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INTRODUCTION
Hello and welcome to Polish Survival Phrases brought to you by PolishPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Poland. You will be surprised at how far a little Polish will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by PolishPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
In today's lesson, we will cover buying a SIM card for your cell phone. In Poland, you can buy a so-called Zestaw startowy or Starter meaning, "starting package," that will give you your Polish SIM card, a phone number, and some money to be used towards your calls. Before purchasing a Polish SIM card, make sure that your phone accepts foreign SIM cards.
In Poland, there are many brands of prepaid phone cards, for example, Sami Swoi, Plus, Orange, T-Mobile, Play, and Heyah.
If you're coming from the States, most cell phones won't work because US phones operate on a different frequency than European GSM. Also, many cell phones in the United States don't have SIM cards in them, so buying a SIM card is not an option.
In Polish, "A starter package, please" is Proszę zestaw startowy.
First, we have proszę ("please").
Then we have zestaw startowy ("starter package").
So all together, we have Proszę zestaw startowy. "A starter package, please."
As we mentioned before, there are different brands of prepaid phone cards. You will have to specify which starter package you want: Plus, Orange, or maybe Heyah. After saying Proszę zestaw startowy ("A starter package, please"), you have to add the brand. For example, let's say you want to buy a Heyah starter package. You will say Proszę zestaw startowy Heyah. "A Heyah starter package, please." You can exchange Heyah with any other prepaid card brand we have listed.
Of course, the starter package will not give you too many minutes, which means you will have to buy special prepaid cards afterwards that will add additional minutes onto your account.
These cards can usually be purchased in denominations of ten, twenty-five, fifty, one-hundred, and even one-hundred-fifty złoty.
Let's assume you want to buy a prepaid Orange card for twenty-five złoty. In Polish, "A twenty-five-złoty prepaid Orange card, please" will be Proszę kartę doładowującą Orange za dwadzieścia pięć złotych.
The first word is proszę ("please").
Then we have kartę doładowującą meaning, "prepaid card."
The brand of the card follows. In our case, it's Orange. And, finally, we have the denomination of the card za dwadzieścia pięć złotych ("for twenty-five złoty"). To recap here, we have Proszę kartę doładowującą Orange za dwadzieścia pięć złotych. "A twenty-five-złoty prepaid Orange card, please."
If you would like to buy a fifty-złoty prepaid Orange card, you would say Proszę kartę doładowującą Orange za pięćdziesiąt złotych. "A fifty-złoty prepaid Orange card, please."

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud.
You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so powodzenia, which means “good luck” in Polish.
"A starter package, please." - Proszę zestaw startowy.
Proszę zestaw startowy.
Proszę zestaw startowy.
"A Heyah starter package, please." - Proszę zestaw startowy Heyah.
Proszę zestaw startowy Heyah.
Proszę zestaw startowy Heyah.
"A twenty-five-złoty prepaid Orange card, please." - Proszę kartę doładowującą Orange za dwadzieścia pięć złotych.
Proszę kartę doładowującą Orange za dwadzieścia pięć złotych.
Proszę kartę doładowującą Orange za dwadzieścia pięć złotych.
"A fifty-złoty prepaid Orange card, please." - Proszę kartę doładowującą Orange za pięćdziesiąt złotych.
Proszę kartę doładowującą Orange za pięćdziesiąt złotych.
Proszę kartę doładowującą Orange za pięćdziesiąt złotych.
All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by PolishPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

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