Polish · PESEL / urząd gminy
You ask for confirmation of your PESEL number: what to say in Polish
You ask for confirmation of your PESEL number.
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How it's done. Confirmation of the number is a zaświadczenie or potwierdzenie nadania numeru PESEL; it is usually issued on the spot or sent by post; the number can also be checked in mObywatel.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, czy mogę dostać potwierdzenie numeru PESEL?
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, chih MOH-geh DOS-tuhtsy pot-fyehrd-ZEH-nyeh noo-MEH-roo PEH-sel?
Excuse me, may I get confirmation of my PESEL number?
Or say:Przepraszam, potrzebuję zaświadczenia o numerze PESEL.
Psheh-PRAH-shuhm, pot-sheh-BOO-eh zuhsy-fyuht-CHEH-nyuh oh noo-MEH-zheh PEH-sel.
THEY SAY
Tak, już wystawiam. Proszę chwilę poczekać.Tahk, yoosh vis-TAH-vyuhm. PROH-sheh KHFEE-leh poh-CHEH-kuhtsy.
Yes, I'm issuing it now. Please wait a moment.
They might also say:
Proszę bardzo. Zaświadczenie jest bezpłatne.
PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh. Zuhsy-fyuht-CHEH-nyeh yehst bes-PVAHT-neh.
Here you are. The certificate is free.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję bardzo.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh BAHRD-zoh.
Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
Nie ma za co.Nyeh mah zah tsoh.
Not at all.
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
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
dostać
DOS-tuhtsy
verb
to get
potwierdzenie
pot-fyehrd-ZEH-nyeh
noun
confirmation
numeru
noo-MEH-roo
noun
number (genitive)
Tak
Tahk
adverb
yes
13 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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