Polish · Parkowanie / mandat
There is a parking ticket on your car: what to say in Polish
You found a parking fine notice.
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How it's done. A fine (mandat) or wezwanie do zapłaty (payment demand) is paid by transfer within the stated period; if you disagree you can submit a written objection.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, dostałem mandat za parkowanie. Jak mogę go zapłacić?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, dos-TAH-vem MAHN-duht zah puhr-koh-VAH-nyeh. Yahk MOH-geh goh zuh-PVAH-tseetsy?
Good day, I received a parking fine. How can I pay it?
Or say:Dzień dobry, znalazłem wezwanie za szybą. Co mam zrobić?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, znuh-LAHZ-vem vez-VAH-nyeh zah SHIH-bom. Tsoh mahm ZROH-beetsy?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Wpłaca pan kwotę na konto podane w druku.FPVAH-tsuh pahn KFOH-teh nuh KOHN-toh poh-DAH-neh v DROO-koo.
You pay the amount into the account given on the form.
They might also say:
Dane do przelewu są w wezwaniu. Ma pan czternaście dni.
DAH-neh doh psheh-LEH-voo som v vez-VAH-nyoo. Mah pahn CHTEHR-nuhsy-tsyeh dnee.
The transfer details are in the notice. You have fourteen days.
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YOU FINISH
Czy mogę się odwołać?
Chih MOH-geh syeh oh-DVOH-vuhtsy?
May I appeal?
THEY SAY
Tak, pisemnie w ciągu czternastu dni.Tahk, pee-SEM-nyeh f TSYOHN-goo chtehr-NAHS-too dnee.
Yes, in writing within fourteen days.
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
dostałem
dos-TAH-vem
verb
I got
mandat
MAHN-duht
noun
fine
parkowanie
puhr-koh-VAH-nyeh
noun
parking
Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
20 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.
Proszę to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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