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You book in to change summer tyres for winter ones: what to say in Polish
You book a change from summer to winter tyres.
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How it's done. Winter tyres (opony zimowe) are usually fitted in autumn in Poland, when the temperature is steadily below seven degrees; book ahead because there are queues at the end of October.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
Dzień dobry, chciałbym zmienić opony na zimowe.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim ZMYEH-neetsy oh-POH-nih nuh zee-MOH-veh.
Good day, I'd like to change the tyres to winter ones.
Or say:Dzień dobry, czy można umówić wymianę opon na zimowe?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih MOZH-nuh oo-MOO-veetsy vih-MYAH-neh OH-pohn nuh zee-MOH-veh?
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THEY SAY
Oczywiście. Czy ma pan własne opony, czy kupuje nowe?Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh. Chih mah pahn VVAHS-neh oh-POH-nih, chih koo-POO-eh NOH-veh?
Of course. Do you have your own tyres or are you buying new ones?
They might also say:
Czy opony zimowe są już u pana, czy mam je zamówić?
Chih oh-POH-nih zee-MOH-veh som yoosh oo PAH-nuh, chih mahm yeh zuh-MOO-veetsy?
Do you already have the winter tyres or shall I order them?
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YOU REPLY
Mam własne, w bagażniku. Ile kosztuje wymiana?
Mahm VVAHS-neh, v buh-guhzh-NEE-koo. EE-leh kosh-TOO-eh vih-MYAH-nuh?
I have my own, in the boot. How much does the change cost?
THEY SAY
Wymiana czterech kół kosztuje około stu złotych, z wyważeniem.Vih-MYAH-nuh CHTEH-rekh koov kosh-TOO-eh oh-KOH-voh stoo ZVOH-tikh, z vih-vuh-ZHEH-nyehm.
Changing four wheels costs about a hundred zloty, with balancing.
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YOU REPLY
Kiedy jest wolny termin?
KYEH-dih yehst VOL-nih TEHR-meen?
When is there a free slot?
THEY SAY
W piątek o ósmej rano. Czy to pasuje?V PYOHN-tek oh OOS-may RAH-noh. Chih toh puh-SOO-eh?
On Friday at eight in the morning. Does that suit?
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YOU FINISH
Tak, pasuje. Dziękuję!
Tahk, puh-SOO-eh. Dzyayn-KOO-eh!
Yes, that suits. Thank you!
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
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
zmienić
ZMYEH-neetsy
verb
to change
opony
oh-POH-nih
noun
tyres
zimowe
zee-MOH-veh
adjective
winter
33 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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