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You book the car in for a routine service and an oil change: what to say in Polish
You book your car in for a service and an oil change.
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How it's done. For a regular service and an oil change (wymiana oleju) make an appointment ahead; ask for an estimate (wycena) and do not agree to extra work without an explanation.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, mój samochód potrzebuje przeglądu i wymiany oleju.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, mooy suh-MOH-khoot pot-sheh-BOO-eh psheh-GLOHN-doo ee vih-MYAH-nih oh-LEH-oo.
Good day, my car needs a service and an oil change.
Or say:Dzień dobry, chciałbym oddać samochód na przegląd okresowy.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim OD-duhtsy suh-MOH-khoot nuh PSHEH-glohnt oh-kreh-SOH-vih.
THEY SAY
Dobrze. Ile kilometrów ma samochód?DOB-zheh. EE-leh kee-loh-MEH-troof mah suh-MOH-khoot?
Fine. How many kilometres has the car done?
They might also say:
Jaki to samochód i ile ma przebiegu?
YAH-kee toh suh-MOH-khoot ee EE-leh mah psheh-BYEH-goo?
What car is it and what is its mileage?
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YOU REPLY
Ma sto tysięcy kilometrów. Ostatnia wymiana oleju była dwa lata temu.
Mah stoh tih-SYAYN-tsih kee-loh-MEH-troof. Os-TAHT-nyuh vih-MYAH-nuh oh-LEH-oo BIH-vuh dvah LAH-tuh TEH-moo.
It has a hundred thousand kilometres. The last oil change was two years ago.
THEY SAY
W takim razie zrobimy duży przegląd z wymianą oleju. To zajmie jeden dzień.V TAH-keem RAH-zyeh zroh-BEE-mih DOO-zhih PSHEH-glohnt z vih-MYAH-nom oh-LEH-oo. Toh ZIGH-myeh YEH-dayn dzyayn.
Then we'll do the big service with an oil change. It will take a day.
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YOU REPLY
Ile to mniej więcej kosztuje?
EE-leh toh mnyay VYAYN-tsay kosh-TOO-eh?
What does that cost roughly?
THEY SAY
Z materiałami około pięciuset złotych. Dokładną cenę podam po sprawdzeniu.Z muh-teh-ryuh-VAH-mee oh-KOH-voh pyayn-TSYOO-set ZVOH-tikh. Doh-KWAHD-nom TSEH-neh POH-duhm poh spruhvd-ZEH-nyoo.
With materials about five hundred zloty. I'll give the exact price after the check.
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YOU REPLY
Dobrze. Kiedy mogę odebrać samochód?
DOB-zheh. KYEH-dih MOH-geh oh-DEH-bruhtsy suh-MOH-khoot?
Fine. When can I collect the car?
THEY SAY
Jutro po szesnastej.YOO-troh poh shes-NAHS-tay.
Tomorrow after four p.m.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję, do jutra!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, doh YOO-truh!
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
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
samochód
suh-MOH-khoot
noun
car
potrzebuje
pot-sheh-BOO-eh
verb
needs
przeglądu
psheh-GLOHN-doo
noun
inspection (genitive)
wymiany
vih-MYAH-nih
noun
replacement (genitive)
46 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?
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