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You ask how to insure family members: what to say in Polish

You ask how to insure family members.

NFZ / ubezpieczenie4 linesLevel A2For life in Poland The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Family members (członkowie rodziny) are usually reported for insurance by the employee or employer; you need the PESEL of the child and spouse; this is done via ZUS or the employer.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
Jak mogę zgłosić dziecko do ubezpieczenia zdrowotnego?
Yahk MOH-geh ZGWOH-seetsy DZYEHTS-koh doh oo-bes-pyeh-CHEH-nyuh zdroh-vot-NEH-goh?
How can I report my child for health insurance?
Or say:Czy dziecko może być ubezpieczone razem ze mną?
Chih DZYEHTS-koh MOH-zheh bitsy oo-bes-pyeh-CHOH-neh RAH-zem zeh mnom?
THEY SAY
Tak, jako członek rodziny. Zgłasza to pracodawca.
Tahk, YAH-koh CHVOH-nek rod-ZEE-nih. ZGWAH-shuh toh pruh-tsoh-DAHF-tsuh.
Yes, as a family member. The employer reports it.
They might also say:
Tak, pracodawca zgłasza je do ZUS.
Tahk, pruh-tsoh-DAHF-tsuh ZGWAH-shuh yeh doh Zoos.
Yes, the employer reports them to ZUS.
in the app
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YOU FINISH
Co potrzebuję?
Tsoh pot-sheh-BOO-eh?
What do I need?
THEY SAY
Numer PESEL dziecka i jego akt urodzenia.
NOO-mehr PEH-sel DZYEHTS-kuh ee YEH-goh ahkt oo-rod-ZEH-nyuh.
The child's PESEL number and birth certificate.
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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

Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
zgłosić
ZGWOH-seetsy
verb
to report, to notify
dziecko
DZYEHTS-koh
noun
child
ubezpieczenia
oo-bes-pyeh-CHEH-nyuh
noun
insurance (genitive)
zdrowotnego
zdroh-vot-NEH-goh
adjective
health (genitive)

17 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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