Polish · PESEL / urząd gminy
You register a temporary place of residence: what to say in Polish
You register a temporary place of residence.
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How it's done. Zameldowanie is the registration of the place of residence at the municipal office; you need an address and proof of the right to the flat (rental contract); you register for temporary stay when staying more than a few days.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, chciałbym się zameldować na pobyt czasowy.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim syeh zuh-mel-DOH-vuhtsy nuh POH-bit chuh-SOH-vih.
Good day, I'd like to register for a temporary stay.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Czy ma pan umowę najmu?Chih mah pahn oo-MOH-veh NIGH-moo?
Do you have a rental contract?
They might also say:
Potrzebuję umowy najmu lub potwierdzenia od właściciela.
Pot-sheh-BOO-eh oo-MOH-vih NIGH-moo loop pot-fyehrd-ZEH-nyuh ot vvuhsy-tsee-TSYEH-luh.
I need a rental contract or confirmation from the owner.
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YOU FINISH
Tak, oto umowa najmu.
Tahk, OH-toh oo-MOH-vuh NIGH-moo.
Yes, here is the rental contract.
THEY SAY
Proszę jeszcze wypełnić formularz zameldowania.PROH-sheh YEHSH-cheh vih-PEV-neetsy for-MOO-luhsh zuh-mel-doh-VAH-nyuh.
Please also fill in the registration form.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
zameldować
zuh-mel-DOH-vuhtsy
verb
to register one's address
pobyt
POH-bit
noun
stay
czasowy
chuh-SOH-vih
adjective
temporary
15 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.
Similar situations
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
→You book an appointment at the office onlinePESEL / urząd gminy · A2 in the app
→You want to check whether your PESEL has UKR statusPESEL / urząd gminy · A2 in the app
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