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móc coś / wolno (mieć pozwolenie)

73 [seventy-three]

to be allowed to

to be allowed to

73 [siedemdziesiąt trzy]

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móc coś / wolno (mieć pozwolenie)

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Are you already allowed to drive? Wo--- c- j-- j------ s---------? Wolno ci już jeździć samochodem? 0 +
Are you already allowed to drink alcohol? Wo--- c- j-- p-- a------? Wolno ci już pić alkohol? 0 +
Are you already allowed to travel abroad alone? Wo--- c- j-- s----- / s---- j----- z- g------? Wolno ci już samemu / samej jechać za granicę? 0 +
     
may / to be allowed mo---- w---- (m--- p---------) można, wolno (mieć pozwolenie) 0 +
May we smoke here? Wo--- n-- t- p----? Wolno nam tu palić? 0 +
Is smoking allowed here? Wo--- t- p----? Wolno tu palić? 0 +
     
May one pay by credit card? (C--) M---- p----- k---- k--------? / W---- p----- k---- k--------? (Czy) Można płacić kartą kredytową? / Wolno płacić kartą kredytową? 0 +
May one pay by cheque / check (am.)? (C--) M---- z------- c------? / W---- p----- c------? (Czy) Można zapłacić czekiem? / Wolno płacić czekiem? 0 +
May one only pay in cash? (C--) M---- p----- t---- g------? / W---- p----- t---- g------? (Czy) Można płacić tylko gotówką? / Wolno płacić tylko gotówką? 0 +
     
May I just make a call? (C--) M--- z--------? (Czy) Mogę zadzwonić? 0 +
May I just ask something? (C--) M--- o c-- z------? (Czy) Mogę o coś zapytać? 0 +
May I just say something? (C--) M--- c-- p---------? (Czy) Mogę coś powiedzieć? 0 +
     
He is not allowed to sleep in the park. On n-- m--- s--- w p----. On nie może spać w parku. 0 +
He is not allowed to sleep in the car. On n-- m--- s--- w s----------. On nie może spać w samochodzie. 0 +
He is not allowed to sleep at the train station. On n-- m--- s--- n- d-----. On nie może spać na dworcu. 0 +
     
May we take a seat? (C--) M----- u-----? (Czy) Możemy usiąść? 0 +
May we have the menu? (C--) M----- d----- k---- d--? (Czy) Możemy dostać kartę dań? 0 +
May we pay separately? (C--) M----- z------- o-----? (Czy) Możemy zapłacić osobno? 0 +
     

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