Autobusy i tramwaje

Do you know what does 'kanar' mean? It is a person who checks if we have a valid ticket in the tram/bus or not. 'Kanar' can wear an uniform, but most of the time, he/she wears casual clothes.

photo: www.cozadzien.pl

Kanar gets on when your annual ticket expired yesterday;)

If you are new in Poland and if you want to check how to get from one place to another one (inside the city), those links might be usuful:

Wrocław: wroclaw.jakdojade.pl

Kraków: krakow.jakdojade.pl

Warszawa: warszawa.jakdojade.pl

Gdańsk, Gdynia: trojmiasto.jakdojade.pl

Łódź: lodz.jakdojade.pl

9 new words for you:

autobus- a bus

autobus nocny- a night bus

autobus pospieszny- a fast bus (it doesn't stop at every bus stop, that's why it arrives to destination a bit quicker than other buses)

tramwaj- a tram

przystanek- a stop

przesiąść się (perfective)- to change one bus for another one

jechać „na gapę”(jechać bez biletu)- to travel without ticket

wysiąść (perfective)- to get off

wsiąść (perfective)- to get on/ to get in

Do you understand this dialogue?

A: Przepraszam pana, czy ten autobus jedzie na dworzec pkp?
Excuse me Sir, does this bus go to the train station?

B:Tak.
Yes.

A:Na którym przystanku mam wysiąść? 
Which stop I should get off?

B:Na czwartym.
(On) 4th.

A:Dziękuję bardzo.
Thank you very much.