Polish · Warsztat
You collect the car from the repair and check the bill: what to say in Polish
You collect your car from the garage and look at the bill.
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How it's done. After a repair you get a faktura (bill) with parts (części) and labour (robocizna) listed separately; keep it: the work done is covered by a guarantee.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, przyjechałem odebrać samochód.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, pshih-eh-KHAH-vem oh-DEH-bruhtsy suh-MOH-khoot.
Good day, I've come to collect my car.
Or say:Dzień dobry, mój samochód miał być dzisiaj gotowy.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, mooy suh-MOH-khoot myahv bitsy DZEE-syigh goh-TOH-vih.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Tak, jest gotowy. Wymieniliśmy klocki hamulcowe z przodu.Tahk, yehst goh-TOH-vih. Vih-myeh-NEE-leesy-mih KLOTS-kee khuh-mool-TSOH-veh s PSHOH-doo.
Yes, it is ready. We replaced the front brake pads.
They might also say:
Tak, samochód stoi przed warsztatem. Naprawiliśmy hamulce.
Tahk, suh-MOH-khoot STOH-ee pshet vuhrsh-TAH-tem. Nuh-pruh-VEE-leesy-mih khuh-MOOL-tseh.
Yes, the car is in front of the garage. We repaired the brakes.
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YOU REPLY
Dziękuję. Czy mogę zobaczyć fakturę?
Dzyayn-KOO-eh. Chih MOH-geh zoh-BAH-chitsy fuhk-TOO-reh?
Thanks. Can I see the bill?
THEY SAY
Oczywiście. Na fakturze są osobno części i robocizna.Oh-CHIH-veesy-tsyeh. Nuh fuhk-TOO-zheh som oh-SOB-noh CHAYNSY-tsee ee roh-boh-TSEEZ-nuh.
Of course. On the bill parts and labour are listed separately.
They might also say:
Proszę. Koszt części i pracy jest wyszczególniony.
PROH-sheh. Kosht CHAYNSY-tsee ee PRAH-tsih yehst vish-cheh-gool-NYOH-nih.
Here you are. The cost of parts and labour is itemised.
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YOU REPLY
Czy mogę zapłacić kartą?
Chih MOH-geh zuh-PVAH-tseetsy KAHR-tom?
Can I pay by card?
THEY SAY
Tak, proszę przyłożyć kartę do terminala.Tahk, PROH-sheh pshih-VOH-zhitsy KAHR-teh doh tehr-mee-NAH-luh.
Yes, please hold the card to the terminal.
4
YOU REPLY
Czy jest gwarancja na naprawę?
Chih yehst gwuh-RAHN-tsyuh nuh nuh-PRAH-veh?
Is there a guarantee on the repair?
THEY SAY
Tak, zwykle dajemy rok gwarancji na wykonaną pracę.Tahk, ZVIH-kleh duh-EH-mih rok gwuh-RAHN-tsyee nuh vih-koh-NAH-nom PRAH-tseh.
Yes, we usually give a year's guarantee on the work done.
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YOU FINISH
Dobrze. Dziękuję i do widzenia!
DOB-zheh. Dzyayn-KOO-eh ee doh veed-ZEH-nyuh!
Fine. Thank you and goodbye!
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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
przyjechałem
pshih-eh-KHAH-vem
verb
I came
odebrać
oh-DEH-bruhtsy
verb
to pick up
samochód
suh-MOH-khoot
noun
car
Tak
Tahk
adverb
yes
37 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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