по́льский
pólʹskijmasculine
In Russian, the word for the Polish language is по́льский (pólʹskij).
The term refers to the language of Poland or things associated with Poland. It functions as both a noun and an adjective.
Meaning: the language of Poland (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The form по́льский is the masculine singular adjective, used for the language or to describe masculine nouns. When you need to describe a neuter noun, use the form по́льское. To express possession or a relationship, such as in the phrase 'of the Polish language' (по́льского языка́), use the genitive singular form по́льского.
How do you pronounce it?
pólʹskij
Did you know?
- While по́льский means 'Polish', the Russian word for 'polish' as in shining a shoe is полировать, which sounds similar but is completely unrelated.
- Historically, the relationship between the Russian and Polish languages was heavily influenced by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's cultural dominance in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- The Russian word по́льский uses a 'soft sign' (the character ь), which tells the speaker to palatalize the preceding consonant.
Examples in context
- У меня есть польская подругаI have a Polish friend (female).
- Мы пытаемся выучить польский языкWe are trying to learn the Polish language.
- Я работаю с полякомI work with a Pole.
- Мы встретили группу поляков на конференцииWe met a group of Poles at the conference.
- Я изучаю по́льский язык.Ya izuchayu pol'skiy yazyk.I am studying the Polish language.
- Он хорошо знает по́льский.On khorosho znayet pol'skiy.He knows Polish well.
Example conversation
Anastasia and Dmitry are talking about language classes.
- Анастасия AnastasiaДмитрий, ты учишь по́льский?Dmitriy, ty uchish' pol'skiy?Dmitry, are you learning Polish?
- Дмитрий DmitryДа, по́льский кажется мне сложным.Da, pol'skiy kazhetsya mne slozhnym.Yes, Polish seems difficult to me.
- Анастасия AnastasiaНо по́льский очень красивый язык.No, pol'skiy ochen' krasivyy yazyk.But Polish is a very beautiful language.
- Дмитрий DmitryСогласен, Анастасия.Soglasen, Anastasiya.I agree, Anastasia.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “polish” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
