Polish · Przegląd techniczny
You ask when the next inspection is: what to say in Polish
You ask when the next vehicle inspection is due.
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How it's done. The date of the next inspection (badanie techniczne) is in the dowód rejestracyjny (vehicle registration) and on the sticker on the windscreen; you must not drive without a valid inspection and being late can mean a fine.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, kiedy mam kolejny przegląd techniczny?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, KYEH-dih mahm koh-LAY-nih PSHEH-glohnt tekh-NEECH-nih?
Excuse me, when is my next vehicle inspection?
Or say:Przepraszam, gdzie sprawdzę, do kiedy ważny jest przegląd?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, gdzyeh SPRAHVD-zeh, doh KYEH-dih VAHZH-nih yehst PSHEH-glohnt?
THEY SAY
Datę ma pan w dowodzie rejestracyjnym.DAH-teh mah pahn v doh-VOD-zyeh reh-ehs-truh-TSIHY-nim.
You have the date in the vehicle registration document.
They might also say:
Termin kolejnego badania jest w dowodzie rejestracyjnym i na naklejce.
TEHR-meen koh-lay-NEH-goh buh-DAH-nyuh yehst v doh-VOD-zyeh reh-ehs-truh-TSIHY-nim ee nuh nuh-KLAY-tseh.
The date of the next inspection is in the registration document and on the sticker.
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YOU REPLY
Mam naklejkę, ale nie wiem, co oznacza.
Mahm nuh-KLAY-keh, AH-leh nyeh vyehm, tsoh oz-NAH-chuh.
I have the sticker but I don't know what it means.
THEY SAY
Na naklejce jest termin kolejnego badania. Proszę sprawdzić też w dowodzie.Nuh nuh-KLAY-tseh yehst TEHR-meen koh-lay-NEH-goh buh-DAH-nyuh. PROH-sheh SPRAHVD-zeetsy tesh v doh-VOD-zyeh.
The sticker shows the date of the next inspection. Please check the registration document as well.
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YOU REPLY
A co, jeśli przegapię termin?
Uh tsoh, YEHSY-lee psheh-GAH-pyeh TEHR-meen?
And what if I miss the date?
THEY SAY
Wtedy grozi mandat. Lepiej umówić się wcześniej.FTEH-dih GROH-zee MAHN-duht. LEH-pyay oo-MOO-veetsy syeh FCHESY-nyay.
Then you risk a fine. It is better to book earlier.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję, to bardzo pomocne.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, toh BAHRD-zoh poh-MOTS-neh.
Thank you, that is very helpful.
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
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
kiedy
KYEH-dih
adverb
when
mam
mahm
verb
I have
kolejny
koh-LAY-nih
adjective
next
przegląd
PSHEH-glohnt
noun
inspection
techniczny
tekh-NEECH-nih
adjective
technical
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.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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