Polish · Przelew / BLIK
Money went to the wrong account by mistake: what to say in Polish
Money went to the wrong account by mistake.
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How it's done. If a transfer went by mistake contact the bank immediately: in some cases you can file a claim for return (reklamacja); the sooner the better.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Przepraszam, zrobiłem przelew na zły rachunek. Co teraz?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, zroh-BEE-vem PSHEH-lef nuh zvih ruh-KHOO-nek. Tsoh TEH-ruhs?
Sorry, I made a transfer to the wrong account. What now?
Or say:Pomocy, wysłałem pieniądze na zły numer.
Poh-MOH-tsih, vih-SVAH-vem pyeh-NYOHND-zeh nuh zvih NOO-mehr.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Przykro mi. Kiedy to się stało?PSHIH-kroh mee. KYEH-dih toh syeh STAH-voh?
I'm sorry. When did it happen?
They might also say:
Spokojnie, spróbujemy pomóc. Kiedy był przelew?
Spoh-KOY-nyeh, sproo-boo-EH-mih POH-moots. KYEH-dih biv PSHEH-lef?
Calmly, we'll try to help. When was the transfer?
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YOU FINISH
Godzinę temu. Czy można go cofnąć?
God-ZEE-neh TEH-moo. Chih MOZH-nuh goh TSOF-nohntsy?
An hour ago. Can it be reversed?
THEY SAY
Spróbujemy. Proszę wypełnić ten formularz.Sproo-boo-EH-mih. PROH-sheh vih-PEV-neetsy tayn for-MOO-luhsh.
We'll try. Please fill in this form.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Polish for life in Poland”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
zrobiłem
zroh-BEE-vem
verb
I did
przelew
PSHEH-lef
noun
bank transfer
zły
zvih
adjective
bad, wrong
rachunek
ruh-KHOO-nek
noun
account
teraz
TEH-ruhs
adverb
now
19 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Proszę powtórzyć.
PROH-sheh pof-TOO-zhitsy.
Please repeat that.
Proszę mówić wolniej.
PROH-sheh MOO-veetsy VOL-nyay.
Please speak more slowly.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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