Polish · Świadczenia / 800+
You ask about the "Dobry Start" payment for a schoolchild: what to say in Polish
You ask about the "Dobry Start" benefit for a schoolchild.
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How it's done. Dobry Start is a one-off payment at the start of the school year for schoolchildren; the application is submitted online (through Profil Zaufany, the bank or ZUS), you need the child's PESEL; check the terms and dates on zus.pl.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, słyszałem o świadczeniu Dobry Start. Czy należy mi się?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, svih-SHAH-vem oh syfyuht-CHEH-nyoo DOH-brih Stahrt. Chih nuh-LEH-zhih mee syeh?
Good day, I heard about the Dobry Start benefit. Am I entitled to it?
Or say:Dzień dobry, chciałbym zapytać o Dobry Start dla dziecka.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim zuh-PIH-tuhtsy oh DOH-brih Stahrt dlah DZYEHTS-kuh.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
To świadczenie dla uczniów na początku roku szkolnego. Dziecko musi chodzić do szkoły.Toh syfyuht-CHEH-nyeh dlah OOCH-nyoof nuh poh-CHOHNT-koo ROH-koo shkol-NEH-goh. DZYEHTS-koh MOO-see KHOD-zeetsy doh SHKOH-vih.
It is a benefit for pupils at the start of the school year. The child has to go to school.
They might also say:
Dobry Start jest dla dzieci, które idą do szkoły. Wniosek składa się online.
DOH-brih Stahrt yehst dlah DZYEH-tsee, KTOO-reh EE-dom doh SHKOH-vih. VNYOH-sek SKWAH-duh syeh ohn-LIGHN.
Dobry Start is for children who go to school. The application is submitted online.
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YOU REPLY
Moje dziecko chodzi do szkoły w Polsce. Jak złożyć wniosek?
MOH-eh DZYEHTS-koh KHOD-zee doh SHKOH-vih f POLS-tseh. Yahk ZVOH-zhitsy VNYOH-sek?
My child goes to school in Poland. How do I submit the application?
THEY SAY
Przez Profil Zaufany, bankowość elektroniczną albo portal ZUS. Potrzebny będzie PESEL dziecka.Pshes PROH-feel Zow-FAH-nih, bahn-KOH-vosytsy eh-lek-troh-NEECH-nom AHL-boh POR-tuhl Zoos. Pot-SHEB-nih BAYND-zyeh PEH-sel DZYEHTS-kuh.
Through Profil Zaufany, electronic banking or the ZUS portal. You will need the child's PESEL.
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YOU REPLY
Kiedy zwykle jest termin?
KYEH-dih ZVIH-kleh yehst TEHR-meen?
When is the deadline usually?
THEY SAY
Wnioski przyjmujemy zwykle latem i jesienią. Proszę sprawdzić dokładne daty na stronie.VNYOS-kee pshihy-moo-EH-mih ZVIH-kleh LAH-tem ee yeh-SYEH-nyom. PROH-sheh SPRAHVD-zeetsy doh-KWAHD-neh DAH-tih nuh STROH-nyeh.
We usually accept applications in summer and autumn. Please check the exact dates on the website.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję za informację!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah een-for-MAH-tsyeh!
Thank you for the information!
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
słyszałem
svih-SHAH-vem
verb
I heard
świadczeniu
syfyuht-CHEH-nyoo
noun
benefit (locative)
Start
Stahrt
noun
start
należy
nuh-LEH-zhih
verb
is due
53 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?
Similar situations
You apply for a child benefit paymentŚwiadczenia / 800+ · A2 in the app
→You ask which documents are needed for the paymentŚwiadczenia / 800+ · A2 in the app
→You ask the employment office about free Polish coursesUrząd pracy · A2 in the app
→You go to the gmina office to get a PESEL numberPESEL / urząd gminy · A2 in the app
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