Polish · Real conversations
How to say “Is this ripe?” in Polish
Ask whether fruit is ready to eat.
Czy to jest dojrzałe?
Is this ripe?
Name the fruit when the item is not obvious.
Use it in three situations
Choosing an avocado
Czy to jest dojrzałe?
Is this ripe?
Checking a melon
Czy te pomidory są dojrzałe?
Are these tomatoes ripe?
Buying fruit for today
Czy to awokado będzie jutro dojrzałe?
Will this avocado be ripe tomorrow?
What to watch for
Ripe describes maturity; it is different from a cooked or baked food.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine markets and groceries. Say this in Polish: Are these tomatoes ripe?
Reveal a sample reply
Czy te pomidory są dojrzałe?
Are these tomatoes ripe?
Build a useful exchange
Buy a quantity and ask about a product.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking Polish
Polish distinguishes familiar ty from polite pan and pani. Choose pan when addressing a man and pani when addressing a woman formally; the paired forms shown in examples are alternatives, so say one. A formal question usually uses a third-person verb, such as Czy może pan …? First-person past and conditional forms can change with the speaker’s gender.
Keep letters such as ą, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź, and ż. Noun and adjective endings can change with their role in the sentence. Learn the complete expression before replacing a name, object, or time.
