Main information about Poland: [taken from lonelyplanet.com]
 Full country name: Republic of Poland
 Area: 312,685 sq km
 Population: 38.62 million
 Capital City: Warsaw (pop 1.75 million)
 People: 98% Polish, plus Ukrainian and Belarussian minorities
 Language: Polish, English, German
 Government: republic
 GDP: US$373.2 billion
 Major Trading Partners: EU (esp. France, German, Italy, UK), Russia
 Member of EU: Yes
 

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Traveling to Poland ? Visit some on-line guides & usefull links:
  » www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/poland/
  » www.gopoland.com
  » www.visit.pl/guide.php?guide_id=10407
  » www.inyourpocket.com/poland/en/
  » www.skyeurope.com
  » www.poland.com

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Now you’ve got an idea of how to pronounce Polish words, here are a few essential phrases to practice!

yes- tak (tak)
no- nie (n-yeh)
thank you- dziękuję (jenkoo-yeh)
please- proszę (prosheh)
I don’t understand- nie rozumiem (n-yeh rozoom-yem)
I can’t speak Polish- nie mówię po Polsku (n-yeh moov-yeh po Polskoo)
I don’t know- nie wiem (n-yeh v-yem)
good morning/afternoon- dzień dobry (jen dobri)
good night- dobranoc (dobranots)
goodbye- do widzenia (do veedzen-ya)
excuse me/sorry!- przepraszam (psheprasham)
can I have..?- poproszę..? (poprosheh)
how much is it?- ile kosztuje? (eeleh koshtoo-yeh)
I’ve lost my way- zgubiłem(man) zgoobiłam(woman)się (zgoobeewem/zgoobeewam sheh)
where is the toilet?- gdzie jest toaleta? (gieh yest to-aleta)
hot- ciepła (tsee-yepwa)
cold- zimna (jeemna)
open- otwarte (otvarte)
closed- zamknięte (zamkneeente)
ticket- bilet (beelet)
post office- poczta (pochta)
stamp- znaczek (znachek)