How to Order Multiple Items From a Menu

Learn how to order multiple items from a menu

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Welcome to Can Do Polish by PolishPod101.com.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order two or more of something at a restaurant in Polish.

For example, "Two of these, please." is

Poproszę dwa razy to.

Karolina Kowalski is at the restaurant with her husband.

The server is ready to take their order, and approaches them.

Before you hear their conversation, let's preview some of its key components.

Razy.

"times"

Razy.

Dwa.

"two"

Dwa.

Słucham.

Poproszę dwa razy to.

Once more with the English translation.

Słucham.

"Please, go ahead."

Poproszę dwa razy to.

"Two of these, please."

Let's break down the conversation.

Do you remember how the waiter says,

"Please, go ahead."

Słucham.

Słucham literally means, "I listen," but it translates as "Please, go ahead," or "Go ahead," in this situation. Słucham. Słucham.

Note: Słucham is from the verb, słuchać, "to listen." Słuchać.

Here, słucham is used as an invitation to state the order: "Please, go ahead."

Słucham.

Let’s take a closer look at the response.

Do you remember how Karolina says,

"Two of these, please?"

Poproszę dwa razy to.

First is poproszę, "please." Poproszę. Poproszę.

Next is dwa, "two." Dwa. Dwa.

After this is razy, "times." Razy. Razy.

Razy is the plural form of the masculine noun raz, meaning "once" or "one time."

Last is to, "this," but translates as "these" in this case. To. To.

The word to can be used when the name of the thing, or things, is not known and is close to the speaker. Karolina uses it because she’s pointing at something on the menu near to her, and she doesn’t know the Polish word for it.

All together, Poproszę dwa razy to, literally "Please two times this," but it translates as "Two of these, please."

Poproszę dwa razy to.

The pattern is

Poproszę QUANTITY razy to.

"QUANTITY of these, please."

Poproszę QUANTITY razy to.

To use this pattern, simply replace the {QUANTITY} placeholder with the number of the item you're requesting.

Note: This pattern requires a number greater than one.

Imagine you’d like three of a thing you don’t know the Polish word for.

"Three," trzy. Trzy. Trzy.

Say

"Three of these, please."

Ready?

Poproszę trzy razy to.

"Three of these, please."

Poproszę trzy razy to.

The following pattern can be used to order an item without knowing its name, and consequently its gender, in Polish:

Poproszę {Number} razy to.

Please remember that razy is the plural form raz, and therefore, it's used after numbers higher than one. If you want to order only one item, use Poproszę to. "This, please." Poproszę to.

Again, the key pattern is

Poproszę QUANTITY razy to.

"QUANTITY of these, please."

Poproszę QUANTITY razy to.

Let’s look at some more examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

Poproszę dwa razy to.

"Two of these, please."

Poproszę dwa razy to.

Poproszę trzy razy to.

"Three of these, please."

Poproszę trzy razy to.

Poproszę cztery razy to.

"Four of these, please."

Poproszę cztery razy to.

Poproszę to.

"This, please."

Poproszę to.

Dwa razy to i trzy razy to.

"Two of these and three of these."

Dwa razy to i trzy razy to.

Did you notice how the native speaker used a different pattern?

Dwa razy to i trzy razy to.

"Two of these and three of these."

When pointing out multiple items, you can join them with the conjunction i, meaning "and." I. I.

Note: in colloquial Polish it’s quite common to drop poproszę, "please," at the beginning of the order.

As in the example, Dwa razy to i trzy razy to. "Two of these and three of these." Dwa razy to i trzy razy to.

You should be aware of this pattern, but you won’t need it for this lesson.

Let's review the key vocabulary.

Raz.

"once; one time,"

raz

Raz.

Razy.

"times"

Razy.

Trzy.

"three"

Trzy.

Cztery.

"four"

Cztery.

Let's review.

Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation.

Ready?

Do you remember how to say "please?"

Poproszę.

When you don't know the Polish word for something, how do you say "this?"

To.

And how to say "two?"

Dwa.

And do you remember how Karolina Kowalski says,

"Two of these, please."

Poproszę dwa razy to.

Do you remember how the waiter says,

"Please, go ahead."

Słucham.

Do you remember how to say "three?"

Trzy.

And how to say "four?"

Cztery.

Do you remember how to say "this?"

To.

Let's practice.

Imagine you’re Konrad Kowalski , and you’re at the coffee shop with two friends. Order "three of these." "Three" is trzy in Polish.

Ready?

Słucham.

Poproszę trzy razy to.

Listen again and repeat.

Poproszę trzy razy to.

Let’s try another.

Imagine you're Kaja Kowalski , and you’re at the coffee shop with three friends. Order for all four people. "Four" is cztery in Polish.

Ready?

Słucham.

Poproszę cztery razy to.

Listen again and repeat.

Poproszę cztery razy to.

Let’s try one more.

Imagine you're Karol Kowalski , and you’re by yourself.

Order one of something by saying, "This, please." "This" is to in Polish.

Ready?

Słucham.

Poproszę to.

Listen again and repeat.

Poproszę to.

In this lesson, you learned how to order two or more of something at a restaurant. This plays an essential role in the larger skill of dining at the restaurant. Let’s review.

Do you remember the polite expression meaning "Excuse me?"

Przepraszam.

And how to say, "coffee?"

Kawę.

And do you remember how to say,

"Excuse me, a coffee, please."

Przepraszam, proszę o kawę.

Do you remember how to say,

"Certainly. Here you are."

Oczywiście. Proszę bardzo.

Imagine you're Jack Jones and you're at a restaurant with your friends, and you'd like to ask for coffee.

Do you remember how to say "coffee" in Polish?

Kawa.

Now ask for the coffee.

Ready?

Przepraszam, proszę o kawę.

Oczywiście. Proszę bardzo.

Listen again and repeat.

Przepraszam, proszę o kawę.

You're ready to make your order. You'd like to order three of one item.

Do you remember how to say "three" in Polish?

Trzy.

Respond to the server's approach.

Słucham.

Poproszę trzy razy to.

Listen again and repeat.

Poproszę trzy razy to.

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