Polish · PESEL / urząd gminy
You go to the gmina office to get a PESEL number: what to say in Polish
You come to the municipal office to obtain a PESEL number.
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How it's done. PESEL is an eleven-digit identification number needed for doctor, work, bank and public services; for a foreigner the urząd gminy (municipal office) issues it on the basis of a passport and application.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry, w czym mogę pomóc?Dzyayn DOH-brih, f chim MOH-geh POH-moots?
Good day, how can I help?
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, słucham.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, SVOO-khuhm.
Good day, I'm listening.
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, chciałbym ubiegać się o numer PESEL.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim oo-BYEH-guhtsy syeh oh NOO-mehr PEH-sel.
Good day, I'd like to apply for a PESEL number.
THEY SAY
Czy ma pan paszport lub dowód tożsamości?Chih mah pahn PAHSH-port loop DOH-voot tosh-suh-MOSY-tsee?
Do you have a passport or ID?
They might also say:
Poproszę o paszport.
Poh-PROH-sheh oh PAHSH-port.
Passport, please.
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YOU FINISH
Tak, oto mój paszport.
Tahk, OH-toh mooy PAHSH-port.
Yes, here is my passport.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję. Proszę wypełnić ten wniosek.Dzyayn-KOO-eh. PROH-sheh vih-PEV-neetsy tayn VNYOH-sek.
Thank you. Please fill in this application.
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
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
pomóc
POH-moots
verb
to help
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
ubiegać
oo-BYEH-guhtsy
verb
to apply
21 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.
Nie mówię jeszcze dobrze po polsku.
Nyeh MOO-vyeh YEHSH-cheh DOB-zheh poh POLS-koo.
I don't speak Polish well yet.
Proszę to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
Similar situations
You ask for confirmation of your PESEL numberPESEL / urząd gminy · A2 in the app
→You register a temporary place of residencePESEL / urząd gminy · A2 in the app
→At reception you do not know which window to go toPESEL / urząd gminy · A1 in the app
→You need a certificate of registrationPESEL / urząd gminy · A2 in the app
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