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You describe what is wrong with the car: what to say in Polish
You describe what is wrong with the car.
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How it's done. Useful words: hałas (noise), hamulce piszczą (brakes squeal), szarpie (jerks), kontrolka (warning light), silnik (engine).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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry, co się dzieje z samochodem?Dzyayn DOH-brih, tsoh syeh DZYEH-eh s suh-moh-KHOH-dem?
Good day, what's going on with the car?
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, jaki jest problem?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, YAH-kee yehst PROH-blem?
Good day, what's the problem?
YOU REPLY
Samochód wydaje dziwny hałas podczas hamowania.
Suh-MOH-khoot vih-DAH-eh DZEEV-nih KHAH-vuhs POT-chuhs khuh-moh-VAH-nyuh.
The car makes a strange noise when braking.
Or say:Hamulce piszczą od tygodnia.
Khuh-MOOL-tseh PEESH-chom ot tih-GOD-nyuh.
THEY SAY
Od kiedy to się dzieje?Ot KYEH-dih toh syeh DZYEH-eh?
Since when has this been happening?
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YOU FINISH
Od około tygodnia.
Ot oh-KOH-voh tih-GOD-nyuh.
For about a week.
THEY SAY
Obejrzymy to. Proszę zostawić auto.Oh-bay-ZHIH-mih toh. PROH-sheh zos-TAH-veetsy OW-toh.
We'll look at it. Please leave the car.
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
dzieje
DZYEH-eh
verb
is happening
samochodem
suh-moh-KHOH-dem
noun
car (instrumental)
Samochód
Suh-MOH-khoot
noun
car
wydaje
vih-DAH-eh
verb
issues, emits
16 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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