English, German and Russian are among the better known foreign languages spoken in Poland, especially in the larger urban centers. English is particularly popular among the younger generation, but remember that most ordinary Poles don't speak any other language than Polish. Most tourist facilities employ at least one English speaker. But to make your visit to Poland even more rewarding we would encourage you to learn some basic Polish words.

Ideally, everyone who wants to travel in Poland should know some basic Polish - the more you know the more you can understand and the easier your travel is likely to be.

The Polish language was heavily influenced by Latin, in its roots. Latin became the base adaptation for the Polish alphabet making it possible to write down Polish, which previously was only a spoken language. In the past few hundred years the major influences on Polish language and have come from the German and Russian languages, even more recently in the last 15 years, borrowed English words have become very prevalent in the Polish language.