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A warning light is on in your car and you phone the garage: what to say in Polish
A warning light is on in your car and you phone the garage.
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How it's done. A kontrolka on the dashboard: yellow usually means you can drive but should visit a garage soon; red means stop and call for help; the kontrolka silnika is the engine light.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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1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Warsztat Kowalski, dzień dobry.VAHRSH-tuht Koh-VAHLS-kee, dzyayn DOH-brih.
Kowalski garage, good day.
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, serwis samochodowy, słucham.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, SEHR-vees suh-moh-khoh-DOH-vih, SVOO-khuhm.
Good day, car service, I'm listening.
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, w moim samochodzie świeci się żółta kontrolka.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, v MOH-eem suh-moh-KHOD-zyeh SYFYEH-tsee syeh ZHOOV-tuh kohn-TROL-kuh.
Good day, a yellow warning light is on in my car.
THEY SAY
Jaka kontrolka? Silnik czy olej?YAH-kuh kohn-TROL-kuh? SEEL-neek chih OH-lay?
Which light? Engine or oil?
They might also say:
Czy może pan opisać symbol?
Chih MOH-zheh pahn oh-PEE-suhtsy SIM-bol?
Can you describe the symbol?
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YOU REPLY
To jest żółty symbol w kształcie silnika.
Toh yehst ZHOOV-tih SIM-bol f KSHTAHV-tsyeh seel-NEE-kuh.
It is a yellow symbol in the shape of an engine.
THEY SAY
To kontrolka silnika. Można jeszcze jechać, ale proszę przyjechać do nas wkrótce.Toh kohn-TROL-kuh seel-NEE-kuh. MOZH-nuh YEHSH-cheh YEH-khuhtsy, AH-leh PROH-sheh pshih-EH-khuhtsy doh nahs FKROOT-tseh.
That is the engine light. You can still drive but please come to us soon.
They might also say:
To nie jest poważna awaria. Proszę jechać ostrożnie i przyjechać do serwisu.
Toh nyeh yehst poh-VAHZH-nuh uh-VAH-ryuh. PROH-sheh YEH-khuhtsy os-TROZH-nyeh ee pshih-EH-khuhtsy doh sehr-VEE-soo.
It is not a serious breakdown. Please drive carefully and come to the garage.
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YOU REPLY
Kiedy mogę przyjechać?
KYEH-dih MOH-geh pshih-EH-khuhtsy?
When can I come?
THEY SAY
Jutro o dziewiątej mamy wolny termin.YOO-troh oh dzyeh-VYOHN-tay MAH-mih VOL-nih TEHR-meen.
Tomorrow at nine we have a free slot.
4
YOU FINISH
Pasuje. Dziękuję, do zobaczenia jutro!
Puh-SOO-eh. Dzyayn-KOO-eh, doh zoh-buh-CHEH-nyuh YOO-troh!
That suits me. Thank you, see you tomorrow!
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
Warsztat
VAHRSH-tuht
noun
workshop, garage
dzień
dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
samochodzie
suh-moh-KHOD-zyeh
noun
car (locative)
świeci
SYFYEH-tsee
verb
shines
żółta
ZHOOV-tuh
adjective
yellow (feminine)
35 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.
Proszę to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
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