Polish · Urząd pracy
You ask the employment office about free Polish courses: what to say in Polish
You ask the employment office about free Polish courses.
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How it's done. Employment offices (urząd pracy) and municipalities sometimes organise free Polish courses for foreigners; places are few, so ask about dates and sign up ahead.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, czy urząd pracy organizuje bezpłatne kursy języka polskiego?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih OO-zhohnt PRAH-tsih or-guh-nee-ZOO-eh bes-PVAHT-neh KOOR-sih yayn-ZIH-kuh pols-KYEH-goh?
Good day, does the employment office organise free Polish language courses?
Or say:Dzień dobry, szukam bezpłatnego kursu polskiego.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, SHOO-kuhm bes-pvuht-NEH-goh KOOR-soo pols-KYEH-goh.
THEY SAY
Tak, bywają kursy dla cudzoziemców, ale terminy są ograniczone. Czy jest pan zarejestrowany w urzędzie?Tahk, bih-VIGH-om KOOR-sih dlah tsood-zoh-ZYEHM-tsoof, AH-leh tehr-MEE-nih som oh-gruh-nee-CHOH-neh. Chih yehst pahn zuh-reh-ehs-troh-VAH-nih v oo-ZHAYND-zyeh?
Yes, there are courses for foreigners at times, but the dates are limited. Are you registered at the office?
They might also say:
Mamy informacje o kursach. Czy jest pan zarejestrowany jako osoba bezrobotna lub poszukująca pracy?
MAH-mih een-for-MAH-tsyeh oh KOOR-suhkh. Chih yehst pahn zuh-reh-ehs-troh-VAH-nih YAH-koh oh-SOH-buh bez-roh-BOT-nuh loop poh-shoo-kooy-OHN-tsuh PRAH-tsih?
We have information on courses. Are you registered as unemployed or job-seeking?
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YOU REPLY
Jestem zarejestrowany. Jak mogę się zapisać?
YEHS-tem zuh-reh-ehs-troh-VAH-nih. Yahk MOH-geh syeh zuh-PEE-suhtsy?
I'm registered. How can I sign up?
THEY SAY
Proszę wypełnić wniosek. Doradca zawodowy skontaktuje się z panem.PROH-sheh vih-PEV-neetsy VNYOH-sek. Doh-RAHT-tsuh zuh-voh-DOH-vih skohn-tuhk-TOO-eh syeh s PAH-nem.
Please fill in the form. A career adviser will contact you.
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YOU REPLY
Kiedy mogę spodziewać się odpowiedzi?
KYEH-dih MOH-geh spod-ZYEH-vuhtsy syeh ot-poh-VYEHD-zee?
When can I expect an answer?
THEY SAY
W ciągu kilku dni. Proszę sprawdzać telefon i pocztę.V TSYOHN-goo KEEL-koo dnee. PROH-sheh SPRAHVD-zuhtsy teh-LEH-fohn ee POCH-teh.
Within a few days. Please check your phone and mail.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję za pomoc!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah POH-mots!
Thank you for your help!
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
urząd
OO-zhohnt
noun
office, authority
pracy
PRAH-tsih
noun
work (genitive)
organizuje
or-guh-nee-ZOO-eh
verb
organises
bezpłatne
bes-PVAHT-neh
adjective
free of charge
43 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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