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At the petrol station till they offer you a car wash: what to say in Polish
At the petrol station till you are offered a car wash.
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How it's done. At a petrol station you pay for the car wash at the till: you get a code (on the receipt) that you enter at the wash itself; the wash takes a few minutes.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
Czy chce pan jeszcze umyć samochód?Chih khtseh pahn YEHSH-cheh OO-mitsy suh-MOH-khoot?
Would you like to wash the car as well?
They might also say:
Może jeszcze myjnia?
MOH-zheh YEHSH-cheh MIHY-nyuh?
Perhaps a car wash as well?
YOU REPLY
Tak, poproszę. Jak to działa?
Tahk, poh-PROH-sheh. Yahk toh DZYAH-vuh?
Yes, please. How does it work?
Or say:Tak. Co mam zrobić?
Tahk. Tsoh mahm ZROH-beetsy?
THEY SAY
Dostanie pan kod na paragonie. Wpisuje pan go w myjni.Dos-TAH-nyeh pahn kot nuh puh-ruh-GOH-nyeh. Fpee-SOO-eh pahn goh v MIHY-nee.
You'll get a code on the receipt. You enter it at the car wash.
They might also say:
Kod jest na paragonie. Trzeba go wpisać przy wjeździe.
Kot yehst nuh puh-ruh-GOH-nyeh. TSHEH-buh goh FPEE-suhtsy pshih VYEHZYD-zyeh.
The code is on the receipt. You have to enter it at the entrance.
2
YOU REPLY
Ile trwa mycie?
EE-leh trvah MIH-tsyeh?
How long does the wash take?
THEY SAY
Około pięciu minut. Proszę zostać w samochodzie.Oh-KOH-voh PYAYN-tsyoo MEE-noot. PROH-sheh ZOS-tuhtsy f suh-moh-KHOD-zyeh.
About five minutes. Please stay in the car.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Thank you!
THEY SAY
Proszę bardzo. Szerokiej drogi!PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh. Sheh-ROH-kyay DROH-gee!
You're welcome. Have a good journey!
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
chce
khtseh
verb
wants
pan
pahn
noun
Mr
jeszcze
YEHSH-cheh
adverb
still, more
umyć
OO-mitsy
verb
to wash
samochód
suh-MOH-khoot
noun
car
Tak
Tahk
adverb
yes
26 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.
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