać (nadam, nadasz). nadaję, nadajesz.
dostarczaćto deliverVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: dostarczyć. dostarczam, dostarczasz.
ważyćto weighVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: zważyć. ważę, ważysz.
śledzićto track, to followVerbB1
imperfective, no partner. śledzę, śledzisz.
pakowaćto pack, to wrapVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: spakować. pakuję, pakujesz.
Adjective (3)
poleconyregistered; recommendedAdjectiveB1
list polecony = a registered letter.
uszkodzonydamagedAdjectiveB1
zagranicznyforeign, internationalAdjectiveB1
Noun (f) (9)
paczkaparcel; packetNoun (f)B1
Also a packet: paczka kawy.
przesyłkaitem (of post), consignmentNoun (f)B1
The general word for anything sent.
kopertaenvelopeNoun (f)B1
pocztówkapostcardNoun (f)B1
skrzynkaletterbox, postbox; box, crateNoun (f)B1
skrzynka pocztowa = postbox; also an email inbox.
wagascales; weightNoun (f)B1
reklamacjacomplaint (about goods)Noun (f)B1
A formal complaint about goods or a service; not an advert.
taśma(sticky) tape; tape, beltNoun (f)B1
dostawadeliveryNoun (f)B1
Noun (m) (10)
znaczekstamp; badgeNoun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate. The e drops: znaczka.
listonoszpostmanNoun (m)B1
masculine personal: plural listonosze.
kuriercourier, delivery driverNoun (m)B1
masculine personal: plural kurierzy. Also the courier company itself.
nadawcasenderNoun (m)B1
masculine personal, ending in -a: genitive nadawcy.
odbiorcarecipient, addresseeNoun (m)B1
masculine personal, ending in -a; plural odbiorcy.
kod pocztowypostcodeNoun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate. In Poland with a hyphen after the second digit.
paczkomatparcel lockerNoun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate. Genitive paczkomatu.
odbiórcollection, pick-up; receiptNoun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate. ó becomes o: odbioru.
zwrotreturn; refundNoun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate. zwrot pieniędzy = refund.
kartoncardboard box; cartonNoun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate. Genitive kartonu.
Noun (n) (3)
awizodelivery noticeNoun (n)B1
Unchanging in every case: to awizo, nie mam awizo.
cłocustoms dutyNoun (n)B1
Genitive plural ceł.
pudełkobox (small)Noun (n)B1
This list belongs to Money, shopping and offices — six lists and 223 words that can also be practised as a whole.