Polish · List z urzędu
You ask about the deadline for an appeal: what to say in Polish
You ask about appeal deadlines.
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How it's done. An odwołanie is an appeal against a decision; the deadline is usually czternaście dni (fourteen days) from receipt; the letter has a pouczenie on where and how to submit it.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
Nie zgadzam się z tą decyzją. Co mogę zrobić?
Nyeh ZGAHD-zuhm syeh s tom deh-TSIZ-yom. Tsoh MOH-geh ZROH-beetsy?
I don't agree with this decision. What can I do?
Or say:Chciałbym się odwołać od tej decyzji.
KHTSYAHV-bim syeh oh-DVOH-vuhtsy ot tay deh-TSIH-zyee.
THEY SAY
Może pan złożyć odwołanie w ciągu czternastu dni.MOH-zheh pahn ZVOH-zhitsy oh-dvoh-VAH-nyeh f TSYOHN-goo chtehr-NAHS-too dnee.
You may submit an appeal within fourteen days.
They might also say:
Trzeba napisać odwołanie i wysłać do urzędu.
TSHEH-buh nuh-PEE-suhtsy oh-dvoh-VAH-nyeh ee VIH-svuhtsy doh oo-ZHAYN-doo.
You need to write an appeal and send it to the office.
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YOU FINISH
Do kogo mam je skierować?
Doh KOH-goh mahm yeh skyeh-ROH-vuhtsy?
To whom do I address it?
THEY SAY
Informacja jest w pouczeniu na końcu pisma.Een-for-MAH-tsyuh yehst f poh-oo-CHEH-nyoo nuh KOHN-tsoo PEES-muh.
The information is in the instructions at the end of the letter.
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
zgadzam
ZGAHD-zuhm
verb
I agree
decyzją
deh-TSIZ-yom
noun
decision (instrumental)
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
zrobić
ZROH-beetsy
verb
to do, to make
Może
MOH-zheh
verb
can
pan
pahn
noun
Mr
22 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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