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You do not know which petrol to put in the car: what to say in Polish
You do not know which petrol to put into your car.
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How it's done. Benzyna 95 is regular petrol, 98 premium, olej napędowy (ON) is diesel; before filling up look under the klapka wlewu paliwa (fuel flap): it says which fuel is allowed.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
Przepraszam, jakiej benzyny potrzebuje mój samochód?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, YAH-kyay bayn-ZIH-nih pot-sheh-BOO-eh mooy suh-MOH-khoot?
Excuse me, which petrol does my car need?
Or say:Przepraszam, czy mogę tankować benzynę dziewięćdziesiąt pięć?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih MOH-geh tahn-KOH-vuhtsy bayn-ZIH-neh dzyeh-vyaynd-ZYEH-syohnt pyayntsy?
THEY SAY
To jest napisane na klapce wlewu paliwa. Czy pan sprawdził to już?Toh yehst nuh-pee-SAH-neh nuh KLAHP-tseh VLEH-voo puh-LEE-vuh. Chih pahn SPRAHVD-zeev toh yoosh?
It is written on the fuel flap. Have you already checked it?
They might also say:
Proszę zajrzeć pod klapkę wlewu paliwa. Tam jest napisane, jakie paliwo jest dozwolone.
PROH-sheh ZIGH-zhetsy pot KLAHP-keh VLEH-voo puh-LEE-vuh. Tahm yehst nuh-pee-SAH-neh, YAH-kyeh puh-LEE-voh yehst doz-voh-LOH-neh.
Please look under the fuel flap. It says which fuel is allowed.
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YOU REPLY
Sprawdzę. Jest napisane: benzyna dziewięćdziesiąt pięć.
SPRAHVD-zeh. Yehst nuh-pee-SAH-neh: bayn-ZIH-nuh dzyeh-vyaynd-ZYEH-syohnt pyayntsy.
I'll check. It says: petrol ninety-five.
THEY SAY
W takim razie może pan tankować zwykłą benzynę. Jest tańsza od dziewięćdziesięciu ośmiu.V TAH-keem RAH-zyeh MOH-zheh pahn tahn-KOH-vuhtsy ZVIH-kwom bayn-ZIH-neh. Yehst TAHN-shuh ot dzyeh-vyayndzyd-zyeh-SYAYN-tsyoo OSY-myoo.
Then you can fill up with regular petrol. It is cheaper than ninety-eight.
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YOU REPLY
A olej napędowy to jest diesel? Chcę nie pomylić.
Uh OH-lay nuh-payn-DOH-vih toh yehst DEE-zely? Khtseh nyeh poh-MIH-leetsy.
And olej napędowy is diesel? I don't want to get it wrong.
THEY SAY
Tak. Diesla nigdy nie wolno lać do samochodu na benzynę.Tahk. DEEZ-lyuh NEEG-dih nyeh VOL-noh lahtsy doh suh-moh-KHOH-doo nuh bayn-ZIH-neh.
Yes. You must never put diesel into a petrol car.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję za pomoc!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah POH-mots!
Thank you for your help!
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
Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
benzyny
bayn-ZIH-nih
noun
petrol (genitive)
potrzebuje
pot-sheh-BOO-eh
verb
needs
samochód
suh-MOH-khoot
noun
car
jest
yehst
verb
is
napisane
nuh-pee-SAH-neh
verb
written
43 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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