Polish · Konto w banku
You open a bank account: what to say in Polish
You open an account at a bank.
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How it's done. To open an account (konto osobiste) you need a passport or residence card, PESEL and proof of address; check on the bank's website which documents foreigners need.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry, w czym mogę pomóc?Dzyayn DOH-brih, f chim MOH-geh POH-moots?
Good day, how can I help?
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, witam w banku. Słucham.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, VEE-tuhm v BAHN-koo. SVOO-khuhm.
Good day, welcome to the bank. I'm listening.
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, chciałbym otworzyć konto osobiste.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim ot-FOH-zhitsy KOHN-toh oh-soh-BEES-teh.
Good day, I'd like to open a personal account.
THEY SAY
Czy ma pan paszport i numer PESEL?Chih mah pahn PAHSH-port ee NOO-mehr PEH-sel?
Do you have a passport and a PESEL number?
They might also say:
Proszę o paszport i potwierdzenie adresu.
PROH-sheh oh PAHSH-port ee pot-fyehrd-ZEH-nyeh uh-DREH-soo.
Passport and proof of address, please.
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YOU FINISH
Tak, oto dokumenty.
Tahk, OH-toh doh-koo-MAYN-tih.
Yes, here are the documents.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję. Wypełnimy razem wniosek.Dzyayn-KOO-eh. Vih-pev-NEE-mih RAH-zem VNYOH-sek.
Thank you. We'll fill in the application together.
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
pomóc
POH-moots
verb
to help
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
otworzyć
ot-FOH-zhitsy
verb
to open
18 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.
Nie mówię jeszcze dobrze po polsku.
Nyeh MOO-vyeh YEHSH-cheh DOB-zheh poh POLS-koo.
I don't speak Polish well yet.
Proszę to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
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