Polish Word of the Day
telefon
/te-LE-fon/ • noun — 8th of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: telephone; phone (device used to call or receive calls)
Examples
- Mój telefon zadzwonił rano.
(My phone rang in the morning.) - Czy mogę pożyczyć twój telefon na chwilę?
(Can I borrow your phone for a moment?) - Kupuję nowy telefon w przyszłym miesiącu.
(I'm buying a new phone next month.)
Synonyms
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Use 'telefon' for both landline phones and mobile phones in general. In casual speech Poles often say 'komórka' or 'telefon komórkowy' to mean a mobile phone. The verb 'zadzwonić' / 'dzwonić' means 'to call.' Polish stress is normally on the penultimate syllable: te-LE-fon.
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