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You want to check the tyre pressure: what to say in Polish

You want to check the tyre pressure.

Stacja paliw4 linesLevel A1For life in Poland The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Ciśnienie w oponach is tyre pressure; many stations have a free or paid compressor (kompresor); you should know the recommended values from the sticker on the driver's door.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, gdzie mogę sprawdzić ciśnienie w oponach?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, gdzyeh MOH-geh SPRAHVD-zeetsy tseesy-NYEH-nyeh v oh-POH-nuhkh?
Excuse me, where can I check the tyre pressure?
Or say:Przepraszam, czy jest tu kompresor do kół?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih yehst too kom-PREH-sor doh koov?
THEY SAY
Tak, jest z tyłu stacji, po lewej.
Tahk, yehst s TIH-voo STAH-tsyee, poh LEH-vay.
Yes, it's behind the station, on the left.
They might also say:
Tak, z boku, przy myjni.
Tahk, z BOH-koo, pshih MIHY-nee.
Yes, at the side, by the car wash.
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YOU FINISH
Czy to jest płatne?
Chih toh yehst PVAHT-neh?
Is it paid?
THEY SAY
Nie, jest za darmo dla klientów.
Nyeh, yehst zah DAHR-moh dlah KLYAYN-toof.
No, it is free for customers.
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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

Przepraszam
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm
verb
excuse me, sorry
gdzie
gdzyeh
adverb
where
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
sprawdzić
SPRAHVD-zeetsy
verb
to check
ciśnienie
tseesy-NYEH-nyeh
noun
pressure
oponach
oh-POH-nuhkh
noun
tyres (locative)

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.
Proszę mi to pokazać.
PROH-sheh mee toh poh-KAH-zuhtsy.
Please show me.

All 21 rescue phrases in Polish →

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